Although Florida stands to collect almost one-fourth of the national $25 billion foreclosure settlement, homeowners find little to cheer

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the central bank’s efforts to spur economic growth are being blunted by impediments to mortgage lending, and he called for further steps to heal the housing market.

The Federal Reserve has covertly chosen three banks to bid for $13.2 billion in debt securities acquired in the American International Group bailout

While Warren Buffett disdains debt, Bill Gross has acquired Pacific Investment Management's biggest stash of U.S. government and Treasury bonds since July 2010

As short sellers push bearish wagers against RadioShack Corp. to a four-year high, options traders are increasing bets that the cheapest U.S. specialty retailer will become a takeover target.

Emerging-market equity funds took in the most cash in more than 15 months in the week ended Feb. 8, as indications Greece would forge a bailout deal and better- than-estimated U.S. unemployment data buoyed markets, according to EPFR Global.

Prime Minister Lucas Papademos appealed to Greeks last night to support deep budget cuts needed to win a second aid package while leaders of the two biggest parties urged their lawmakers in parliament to pass the austerity bill today or risk the financial meltdown.

DBS Group Holdings Ltd., Southeast Asia’s largest bank, posted fourth-quarter profit that beat analysts’ estimates as loan demand climbed.

Matt Miller takes a closer look at the billion-dollar industry designed to help people find love

Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- James Lockhart, vice chairman of WL Ross & Co., talks with Bloomberg's Tom Keene about the U.S. housing market.

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Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke speaks about the U.S. economy and housing market, and the central bank's efforts to boost growth. He speaks at the National Association of Home Builders International Builders’ Show in Orlando, Florida. (Source: Bloomberg)

Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Shane Oliver, Sydney-based head of investment strategy at AMP Capital Investors Ltd., talks about Europe's sovereign debt crisis and its implications for global stock markets. He also discusses Australia and China's economies. He speaks with John Dawson on Bloomberg Television's "On the Move Asia." (Source: Bloomberg)

Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Ivan Colhoun, head of Australian economics and property research at Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., talks about the nation's economy and central bank monetary policy. Australia’s dollar fell from near a six-month high after the Reserve Bank lowered its forecasts for growth and inflation this year, boosting scope for policy makers to cut interest rates. Colhoun speaks from Sydney with Susan Li on Bloomberg Television's "First Up." (Source: Bloomberg)