Major indexes finished higher Friday, led by industrial stocks, despite news that the U.S. jobless rate rose to 10.2% in October

A fierce advocate for corporate reform, the nation's largest pension fund takes a softer approach to in-house change.

Unrealistic assumptions, layers of investors, sky-high prices, and possible fraud will make it hard to clean up the mess in commercial real estate

While President Barack Obama insists his health-care plan won't raise taxes on the middle class, taxpayers may pay in other ways. Find out how in Part 2 of our weekly business news show

Jobless claims and consumer sentiment are two of the economic reports of note due out in the coming week. Here's what to watch for in each.

Major indexes finished higher Friday, led by industrial stocks, despite news that the U.S. jobless rate topped 10% in October

Wall Street analysts give their buy, sell, or hold views on various stocks in the news this week

While nonfarm payroll unemployment figures rose in October close to their post World War II peak of 10.4%, there was a big gain in temporary jobs, a leading indicator of permanent jobs

BusinessWeek compiles reactions from economic experts on the disappointing October jobs report released Nov. 6

Voters in six states rejected constraints on government financial flexibility in a very light year for ballot measures

The third-quarter productivity numbers show that business is squeezing more work out of employees in hard times

Favorable economic data and Cisco's better than expected results boosted equities Thursday. Traders braced for Friday's October jobs report

On deck: NFIB survey, job openings and labor turnover, federal budget, foreign trade, import prices, consumer sentiment