Stacey Vanek Smith

Freddie Mac just posted its second largest profit in history. The offshore-drilling giant Transocean is tied in with BP in the public imagination because of its involvement in the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe but is stronger than ever today. And, with limited maternity leave, many teachers try to have their babies during the summer break.

The government-backed mortgage lender just posted its second largest profit in history.

After a long winning streak, the price of gold has been going down. Why would an internet mogul like Jeff Bezos buy a fading journalistic institution like The Washington Post? And, when it comes to cars, there are brands for rich people and there are cars for people of more modest means. But just as many people at the bottom of the income ladder buy Jeeps as people at the top.

Four of the world's biggest oil companies -- Shell, ExxonMobil, Chevron and BP -- reported smaller quarterly earnings compared to a year ago.

The SEC has scored its first court victory related to the financial crisis. A federal jury found former Goldman Sachs trader Fabrice Tourre liable for defrauding investors in a subprime-mortgage securities deal just before the housing market collapsed.

A federal jury ordered Equifax to pay an Oregon woman $18.6 million after her two-year fight to correct her score.

The Justice Department has charged big hedge fund SAC with insider trading.

President Obama returns to Knox College in Illinois to revive his push for economic growth.

Movie studios are starting to use big data to help figure out how to make a hit movie