Bonds

Forgiving debt, if done right, can get an economy back on its feet.

U.S. stocks moved higher in early trading on speculation that the Greek government is considering a last-minute attempt to break the deadlock between the country and its creditors.

Asian stock markets bounced back Tuesday, recouping some of the previous day's sharp losses, but investors remained worried the crisis in Greece could spread to other financially weak countries.

U.S. stocks fell in early trading Monday as concerns mount over Greece's debt woes.

Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills rose in Monday's auction, with rates on six-month bills climbing to the highest level since late March.

U.S. stocks were mostly higher in morning trading Friday as negotiators continued to work toward a solution to Greece's debt problems.

U.S. stocks are edging higher in early trading Thursday as investors were encouraged by a report showing a strong rise in consumer spending.

U.S. stocks moved higher in early trading Monday on hopes of a breakthrough in Greece's bailout discussions with its creditors.

Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in Monday's auction, with rates on three-month bills holding at their lowest level since late 2011 while rates on six-month bills declined.

Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul is calling for a "fair and flat tax" that he says would "blow up" the nation's tax code.

World stocks sank Monday as Greece inched closer to default after weekend talks with international creditors over freeing up the rest of its bailout funds went nowhere.

Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in Monday's auction, with rates on three-month bills declining to their lowest level since late 2011, while rates on six-month bills rose.

Foreign holdings of U.S. Treasury securities fell in April, the first setback since October.

U.S. stocks opened lower Tuesday as bond yields climbed for a second day.

Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills fell in Monday's auction.

Missouri's aging Capitol, public colleges and universities and other state-owned buildings could get roughly $300 million worth of repairs and renovations from bonding under a plan passed by the Legislature on Thursday.

Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in Monday's auction with the rate on three-month bills declining to the lowest level since early March, while the rate on six-month bills rose.

Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in Monday's auction.

New Jersey's bond rating was downgraded this week over the state's pension contribution shortfall, marking the ninth time since Gov. Chris Christie took office in 2010 that a major agency has lowered its rating for the state.

The Treasury Department says that Japan overtook China in February as the top foreign holder of U.S. Treasury securities, a position Japan last held in August 2008.