The Dow Jones Industrial average soared above 10,000 Friday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke promised the central bank was ready to ward off a double-dip recession. Bernanke made no ...

It was Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's first speech of the new year on the state of the economy, and his message was clear. Aggressive interest-rate cuts "may well be necessary" to help juice ...

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, shown speaking at conference in March, is the subject of new criticism by Nobel prize-winning economist Paul Krugman, who accuses the central banker of not moving ...

It was Nov. 2002, and then Fed Gov. Ben Bernanke delivered an interesting speech. Titled, “Deflation: Making Sure ‘It’ Doesn’t Happen Here,” in a speech in which the future Fed chief referenced Milton ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The euro is rising against the dollar after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke signaled that there were no imminent plans to launch another round of bond-buying to help the economy.

CHICAGO (CBS.MW) -- The dollar lost some of its earlier gains after Federal Reserve Governor Ben Bernanke reiterated the Fed's stance that any interest-rate hikes would be gradual. The greenback was ...

Wall Street appeared headed for a slightly higher open today, with stock futures rising ahead of a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on the topic of financial stability. A dip in oil ...

Ben Bernanke’s breathlessly awaited statement on Friday about launching more U.S. economic stimulus measures was a less-than-resounding “maybe.” But that was enough to allow China stocks in Hong Kong ...