Fed officials have mapped out a strategy for winding down an unprecedented $85 billion-a-month bond-buying program meant to spur the economy—an effort to preserve flexibility and manage highly unpredictable market expectations.

The renewed interest in "The Great Gatsby" might give more life to an avant-garde, retro-style Nintendo videogame, which makes the celebrated American novel look like Super Mario Bros.

During his visit to Russia last year, deceased Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was coolly received by the Dagestan region's Islamists, who found him to be brash.

What's News: Business & Finance: Top Stories for May 10, 2013

What's News: World-Wide Top Stories for May 10, 2013

The federal deficit is shrinking faster than expected due to surging tax revenue and bailout paybacks, altering the budget debate.

The nation's biggest banks are going on the offensive to fend off growing efforts in Washington to rein them in.

Companies are hiring dancers to 'spontaneously' break out in public to promote a product.

What's News: World-Wide Top Stories for May 9, 2013

Business & Finance Top Stories for May 9, 2013

An American diplomat delivered an emotional reconstruction of the 2012 attacks in Libya, and said the U.S. military could have done more to aid personnel.

America's credit crunch is easing. For the past six years, consumers and businesses have struggled to borrow money, but slowly, things are getting easier.

What's News: World-Wide Top Stories for May 8, 2013

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 15000 points for the first time, piercing another record threshold as investors' fear of missing out on the rally has replaced potential concerns about the risk of a selloff.

What's News: Business & Finance Top Stories for May 8, 2013

A former economist seeking work in "change management" fielded questions about the obvious connection to Amsterdam's red-light district where prostitutes sit in windows to be ogled by passersby.