Applications for home building permits, a gauge of future construction, fell in September by the largest amount in five months — a discouraging sign for the housing industry.

Coca-Cola Co reported lower-than-expected quarterly revenue, hurt by declines across all its businesses, and said a weak economy would keep consumers under pressure next year, sending shares down 2.4 percent.

Federal stimulus money will be spent regardless of divided opinion over the recovery program, so South Dakota aggressively sought the money because it’s better to have it spent in the state than elsewhere, the head of Gov.

The economic downturn and a resulting drop in sales led Pentair Inc. to report a 13 percent decline in third-quarter profit and reduce its full-year forecast.

NEW YORK—-Fitch Ratings has assigned an ‘AA-’ rating to the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission’s approximately $157 million senior airport revenue refunding bonds series 2009A and series 2009B, scheduled for negotiated sale during the week Oct. 26, 2009.

LISLE, Ill.—-The Claymore/AlphaShares China All-Cap ETF which launched on October 19th, posted trading volume totaling over 1.3 million shares on its first full day of trading. This marks a record first-day volume for any US-listed ETF launched to date in 2009 and the 11th largest first day volume for an US-listed ETF ever.1

Getting a job in this economy is tough everywhere, but some local job markets are faring worse than others. And nowhere is it harder to find a job than in Michigan.

Initial construction of U.S. homes rose far less than predicted in September, according to a government report released Tuesday.

If you thought home prices were bottoming out, you may be wrong. They’re expected to head a lot lower.