Economy

• U.S. Added Just 88,000 Jobs in March

  By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg  |  April 5, 2013

  Smallest payrolls gain in nine months was accompanied by a decline in unemployment rate.

• Bank of Japan Steps Up Stimulus

  By Toru Fujioka and Masahiro Hidaka, Bloomberg  |  April 4, 2013

  Central bank doubles its bond purchases in first Kuroda easing salvo.

• State Economies Show Most Gains Since 2006

  By Darrell Preston and Ilan Kolet, Bloomberg  |  April 1, 2013

  In fourth quarter, 44 states benefited from pick-ups in employment, personal income.

• IPOs Raise $20 Billion in Q1

  By Lee Spears, Bloomberg  |  March 29, 2013

  Pfizer, Goldman Sachs are among the companies selling businesses amid the stock market rally.

• M&A Stumbles in March

  By David Welch, Aaron Kirchfeld and Matthew Monks, Bloomberg  |  March 28, 2013

  Dealmaking on track for worst month in more than three years.

• Cyprus Banks Reopen After Two Weeks

  By Tom Stoukas, Maria Petrakis and Marcus Bensasson, Bloomberg  |  March 28, 2013

  Capital controls curb panic.

• China Is Losing its Labor Edge

  By Bloomberg News  |  March 27, 2013

  Shrinking pool of young workers pushes up wages.

• Cyprus Capital Controls Could Last Years

  By Yalman Onaran, Bloomberg  |  March 27, 2013

  Cyprus will be the first country without its own currency to impose such controls.

• U.S. Companies Are Hiring

  By Rich Miller and Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg  |  March 25, 2013

  Payrolls vault to higher pace for companies from Ford to Geico.

• Cyprus Bailout Shuts Bank

  By Rebecca Christie, James G. Neuger and Svenja O’Donnell, Bloomberg  |  March 25, 2013

  Nation will shrink its banking sector in exchange for 10 bln euros in aid.