When a series of killer hurricanes walloped the Gulf Coast in 2005, costing Allstate Corp. a record quarterly loss of $1.55 billion, the company tried to make sure its bottom line would never be hit so hard again. ...more

October 16, 2007

Tough times in the national housing market led to a company record loss of $513.9 million for Lennar Corp. in the third quarter, with drops in sales prices and home deliveries compounded by heavy charges to write down land values. Its shares fell more than 4 percent in afternoon trading. ...more

September 26, 2007

American consumers hold the key to whether the unexpected drop in August's employment signals either a continuation of a gentle slowdown or a tumble into outright recession for the U.S. economy. ...more

September 8, 2007