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Wage and hiring freezes are starting to thaw at U.S. companies that implemented the freezes during the recession, according to a Watson Wyatt survey.

Americans will spend more on consumer electronics this holiday season, both for themselves and as gifts, according to the Consumer Electronics Assn. (CEA).

Only a sliver of non-profits across the country plan to increase hiring in the next 6 months, and half anticipate reducing employee bonuses.

The U.S. personal savings rate rose to 3.3 percent in September, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).

U.S. manufacturing showed signs of life in October, when the PMI, the index used to measure the strength of the industry.

If the 1908 asteroid explosion that hit Siberia were to occur above Manhattan today, it would cause more than a trillion dollars in property loss and 3.2 million deaths, according to a catastrophe modeling firm.

For the first time in 5 years, consumer satisfaction with homeowner insurance policies surged in 2009, according to an annual survey by J.D. Power and Assocs.

As employees flip through their open enrollment packets, they may notice substantial changes to their medical plans for 2010.