Morgan Stanley said Thursday that its corporate clients are ready to do business but they're a little unnerved by the impending fiscal crisis.

For banks, mortgage-making kept profits humming before the financial crisis, then blackened reputations and stamped out earnings when the crisis hit.

Major U.S. banks start reporting third-quarter earnings Friday, but there are still ample reminders of the consequences of years of financial trouble.

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Stocks fell Thursday, with investors too worried about high gas prices and stagnant employment to be impressed by higher consumer spending.

Stocks reversed course after a letter surfaced from Fed Chairman Bernanke, suggesting the central bank can do more to help the economy.

U.S. stocks opened lower Thursday after the government said the number of people seeking unemployment claims rose last week, evidence of an uneven recovery in the job market.

Foreclosure-battled inland California cities are contemplating condemning pension-fund owned mortgages to save them; investors are outraged.