Bernanke is always reality-based; his testimony was well-sourced. And like Mark Thoma, I appreciated that Dr. Bernanke noted that a fiscal deficit can be closed by raising revenues as well as reducing ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The following are highlights from the House Budget Committee hearing on Wednesday with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifying on the budget and economic outlook.

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks closed higher Wednesday, after oil futures tumbled to a 2 1/2 month low, and following Congressional testimony from new Fed chief Ben Bernanke that reassured ...

WASHINGTON AP - Record-low interest rates are still needed to rev up the economic recovery, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress on Thursday.Bernanke, in testimony to the House ...

If Democrats were still harboring hopes of a dramatic change in economic fortunes before the November elections, it certainly was not evident in the testimony yesterday of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben ...