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Stock Indexes Get a Bump From New Data

U.S. stock indexes rose Tuesday after the U.S. Commerce Department said durable goods orders were up in February.

Crude Oil tops $95

The price of crude oil climbed to more than $95 a barrel Tuesday in New York ahead of an expected reported rise in U.S. durable goods orders.

UTEP Top Producer of Hispanic Engineers

For the first time, UTEP has been ranked as the top producer of Hispanic engineers at the graduate level in the nation, and second in the country for undergraduate engineers.

US Durable Goods Orders Rose in February

U.S. durable goods orders rose in February, the fifth increase in the past six months, the U.S. Commerce Department said Tuesday. Factory orders rose 5.7 percent, $12.4 billion, to $232.1 billion after an upwardly revised decline of 3.8 percent in January.

File-sharing Makes Life Easy for Cyber Thieves

Uncle Sam will have your tax return soon, if not already. Do you have any idea who else might be looking through it?

Trade With Mexico Continues to Grow

Chairman and CEO of ABC Capital Mario Laborin Gomez, keynote speaker at a panel discussion on the Mexican economy and trade with the U.S. at the University of Texas at Brownsville, explained just how both countries' economies correlate.

Italy's Supreme Court to Rule on Amanda Knox Acquittal

Italy's supreme court started on Monday examining whether to uphold the acquittal of Amanda Knox and her former Italian boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher.

Taxpayer Beware: Big Refunds Can Mean Big Trouble

For Oscar Sotelo, tax season was a gold mine for two years running. He found a man who prepared taxes in California's Central Valley, promised big refunds -- and delivered. Then the Internal Revenue Service letters started coming.

Cyprus Wins Eurozone Backing With Budget Deal

Cyprus on Monday hammered out a new bailout deal with its international creditors, casting aside a despised bank depositor tax in favour of forced losses on large players in its two biggest lenders.

Markets Rise on Cyprus Bailout Deal

Asian stocks rallied Monday after Cyprus worked out a $13 billion bailout deal officials said imposes a tax on large deposits but spares smaller depositors.

Kerry and Iraqi Premier Discuss Syrian Conflict

Secretary of State John Kerry and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki Sunday held in-depth talks on the two-year conflict in Syria, said an official statement.

With Cash Sparse, Cyprus Retailers Shun Credit Cards

Banks in Cyprus have been closed for nine days to avoid a run by panicking depositors as the government negotiates a bailout. Some gas stations in the capital insist on cash only.

Senate Passes First Budget in Four Years

The U.S. Senate, by the slimmest of margins, approved its first budget in four years early Saturday, party leaders said.

US Stock Indexes Rise on Nike, Tiffany Reports

U.S. stock indexes rebounded Friday, with reports from Nike and Tiffany boosting confidence despite uncertainty over a bailout for Cyprus.

Cuts Disproportionately Hit Native American Schools

The mandatory, across-the-board budget cuts from the federal sequestration are causing little noticeable effect on most school campuses, but schools for Native Americans are already feeling the pinch.