Topic: U.S. Department of Commerce

GDP growth revised down to 1.3 percent

GDP growth in the second quarter was even more sluggish than previously reported. Effects of drought on farms was the biggest factor for the GDP revision.

Time to refinance your mortgage? Rates hit historic lows.

FedEx's weak outlook leaves stocks mixed

Bernanke bump: Stocks rise early on Fed action

Retail sales get a boost from autos, gas prices

Rising gas prices, car sales boost retail sales

Stocks rise in anticipation of Fed meeting

New GDP numbers do Obama no favors

Bernanke: More room for Fed action. Market runs up.

Stock market erases losses on Fed signals

S&P closes near four-year high

Housing construction falls. But permits, optimism rise.

Retail sales buoy hopes for economy (+video)

Is American spending bouncing back? Retail business up in July

GDP report: how the presidential candidates, lawmakers are seizing on it

Wall Street ends mixed

Housing market rebound? New-home starts notch a post-2008 high.

S&P 500 poised to break losing streak

Stocks rise as oil prices, factory orders also climb

Commerce secretary resigns after bizarre hit-and-runs

Stocks jump nearly 100 points on hopes of Fed action

Gas prices fall amid lower US retail sales

Commerce secretary will take leave of absence after hit-and-runs

US Secretary of Commerce cited for felony hit-and-run car accidents (+video)

US economy weakens, unemployment rate rises to 8.2 percent (+video)