Bernanke speech may offer clues to Fed's next step

WASHINGTON (AP) — Few expect Chairman Ben Bernanke to signal at a Federal Reserve conference Friday in Jackson Hole, Wyo., that the Fed is about to take major new action to boost the economy. No one is sure, though.

Federal Reserve pays $77B to Uncle Sam

WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve paid the federal government $76.9 billion in 2011, the second highest amount in history.