The Rev. Jesse Jackson has told a South Carolina audience that the federal bailout has failed to create jobs in America. The Post and Courier of Charleston reported that Jackson spoke with church members before delivering the sermon at Charity Missionary Baptist Church in North Charleston on Sunday.

President Barack Obama says he sees new signs of the kind of high-risk business behavior that nearly caused a financial meltdown a year ago and is warning Wall Street there won’t be another bailout.

The House has voted to restrict how Wall Street executives get paid after nine banks that took government aid rewarded thousands of their employees with bonuses topping $1 million each.

Coca-Cola, the world’s largest beverage maker, says its second-quarter profit rose 43 percent even as sales fell, beating Wall Street expectations. The increase comes because last year’s quarter was dragged down by big restructuring charges and asset write-downs.

Bernard Madoff has been sentenced to 150 years in prison for his multibillion-dollar fraud scheme. U.S. District Judge Denny Chin handed down the sentenced in New York on Monday.

Investors are finding more reason to hopeful about the economy. In a welcome surprise Thursday, the government said initial jobless claims fell last week. Economists had predicted an increase.

A New York judge had to rein in a courtroom packed with seething fraud victims during the hearing in which Bernard Madoff pleaded guilty to what may be Wall Street’s biggest ever scam.

Wall Street extended its rally into a third straight session as investors took in stride a cut in General Electric Co.‘s credit rating.

President Barack Obama is comparing the stock market to the daily tracking polls used during campaigns, saying that paying too close attention to Wall Street’s “fits and starts” could lead to bad long-term policy.

The Coca-Cola Co. says its fourth-quarter profit fell 18 percent as it dealt with the global recession and volatility in the currency markets. But its adjusted earnings figure still beat Wall Street estimates and its case volume grew.

The Coca-Cola Co. says its fourth-quarter profit fell 18 percent as it dealt with the global recession and volatility in the currency markets. But its adjusted earnings figure still beat Wall Street estimates and its case volume grew.

U.S. retail sales jumped 1 percent in January, reversing a six-month declining trend and defying economists’ expectations by posting the biggest increase in 14 months.

A crucial economic report is due out Friday from the government, and one expert predicts it will show a “bloodbath” for the economy. This comes as President Obama blasts the billions of dollars in bonuses given to wall street bankers last year. ABC News’ Viviana Hurtado is in Washington with the details.

The dawn of the Obama presidency was not enough to shake Wall Street from its dejection over the banking industry’s growing problems.

Wall Street adopted a cautious stance Thursday, leaving stocks with moderate declines as investors questioned whether a bill to rescue Detroit’s carmakers would pass the Senate.