msnbc.com: Business

• Jobless consumers will hold back recovery
  Many forecasters now expect the U.S. economy to begin growing later this year. But it probably won’t feel like a recovery for most people. By John W. Schoen.
• The cars that will likely set the pace in 2014
  Expect these new models to hit the road in the next five years.
• Marshals seize Madoff’s $7 million penthouse
  The U.S. Marshals Service on Thursday took possession of disgraced financier Bernard Madoff's $7 million Manhattan penthouse, an action that forced his wife to move elsewhere.
• Rogue broker blamed for oil spike
  PVM Oil Associates, the world's biggest over-the-counter oil brokerage, says it lost nearly $10 million this week because of unauthorized trades that caused a temporary spike in Brent crude markets.
• Older job seekers struggling with age barrier
  Like many unemployed older workers, 64-year old Allan Kellum fears his age has made it harder to find a new job.