There are now a record 5.6 million people who have been unemployed for more than six months. A few tell us what life is like for them now.

The U.S. government "quietly" agreed not to collect billions of dollars in potential taxes from Citigroup Inc as part of its deal to allow the bank to repay its taxpayer bailout, The Washington Post reported.

In a sense, the work being done this week in Copenhagen is really about saving on the Earth's electric -- and water -- bill.

Obama: Time for banks to boost lending

Abu Dhabi provided its flashy but debt-laden neighbor Dubai a $10 billion lifeline to last its troubled flagship company until the end of April, heading off a bond default on payment day and sending Gulf markets higher.

Ever since Greece's credit rating was downgraded last week, its new Socialist government has fought back, saying it has the mettle to tackle the soaring deficit and structural woes that have earned the country a reputation as the weak link in the euro zon

The House of Representatives worked its way closer on Thursday to passage of the most sweeping changes in financial regulation proposed since the Great Depression,

The marriage of Comcast and NBC is bad news. For consumers it spells higher prices, fewer choices and less innovation. But Washington and Wall Street have already bought into the idea that it's a done deal. We must speak out and stop the merger before it'

Water scarcity and mis-management in India are creating a significant human and ecological crisis that will only be worsened by climate change

Why We Are Not In a Real Recovery---A chat with Elizabeth Warren, President Obama's point person for financial regulation.