As climate talks in Copenhagen take center stage, I'll be thinking about people who give me great hope for the future of the cleantech revolution, regardless of what world leaders do on the global.

Instead of moaning about the injustice of the financial sector, there's a very simple way we could make our voices heard, says Tom Hodgkinson

Local population evicted as Mali sells long-term leases on large tracts of agricultural land to Libyan company

An encouraging jobs report Friday underscored the growing prominence of temporary workers who some experts predict could constitute up to a quarter of the workforce in a few years.

Son of Rupert Murdoch bought the French Government's former consulate "Le Manoir" at auction for $23 million, outbidding nine others, including Russell Crowe.

POLITICIANS run the economy for the benefit of the old, not the young. That's because the middle-aged and old are a bigger and more demanding group of voters. The less interest young people take in politics, the more they are likely to be...

Mortgage lenders are being pressured to re-negotiate the terms on critical U.S. housing loans, while the rising foreclosure rate still threatens the national economy like an incoming sandstorm.

There is no doubt that the future of the American economy will be impacted by the fate of a comprehensive global treaty to limit greenhouse gas emissions. What remains at issue is whether American business will benefit more from a failure at Copenhagen or

Groups that help military families are reporting a drop in cash donations at a time of greater need for those struggling in a down economy while one or more parents fight in Iraq or Afghanistan.

U.S. credit card companies are targeting affluent consumers in a resurgence of marketing campaigns, as they recover from massive defaults by subprime borrowers in the past year.