The White House urged Congressional Democrats to speed up access to $25 billion in federal loan guarantees for ailing U.S. automakers.

Jennifer M. Granholm, whose state is at the leading edge of the economic crisis, is in the spotlight more than ever.

After pledging that it would no longer reserve the right to raise card rates at any time for any reason, Citigroup now plans to start raising rates for customers who have not had an increase in at least two years.

Reuters - World leaders grappling with the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s pledged on Friday to deliver a concrete plan to ward off recession and prevent future meltdowns.

Leaders hope to agree plans to combat the global financial crisis in Saturday's key sessions of the G20 summit.

Pakistan has asked the International Monetary Fund for a loan of at least $7.6bn, its top economic adviser says.

In the span of a few weeks, orders for technology products have collapsed and workers have beenn laid off.

Retailers are creating alternatives to infuriating ?clamshell? packages and cruelly complex twist ties.

In the span of a few weeks, orders for technology products have collapsed and workers have beenn laid off.

The US president says he is pleased with progress in leaders' talks on the financial crisis, but warns against 'protectionism'.

Iran is to urge Opec to agree another cut in production to boost the price of oil, a top Iranian oil official says.

Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama on Saturday urged lawmakers to quickly pass at least 'a down payment' on a new economic rescue plan to help resuscitate the ailing American economy.

Reuters - Leaders of the world's biggest economies sought on Saturday to settle their remaining differences over an emergency plan to blunt the bite of the worst financial crisis in decades.

How world leaders approached the summit had a lot to do with how the financial crisis affected their political fortunes.

Reuters - World leaders on Saturday backed a combination of measures to kick-start growth with better financial market regulation and more say for emerging countries as their response to the global economic crisis.

The leaders of 20 nations agreed to work to reinvigorate their economics and break down barriers in the regulation of financial markets.

Global leaders at the G20 financial summit in Washington pledge to work together to restore global growth.

With their credit cards drained, the latest bankruptcy filers are deeper in debt than those in previous downturns.

The leaders of 20 countries agreed to work more closely, but put off thornier questions until next year.

As the world begins to shun dirty fuels, Exxon Mobil, undaunted, says oil will power economies for decades.

Sallie L. Krawcheck?s downfall from Citigroup was not related to the glass ceiling but the result of an old-fashioned corporate bar brawl.

The elusive market bottom may be finally in sight. But don?t count on being able to time the market.

The idea that job discrimination will be eliminated by competition is not consistent with experiments suggesting that such bias in labor markets remains widespread.

General Motors has cut spending at a time when the sports industry is having a harder time attracting dollars.

Belt-tightening has prompted a reconsideration of acceptable consumerism, even among the well-off.

Programs to cushion and counter economic downturns have been sharply curtailed since 1981-82 recession.

Extra! Extra! Newspapers and auto makers take heart. History shows that flexibility (and luck) can hold off the angel of death.

Author Nicholas Nigro aims to be defiantly uplifting with a combination of psychological and financial self-help advice.

A study finds raging male hormones pumping up the bull-bear cycle.

Child-safety activists charge that age-verification firms want to help Internet companies tailor ads for children.

Many computer science departments report that women now make up less than 10 percent of the newest undergraduates.

Two plastic surgeons wanted their new offices to reflect the artistic approach they took to their work.

It?s always Christmas in this corner of Michigan.

Young people are making the lateral network ? their circle of friends and friends of those friends ? the first stop on their job search.

Played well, the game of office politics is about earning recognition for yourself, not degrading others.

Good work is a calling that combines excellent performance, expresses one?s ethics and offers a pleasing sense of engagement.

When a company lays off 50 or more workers, the government considers this to be an ?event,? almost as if it were a wedding or a concert.

Kenneth Woolley is the chief executive of Extra Space Storage in Salt Lake City.

There are many smart ideas floating around about how to solve the twin problems posed by securitizations and resetting mortgages.

Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama said struggling U.S. automakers need a government rescue, but help should be conditioned upon changes in the industry, according to excerpts from a TV interview to air on Sunday.

With their credit cards drained, the latest bankruptcy filers are deeper in debt than those in previous downturns.

The leaders of 20 countries agreed to work more closely, but put off thornier questions until next year, in an early challenge for the Obama administration.

By insisting that developing nations be included in the summit meeting, President Bush gave fresh clout to their leaders.