Euro membership allowed some countries to gloss over economic problems that have now roared to the fore.

Timothy F. Geithner?s assertion that China manipulates its currency isn?t the only sign that an Obama administration may take a harder line toward Beijing.

Bolivia seizes control of a foreign-owned energy company two days before a vote on a proposed constitution that consolidates state control over the economy.

Euro membership allowed some countries to gloss over economic problems that have now roared to the fore.

President Obama argued that a proposed $825 billion package of spending and tax breaks was critical to turn around the economy and rebuild the nation for a new era.

US President Barack Obama says his administration will be held accountable for his economic recovery plan.

Reuters - Two officials at PricewaterhouseCoopers, the auditors of fraud-hit Satyam Computer Services accounts, have been arrested by the Andhra Pradesh state police, a senior police official said on Saturday.

Reuters - German bearings maker Schaeffler named a new chairman for auto parts and tire maker Continental on Saturday and the tire company said its chief financial officer was also stepping down.

The White House released new details of an $825 billion economic recovery package on Saturday as President Obama sought to broaden the plan?s appeal.

Reuters - Coffee chain Starbucks Corp could cut another 1,000 jobs in the coming weeks, according to a report in the Seattle Times on Saturday.

There is a new allure around jobs likely to keep a person employed, at reasonable pay, through a prolonged downturn.

Officials say they will make wide-ranging changes, including stricter federal rules for hedge funds, credit rating agencies and mortgage brokers.

Releasing new details of an $825 billion economic recovery plan, President Obama depicted the proposal as critical to rebuilding for a new era.

After Bernard L. Madoff?s fraud arrest, two versions of his life story are emerging: the Wall Street statesman, and the high-finance charlatan.

Wal-Mart?s embrace of environmental initiatives dragged much of corporate America, and consumers, along with it.

Membership in networking organizations for unemployed professionals has ballooned, as the recession has continued, sparing not even the highly educated and skilled.

Recognizing and understanding these errors will help us fix the system so that it doesn?t malfunction so badly again.

For Americans to pay with their cellphones, companies and financial institutions have to agree on how to split the money.

Microsoft?s new software to vamp behind your vocals is generating buzz, but only for being cringe-worthy.

Brazil?s state-controlled oil company announced a plan to spend more than $174 billion for deep-water oil and gas exploration.

The central bank of China rejected an accusation by President Obama?s nominee for Treasury secretary that China was trying to gain an unfair advantage on exports.

Although the movie business has been hurt along with nearly every other industry, it?s proving far more resilient to recession than most.

A California woman is divorced, with two children, and has a series of interlocking financial problems.

During the fourth quarter, the average five-star mutual fund lost nearly as much as the stock market itself.

The recession and other economic pressures are forcing many law firms to freeze salaries and rethink bonuses.

New guidance from the I.R.S. gives REITs the option of paying up to 90 percent of their dividend in stock, rather than the all-cash way.

Those who can bring themselves to open the envelope are often stricken by columns of minus signs and descending numbers.

Professionals who find themselves unemployed may be a rich talent pool for charitable groups.

In a tight economy, some people are cutting down the amount they pay toward their debt.

Joyce M. Roche is the chief executive of Girls Inc., a nonprofit organization in New York.

Credit-default swaps clearly played a role in this financial debacle, and it is crucial that they are part of the solution.

Idleness comes in many disguises, but there may be no tricking the bottom line.

Professionals who find themselves unemployed may be a rich talent pool for charitable groups.

Beginning in the late 1940s, Mr. Horne was perhaps the most widely seen male model in the country, appearing in hundreds of advertisements.

The Marathons.

An estimated 1.8 million people watched the inauguration of Barack Obama in person. How many more watched it across the country?

Where, amid the financial ruin, is the shame and catharsis?

The former S.E.C. chief talks about what he saw in Bernie Madoff, why government agencies should rely on the private sector and what his grandfather taught him about being thrifty.

Anxiety is rippling through a generation of Chinese who had grown up thinking that prosperity was guaranteed.

Mr. Palmer had a long career in advertising and marketing before starting a popular winery on the North Fork of Long Island.