Prime Minister George Papandreou appealed for unity on Monday as Greece braced for a 48-hour general strike timed to coincide with a vote on a deeply unpopular package of austerity measures demanded by international lenders.
Protesters at Occupy Wall Street inspired demonstrations across the world rallied under banners bearing the phrase We are the 99 percent, a mantra reflecting the perception that wealth and political influence are disproportionately concentrated in the hands of the most affluent.
Suicide rates are skyrocketing in a country already beset by massive job cuts, austerity spending, slashed pensions, and soaring taxes.
Ford (F), which did not accept U.S. Government assistance, has rebounded after a restructuring, and is well-positioned to capitalize on U.S. job growth, when it returns with gusto. Is now a good time to consider Ford's shares?
Occupy Miami had a peaceful first day on Saturday, with many protesters showing up for rallies in downtown Miami, according to local media reports.
Former Fox News talk-show host Glenn Beck said the Occupy Wall Street protests that have grown in the past four weeks are part and parcel of a communist plan to collapse the U.S. economy.
Ireland has come to grips with its banking problems, but it will not be able to pop the champagne until its unemployment rate starts to come down, a senior official with the International Monetary Fund said Saturday.
U.S. economic growth has gained some strength, but remains too slow, and it would benefit from passage of a package of job proposals that congressional Republicans have blocked, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Saturday.
The Occupy Wall Street protest movement in the United States represents the arrival of a global wave of social and political turmoil, according to economist Nouriel "Dr. Doom" Roubini.
Thousands of people protested outside the European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, on Saturday in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street movement.
The world's leading economies kept the pressure firmly on Europe to sort out its debt crisis on Saturday with the sense of urgency to be reflected in a communique at the end of a G-20 finance chiefs' meeting.
Ford (F), which did not accept U.S. Government assistance, has rebounded after a restructuring, and is well-positioned to capitalize on U.S. job growth, when it returns with gusto. Is now a good time to consider Ford's shares?
President Barack Obama raised $70 million for his re-election campaign in the third quarter of 2011 -- $16 million less than he reported in the second quarter, but substantially more than any of his Republican challengers.
Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry outlined plans on Friday to dramatically increase energy production and create 1.2 million jobs, taking aim at federal regulations he said are strangling the economy.
The state-run Korean Central News agency, which acts as the mouthpiece of the North Korean government, has released a report about the Occupy Wall Street protests that is actually a reasonable account of the movement.
In 2010, births in the U.S. dropped to 4 million, from 4.3 million in 2007.
The Occupy Wall Street movement is spreading around the world. There are now protests in Spain, England, Hong Kong. Italy is next in line. Can the international movement be sustained?
President Barack Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Thursday hailed a long-sought trade deal as an engine for job creation in both countries and presented a united front in the North Korean nuclear standoff.
The credit agency’s downgrade of Spain follows a similar cut by Fitch Ratings last week.
The Eurozone debt crisis will dominate a summit of G20 finance chiefs and central bank heads in Paris, with a downgrade of Spain's credit rating highlighting the risk of a much larger economy than Greece coming under threat.
George Soros says he isn't a financial backer of the Wall Street protests, despite speculation by critics including radio host Rush Limbaugh that the billionaire investor has helped fuel the anti-capitalist movement.
The U.S. job market remains a very challenging one -- with inadequate job growth so far in the current economic expansion. But there is some good news for job seekers this holiday season: retailers plan to add 480,000 to 500,000 season jobs during the next few months to prepare for the holiday shopping season, retail sector officials said.
