Continued concern over a Greek debt default is just one of several indicators today that point to more economic pain to come

While the U.S. holds little of that debt, an increasingly linked global banking system puts us at risk.

Top European bank chief economist quits, Greek default rumors fly, and Germany makes contingency plans. It's all in a bad week for Europe.

The U.S. population is rising faster than the size of the workforce as long periods of unemployment cause people to drop out of the labor market or not enter it at all

Car loans and mortgage interest rates would fall under Federal Reserve plan to swap out its short-term debt for longer term bonds.

Just because stocks look cheap today, doesn't mean they won't look expensive tomorrow.

On this holiday with the markets closed, we examine how to make every day one of labor for millions more Americans who are out of work.

Today's employment report sent stocks into deep declines, but this is not a story about the markets, it's about Americans desperate to pay their bills and employers stalling on new hiring.

We have now bid farewell to the month of August, the worst month for the stock market in more than a year. So what can we expect from September?

On paper, there was plenty that could have rattled players in the market today. So why did it go up?