Helium is a valuable finite resource that is often wasted just for fun.

The deadline to raise the debt ceiling is less than 24 hours away, but the U.S. won't actually default until the end of the month.

Vital economic signs in China are improving

China's GDP growth slowed in the second quarter to 7.5 percent — its weakest pace since 1991.

Share prices in Germany hit a new record high today. Asian markets were strong. But U.S. markets were down slightly this morning.

Mark Luschini, chief investment strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott, explains what's got markets running strong.

How many of the world's 3.1 billion workers live on just $1.25 per day — the global poverty line as defined by the World Bank?

In advance of its annual summit in Davos, Switzerland, the World Economic Forum has released its list of the biggest threats to the global economy.

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development is reaching out to its members — the rich governments of the world — to shape up or risk a global economic calamity.

Whichever candidate wins, investors and analysts are hoping the next president will be able to avoid the fiscal cliff. But how will markets react if there is no clear winner?