In the years climbing out of the great recession, regular investors were leary of buying stock, thrice burned, enduringly shy. But in the last six months, as the S&P 500 index has gone up 13 percent, the masses are back to buying.

France today entered a double-dip recession. It depends on exports to Italy and Spain and they, like many eurozone nations, are still feeling the pinch. Europe's slump is dragging down the global economy.

Did you buy a car or get some new clothes recently? You were not alone.

Health care costs have been rising at a slower rate for the last four years. Why? Hint: The answer is not the recession.

Ten years ago, Marketplace Money listener Greg McKenna was over $20K in debt. Today, he's debt free and has a nest egg worth over $100,000. Here's how he did it.

For the first time in history, the 17 nations that use the euro are headed for two years of back-to-back recession, according to the European Commission.

A slew of GDP numbers out of Europe and Asia today paint a gory picture of the global economy.

Days after David Cameron announced a referendum on U.K. membership in the EU, figures out today revealed that Britain is at risk of slipping into its third recession in a row, leading to further uncertainty about the U.K.'s future.

California's debt is shrinking, for now, thanks to voters who approved a tax hike and a growing economy.