Workers protest to get EU leaders to end austerity
Some 10,000 workers from across the European Union protested outside a summit of EU leaders Thursday, demanding they end years of austerity and focus ...
Lawmakers say they oppose more base closings
House lawmakers said Thursday they are opposed to a new round of military base closings in the United States and challenged Defense Department ...
Democrats wary of Japan entering trade talks
Concerned that Japan's possible participation in ongoing trade talks among Pacific nations threatens the U.S. auto industry, Congressional Democrats ...
Applications for US jobless aid reach 5-year low
Fewer Americans sought unemployment aid last week, reducing the average number of weekly applications last month to a five-year low. The drop shows ...
US wholesale prices rise 0.7 pct. on gas spike
A measure of U.S. wholesale prices rose in February by the most in five months, pushed higher by more expensive gas and pharmaceuticals. But outside ...
Cyprus bailout likely closer to $13BN
A bailout package for Cyprus and its troubled financial sector would likely be closer to €10 billion ($13 billion) than the earlier floated €17 ...
Senate Democrats unveil budget blueprint
Senate Democrats unveiled a largely stand-pat budget Wednesday that calls for $1 trillion in new tax revenues over the coming decade but actually ...
Solid gain in Feb. US retail sales eases concerns
Thanks to solid job creation, Americans spent more at retailers in February despite smaller paychecks. The surprisingly strong increase helped allay ...
Fed to change timing of policy statement
The Federal Reserve is changing its schedule for issuing policy statements, a shift that will give Chairman Ben Bernanke an opportunity to better ...
Oil little changed after US supply data
The price of oil was little changed Wednesday as rising U.S. supplies offset a strong report on U.S. consumer spending that pointed to growing demand ...
US budget deficit jumps in February by $204B
The U.S. federal budget deficit jumped in February from January, though it is still running well below last year's pace. Higher taxes and an improving ...
Libya's militarized youth feed into economic woes
More than 18 months since the end of Libya's civil war, the most attractive job for many of the young is still to join a militia. In fact, just under ...
Eurozone to hold special meeting on Cyprus
The finance ministers of the 17 euro countries will hold a special meeting this week to discuss a much-delayed bailout package for Cyprus, but ...
Ryan's budget: GOP takes aim at Dem spending plans
House Republicans redoubled their efforts to roll back signature accomplishments of President Barack Obama on Tuesday, offering a slashing budget plan ...
Pentagon forming cyber teams to prevent attacks
The Defense Department is establishing a series of cyber teams charged with carrying out offensive operations to combat the threat of an electronic ...
Israel's ultra-Orthodox suddenly are outsiders
As Israel's new government takes shape, the country's powerful ultra-Orthodox Jewish political parties seem poised to find themselves in unfamiliar ...
Obama likely to release budget in early April
The White House says President Barack Obama will likely release his federal budget outline the week of April 8. That's more than two months late.
Gov't finances are improving over the short term
The annual federal budget deficit is sinking out of $1 trillion-plus nosebleed territory where it has hovered for the past four years.
UK industrial output unexpectedly falls in January
British industrial production fell sharply in January, official figures showed Tuesday, raising fears that the country will suffer its third recession ...
Senate Democrats unveil government funding bill
Top Senate Democrats and Republicans Monday night released a catchall government funding bill that denies President Barack Obama new money for ...
Egypt's fuel crisis adds to its economic woes
At 5:00 am, Egyptian truck driver Allam Mahmoud hurried to a Cairo gas station and joined an already long, snaking line. He says he hopes that by the ...
Asia stocks rise after strong US jobs report
A strong U.S. jobs report helped propel Asian stock markets higher on Monday. The U.S. government reported that the unemployment rate fell to 7.
Lawmakers: Obama wooing might break budget logjam
Republican lawmakers said Sunday they welcome President Barack Obama's courtship and suggested the fresh engagement between the White House and ...
Congress wants role as Obama pushes trade agenda
The Obama administration has embarked on an aggressive trade agenda that could lower barriers and increase U.S. exports to many of the economic giants ...
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