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The Oakland Athletics once rode an innovative strategy called sabermetrics to success in Major League Baseball. The team is now struggling, but commentator Dan Drezner says it's not because the strategy has failed. Rather, most of the other teams are using it too.

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is being blamed by his opposition and economists for the collapse of what was once southern Africa's breadbasket. And the nation's current political impasse is only prolonging its pain. Gretchen Wilson reports.

Mortgage applications are up and a new poll says a majority of Americans think now is a good time to buy a home. Still, many who take the plunge are finding themselves up against a new roadblock. Amy Scott reports.

Wal-Mart says it's going to stop selling baby bottles made with a plastic called BPA, and the Canadian government plans to ban their sale. Meanwhile, glass bottle sales are taking off. Sarah Gardner reports.

Mexican immigrants are sending smaller portions of their paychecks home because of tumbling wages and fewer jobs in America. Many are returning home, but they're finding the economic picture there isn't much better. Dan Grech reports.

Citibank, the nation's biggest bank, says it lost $14 billion in the first quarter. But its assurance that it was working to climb out of the hole was good enough for investors, who bumped up its stock 4%. Bob Moon reports.

Zvi Bodie,finance professor at Boston University, pointed out today that that with I-bonds the fixed 30-year rate of interest is still 1.2% per...

Argentina announced it will get much-needed diesel fuel from Venezuela. The arrangement could steady the price of diesel and ease tensions with farmers who need fuel for harvesting. Dan Grech reports.

Closing time for New York City bars is 4 a.m. Some New Yorkers upset over noisy patrons want bars to close at 2 a.m. so they can get some sleep. Ashley Milne-Tyte reports