The president plans to use a recess appointment to name Richard Cordray as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Yesterday, the president spoke about the loss of the American dream. But just how much is the middle class really shrinking?

The Netherlands' prime minister Mark Rutte discusses the future of Europe, the eurozone and the global economy.

Yesterday, Obama dropped in on a Los Angeles institution: Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles. When the president makes a visit, does it make a difference in food sales in the months that come?

People asked to see it, now you can wear it. The campaign to re-elect Barack Obama is selling t-shirts on its website that show the president's …

President Barack Obama is expected to discuss the economy, unemployment, and the deficit in tonight's State of the Union address. But Senator Jeff…

To face the long-term problem of global warming we need to be rooted in short-term reality. And the reality of the year ahead is a global recessi…