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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.

Europe has officially slipped back into recession. Growth in Germany — widely considered to have a relatively healthy economy — has slowed as well.

Japanese exports fell 10.3 percent in September raising fears of a slide into recession.

Republicans have been calling it the weakest recovery in U.S. history, but comparing recessions and recoveries has become incredibly controversial because, as in the case of much of economics, it all depends.

As many young adults struggle with finding a job and paying off student loans, and as families across the country work to pay off their mortgage, another group of people is even more worried about the future: those close to retirement.

Americans spent less on cars, computers and other retail items in June, held back by concerns about job stability and the global economy.