The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office released a study yesterday warning of a U.S. recession if lawmakers let the Bush-era tax cuts expire and enact a round of automatic spending cuts — allowing for a 'fiscal cliff.'

Spain has officially slipped back into recession and to make matters worse, Standard & Poor’s has downgraded the credit rating on 11 Spanish banks. That makes it harder for those banks to borrow money.

Far too many poor people are living in the modern-day equivalent of debtors' prison without a chance of a fresh start. It's wrong — a terrible state of affairs.

An investment portfolio owes its comeback to diversification and time.

A new book explains why the Obama administration didn't go far enough to encourage economic recovery.

A new study out by Barcalys Capital explores the ongoing connection between the world's tallest buildings, and the world's biggest financial collapses.

New Jersey cabinet maker Kelly Conklin is seeing business return, and he's passing the good fortune on to his employees.

The deal European leaders struck for greater fiscal unity could also stunt growth in the long-term.