Unemployment rate: Obama may benefit from the unemployment rate drop as the country heads into a presidential election year.

Chevy Volt battery fires in lab tests may have some owners spooked. So GM offers to buy back any Chevy Volt.

Frugality works best when the money you save outweighs the value of whatever you decide to eliminate from your budget

AP - Finally, a flicker of economic hope for President Barack Obama and his fellow Democrats, even if it's a faint one.

AP - Rapidly becoming a mere footnote in the presidential race, Herman Cain sent mixed signals Friday on whether he would abandon his beleaguered White House bid on Saturday after a woman's allegation of an extramarital affair.

AP - Zara, an Afghan mother of seven, doesn't know what to tell her children when they ask about dinner.