Appalachian leaders are seeking ways to use alternative energy initiatives to spark the 13-state region's long-sluggish economy.

Uruguayans cast ballots in a presidential election on Sunday pitting a former guerrilla leader against a conservative ex-president with both men vowing to maintain market-friendly policies in one of South America&s most stable economies.

Asia-Pacific leaders called on Sunday for regional-wide free trade and other measures to reduce dependence on the United States and big Western markets as Asia leads the way out of the global economic downturn.

The US economy is poised to show growth in the third quarter, rebounding from its worst slump in decades, but whether the recession is over is a more complex question.

Stock bulls may hit the pause button again next week if a wave of earnings due from marquee names such as Exxon Mobil and a slew of economic data offer no fresh incentives to extend Wall Street&s seven-month rally.

President Barack Obama urged US banks Saturday to unfreeze credit for small businesses, calling them "the engine" of the country&s economy.

A theme is emerging from the flood of recent corporate earnings reports: Cost cuts are boosting profits.

An internal watchdog found the Homeland Security Department generally came up with a good plan for spending economic stimulus money on border projects. But Homeland Security officials told the inspector general not to go further and review whether the plans...

The cascade of bank failures this year surpassed 100 on Friday, the most in nearly two decades. And the trouble in the banking system from bad loans and the recession goes even deeper than the number suggests.

It's the boldest idea yet to rein in Wall Street recklessness: Put the Federal Reserve in charge of policing not just the nation's banks, but also how much their employees are paid.