Dallas Fends Off Housing Downturn

Oil Prices Hovering At 3-Year Low
Oil prices dipped below $50 a barrel Thursday. That's a nearly two-thirds drop from the record high of more than $147 in July. While that may sound...

Brazil Expected To Weather Economic Downturn
The global economic meltdown is affecting the world. But Brazil, Latin America's biggest economy, is more diverse and well-run than in the past. It...

Iraqi Refugees Find Michigan Is No Land Of Plenty
More than 14,000 Iraqi refugees are expected to enter the U.S. this year, and most of them have gravitated to Detroit. But the economy is so bleak...

Nation's Jobless Rate Hits A 14-Year High
The Labor Department reports that the nation's unemployment rate rose 6.5 percent last month. The number of jobs lost were a lot higher than...

Vanishing jobs, stressed consumers feed downturn (AP)
AP - A vicious cycle of vanishing jobs and stresses on American consumers is spelling deeper trouble for the already sinking U.S. economy.