NASCAR is facing some serious problems as a result of the lagging economy. Lee Spencer gives us the grim rundown.

Paul Volcker, the former chairman of the Federal Reserve, spoke to baseball owners about the nation?s economy without specifically addressing how the league would be affected.

The worsening economy is squeezing Europe?s flag carriers, with dwindling sales of premium-class tickets starting to take their toll.

Deflation would be very damaging to the United States economy and with nominal interest rates already very low, quantitative easing may be needed to keep it at bay, a top Federal Reserve official said on Thursday.

Big retail price drops, though attractive, could spell trouble in the long term.

The global economy saw more signs of distress on Thursday with U.S. stocks plunging for a second consecutive day, oil prices falling, a surprise rate cut in Switzerland, export woes in Japan and rescue loans to Turkey and Iceland.

Reuters - The global economy saw more signs of distress on Thursday with U.S. stocks plunging for a second consecutive day, oil prices falling, a surprise rate cut in Switzerland, export woes in Japan and rescue loans to Turkey and Iceland.

Despite the sluggish economy, Verizon Wireless predicts that sales of the BlackBerry Storm will be strong.

Advocates for the Ruby programming language hailed its usefulness as an enterprise application development option, especially in a down economy.

The U.S. economy is like a stack of blocks with the troubled auto industry at its base -- or at least that's how iReporter Jennifer LeMay sees it.

The economy's health worsened in October as stocks, building permits and consumer expectations all fell, a private research group said Thursday.

An indicator of the economy's future performance dropped in October, reversing a September gain, according to The Conference Board.

Despite the bad economy, U.S. Internet advertising revenue rose in the third quarter, a new report says.

As the outlook on the economy worsened, factory activity in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region fell to another 18-year low in November.

An indicator of the economy's future performance dropped in October, reversing a September gain, according to The Conference Board.

Collapse of bee colonies could hit the EU economy

AP - The economy hung like a cloud over the 59th annual National Book Awards. Barack Obama was the silver lining.

It will take the efforts of China and other emerging nations to lead the global economy out of what is likely to be a long and painful recession, according to a gathering of economic experts.

World No. 1 Lorena Ochoa goes after another $1 million jackpot starting Thursday in the ADT Championship, the season-ending ...

In the mess that has enveloped companies and the broader economy, there is a lot of finger pointing and blame being thrown about. Some people have the patience to wait for karmic retribution. For the rest of us, there are securities lawyers and regulators aplenty to mete out punishment.

Somali pirates preying on international shipping are also damaging their homeland's battered economy, the U.N. chief warned Wednesday.

The dismal economy has U.S. hospitals ailing, with new data showing declines in overall admissions and elective procedures, plus a big jump in patients who can't pay for care.

The U.S. Federal Reserve slashed its outlook for the American economy, according to the minutes of the Reserve's last important meeting in late October which were released Wednesday.

The Federal Reserve has sharply lowered its projection for economic activity this year and next, and signaled additional interest rate reductions may be needed.

Pirate economy thrives as money pours in from ransoms.