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Congress' supercommittee conceded ignominious defeat Monday in its quest to conquer a government debt that stands at a staggering $15 trillion, unable to overcome deep and enduring political divisions over taxes and spending.

Corporate clichs are like the self-help books that spawn them: a dime a dozen (get it?).

Job postings for higher education positions grew 16.5 percent in the third quarter of 2011, compared to 63.2 percent in 2010, according to a recent report from HigherEdJobs, a source for academic jobs and career information.

According to Arnold Kling, a former economist for the Federal Reserve Board, employment trends could be moving to extreme economic restructuring, calling for new approaches to career planning as well as skill development, and this could put clerical positions, which have been a key part of the U.S.s economy for...

Deadline nearing, the deficit-reduction talks in Congress sank toward gridlock Friday after supercommittee Democrats rejected a late Republican offer that included next-to-nothing in new tax revenue. Each side maneuvered to blame the other for a looming stalemate.

Illinois added 30,000 jobs in October, but the state's unemployment rate still rose slightly as more jobless people re-entered the workforce, state officials said Friday.