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The halt of vital rescue loans to the troubled nation could leave the government unable to pay pensions, salaries or service its debt, and leave the eurozone.

Mayors say that the proposal, designed to steer cities, counties and school districts from bankruptcy, won't help fix rising pensions and worker payrolls

An appeals court has ruled that a former employee was dismissed solely because he was 65, as is the practice in France, where he was hired.

The way to prevent more Madoff-type looting is for professionals to regulate their own industry, the congressman writes.

It is believed that AIG will come under Federal oversight as a systemically significant financial company under a provision of the Dodd-Frank reform law.

S&P's historic move to strip the U.S. government of its prized AAA bond rating looks like a non-event, as political infighting continues in Washington.