CLEVELAND, Ohio - May 30, 2009 - More and more Ohioans are turning to food stamps to make ends meet, as the state's economy continues to worsen.

NEW YORK - May 27, 2009 - The U.S. economy will enter “hyperinflation” approaching the levels in Zimbabwe because the Federal Reserve will be reluctant to raise interest rates, according to noted investor Marc Faber.

NEW YORK - May 26, 2009 - Gold may target a record $1,250 an ounce as a continuation of a head-and-shoulders pattern may be forming within a longer-term trend, Standard Bank Group Ltd. said, citing trading patterns.

NEW YORK - May 26, 2009 - Home prices fell at the fastest annual rate on record in the first quarter, but the pace of month-to-month declines continues to slow, a closely watched housing index showed Tuesday.

SAN DIEGO, Kalifornia - May 25, 2009 - Six months ago, Jim Wiseman didn't even have a spare nutrition bar in his kitchen cabinet. Now, the 54-year-old businessman and father of five has a backup generator, a water filter, a grain mill and a 4-foot-tall pile of emergency food tucked in his home in the expensive San Diego suburb of La Jolla.

NEW YORK - May 24, 2009 - As job losses rise, growing numbers of Amerikan homeowners with once solid credit are falling behind on their mortgages, amplifying a wave of foreclosures.

LONDON, England - May 23, 2009 - One of the world's most influential economists warns today that Britain faces the prospect of two recessions in quick succession.