WASHINGTON - November 17, 2010 - The nation's largest banks must undergo new "stress tests" to show they can weather another recession, and the Federal Reserve said those that pass can boost dividends paid to investors.

Banks would need to show the Fed's bank examiners that they're in good financial health and that they have adequate capital to absorb potential losses over the next two years.

LOS ANGELES, Kalifornia - November 17, 2010 - American Media Inc., the publisher of the National Enquirer, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in a New York court with liabilities between $500 million and $1 billion.

WASHINGTON - November 16, 2010 - The disarray stemming from flawed foreclosure documents could threaten major banks with billions of dollars in losses, deepen the disruption in the housing market and hurt the government's effort to keep people in their homes, according to a new report from a congressional watchdog.

WASHINGTON - November 16, 2010 – All 50 state attorneys general are in negotiations over an agreement over foreclosures that would include a victims’ compensation fund that would provide money for borrowers whose homes have been taken away improperly, according to state and industry officials.

WASHINGTON - November 15, 2010 - Almost 15% of U.S. households experienced a food shortage at some point in 2009, a government report has found.

U.S. authorities say that figure is the highest they have seen since they began collecting data in the 1990s, and a slight increase over 2008 levels.

ATHENS, Greece - November 15, 2010 - Greece is officially Europe’s most indebted country and its position will worsen this year, new figures from the EU showed.

The country also said it would miss its deficit target for this year, set as part of the 110 billion euro bailout Greece received from the EU and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the spring.

LISBON, Portugal - November 15, 2010 - The euro is facing an unprecedented crisis after another country indicated on Monday night that it was at "high risk" of requiring an international bailout.

Portugal became the latest European nation to admit it was on the brink of seeking help from Brussels after Ireland confirmed it had begun preliminary talks over its debt problems.