LONDON, England - February 24, 2011 - The price of gold is back near record highs, as spreading turmoil in Libya and the Middle East sends investors looking for safe havens.

LONDON, England - February 22, 2011 - The S&P/Case-Shiller index, the most comprehensive barometer of the housing market, reported that prices in the United State's 20 biggest cities fell 2.4% in December compared with the same month in 2009. For the final quarter of 2010, prices were down 4.1% compared with the final three months of 2009.

WASHINGTON - February 22, 2011 - Home prices in a majority of major U.S. cities tracked by a private trade group have fallen to their lowest levels since the housing bubble burst, and analysts expect further declines this year.

LANSING, Michigan - February 21. 2011 - Swift and severe changes are coming to Detroit Public Schools.
State education officials have ordered Robert Bobb to immediately implement a financial restructuring plan that balances the district's books by closing half of its schools, swelling high school class sizes to 60 students and consolidating operations.

NEW YORK - February 20, 2011 - While some officials – wearing rose-colored lenses – think the U.S. economy at large appears to be gathering steam, one key area remains mired in the muck of the Second Great Depression.

HAMBURG, Germany - February 20, 2011 - As the results of the first of seven German regional elections hits the wire, the German people are heard loud and clear: "no more bailouts."

WASHINGTON - February 17, 2011 - U.S. core consumer prices rose at their quickest pace in more than a year in January, government data showed on Thursday, but the increase was not strong enough to suggest a build-up in inflation pressures.