UNEMPLOYMENT

College education in the U.S. is a rip-off, it is no longer a safe investment for the future, and its quality has been so watered down that it doesn't any longer help you get the dream job. Moreover, costly higher education will rather cripple the rest of your life by burdening you with a veritable student loan debt trap!

The take away from Bernanke's comments yesterday should allay any fears that the Federal Reserve will be lifting interest rates any time soon.

Gold Investing prices extended last night's strong gains on Thursday, hitting fresh all-time highs at $1534 per ounce as new US data showed inflation accelerating sharply.

FOMC statement from April 27, 2011

Inflation is coming to America because the Federal Reserve keeps printing money and has left interest rates at 0.25 percent since December 2008.

U.S. consumer confidence rose in April as inflation expectations eased somewhat and consumers felt better about the short-term outlook, according to a private sector report released on Tuesday.

Gold prices shot up to a new record of $1,512.50 an ounce in New York late on Friday, posting a record weekly gain and maintaining a six-week winning streak. What the gold rally means to the dollar and the American people is obvious from the rush pawn shops see across the United States.

The happiest countries and happiest U.S. states tend to have unusually high rates of suicide, a new research suggests.

New U.S. claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, but held above the key 400,000 level, according to government report on Thursday.

The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week but held above the key 400,000 level, hinting at some loss of momentum in the labor market recovery.

A repeat of a corporate tax holiday that found little success in stimulating the economy in 2005 is still a long-shot to jump-start a stagnant U.S. economy, says a University of Illinois expert in corporate and international taxation.

A court in Tunisia has dropped charges against a policewoman whose dispute with a fruit vendor inadvertently sparked a crisis that ultimately led to the downfall of the nation’s dictator and spread the seed of revolution across the Arab world.

Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad said the country will enact legislation next week that will lift the emergency laws that have been in place for 48 years.

A transcript of Obama's speech

The leader of Algeria has promised to effect constitutional reforms and high unemployment, among other measures to ward off the kind of civil unrest that has swept across the Arab world.

Rich Americans are expected to spend an extra $26.6 billion on luxury goods this year but they will do so with an eye toward value as the country recovers from recession, a poll released on Friday found.

President Barack Obama joked about his birthplace on Thursday at a campaign speech in Chicago where he prepared supporters at a fundraiser for a 2012 presidential re-election run.

New U.S. claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week, bouncing back above the key 400,000 level, a government report showed on Thursday.

British Prime Minister David Cameron's first speech on immigration.

The following are remarks by President Barack Obama, as prepared for delivery, on addressing long-term United States and the deficit on April 13, 2011 at George Washington University, in Washington D.C.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney on Monday blamed President Barack Obama's policies for high unemployment and declared he will officially test the waters for a Presidential run by forming an exploratory committee.