2 new programs planned to help homeowners

The Obama administration's top housing official says several new programs are in the works to help try to revive the housing market...

China-Russia crude oil pipeline begins operations

China-Russia crude oil pipeline begins operations...
Russia has opened its section of a crude oil pipeline from eastern Siberia to China..

Stocks gain as Bernanke, GDP reassure investors

Stocks posted big gains after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank was ready to step in if the U.S. economy...

Recession may have pushed US birth rate to new low

Forget the Dow and the GDP. Here's the latest economic indicator: The U.S. birth rate has fallen to its lowest level in at least a century....

Hackers invade iTunes accounts, buy codes

Cybercriminals are stepping up the hijacking of Apple iTunes accounts...