Ben Bernanke has been approved to serve a second four-year term as chairman of the US Federal Reserve, the country’s powerful central bank. Superhero Ben Bernanke Photo Credit To FreakingNews.com The US Senate voted 70-30 in favour of Mr Bernanke, handing him the narrowest victory ma...

HAVANA  – Cuba, in the grip of a serious economic crisis, is running short of toilet paper and may not get sufficient supplies until the end of the year, officials with state-run companies said Friday. Officials said they were lowering the prices of 24 basic goods to help Cubans get throu...

The recession came to South Park this week. The show’s metaphor for our real-world mortgage crisis was a “Margaritaville” machine, an over-priced, pointless gadget that makes the green-colored alcoholic beverages. Stan’s dad Randy owned one, Stan tried to sell it so t...

By most accounts, the showdown was pretty brutal. Many watching Thursday night’s “Daily Show” on Comedy Central felt that comedian-turned-media-critic Jon Stewart held bombastic financial guru and CNBC “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer’s feet to the fire. Stewa...

Although a solid majority of America favors President Barack Obama his popularity has taken a hit since taking office, according to the latest Quinnipiac University national poll. The survey of 2,573 American voters found 59 percent approve of the job Obama has done in his first six weeks in...

As the economy sours, many express concern over the many costs associated with the event. There's a reason humans are one of the few mammals that don't have at least 8 nipples! A beaming Dr. Karen Mapes appeared on “Larry King Live” this week to discuss the epic birth of...

$2 Trillion Increase May Test Federal Ability to Borrow How Much Do You Owe? With President-elect Barack Obama and congressional Democrats considering a massive spending package aimed at pulling the nation out of recession, the national debt is projected to jump by as much as $2 trillion thi...