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Slowly, but surely, the foreclosure crisis seems to be abating.

National home prices declined on an annual basis in the third quarter, to levels last seen eight years ago -- but the rate of decline slowed from the prior three months, according to a report issued Tuesday.

Retail sales fell in May, dragged lower by slumping auto sales and marking the first decline in 11 months, the government said Thursday.

The number of Americans filing first-time claims for unemployment benefits fell by 10,000 last week, while the overall jobless rolls also declined, according to a government report released Thursday.

HIV/AIDS-related funding from U.S. and European donors totaled $738 million in 2009, a decline of 2 percent from $752 million the previous year....

Kai Ryssdal talks to Stephen Dubner, co-author of "Freakonomics" and "Superfreakonomics" about why home runs are on the decline in baseball.

It's probably not what you expect.

Most of 2009's decline in credit card debt came when banks wrote off loans that strapped consumers couldn't pay -- not because debtors paid down their balances.

Retail sales rose in February, the government said Friday, surprising economists who expevyed a decline.

The nation's merchants scored a surprising increase in their crucial year-end holiday sales, countering expectations of a decline, according to an industry report issued Thursday.

How to know when to consider reducing the amount of insurance coverage you carry when home and collectibles values decline.