Job recovery is scant for prime-age workers

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During their prime years, Americans are supposed to be building careers and wealth in preparation for retirement. Instead, a record percentage of workers ages 25 to 54 are unemployed, indicating the impact of the recession on the nation’s economic prospects.

Spain’s growing troubles pressure E.U. leaders to accelerate crisis response

Spain’s growing troubles pressure E.U. leaders to accelerate crisis response

Economic woes push Spain closer to a bailout that some worry will destabilize the global economy.

Euro countries looking at "banking union" in wake of worsening crisis

Euro countries looking at 'banking union' in wake of worsening crisis

”Banking union” would supervise and better manage crises in the sector.

U.S. stock futures fall

U.S. stock futures fall

Futures fall as an opinion poll showed that a majority of Greeks want to renegotiate the terms of their bailout.

Romney’s latest Bain Capital claim

Romney’s latest Bain Capital claim

FACT CHECKER | Does it mean anything to say that 80 percent of the investments had revenue growth?

Clock running on foreclosure reviews

Clock running on foreclosure reviews

COLUMN | Homeowners who suspect wrongdoing in foreclosure process should request a review.

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Universities opening offices in D.C.

Universities opening offices in D.C.

Notre Dame, Northwestern and Duke are establishing area offices or hiring in-house lobbyists.

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Facebook shares hit new low

Facebook shares hit new low

Facebook slid below $30 per share Tuesday, a 24 percent drop from its initial price of $38 on May 18.

Slower drop in home prices may mean housing market is making a comeback

Slower drop in home prices may mean housing market is making a comeback

Lower borrowing costs, improving job market helped home prices fall at slowest pace in more than a year.

Why are two-class shareholder arrangements proliferating?

Facebook’s IPO structure showed the basic paradox of publicly traded firms with two-class share structures.

In the growing field of cybersecurity, rules of the recession are flipped

In the growing field of cybersecurity, rules of the recession are flipped

There’s plenty of jobs but relatively few qualified applicants.

RIM shares plunge on news of loss

RIM shares plunge on news of loss

Shares tumbled 15 percent as the Blackberry maker forecast a surprise first quarter operating loss.

Prius is world’s third best-selling car

Prius is world’s third best-selling car

A niche oddity when it went on sale 15 years ago, the hybrid vehicle has become a mainstream hit.

Small Business News

How internships lead to full-time jobs

How internships lead to full-time jobs

New grads should research small businesses that are well-positioned for growth and apply to them.

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Michelle Singletary

Michelle Singletary

Homeowners who believe they were injured by a foreclosure error should request a review of the process.

Steven Pearlstein

Steven Pearlstein

Beneath attacks about Romney, Obama, there’s a need for a real debate about capitalism in America.

Thomas Heath

Thomas Heath

If a vet can shoot down aircraft, he or she is likely equipped to handle upset residents at a local firm.

Ezra Klein

Ezra Klein

Why are we talking about Bain Capital again and not about Mitt Romney’s governorship?

Warren Brown

Warren Brown

Subabo Outback family wagon just works, in either the four-cylinder or six-cylinder version.

Allan Sloan

Allan Sloan

When it’s Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook vs. Wall Street in the IPO debacle, which prevails?

Joshua Topolsky

Joshua Topolsky

COLUMN | It’s as if design innovation has all but stopped in the world of technology.

Barry Ritholtz

Barry Ritholtz

Stories of a recovery in the real estate market are a rite of spring, but some remain skeptical.

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Home prices hit new post-crisis lows in 9 cities

Home prices fell in January in 16 of the 19 metropolitan areas measured by the Case-Shiller Home Price Index.

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Mark Zuckerberg, founder and chief executive officer of Facebook Inc., gives a keynote address at the annual F8 developer conference in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Wednesday, April 21, 2010. Zuckerberg said he isn't counting on making money from the company's Facebook Credits online currency any time soon, even as he pumps resources into the project. Photographer: Kim White/Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook’s phenomenal rise

The social networking site is gearing up for an IPO and on its way to hitting 1 billion users.

Europe’s financial contagion

The European debt crisis has spread like a virus from Greece to Ireland, and other countries are now at risk.