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The Paul Ryan budget: your guide to what's in it

Rep. Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney's running mate, is best known for drawing up a series of spending-and-tax plans meant to challenge the Obama administration's policies from the right. But it's been some time since his latest budget, which Mr. Ryan terms a "path to prosperity," was released. Here's a primer on what's in it.
What can be done to create jobs? Six leading ideas.

The job market has shown some very welcome signs of improvement lately, but it still has a long way to go before approaching something Americans would call normal. Here’s a look at some of the proposed solutions out there.
How the tea party can 'agree' with Occupy movement's demands
Six ways the rich really do get richer
Steve Jobs: One of the greatest business leaders?

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Foreclosures: new wave is coming in 2012

Foreclosures are in a seasonal slowdown, but evidence suggests a new surge of foreclosures will arrive in 2012.
Fed blames flippers for the housing bubble

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York singles out real estate speculators for causing home prices to skyrocket, but many other factors are to blame
Are Mitt and Newt channeling their inner progressives?

As the two Republican front runners take swipes at each other over their pasts with large companies, they seem to agree with some very liberal ideas about government oversight and corporate reform.
Payroll tax: House GOP offers new plan

Payroll tax plan from House Republicans would extend Social Security payroll tax and unemployment benefits, although trimmed from current levels.
Republicans will tax anyone but the rich

For years, Republicans have been telling us tax cuts pay for themselves by promoting growth. If they believe what they say, why should they worry about paying for a one-year extension of the payroll tax holiday?
Fed prints more money, but consumers won't see it

The central banks are bailing out speculators, bankers, and the feds, not households. The money only reluctantly gets to the consumer level…or not at all.
Home prices fall back to 2003 levels

Home prices in 20 US metros show continuing decline, down 3.6 percent from a year ago, according to S&P/Case Shiller index. Home prices fall in September in 15 of the 20 metro areas tracked by the index.
Home prices down from last year

Home prices increased 0.94 percent since August, but declined 2.52 percent below the level of home prices seen in September 2010.
Why is Rep. Barney Frank retiring? (VIDEO)

Rep. Barney Frank (D) of Massachusetts, who has served for 16 terms, will not seek reelection. Here are three reasons he might have made that decision.
As Newt Gingrich rises in polls, can he withstand spotlight's glare?

Newt Gingrich's 'poll vault' to the top of the GOP heap means his character and record are coming under greater scrutiny. 'Everybody will dig up everything they can,' he says. 'That's fine. They should.'
Freddie Mac, on taxpayer support, pays big bonuses

Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae defend $13 million in bonus payments. Executives tell House committee that bonuses needed to keep qualified staff at Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.
Ex-Freddie Mac official said Newt Gingrich paid $1.5 million for consulting

The former Speaker of the US House and current GOP presidential candidate defended himself Wednesday after news that he received money from the now-troubled government mortgage giant.
Opinion: How the tea party can 'agree' with Occupy movement's demands

Given the somewhat amorphous slogans of the Occupy Wall Street movement, members of the tea party may be wondering if they should join the fray. Depending on how the Occupy Wall Street agenda is actually applied, many of the protesters’ calls for change resonate pretty strongly with tea partiers. University of Denver law professor Robert Hardaway suggests how the tea party might “agree” with five of the Occupy movement's top demands – in its own way:
Freddie Mac CEO, others leaving in shakeup

Freddie Mac will lose CEO Haldeman, its chairman, and two board members in coming months. It's the biggest management shakeup at Freddie Mac since the US took it over in 2008.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac regulator throws lifeline to underwater homeowners

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: The overhaul, which would only help a fraction of the country's 11 million underwater borrowers, is the latest government effort to breathe life into the crippled US housing market.
Home Affordable Refinance Program: A lifeline to 'underwater' borrowers?

Home Affordable Refinance Program did not reach as many borrowers as officials had hoped. By including 'underwater' loans, the Obama administration hopes to stem the tide of foreclosures.
Obama looks to bypass Congress with help for homeowners, students

With the jobs bill stalled, Obama is bypassing Congress and using executive powers to enact change. Strapped homeowners and indebted students are first in line under his relief plan.
Six ways the rich really do get richer

“Class warfare:” Lately this old term has been taking on new life as political theater, a way to rebuke Wall Street protestors, and, predictably, fodder for Fox News. According to Google, in just the last month alone, 3,870 articles have been published containing these words. Another way to express the concept of rich vs. not-so-rich is the expression, “The rich get richer and the poor get poorer.” It’s been around for a long time: According to Wikipedia, William Henry Harrison went there in 1840: “I believe and I say it is true Democratic feeling, that all the measures of the government are directed to the purpose of making the rich richer and the poor poorer.” I’m not going to take a stand on either side of the “class warfare” debate by saying that the rich do or don’t take unfair advantage of the rest of society. This is America, where we all have the potential to become rich. But I will say this unequivocally: The rich do get richer, or at least have the potential to. Let’s count the ways:
Credit scores will get more personal

Credit scores will include estimates of annual income. FICO is developing separate credit scores to incorporate any payday loans, evictions, and child support payments.
Student loan debt: 'Occupy' movement's weakest talking point

The Occupy Wall Street movement is complex and raises many legitimate issues. Student loan debt is not one of them.
The Monitor's View: What the Occupy protests can do next

The "Occupy Wall Street" protests are a month old, but they still haven't set out specific demands. And for good reason -- most Americans blame Washington for the economic woes.
Fact or fiction? No one on Wall Street went to jail for financial crisis

Who went to jail for malfeasance after the 2008 financial meltdown? DCDecoder looks at who was punished, who wasn't, and why.
Homeownership: biggest fall since Depression

Homeownership rate falls from 66.2 percent to 65.1 percent in the past decade. Homeownership gap between whites and blacks is biggest since 1960.
Preparing for a bad September

Ways to reduce your risk in a dangerous financial month
Stocks fall as Europe's debt worries deepen

The Dow fell 110.96 points to 11,139.30 in its worst start to September since 2002