Healthcare

A big chunk of "consumer spending" is really money we spend on health care.

Americans share little confidence in their ability to afford a comfortable retirement. The 22nd Retirement Confidence Survey by the Employee Benefits Research Institute is stagnant at historically low levels.

When you're in pain and in need of treatment, it's hard to pay really close attention to your health care choices. Commentator Renee Lux describes how treating her stiff neck led to a huge hike in her insurance costs.

The price of looking after your pet is rising as far and fast as the cost of human healthcare. Gregory Warner reports on why we are willing to pay so much for our animals.

No, not fish. Bass (long 'A'). Bootsy Collins. Get it?

As protests and violence continues to escalate in Libya, Egyptian citizens are offering more than just moral support. As Mitchell Hartman reports...

In a rare press conference, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will answer questions from reporters today at the National Press Club in...

Science is a tough subject for most U.S. students -- so tough that they aren't meeting average proficiency levels in the subject, according to re...

by Dr. Shantanu Nundy, MD...

Corn futures have been climbing ever since the government predicted a light crop. You'll feel that at the grocery store... and at the gas pump....