Most working men and women received a well-deserved day off on Monday in honor of Labor Day. Still others, including some retail, public service and medical, worked through the day, giving of themselves because some shops just don't close down.

WASHINGTON - They say money can't buy happiness. They're wrong. At least up to a point. People's emotional well-being - happiness - increases along with their income up to about $75000, researchers report in Tuesday's edition of Proceedings of the ...

By James G. Neuger - Mon Sep 06 20:06:49 GMT 2010 European Union governments sought to strengthen the management of the euro region as Germany warned that the economic rebound is slowing its push for stiffer sanctions on high-deficit countries.

By JASON DEAN And PETER STEIN SHENZHEN, China—The world's biggest contract manufacturer of electronics, facing rising wages for its huge Chinese work force, is making a big investment in the country's hinterland in a bet that China can retain its role ...

SINGAPORE - Oil prices slipped to near $74 a barrel Monday in Asia as traders weighed whether growing Chinese demand can offset weak US fuel consumption amid high unemployment.