Introduction: Use this CNN Student News financial glossary to help students understand concepts about today's U.S. economy that are currently in the news.

It increasingly looks that way. For all the talk in recent weeks that Congress, the White House, and the incoming Administration might agree by late November on another extensive stimulus package, prospects are fading for any but the most minimal aid bein

Arizona steel fabricator Sheridan Bailey was frustrated by a state law that punished employers who hire illegal immigrants so he joined local employers and business owners to change it.

There's a palpable sense of dread in the air. Is it just me? I don't think so. A friend recently mentioned that it's like watching a swaying house of cards. The U.S. economy, propped up by consumer spending, bad debt and inflated real estate prices, is

Claiming the threat of Interstate 80 tolls has already damaged the state's economy, the most outspoken voice on the subject led a rally of lawmakers and business leaders in Harrisburg this week. U.S. Rep. John Peterson, R-Pleasantville, challenged stat