Ugly Choices Loom Over Debt Clash

The showdown over the nation's debt ceiling could force the government to consider drastic steps to manage its limited cash, including delaying trillions of dollars of payments to employees, Social Security recipients, contractors and others.

Consumer prices flat in November

(Reuters) - Consumer prices were flat in November as Americans paid less for cars and gasoline, a further sign of a cooldown in inflation that could give the Federal Reserve more room to help a still-weak economy.

Treasury sells 30-year bonds at a record-low yield

NEW YORK (AP) – High demand for U.S. government debt pushed the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond down to a record low Wednesday.