(Alexandria, VA) -- Why Falling Home Ownership Is a Good Thing

When the Census Bureau released its 2010 housing data, it revealed an astonishing fact: The percentage of Americans who owned their own homes fell by the largest proportion since the Great Depression. That made for good headlines.

But a closer look at the numbers reveals a much different picture.

(Greece) -- Greece’s creditors getting tough

At a meeting in Athens Saturday, the European Union, the European Central Bank and the European Monetary Fund told Greece that it cannot expect to receive a promised 130 billion euros in rescue money unless it drastically reduces pensions as well as wages across the economy, including the private sector.

(New York, NY) -- Doctors living on loans

Government-backed loans to doctors have surged more than 10-fold in the past decade, a trend industry insiders say is a red flag that doctors in America are in financial distress.

From 2000 to 2011, Small Business Administration loans to physicians' offices ballooned to $675 million from less than $60 million.