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Congress will soon take up an unemployment benefits extension for the ninth time since 2008. Supporters say continuing the lifeline is critical, but others worry it is keeping the unemployment rate high.

Asian stocks climbed and the euro inched higher on Monday after policymakers approved an emergency tranche of funding for Greece, offering a lifeline to the debt-stricken nation while strong U.S. data also boosted demand for risky assets.

Taxpayers should no longer be used as a lifeline for large financial institutions, Republicans said Saturday as a Democratic-led Congress inches toward a regulatory overhaul of the financial industry.

The Obama administration's pay czar Tuesday slashed pay again at five U.S. firms that still depend on a government lifeline, but boasted that the clampdowns are not sending talented workers fleeing for the exits.

The Obama administration's pay czar slashed pay again at five firms that still depend on a U.S. lifeline. he also said the clampdowns aren’t sending workers fleeing for the exits.

(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Questionable lending helped sink the US economy, but also provided a lifeline that kept countless firms afloat and averted an even deeper recession, according to research by a University of Illinois finance expert.

Fannie Mae will seek $15.3 billion in U.S. aid, bringing the total owed under a government lifeline to $76.2 billion, after its 10th consecutive quarterly loss.

Blog networks like Gawker are reporting ad revenue is up this year, even as their glossy competition suffers.

The government agency that guarantees you won't lose your money in a bank failure may need a lifeline of its own.

By the close of business on Friday, the CIT Group remained locked in talks with private investors over a potential lifeline as it sought to stave off a bankruptcy filing.