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A stimulus measure by the new prime minister, Mario Monti, allows shopkeepers to set their own hours, but while some praise the move, others say it will harm mom-and-pop stores.

The Federal Reserve said it remained concerned about the United States economy over the next two years, but announced no new stimulus measures or rate changes.

After laying off 40 percent of its local staff and phasing out a once promising line of business, Solar Power Inc. did the unthinkable last year: It returned nearly $25 million in federal stimulus funding.

If you thought the half-billion-dollar, stimulus-funded Solyndra solar company bust was a taxpayer nightmare, just wait.

In his much-anticipated speech, the Federal Reserve chairman said the nation’s long-term prospects were strong and offered an unusual critique of the government’s fiscal policy.

Canada's Finance Minister Jim Flaherty leaves a news conference during a financial policy retreat in Wakefield, Quebec near Ottawa August 10, 2011.

The cost of the compromise needed to raise the federal debt ceiling will likely inflict more fiscal pain on states still struggling to recover from the recession and the end of federal stimulus spending.

China is watching whether the Federal Reserve launches a new stimulus that might hurt China by pushing up commodity prices, a Cabinet researcher said Thursday.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Wednesday that the central bank is prepared to provide additional stimulus if the economic lull persists.

Two Federal Reserve officials on Friday stressed there will be no rush to roll back the U.S. central bank's super-easy monetary policy with the labor market still healing and inflation expectations largely in check.