An interesting little factoid from RealtyTrac, the online foreclosure sale site that tracks all kinds of foreclosure data. Apparently about 70 percent of foreclosures in its database have not yet been listed on the MLS.... [full story]

Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Let’s say you own a $1 million home in Santa Barbara, California. The house seemed like a steal when you bought it with that adjustable-rate mortgage in 2005. You still love the white beaches... [full story]

NEW YORK (CNN) -- In that strange intersection of economics and politics, there is a new fashion: Trillion is the new billion. A billion is a thousand million, and a trillion is a thousand billion. To provide some perspective... [full story]

MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) -- A Russian-led bloc of post-Soviet nations has agreed to establish a rapid-reaction military force to combat terrorists and respond to regional emergencies, Russian media reported Wednesday. The decision... [full story]

Some $60 million worth of gold, silver and platinum sold to thousands of individuals and then supposedly stored in Rocky Mountain vaults may never have existed, an investigation suggested yesterday. The possibility emerged... [full story]

“They say that the fires of revolt will spread everywhere, and we see acts like damage to bank branches or state buildings and claims of solidarity with the Greek rioters.” After numerous European governments... [full story]

The Madoff whistleblower, Harry Markopolos, has finally and publicly detailed his nearly eight-year investigation into Bernard Madoff -- a period in which Markopolos said he feared for his life. “If Mr. Madoff was... [full story]

In 1992, I was given what became my favorite hotel bill keepsake when I stayed in Mexico City and was charged one million for a brief business stay. It wasn’t a mistake. That was one million pesos and the Mexican peso... [full story]

A surge in missed credit card payments late last year could be a warning signal of trouble ahead in the Canadian lending market. Canadians tend to let payments on their plastic slip before falling behind on other loans including... [full story]

The US and its western allies expressed serious concern on Tuesday about Iran’s growing mastery of ballistic missile technology after Tehran launched its first low-level satellite into space. In a move that will raise... [full story]