NEW YORK, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. economist Joseph Stiglitz, a Nobel laureate, says the risk of deflation is still a concern, despite signs of an economic recovery.

NEW YORK, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- New York bank Goldman Sachs is finding success in the middle of an economic downturn earns both praise and criticism from peers and rivals.

PARIS, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy says he agrees with a U.S. economist that happiness and well-being should be part of a country's gross national product.

NEW YORK, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- A United Nations panel says the global economic crisis shows the need for new institutions and replacement of the dollar as reserve currency.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan could reach $850 billion, which some analysts say is needed to jolt the economy.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Peter Orszag, announced Tuesday as President-elect Barack Obama's choice to head the Office of Management and Budget, has a dazzling resume.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- The global economic slowdown has triggered think tank debates about the future of laissez-faire capitalism, which French President Nicolas Sarkozy has pronounced "finished." The current system of international power is no longer an accurate reflection of current realities, let alone future ones.

NEW YORK, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- The financial crisis on Wall Street was aggravated by two federal policy mistakes, a Nobel laureate said.

HASTINGS ON HUDSON, N.Y., June 9 (UPI) -- This is a list of basic actions by Congress that would begin to address the devastating impact on U.S. consumers of the unpredictable surges in oil prices. They also would have a positive impact globally in that America accounted for one-quarter of the world's oil demand in 2007.