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The number of first-time filers for unemployment benefits fell last week, but was still above expectations, as the the job market struggles to pull out of its slump.

For the first half of 2011, Groupon is now reporting revenue of $688 million -- a big drop from the $1.5 billion it claimed previously. For 2010, its last full year of operations, Groupon is now reporting sales of $313 million -- down from its previous $713 million.

A person with knowledge of the names tells The Associated Press that Tennessee's Kenny Britt, Tampa Bay's Aqib Talib and Cincinnati's Cedric Benson and Adam "Pacman" Jones are among eight players who could be suspended under the league's conduct policy for incidents during the lockout.

Stocks plunged at the open, with the Dow sinking more than 300 points, as nervous investors ran for the exits and into some safe havens.

The renamed Miami Marlins will start next season in their new ballpark a day ahead of the rest of the major leagues, playing the St. Louis Cardinals on April 4.

Global energy use is expected to jump 53% by 2035, largely driven by strong demand from places like India and China, according to a report Monday.

President Obama will unveil a plan on Monday to cut the national debt by roughly $3 trillion over the next decade.

President Obama will unveil a plan on Monday to cut the national debt by roughly $3 trillion over the next decade.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- President Obama will unveil a plan on Monday to cut the national debt by roughly $3 trillion over the next decade.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- President Obama will unveil a plan on Monday to cut the national debt by roughly $3 trillion over the next decade.

Google launched a new flight search service on Tuesday, putting it in direct competition with travel search players including Orbitz and Kayak.

President Barack Obama signed legislation into law early Wednesday that will keep the federal government funded through November 18, the White House said. The measure, called the "Continuing Resolution Act, 2012," ends the latest threat of a government shutdown.

The percentage of Americans who owned their homes has seen its biggest decline since the Great Depression, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Hiring was stronger than expected in September, a rare piece of good news amid growing worries of a weakening U.S. economy.

Two weeks of regular-season games are gone, and with them the chance to have an untainted season that simply shouldn't have been sacrificed. More than a year's worth of predictions that the entire 2011-12 season could be in jeopardy remain intact. That includes, of course, the one from Mason by way of his inadvertent soothsaying on Sept. 7. Comedic kicker and all, it's officially more prediction than punch line now.

A lot of lip service has been paid to the idea that Occupy Wall Street lacks focus. The critics ask: What's the goal of these protests? Everyone wants something different.

Google is killing off Buzz, the company's 18-month-old first try at creating a social network.

As the Occupy Wall Street protests have spread to dozens of cities across the country, some iReporters have voiced their opinions about the misleading representation of who the protesters really are.

(CBS/AP) MANILA, Philippines - Countries around the world marked the world's population reaching 7 billion Monday with lavish ceremonies for newborn infants symbolizing the milestone and warnings that there may be too many humans for the planet's resources.