At Goldman Sachs annual shareholders' meeting on Thursday, CEO Lloyd Blankfein mixed it up a bit with a shareholder representative of the Almighty. And it wasn't the first time he's had a little trouble from the brides of Christ.

Two new surveys suggest that financial optimism is on the rise. But even with the improving numbers, among average Americans, those who are upbeat about their personal finances are outnumbered by the pessimists, and we're still wary of buying stocks.

Prom has gotten almost absurdly pricy: The average teen this year will spend $1,078 on the spring formal. Be smarter than average, and try these tips from consumer expert Andrea Woroch that could save you and your teen a ton, without making the night any less special.

In an interview Monday with Mitt Romney, ABC New's Dianne Sawyer said what many of her viewers wanted to know was, 'Are you too rich to relate?" Was the ex-governor's answer on point, or a dodge?

What if they built a consumer economy and nobody came? That's the conundrum China is facing after constructing far more housing and retail space than its population can support. Check out these images from some of its massive -- and eerily empty -- shopping centers.

Lindsey Vonn has put together an amazing string of victories on the slopes, but leaving her finances in the hands of her now-estranged husband sent her down another slippery slope -- toward an unpaid tax bill of Olympian proportions.

Typically, when a well-known artist dies, his work rises in value. But the millions of people with Thomas Kinkades hanging over their sofas shouldn't count on a bump for the recently deceased "Painter of Light."

Sports apparel behemoths Reebok and Nike have reached a settlement in their fight over New York Jets merchandise featuring iconic quarterback Tim Tebow.

Reading certain media reports, one might think that concierge medical care is a service solely for the very wealthy. But the concierge model actually is spreading more broadly through the health care system to people who are far from being among the 1%.

From insider trading to getting ready for life "on the inside" -- The Wall Street Journal reports that convicted white-collar criminals are increasingly paying for prison prep from former inmates.