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The skies over the White House were overcast Friday as President Obama and several prominent members of his economic team ent...

Stocks extend September rally after jobs reportNEW YORK — Stocks are on pace to break a three-week losing streak after an encouraging employment report lifted hopes about the pace of economic growth.The Dow Jones indus...

Foreclosures Fall, but Rise in Delinquency Causes Concern By DAVID STREITFELD Published: August 26, 2010 Sign In to E-Mail Print Reprints The foreclosure crisis finally b...

Home Sales at Lowest Level in More Than a Decade By DAVID STREITFELD Published: August 24, 2010 Sign In to E-Mail Print Reprints Housing sales in July plunged to their lo...

In Striking Shift, Small Investors Flee Stock Market By GRAHAM BOWLEY Published: August 21, 2010 Sign In to E-Mail Print Single Page Reprints Renewed economic uncer...

Austan Goolsbee, chief economist for the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board and a member of the President's Council of Economic Advisors, talks with Rachel Maddow about the key difference between Republican and Democratic plans for the Bush tax ...

China July Trade Surplus Surges as Imports SoftenBloombergBy Bloomberg News - Tue Aug 10 03:29:36 GMT 2010 Aug. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Stephen Schwartz, chief economist for Asia at Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, ...and more »...

The latest complication for the unemployment crisis could come from jobs once thought to be secure in any economy. This morning USA Today has a round-up of some disturbing projections about just how many government positions will be eliminated ...