Economy

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A new, improved bubble-popping Fed
If Greenspan were dead, he'd be turning in his grave. Bernanke and Co. may be considering a significant change in how the Federal Reserve manages the economy
Have we fallen behind our parents?
Author Nan Mooney argues that the middle class is slipping, and fixing it is going to take more than cutting out lattes.
Ben "Iron Man" Bernanke
The "most powerful Fed chairman ever"? What happened to that unassuming, oh-so-serious economics professor?
Tough times for pawnshop operators
Bad times are supposed to be good for the people who help you hock your jewelry. But not this time around?
Economics 101: Obama vs. McCain
And then there were two. In a speech delivered by Obama in Oregon, Hillary Clinton is yesterday's news
Are we in a recession or not?
The president's top economic advisor says all's well, and Wal-Mart reports decent April sales. But a closer look at the data shows that the economy has been steadily slowing since January.
The general election and the economy
If a down economy spells doom for the incumbent party, why is McCain doing so well in national polls? Paul Krugman has a possible explanation.
Obama is wrong about the gas tax
Think Clinton's plan to suspend the gas tax temporarily is a bad idea? A similar measure in Illinois -- which Obama backed -- seems to have helped consumers.
Even Las Vegas gets the blues
Revenues are down, disproving the "gambling is recession proof" theory. But hotel rooms are up, up, up
The economic "stimulus" bonanza needs a new name
Forget about that shopping spree -- the President says rebate checks will help us cope with rising energy and food prices. Hey, it's not as humiliating as food stamps
When do we know the worst is over?
The April jobs report: Not so bad. The price of oil: Down just a bit. The credit crunch: Subsiding?
Breaking the Democratic deadlock
If Obama wants to secure the nomination next week, he'll need to recapture the working-class voters who helped him rout Clinton in Wisconsin.
Is the American consumer finally giving up?
Even as the Fed gooses the economy with another rate cut, the latest GDP figures suggest that the mightiest shoppers on earth are at long last getting cold feet
When Democrats chase Hoosiers and Region Rats
Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton seek votes in Indiana, a state fraught with economic woes and unlikely relevance for the '08 race.
The Gilded Age, past and present
The titans of Wall Street have failed us like never before. So why does no one care?
The oil seesaw
Demand in the U.S. falls for the third straight quarter. But China's thirstier than ever, and it isn't alone.
Housing market refuses to stabilize
No springtime bounce for the real estate industry -- in March, the median sales price of an existing home dropped 7.7 percent compared to year ago
McCain's gassy tax relief
An economics and transportation expert evaluates the presidential hopeful's plan to suspend the gas tax: "It's a terrible idea."
Globalization gives Wall Street a boost
What do Google, IBM, Caterpillar and Intel all have in common? Besides making boatloads of money last quarter?
How I learned to stop worrying and love the recession
The market's in a slump and America's heyday is long gone. But I've found comfort in being a coupon clipper.
Housing starts: Bad numbers keep getting worse
Don't look to the construction industry for signs we're in only a "mild" recession -- new residential construction just hit a 17-year low.
McCain-onomics: Cheap gas in every tank
Rev up your engines and hit the road, America: John McCain says it's time for a gas tax holiday
The rubes and the elites
By calling small-town Americans "bitter," Obama has deepened a long-standing rift in the Democratic base. The party's success in November depends on healing it.
The decline and fall of the American empire of debt
Kevin Phillips' newest excoriation of the state of the union, "Bad Money," is the right book for the right time.
The IMF gets gloomy-doomy
A slight chance of global recession is in the forecast, and the dreaded phrase "since the Great Depression" pops up again.
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