NEW YORK — Americans grew much gloomier about the economy in May, causing a critical measure of consumer confidence to suffer its biggest declin...
AP | JONATHAN FAHEY and PAUL WISEMAN | Posted 05.18.2012
NEW YORK -- What only weeks ago was seen as a serious threat to the economic recovery could now turn into a stimulus everyone can love. Oil and gasol...
Reuters | Posted 05.15.2012
* Euro zone GDP stable at 0.0 pct change in Q1 from Q4 2011 * Germany surprises with 0.5 percent growth in Q1 * French g...
The Huffington Post | Drew Guarini | Posted 05.01.2012
Although hiring among small businesses dropped from 75,000 to 40,000 new jobs in April, a new survey shows that optimism on Main Street is still risin...
Reuters | Posted 04.25.2012
NEW YORK, April 24 (Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence edged slightly lower in April, while Americans also reined in their inflation expectations a...
Reuters | Posted 04.10.2012
(Reuters) - U.S. small business confidence dropped in March for the first time in six months amid widespread pessimism, adding to evidence suggesting ...
The Huffington Post | Alicia Ciccone | Posted 04.10.2012
U.S. small businesses are feeling better about the economy and are more confident than business owners from other nations around the world, according ...
Patrice Peyret | Posted 05.26.2012
It's tax-filing season, and the fastest-growing way to receive tax refunds is on prepaid cards. So it is a great time to review how prepaid card vendors can do a better job explaining how the cards work and what the true costs are.
AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 03.06.2012
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. economy is improving faster than economists had expected. They now foresee slightly stronger growth and hiring than they did tw...
Dee Evans | Posted 04.30.2012
Whenever a bad news topic arises like high gas prices or Iran, Obama's face is plastered all over the news with the caption, "What Does This Mean for the President's Re-Election Chances?" But, when there is good news on the horizon... nothing.
Lita Smith-Mines | Posted 04.16.2012
"I came here to spend money!" exclaimed a visitor to the recent Long Island Boat Show. She told me that she received her first raise in three years and she was embarking on a one-woman operation to help our local economy.
HuffingtonPost.com | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 02.13.2012
"The economy that we had before the recession is gone," said Kenneth Goldstein, economist at the Conference Board. "It's not coming back." The U.S....
HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Blumenthal | Posted 02.10.2012
WASHINGTON -- On Thursday, the Gallup Daily tracking poll marked a symbolic milestone. For the first time in more than a month and only the third time...
The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 02.07.2012
Americans across the country might have felt worse about the economy last year, but pockets of hope remain. Nine states and the District of Columbi...
Mark Gongloff | Posted 04.01.2012
Never wake a sleepwalker. That piece of advice is actually a myth, but the stock market sure wishes it was still asleep today. U.S. stock prices are...
Posted 01.13.2012
Still riding the holiday shopping high, Americans are feeling more optimistic about the economy than they have in almost a year, according to data rel...
Michael Farr | Posted 03.13.2012
It seems reasonable that 12 to 18 months after huge amounts of monetary and fiscal stimulus, we should see evidence of improving data. However, it is very hard to determine clear cause and effect between year-ago stimulus and current economic performance.
Harlan Green | Posted 03.04.2012
The elements seem to be in place for a better 2012 economy. Why? Banks are lending again, and it was tight bank credit after bursting of the housing bubble that basically stopped businesses from growing.
AP | ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | Posted 02.26.2012
NEW YORK — Americans are gaining faith that the economy is on the upswing. An improving job outlook helped the Consumer Confidence Index soar t...
Brent Budowsky | Posted 02.22.2012
As Obama battles to enact a tax cut for 99 percent of Americans, the House GOP is making a political blunder reminiscent of the self-destructive overreaching of then-Speaker Gingrich that rejuvenated the Clinton presidency during the 90s.
HuffingtonPost.com | Janell Ross | Posted 12.22.2011
At the start of the holiday shopping season, retailers breathed a collective sigh of relief. Unemployment has remained stubbornly high and consume...
AP | EILEEN AJ CONNELLY | Posted 02.06.2012
NEW YORK — If the U.S. economy does not suffer more setbacks, the rate of mortgage holders behind on their payments should decline significantly...
Michael Farr | Posted 02.01.2012
We expect a muddle-through economy for a few years in the US as the consumer and governments deleverage. As world events evolve, it is important not to become overly ebullient or fearful.
The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 11.30.2011
With so much economic uncertainty weighing on Americans this holiday season, even Santa Claus has to hedge a bit. Prospective Santas at the Charles...
AP | ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | Posted 01.29.2012
NEW YORK — Americans are beginning to feel more confident about the U.S. economy just as the all-important Christmas shopping season begins. But...
AP | MAE ANDERSON | Posted 05.29.2012