WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. economy would likely grow as much as 2 percentage points higher this year if the government were not tighten...

WASHINGTON — The weakest quarter for the U.S. economy in nearly two years may end up being a temporary lull. Economists think growth has begun t...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest snapshot of economic growth shows the U.S. recovery remains tepid. Growth in the July-September quarter ...

TOKYO -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Thursday that financial reforms and other actions in response to the global crisis are yielding...

f businesses focus on creating positive-impact products, solutions and ventures to solve pressing human needs, they have a greater chance of growing their revenue, attracting the best employees -- and stimulating job growth at the accelerated rate of the impact sector.

The strength of car sales is making some economists practically giddy. Car sales made up half of national economic growth in the first quarter, ac...

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 3 percent in the final three months of 2011, the best pace in a year and a half. But that gro...

Prosperity and continued growth in our nation will not happen by trying to redistribute wealth or reclaim unskilled jobs; we need to adopt a life-long learning mentality and adapt to the changes in front of us.

At a time that the U.S. economy is struggling to pick up steam, Americans are struggling just to keep up. Over the last three months of last year,...

It's up to the consumer to drive the U.S. economy and lift world growth in 2012, and the outlook is far from encouraging. Over the past three and h...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy grew more slowly over the summer than the government had earlier estimated because businesses cut back more sharpl...

STOCKHOLM — Researchers who study economic growth and how technology helps drive long-term development are among the top contenders for the Nobe...

WASHINGTON — The International Monetary Fund is sharply downgrading its outlook for the U.S. economy through 2012 because of weak growth and con...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Monday that comprehensive tax reform is necessary to make the United States a b...

NEW YORK (Leah Schnurr) - Consumer sentiment worsened this month, although a gauge of future economic activity rose in May, presenting a picture o...

SAO PAULO (Luciana Lopez) - The International Monetary Fund cut its forecast for U.S. economic growth on Friday and warned Washington and debt-rid...

Major economies, with the exception of the United States, are losing momentum as the outlook for growth worsens in European and developing countri...

A record-low one in four U.S. teenagers will land a summer job in the coming months as a result of a still-poor job market and lost federal fundin...

PARIS -- The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development says the outlook for economic growth in the United States and other major economies...

WASHINGTON — The nation's economic growth tailed off sharply in the spring and probably isn't faring any better now. Gross domestic product &nd...

WASHINGTON (AP, MARTIN CRUTSINGER) -- China and other emerging powers are offsetting weakness in the United States and Europe and will likely lift the...

WASHINGTON — The recession was deeper than the government previously thought. The Commerce Department, in revisions issued Friday, estimates the ...

WASHINGTON — Americans are pulling back on their spending, a trend that could slow the economic recovery if it continues. A sharp drop in retai...