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Revolts From Wisconsin to Libya Pose Economic Threats

Americans are more confident about the state of the economy than at any point in the past three years. But the world may soon burst their bubble. The Conference Board said today that its consumer confidence index for February leaped to 70.4 from a level of 64.8 for the previous month. Though still a bit weak by historic...

Obama Seeks Small Biz Aid as Recovery Inches Along

(Oct. 29) -- American economic growth picked up over the summer but not enough to substantially improve the jobs market, and President Barack Obama used the news to push a program aimed at getting small businesses to hire and invest. U.S. gross domestic product, the broadest measure of goods and services produced within...

Opinion: Just How Lousy Is the Economic Recovery?

(Oct. 18) -- It's become conventional wisdom that the country has come through the worst recession since the Great Depression. President Obama has repeatedly made this claim -- during his campaign, just before his inauguration, at a town hall meeting this September, and many times in between. Lots of commentators have as...

Fed Rescue Effort for Economy Would Carry Risks

(Oct. 15) -- The straggling jobs market, foreclosure epidemic and rash of vulnerabilities across the American economy seem to call for a rescue effort from the Federal Reserve, but any such rescue bid would come with risks of its own. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke today made the case for additional economic aid, arguing that...

Opinion: A Tale of Two Economic Recoveries

(Sept. 21) -- You'd think the news that the Great Recession is officially over would be something to cheer about. On Monday, the National Bureau of Economic Research -- the official recession scorekeeper -- said the downturn that began in December 2007 ended way back in June 2009. Anyone feel like celebrating? The news...