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A paused recovery
By ANTHONY HALL, United Press International
Well, there's a slap in the face. After a wave of positive economic data, the U.S. Commerce Department said the economy put on the brakes in the fourth quarter.
Tax advantages
By ANTHONY HALL, United Press International
There are few surprises in a congressional report on U.S. firms shifting profits to tax havens, except for the release date.
Economists point to housing as driver of 2013 economy
By ANTHONY HALL, United Press International
As foreseen, the U.S. housing market is turning itself around in what might be called an organic economic recovery.
Recovery -- a new puzzle
By ANTHONY HALL, United Press International
Durable goods orders rose in December, equities look poised for an upbeat day in New York and benchmark Treasury bond yields rose above 2 percent early Monday.
A look at the workforce
By ANTHONY HALL, United Press International
Are Walmart greeters role models?
The cost of compliance
The cost of compliance
By ANTHONY HALL, United Press International
Last year was a very costly year in terms of regulations, a think-tank's study found.
For Europe, what next?
For Europe, what next?
By ANTHONY HALL, United Press International
Some economists say it seems very quiet in Europe these days -- too quiet, perhaps.
Betting on a crisis
By ANTHONY HALL, United Press International
Google "debt ceiling crisis" and the first article to pop up is one on how to profit from a continued stalemate in Washington.
Worse than fiscal cliff?
By ANTHONY HALL, United Press International
What is need now is for Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to reach into his metaphor file and come up with something scarier than "fiscal cliff."
New foreclosure rules
New foreclosure rules
By ANTHONY HALL, United Press International
There are signs that the housing industry is improving and that much of the foreclosure debacle of 2010 is receding into the history books.
Spending for no reason
Spending for no reason
By ANTHONY HALL, United Press International
U.S. consumer spending held up in the latest retail figures, climbing 0.5 percent in December, despite confidence resting on shaky ground.
Embracing gridlock
Embracing gridlock
By ANTHONY HALL, United Press International
Once again, Republicans and the White House are drawing lines in the sand concerning the next budget debate in Washington.
A pretend solution
By ANTHONY HALL, United Press International
Bad news: The U.S. Treasury Department said it would not mint a trillion-dollar coin to keep the government from overspending its limit.
Another foreclosure mess
Another foreclosure mess
By ANTHONY HALL, United Press International
In the mid 1980s in a one-horse town in upstate New York, the government, with good reasoning, decided to build an addition to the Interstate highways system.
New mortgage rules
By ANTHONY HALL, United Press International
The agency Sen. Elizabeth Warren is credited with dreaming up is about to redefine the mortgage game.
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Members of Congress and WWII Veterans Break Down Barriers at the WWII Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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World War II veteran Eugene Morgan of West Memphis, Arkansas, tours the World War II Memorial after members of congress took down barriers to let a group of veterans in to the closed memorial, on October 2, 2013 in Washington, D.C. All national parks and memorials are closed due to the ongoing government shutdown. UPI/Kevin Dietsch