WASHINGTON, March 26 (UPI) -- If America scrimps on investments now, its long-term growth will be short-changed, U.S. President Barack Obama said Thursday during a virtual town hall event.

WASHINGTON, March 23 (UPI) -- White House advisers displayed a cool reaction to the bonus pay tax that would target U.S. firms that reward employees with bailout-backed funds.

NEW YORK, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- Economists warned a recovery from the recession could take years, with U.S. unemployment expected to rise during Barack Obama's first term in office.

RENO, Nev., June 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. median family income fell behind in each year from 2001 to 2007 even as the economy grew, economists said Monday.

WASHINGTON, May 1 (UPI) -- Economists looking at consumer spending say the powerful economic indicator points to a slow recovery for the U.S. economy.

WASHINGTON, April 2 (UPI) -- Democrats, pointing to the slumping U.S. economy, are focusing on two economic advisers attached to John McCain's GOP presidential bid, sources said.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The landmark United Auto Workers and General Motors Corp. labor contract speaks to similar job issues throughout the U.S. economy, economists said.

MIAMI, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Worker productivity in the United States is up 33 percent in the past 10 years but the gains aren't showing up in paychecks, the Miami Herald reported.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- Inflation in the United States hit a five-year high in 2005, largely the result of near-record energy prices. The Labor Department said overall U.S. inflation last year was 3.4 percent, its sharpest increase since 2000 and more than the increase in worker