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Martin Feldstein, president and CEO of the National Bureau of Economic Research, testifies before a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Strengthening America's Economy in Washington on January 24, 2008. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)
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There's always a flurry after a presidential debate to determine who misrepresented what -- and there's always plenty of fodder.
The heads of America's Big Three automakers -- General Motors, Ford and Chrysler -- descended on Washington Thursday in a convoy of hybrid and flex-fuel vehicles seeking $34 billion in loans to save the floundering U.S. auto industry. They look certain to get the bailout, but U.S. public opinion, even in the Midwest heartland where the industry is based, remains surprisingly lukewarm, even hostile.
This is a list of basic actions by Congress that would begin to address the devastating impact on U.S. consumers of the unpredictable surges in oil prices. They also would have a positive impact globally in that America accounted for one-quarter of the world's oil demand in 2007.
Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Ben Bernanke won over critics with unprecedented policy moves made in March, economists say.
Economists predict a U.S. economic recession next year, despite decent consumer spending in the face of credit and housing woes, and high energy prices.
The White House has expanded its search for someone to replace the head of the central bank beyond the halls of academe.
From an ever-growing trade imbalance to a ballooning budget deficit, there is no doubt that there are a number of sizeable risks to the U.S. economy in the year
America's dollar continued its slide against currencies and gold this week, the one market vote of no confidence in the wake of President Bush's "51 percent man
We're choosing a President this fall, and so should be thinking about the next four years. So I thought it worth looking at today's economic trends and the cand
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