Retail gasoline prices chugged higher Friday to a new peak for the year, forcing consumers to dig deeper into already-thin wallets to pay for fuel. ...more

October 31, 2009

Straddling risky economic crosscurrents, the Federal Reserve is expected to stand still this week on interest rates. ...more

June 24, 2008

When people are panicking, it's hard to stop the stampede with talk about cutting a "federal funds rate." Economic fears on Wall Street and around the world are making people and businesses hunker down, and that could make recession worries come true - a vicious cycle the Federal Reserve, White House and Congress may be hard-pressed to break. ...more

January 23, 2008

Employers added twice as many new jobs to their ranks than expected in October, an encouraging sign that the nation's employment climate is not cracking under the stress of a deepening housing slump. ...more

November 2, 2007

For the first time in four years, employers have cut jobs, raising new fears that a deep housing slump and painful credit crunch could push the economy into a recession. ...more

September 8, 2007