Federico Humbert Arias, Panama's ambassador to the United States, wants you to know that there's much more to his country than a canal. ...more

January 24, 2008

Wall Street plunged Tuesday after the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates by a quarter point, disappointing investors who were expecting the central bank to move more aggressively to help the economy overcome the credit and mortgage crisis. ...more

December 11, 2007

Zheng Zeguang, the second in command at the Chinese Embassy in Washington, puts it mildly when he says he is facing "more issues" these days. ...more

December 7, 2007

The deteriorating housing market forced the White House to lower its projection for economic growth next year and raise its forecast for unemployment. Inflation is expected to moderate. ...more

November 30, 2007

Global warming is destroying species, raising sea levels and threatening millions of poor people, the United Nations' top scientific panel is expected to say in a report today that U.N. officials hope will help mobilize the world to take tougher actions on climate change. ...more

November 17, 2007

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke moved Wednesday to break down even further the aura of secrecy that historically has enshrouded the institution that sets interest rates, taking steps to keep Main Street and Wall Street more closely wired to decisions that can make or break lives and businesses. ...more

November 15, 2007

The world's poorest people are not seeing the benefits of a global poverty rate decline driven by Asia's economic growth over the past two decades, a report released today said. ...more

November 7, 2007

I find the news that our Highlands County government is going into business very disturbing. Isn't the role of the county government to promote an economic base for our community and to encourage investment by the private sector? ...more

October 18, 2007

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson called Tuesday for an aggressive response to deal with an unfolding housing crisis that he said presents a significant risk to the economy. ...more

October 17, 2007

A deepening housing slump probably will be a 'significant drag' on economic growth into next year and it will take time for Wall Street to fully recover from a painful credit crisis, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Monday. ...more

October 16, 2007