Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke endorsed government efforts to stimulate the economy Thursday, as congressional leaders and the Bush administration moved closer to agreement on a plan. ...more

January 18, 2008

Wary employers clamped down on hiring and pushed the unemployment rate to a two-year high of 5 percent in December, an ominous sign the economy may slide into recession. President Bush explored a rescue package, including a tax cut, with his economic advisers. ...more

January 4, 2008

President Bush vetoed legislation Wednesday that would have expanded government-provided health insurance for children, his second slap-down of a bipartisan effort in Congress to dramatically increase funding for the popular program. ...more

December 13, 2007