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  • FCC chief says economy could hurt wireless sale

    The head of the Federal Communications Commission expressed concern on Tuesday that the credit crunch...
  • House passes $18 billion in new taxes for Big Oil

    The House approved $18 billion in new taxes on the largest oil companies Wednesday as Democrats cited...
  • Economy prompts GOP defections - Politico.com

    Congressional Democrats, pushing controversial legislation to help struggling homeowners escape forec...
  • Bush speech will seek to calm American nerves

    President George W. Bush will use his final State of the Union address on Monday to try to reassure n...
  • The Unspeakable R Word: Why nobody in Washington wants to say recession.

    Testifying before Congress, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke conducted a master class in the art...
    Tags: economy · recession · us news · understatement · washington and 2 more.
  • As Jobs Vanish and Prices Rise, Food Stamp Use Nears Record

    Driven by a painful mix of layoffs and rising food and fuel prices, the number of Americans receiving...
    Tags: jobs · employment · us news · food prices · aid and 2 more.
  • Reaganomics Finally Trickles Down To Area Man | The Onion

    Twenty-six years after Ronald Reagan first set his controversial fiscal policies into motion, the dec...
    Tags: trickle down · economy · humor · us news · satire and 2 more.
  • Greenspan: Financial Crisis Likely Worst Since WWII

    The current financial crisis in the US is likely to be judged in retrospect as the most wrenching sin...
    Tags: recession · greenspan · us news · wwii · financial crisis and 2 more.
  • U.S. sees oil use down on weak economy and high prices

    Higher U.S. gasoline prices and a slowing economy will cut into U.S. oil demand through the summer dr...
    Tags: energy · high prices · us news · oil · oil use and 1 more.
  • U.S. stocks dive on new signs of economic chill

    Stocks were sharply lower on Wall Street on Friday after a painful dose of weak economic data reignit...
    Tags: recession · us stocks · us news · wall street · economic chill and 1 more.
  • US consumer confidence at lowest since 1980

    US consumer confidence sank to its lowest level in 28 years this month as anxious shoppers grappled w...
  • Greenspan doubts Fed's ability to prevent recession

    Sweet!
    Tags: recession · greenspan · us news · treasury · federal reserve and 1 more.
  • White House economic forecast more optimistic than others

    The White House issued an economic forecast Thursday that called for "solid growth" through next year...
  • 'How I Spent My Stimulus' Blog

    See how other Americans are spending their economic stimulus checks at the blog How I Spent My Stimul...
    Tags: us news · economic stimulus · taxes · rebate checks · blogs and 1 more.
  • A tax on Big Oil's windfall profits sounds good, but is it?

    Hitting oil companies with a windfall profits tax seems like a perfect campaign pitch, since it would...
    Tags: tax · energy · oil profits · us news · oil and 1 more.
  • President Acknowledges Strains on the Economy

    President Bush on Friday acknowledged more starkly than ever that the economy has slipped into troubl...
  • Tax rebates start going out today, earlier than planned

    Tax rebates will start going out today, earlier than previously announced. President Bush announced t...
  • The Eerie Familiarity of New York’s 1989 Recession

    The news keeps coming, each item worse than the one before. New-home sales fall 26 percent nationwide...
  • Minorities hit hardest by U.S. housing crisis

    In May, Alvin Clavon received a foreclosure notice on the simple, Spanish-style house in South Los An...
  • Many Believe US Is Already in Recession

    Empty homes and for-sale signs clutter neighborhoods. You've lost your job or know someone who has. Y...