When the latest monthly employment report comes out this week, politicians will be quick to point out that joblessness remains low by historical standards, but the figures can be misleading.

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The worst fears of investors and officials were confirmed as paralysis on Wall Street collided with new evidence of a likely recession.

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The economy shed 63,000 jobs in February, the government said on Friday, the fastest falloff in five years and the strongest evidence yet that the nation is headed toward — or may already be in — a recession.

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The state of the economy could give Democrats a huge advantage — especially with white working-class voters who supported President Bush in 2004.

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The total cash held by companies in S.&P.'s industrial index exceeded $600 billion in February, up from about $203 billion in 1998.

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The total cash held by companies in S.&P.'s industrial index exceeded $600 billion in February, up from about $203 billion in 1998.

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The chairman of the Federal Reserve signaled his readiness to bolster the economy with cheaper money even though inflation is picking up speed.

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Consumers' pocketbooks are being hit hard as the oil shock coincides with turmoil in the credit and housing markets.

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Resolving today's economic problems with the least amount of pain would be easier if policy makers were frank about the tough times ahead.

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The poor could have a harder time moving up the income ladder as the higher education gap widens, a report said.

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Both Ben S. Bernanke and Henry M. Paulson Jr. said they were scaling back their more optimistic forecasts.

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Ezra Pound's words on usury, or ultra-high-interest lending and borrowing, come to mind when considering the subprime problems that face this great nation.

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It's still not a certainty that we're headed into recession, but the odds are growing greater.

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The Nikkei and Hang Seng indexes were down sharply amid fears about shrinking consumption in the U.S.

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The president claimed on Monday that his budget plan would put the country on the path to balancing the budget by 2012. That is nonsense.

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Look who's governmentizing the private sector.

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Argentines, still struggling under a faltering economy, look for some new economic lessons from Brazil.

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Employers cut 17,000 jobs in January, the first decline in the work force in more than four years.

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Higher costs in China could spell the end of an era of ultra-cheap goods.

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People don't pay enough attention to how repugnance affects decisions about what can be bought and sold, asserts an economist at Harvard University.

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Just a few years ago, America's hold on global power seemed unshakable. But a lot has changed whilewe've been in Iraq — and the next president is going to be dealing with not only a triumphant China and aretooled Europe but also the quiet rise of a "second world."

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To be effective leaders, politicians need to explain that stimulus — which promotes spending — is the opposite of what is needed long term.

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If the money the government lays out doesn't get spent, the stimulus plan will have failed.

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Just a few years ago, America's hold on global power seemed unshakable. But a lot has changed whilewe've been in Iraq — and the next president is going to be dealing with not only a triumphant China and aretooled Europe but also the quiet rise of a ''second world.''

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Senator John McCain says he can accomplish what other presidents have failed to do: cut spending sharply while also lowering taxes.

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