President Obama had his first prime-time news conference Monday, and 60 million viewers tuned in. They wanted to hear him and see him in action and hope that things weren't as bad as they were hearing ...

The economy is again the issue this election. Millions will vote for the candidate they think will eliminate inflation, widen prosperity and deliver jobs.

There have been several articles questioning the potential for a recession in Maine. We should be concerned about the Republicans’ history of depressions and recessions. The Great Depression ...

Khachigian, Reagan's speechwriter, says Obama's budget would also create tension between people who fought their way up the economic ladder and those who did not. Under Obama, the well-off would be ...

CHICAGO -- Failure by Congress to raise the U.S. debt limit "could plunge the world economy back into recession," President Barack Obama declared Friday, and he acknowledged that he must compromise on ...

The justices have crucial elements of the U.S. economic agenda in their hands, Christopher Smart writes in a guest commentary ...

President Obama was eager to meet real, suffering Americans in the troubled Midwest, and when he got there he promised “to do everything” he could to address the economic crisis that he had “inherited ...

We’re once again taking the Marketplace “Economic Pulse,” views on the economy from a range of perspectives. This time it’s another check-in on housing, but specifically the affordability issue for ...

Velma Hart, a mother of two who criticized President Obama's economic policies in a widely-viewed televised Q&A session, has lost her job. Losing her position as a chief financial officer for Am Vets, ...

President to attend fundraiser but residents still steamed over Vegas comments. May 26, 2009— -- The cards may not be stacked in President Obama's favor as he arrives in Las Vegas tonight for a ...