What Will Labor Market Recovery Look Like?
Will it be another jobless economic recovery, like after the last recession? Or will the labor market bounce back strongly, as it did afte...

US consumer prices unchanged in February
The Labor Department today revealed the world s largest economy appears to be under no inflationary pressure as consumer prices remained f...

FedEx fiscal 3rd-qtr profit more than doubles, sees economic recovery continuing
NEW YORK - FedEx says the global economic recovery is broadening, as Asia continues to see strong growth and the U.S. economy gains...

Why We Do Not Fear Inflation Now
Paul Krugman: Stagflation Versus Hyperinflation: for those predicting hyperinflation, my question would be: what is it about the United Sta...

U.S. Economy and Heavy Industrial Orders: More Curious Inconsistencies
I admit I don't spend as much time drilling down into the details of company announcements and earnings releases as I ought to. It's hard en...

An ever-changing timeline (668638)
AN EVER-CHANGING TIMELINE.... It really did seem as if the Congressional Budget Office would release its final score on health care reform l...

Worth Reading #2: Martin Wolf: China and Germany unite to impose global deflation (668697)
Martin Wolf:FT.com / Columnists / Martin Wolf - China and Germany unite to impose global deflation: Chermany spoke last week and the w...

CBO delivers long-awaited score (668698)
CBO DELIVERS LONG-AWAITED SCORE.... No more excuses. This week, a variety of wavering House Democrats that they wouldn't make up their minds...

Dems 'absolutely giddy' with CBO score (668802)
DEMS 'ABSOLUTELY GIDDY' WITH CBO SCORE.... Following up on the last item, it's hard to overstate how pleased Democrats are with the new heal...