economy

Many Americans had little optimism for the U.S. economy in general in 2011, with only a few states and regions having less pessimism, according to a poll from Gallup.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and a number of economists’ websites have presented the U.S. unemployment numbers ...

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday pledged to extend its policy of keeping primary interest rates low in the ...

Driven by rises in exports and manufacturing output, Ontario’s economy experienced a slight growth in the third quarter ...

Analysis: Economic data, statements by politicians, as well as the rating agencies rocked European markets last week. S&P ...

Cash has turned into rare commodity, and European banks are at a point where few sources are left ...

Research of 1,000 U.S. corporate giants confirmed in 2011 that many of the largest U.S. corporations were stockpiling ...

Americans hit the malls in November, the start of the 2011 holiday shopping season, as retail sales increased ...

Larry Lang, chair professor of Finance at the Chinese University of Hong Kong says all levels of government ...

Warnings concerning counterfeit goods around the world have been heightened in anticipation of the holiday shopping season.  Traditionally, ...

With unemployment creating great hardship for American families, the U.S. small business sector has become the rallying cry ...

The U.S. economy grew at a slower pace than originally forecast, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce, ...

Canadians would be a lot richer today if only the country's productivity growth had kept pace with that ...

For the first time since its existence, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) published an inspection report. ...

Customers shop for washers and dryers Oct. 27 in Burbank, Calif. Spending on durable goods and cars helped ...

Oil sands, the source of oil for the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, took another hit to its image ...

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) spoke about Jobs for the struggling economy, al-Qaeda infiltration of the nation's power plants, ...

On June 27 China's Finance Minister Xie Xuren said the fiscal deficit for China's 2010 central government hit ...

Trumpeted as a way to take away jobs from the millions of undocumented, or illegal, immigrants and give ...

Job seekers put their best foot forward at the New York City Startup Job Fair.

Oil and gold prices are surging, while the dollar weakens against the Euro.

At the end of March, the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission addressed Chinese attempts to be the ...

Wildlife recreational activities, including hunting and fishing, have had a serious contribution to the national economy, and it's ...

SEC officials are doubtful that they can muster enough evidence for criminal or civil charges against former Lehman ...

From automakers to electronics manufacturers, many corporations have opted to shut certain factories in the affected area, in ...

Investors are hoarding gold and other precious metals as inflation and fears of market instability increase.

China may suffer large losses of its Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac bond holdings.