Economy

In the words of Rep. Mike Honda (D-California), co-chair of the Congressional Out-of-Poverty Caucus, these figures are

While the Romney campaign used Bain Capital as an example of the candidate's economic prowess, investors who worked with him almost 20 years ago tell another story.

New ruling in Germany attempts to master the debt crisis that has affected the continent for years and endangered its common currency.

Not even the Jobs Act will be enough to boost the anemic recovery. In January, he's got to do something big, like a new WPA or CCC.

The 30,000-strong Chicago Teachers Union strikes for the first time in a quarter century.

Despite worries about sagging consumer confidence and shrinking paychecks, business leaders seem unconcerned about the declining standard of living of middle-class America, or about the growing number of American …

This strange twilight moment, in which our experts and systems managers squander resources in attempting to re-create an expanding economic system that is moribund, will inevitably lead to systems …

Clinton's political skills shouldn't prevent us from understanding the track record of his economic policies.

The Department of Education paid $1.4 billion to collection agencies to hunt down defaulters, which includes nearly one in six borrowers.

Abu Dhabi has likely learned an important lesson about how Wall Street does business. An investigative report reveals the company's nasty dealings.