Recession? What Recession?
Mar 8, 2008 President George W. Bush has often invited comparisons to Mad magazine antihero Alfred E. Neuman, and his latest comments regarding a potential recession in the U.S. aren't helping him shake the "What, me worry?" tag line anytime soon.U.S. Job Loss Highest in 5 Years
Mar 7, 2008 The short month of February was long on economic problems, as 63,000 U.S. jobs were lost over the 29 days. In other words, for those betting that a recession isn't around the corner, the outlook is dim.Fed Forecasts Slow Growth in 2008
Feb 21, 2008 Officials at the Federal Reserve are running out of creative ways to stave off a recession and expect the U.S. economy to slow to a crawl in 2008, with a growth rate of only 1.3 to 2 percent over the year.An Economic Bridge to Nowhere
Jan 29, 2008 House Republicans were able to keep an extension of unemployment benefits out of the recently announced stimulus package, which is too bad, since it's one measure that would actually help the ailing economy.
