Asian stocks mostly lower in sluggish trade

Claims lowest since '08 as job market improves
In in the latest sign that the economy is surging at year's end, unemployment claims have dropped to the lowest level since April 2008, long before anyone realized that the nation was in a...

Economy seems to be gaining momentum
A gauge of future economic activity posted a solid increase in November, providing further evidence that the economy is gaining strength with less risk of another recession.

U.S. Economy Shows Modest Growth
G.D.P. grew at a 2.5 percent rate, an improvement but not enough to recover ground lost during the recession.

The Trillion Dollar Meltdown: Easy Money, High...
We are living in the most reckless financial environment in recent history. Arcane credit derivative bets are now well into the tens of trillions. According to Charles R. Morris, the...

The End of Prosperity: How Higher Taxes Will Doom the...
Arthur Laffer -- the father of supply-side economics and a member of President Reagan's Economic Policy Advisory Board -- joins economist Stephen Moore of The Wall Street Journal editorial...