The consumer spending and income growth data indicate that the economy is still struggling to emerge from the recession.
Consumer Spending Rebounds
Consumer spending rose at its fastest pace in five months in July, supporting views the economy was not falling back into recession.
Evidence mounts recession's grip is easing
Evidence is mounting that the longest recession since World War II is losing its grip on the U.S. economy. The government will release data on consumer spending and income today.
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...
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...
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