Obama budget, jobs plan get early tests on Hill

Obama, Lawmakers Debate Taxes in Latest Deficit Talk
President Barack Obama and top Republicans faced off over taxes and healthcare spending on Thursday in their fifth deficit meeting this week as pressure rose for Washington to raise the U.S....

Bernanke: Fed ready to act if economy worsens
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told lawmakers Wednesday the Fed is ready to act if the economy gets weaker.

Obama: Uncertainty over debt limit impacts hiring
President Barack Obama says the uncertainty over whether lawmakers will raise the nation's debt limit is keeping businesses from hiring.

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...