Obama: Report to show economic contraction

Recovery Still Slow as New Data Show Little Growth
The United States’ gross domestic product grew at an annual rate of 1.3 percent in the second quarter, especially disappointing numbers as a sharp recession is usually followed by a big...

Data on Jobless Filings Lift Wall Street Shares
A batch of economic reports offered some hope that the economy was improving in the United States.

British Q2 economic growth revised up to 1.2 pct
A government agency says Britain's economy grew by 1.2 percent in the second quarter, higher than the preliminary estimate of 1.1 percent released a month ago.

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...