Ray of hope clouded by 8.4 million jobless

Tough economy gives boost to auto ‘aftermarket’
Car manufacturers might still be struggling to emerge from the depths of the industry’s worst downturn since the Great Depression, but the so-called ‘aftermarket’ is firing on all...

Downturn Was Longest in Decades, Panel Confirms
The economy began expanding in June 2009 after an 18-month downturn, the arbiter of such dates ruled.

The Dollar's Rocky Road (GRAPHIC)
While it’s well known that the overall economy took a major downturn over the last two years, it is worth noting that the value of the U.S. dollar was dropping long before the current...

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...