U.S. Job Losses in December Dim Hopes for Quick Upswing

Japan jobless rate climbs to 6-year high in June
Japan's unemployment rate hit a six-year high in June as mounting job losses and sharply falling prices threaten to stall a recovery in the world's second-biggest economy.

Forecasters see small pickup in growth for 2012
A new economic forecast calls for the U.S. economy to make some modest growth strides this year, but not quite enough to significantly reduce the number of jobless Americans looking for work.

Consumer confidence index surges in December
Americans are gaining faith that the economy is on the upswing.

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...