December 20, 2015 Natural gas boom boosts companies from coast-to-coast There are no drilling rigs in Holland, Mich., but the local economy is still feeling the effects of America’s natural gas drilling boom.
December 20, 2015 US economy grew at brisk 4.2 percent in second-quarter After a bleak start to the year, the U.S. economy grew at a brisk annual rate of 4.2 percent in the April-June quarter, the government said Thursday, slightly faster than it had first estimated.
December 20, 2015 US economy grew at strong 4 percent rate in spring After a dismal winter, the U.S. economy sprang back to life in the April-June quarter, growing at a fast 4 percent annual rate on the strength of higher consumer and business spending.
December 20, 2015 US grew faster in 2nd half of 2013 Fueled by healthier consumer spending, the U.S. economy grew in the second half of last year at the strongest pace in a decade and more than previously estimated, new government data show.
December 20, 2015 Hiring weak in January as employers add 113,000 jobs Hiring was surprisingly weak in January for the second straight month, likely renewing concern that the U.S. economy might be slowing after a strong finish last year.
December 20, 2015 Obama’s hometown left behind in War on Poverty? As President Obama laid out his "Promise Zones" for economic development, he made a notable omission -- his hometown of Chicago.
December 20, 2015 Obama hosts CEOs whose firms are investing in US It's the yin and the yang of the U.S. corporate climate.
December 20, 2015 California farmer locked in battle with union Six months ago, workers at one of the largest fruit farms in the U.S. went to the ballot box to decide if they would continue to be represented by the United Farm Workers, which won that right two decades ago but never forged a labor contract.
December 20, 2015 Obamanomics under fire from GOP as economy slows to 0.1 percent growth rate The U.S. economy slowed to an anemic pace in the first quarter of the year, according to new Commerce Department estimates, renewing Republican claims that Obama administration policies are slamming the brakes on the recovery.
