Economy Showing Signs of Stability- April 25, 2008 Financial markets are starting to function more normally, banks are raising billions of dollars in capital, and the latest economic figures, while weak, aren't much weaker than had been expected.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/economy/index_xml/~3/277684718/AR20... Pressure on Economy Mounts As Oil Rises, Home Sales Drop- April 23, 2008 Further evidence of the strain on the U.S. economy emerged yesterday as the price of oil hit another record high, at nearly $120 a barrel, and a new report showed that sales of existing homes continued their decline in March.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/economy/index_xml/~3/276846780/AR20... Public's View of Economy Takes Fast Turn Downward- April 18, 2008 The public's ratings of the national economy continue to sour, with assessments deteriorating faster than at any point in Washington Post-ABC News polling. Views on the Iraq war have also turned more negative, with six in 10 now rejecting the notion that the United States needs to win there to ef...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/economy/index_xml/~3/272832427/AR20... Mexicans Get Less Aid From Migrants- April 18, 2008 LO DE LUNA, Mexico -- The effects of the subprime mortgage crisis and the downturn in the U.S. economy have cascaded into Mexico, causing a sudden, precipitous drop in the flow of money sent home by Mexican immigrants and highlighting this country's dependence on its wealthier northern neighbor.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/economy/index_xml/~3/272832426/AR20... Reports Offer Grim Picture of Economy- April 17, 2008 The economy is slowing across the nation, the home-building sector is tanking more than even the pessimists could have imagined a few months ago and prices keep rising at an uncomfortably high rate.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/economy/index_xml/~3/272832428/AR20... McCain's Plan for Working Class Offers Plenty for Corporate World- April 16, 2008 Sen. John McCain yesterday offered sweeping rhetoric about the economic plight of working-class Americans, promising immediate assistance even as he spelled out a tax and spending agenda whose benefits are aimed squarely at spurring corporate growth.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/economy/index_xml/~3/272832429/AR20... Economy's Fate Hinges On Shoppers' Stamina- April 15, 2008 Their houses are less valuable, credit is harder to get and goods are more expensive. It is shaping up to be a hard year for American consumers.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/economy/index_xml/~3/270744622/AR20... Economists Debate Link Between War, Credit Crisis- April 15, 2008 For House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the connection between the Iraq conflict and the U.S. economic downturn is simple: "The president has taken us into a failed war," the California Democrat said recently. "He's taken us deeply into debt, and that debt is taking us into recession."http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/economy/index_xml/~3/270744623/AR20... Bush Concedes Defeat On Colombia Trade Pact- April 15, 2008 President Bush said yesterday that a trade agreement with Colombia is "dead" unless House Democrats agree to hold a vote on the pact, effectively admitting defeat on a White House priority.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/economy/index_xml/~3/270165037/AR20... Downers: Consumer Confidence, GE, Stocks- April 12, 2008 The stock market fell sharply yesterday, after lousy news about one of the nation's biggest companies and the ordinary American consumer.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/economy/index_xml/~3/270165038/AR20... |