Bush Calls for Offshore Oil Drilling- June 19, 2008 President Bush called yesterday for lifting the 27-year-old ban on U.S. offshore oil drilling, joining Sen. John McCain in endorsing an idea that Republicans hope will gain traction in Congress and on the campaign trail as the price of gasoline soars.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/economy/index_xml/~3/314750838/AR20... 75 Years Later, a Regulator Who Would Make FDR Proud- June 18, 2008 A new sport in Washington these days is bashing financial regulators, who didn't exactly cover themselves in glory during the recent credit bubble.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/economy/index_xml/~3/314750844/AR20... Goldman Profits in Stressed Economy- June 18, 2008 Goldman Sachs yesterday reported that it earned $2.09 billion last quarter despite the financial crisis buffeting other Wall Street firms, but the figure was down from the corresponding period a year earlier, showing that even the world's largest investment bank is not immune to the upheaval in...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/economy/index_xml/~3/313788348/AR20... Why We're Gloomier Than The Economy- June 18, 2008 Ask Americans how the economy is doing, and their answer is stark: It is not just bad, it is run-for-the-hills terrible. Consumer confidence is at its lowest level in almost 30 years. Only 12 percent of Americans think the economy is in good shape. On the Internet, comparisons to the Great...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/economy/index_xml/~3/314750840/AR20... Oil to the Fore in U.S.-China Talks- June 18, 2008 As high-level delegations from the United States and China meet this week in Annapolis for their latest talks on economic coordination, the Bush administration's concerns about the value of the Chinese currency have been overshadowed by anxiety over the global price of oil.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/economy/index_xml/~3/314750842/AR20... China Signs Trade Deals With Major U.S. Companies- June 17, 2008 On the eve of high-level economic talks between the United States and China, the Chinese government yesterday signed a number of business agreements with major U.S. companies.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/economy/index_xml/~3/313788349/AR20... Fuel Costs Pushed Up Inflation In May- June 14, 2008 Americans faced sharply higher prices in May, the government said yesterday, as soaring costs for energy drove overall prices up at the fastest rate since November.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/economy/index_xml/~3/313180054/AR20... The Economy's Steady Pulse- June 13, 2008 Health care has become the beating heart of America's economy.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/economy/index_xml/~3/313180055/AR20... Economy Remains Sluggish, Fed Says- June 12, 2008 Weaker attendance at Broadway theaters. Cutbacks at retailers in the southeast. A residential real estate market that is still in the dumps throughout most of the nation.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/economy/index_xml/~3/310625684/AR20... U.S. Trade Deficit Hits March '07 Levels- June 11, 2008 The trade deficit jumped to its highest level in 13 months in April as the nation's bill for foreign crude oil soared to an all-time high.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/economy/index_xml/~3/310625686/AR20... |