Analysis: All on board for stimulus?
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The ritual pledges of political cooperation are in place. Now the challenge for a lame duck Bush administration and an election-year Congress is to agree swiftly on an economic stimulus plan.
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Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday began laying the groundwork for an economic stimulus plan of about $100 billion that likely will include tax rebates to help stave off a possible recession.
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The White House and Congress have turned to familiar tools that experts say have worked in the past to jolt the economy.  But there is also a lively debate about which measures will best accomplish the goal.
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Political wisdom this week runs smack into economic reality. It is not yet clear which force will prove more powerful.
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Ben S. Bernanke said he favored quick passage of an economic stimulus package in combination with the Fedâs own measures to support economic growth.
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WASHINGTON -- A string of government reports yesterday offered a mixed picture of the US economy.
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Although economists have mixed opinions whether the economy has emerged, most believe it is in good enough shape for the Fed to boost rates.
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The big fight on economic stimulus will be over whether to put more money in the hands of low-income families who paid little or no income tax last year.
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An agreement in the Senate appeared within reach on an economic-stimulus program on Thursday.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday threw his support behind efforts to craft a fiscal stimulus package and repeated that the U.S. central bank was ready to act aggressively to counter recession risks.
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The heck with Congress' big stimulus bill. The way to get the country out of recession Â and most people think we're in one Â is to get the country out of Iraq, according to an Associated Press-Ipsos poll.
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Investors rally on the good news, but what does fast-track status really mean?
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Will the economy make a soft landing, or will it hit the ground hard?
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FedEx and UPS are being hit by fuel costs and a soft economy. Is it time to shelve them?
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Stock futures were little changed on Wednesday as worries about recession offset optimism on news the White House is considering a stimulus package to spur the economy.
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Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday endorsed the idea of an economic stimulus package, saying it could be "helpful" in countering headwinds facing the US economy.
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A rush by President Bush and Democratic leaders to assemble an economic stimulus package to stave off a recession is being complicated by a potentially debilitating brew of presidential politics, ideological differences and special interest lobbying.