US comes up short in a number of areas
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Tails firmly tucked between legs after having been paddled with putters for three days, the US Ryder Cup team is left with things to ponder after departing Oakland Hills Country Club.
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TONY EASTLEY: There are a lot of worried Democrats in the United States, concerned not so much about gains that George W Bush may have made but because of what their own candidate has failed to do.
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Weak manufacturing data heighten worries about the U.S. economy.
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Business & money: Markets on both sides of the Atlantic take  fright  at data showing weakness in the US and Germany.
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U.S. growth slowed in some parts of  the country last month and private employers hired fewer people  than expected, according to reports on Wednesday that chime  with other weak signals from the economy.
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In past Olympics, defeating a mediocre team such as Greece by a mere six points would be cause for alarm for the United States.
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A gauge of US manufacturing fell this month to the lowest in more than a year, incomes lagged spending in September and home construction declined in the final economic reports before tomorrow&#39;s presidential election.
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Despite some progress, armor for vehicles and parts for repairs still fall short, leaders say. BY JOHN HENDREN AND MARK MAZZETTI. WASHINGTON - Prewar forecasts that failed to account for a lengthy and bloody
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European equity markets closed off session lows on Wednesday, but small gains in the US during morning trade were not enough to take them higher.
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ATHENS -- Unfortunately for the United States, the Olympic boxing tournament has gone just about as expected.
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On the home front and around the world, President Bush has failed the United States. His economic record is one of record deficits, loss of jobs, creation of low-wage jobs.
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Various arms of the federal government swung into action this week to boost the economy. Yet for many, the incentives are not enough.
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FOR MANY Americans, 2003 was a year of economic stagnation and increasing insecurity, according to Census Bureau figures released yesterday.
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The United States posted disappointingly weak jobs growth in September, adding firepower to a pre-election Democratic assault on President George W. Bush's record.
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six of the last nine competitions -- the United States appeared to have the stronger team, yet Europe won. The US squad is, at best
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The bond market wasn&#39;t supposed to finish out the year this way. With the dollar slumping, the US economy improving and the Federal Reserve taking action to keep growth in check, the good times were supposed to fizzle.
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Pundits often opine that America's stature is declining on the global stage. It turns out that Americans -- literally -- are not standing as tall, compared  with the rest of the world, as they used to.