Americans worry about economy, despite rate cut
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Americans are worried about the economy and fear housing woes and war spending could spark a recession, despite the interest rate cut this week that sent stock markets soaring.
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Investors grew more confident that the Fed will lower interest rates again to ward off recession, but they also wrestled with worries about the coming earnings season.
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Electronics makers considering the  strain on the U.S. economy are hoping consumers will cut other  expenses first, but many see some worrying signs ahead.
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Ben S. Bernanke and his colleagues at the Federal Reserve will decide today whether to cut interest rates for the second time in a week -- and find themselves in the difficult position of having either to risk cutting rates too much or risk disappointing financial markets and spurring more panic.
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Don't expect lawmakers to stave off a downturn, if that's where the economy is headed.
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Signs of an improving economy may have  dashed hopes for an interest-rate cut, but the potential for  better profits may whet the appetite of stock market investors.
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Investors' expectations of an interest rate cut -- and home buyers' hopes for cheaper mortgages -- seem to be disappearing.
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Americans have turned markedly gloomier about the economy in recent months, a shift that is reshaping a presidential campaign long dominated by the war in Iraq and national security concerns.
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Holiday shoppers were not spending as freely as expected, causing worry for many economists and investors.
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American shoppers will decide whether the Fed cuts rate furthers.
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A surprise drop in a regional factory   activity report on Thursday suggested that the U.S. economy may   be losing momentum faster than most economists anticipated,   stunning financial markets with the view that the Federal   Reserve may soon have to cut interest rates to avoid a   downturn.
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The U.S. factory sector and the job market showed surprising weakness in data released on Thursday, raising concerns the Federal Reserve may need to deliver more interest rate cuts to shore up the economy.
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Business & money: Credit crunch and housing woes blamed for gloom as businesses begin lobbying for interest rate cut
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Usually cheered by an impending rate cut, investors reacted to the Fed minutes with anxiety that the economy is heading toward a recession.
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WASHINGTON Worry about debt is weighing on shoppers this holiday season. But it&#39;s not keeping them from paying with plastic. Those are the findings of an Associated Press poll.
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NEW YORK: For years, profligate American consumers have been chided for putting aside nothing for a rainy day. Now, with the Federal Reserve raising interest rates, the prospect that households could start
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GREENWOOD, South Carolina  - U.S. presidential candidates competed on Tuesday to look strong on the economy after an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve and shaky markets worldwide exacerbated fears of a U.S. recession.