Economic Growth in Corporate World

Despite the gloomy economic news and its own softening sales, Neiman Marcus yesterday unveiled with all its typical pomp and circumstance its 82 nd glitzy ...  

``The global economy is entering a major downturn,'' the fund said in the report, dated Oct. 4 and obtained by Bloomberg News. ``Many advanced economies are ...  

... in Washington at the end of this week and the White House said Bush is open to the idea of a leaders' summit on the economy, as suggested by Sarkozy. ...  

Given McCain’s stumbles on the economy and the ease with which the Democrats could damn him by association with the Republican White House of the most ...  

(CBS) A new survey by the American Psychological Association finds eight out of ten Americans saying they feel stress because of the economy, up from 66 ...  

O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) on Tuesday said demand for communications equipment remained robust despite a challenging economy, ...  

Polls have shown the economy is the foremost issue on voters' minds, and the crumbling stock markets, worsening employment and still-frozen credit markets ...  

The presidential election's top issue is the economy - and the worse it gets, the more Barack Obama's poll ratings improve. American voters tend to trust ...  

Five infrastructure projects approved today by a state authority will help stimulate the economy by preparing properties in four Pennsylvania counties for ...  

... costs and shrinking orders to US factories deepened concern that a seizure in credit markets is pushing the global economy closer to a recession. ...  

Yet it's inaccurate to describe our economy either pre- or post-Paulson as simply laissez faire. A system in which government must frequently intervene to ...  

“The members have a responsibility to protect the economy.” Twenty minutes later, the rule passed 230 to 190. “That’s it,” said someone in the press gallery ...  

``Voters praise or blame the incumbent party in the White House for the economy,'' said Ray Fair, a professor at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. ...  

Just a month before elections in which the sour economy is the dominant theme, Congress pushed the package through in a striking turnaround from the ...  

The problems in the US economy and financial system have been apparent for years. But that didn’t prevent America’s leaders from turning to the same people ...  

by Russ Wiles - Oct. 4, 2008 12:00 AM As Congress ended a tumultuous week by passing an emergency bill to prop up the economy, an anxious public wonders: ...  

LOUIS (Reuters) - The White House race turned back to the ailing economy on Friday, with Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain praising the vote ...  

15, in the early days of the current Wall Street meltdown, that “the fundamentals of our economy are strong.” McCain has tried to explain that he was ...  

Clinton’s strategists then came up with a quip that “It’s the economy, stupid!” Some 16 years later, with the American financial system teetering on the ...  

WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - The passage of a $700 billion government plan to purchase soured mortgage-backed assets is critical to the United States' ...  

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC (AP) _ UNC-TV will broadcast a live call-in program on the economy, featuring financial experts from four North Carolina ...  

THE POLL: Quinnipiac University poll, presidential race in Florida among likely voters. (The state has 27 electoral votes.) THE NUMBERS: Barack Obama 51 ...  

``More important than the bailout plan will be next year's economy,'' Marc Faber, managing director of Marc Faber Ltd. and publisher of the Gloom, ...  

The US economy was in dangerous waters before a shock House vote on Monday to reject a bailout for troubled financial firms, and is now even closer to being ...  

"This bill provides the necessary tools and funding to help protect our economy against a systemwide breakdown." THE DAY: Congressional leaders and the ...  

Nonfarm private employment in the US decreased by 8000 from August to September, according to data from the ADP (ADP Quote - Cramer on ADP - Stock Picks) ...  

... Wall Street fell in early trading Wednesday, as investors doubted that a 700 billion US dollars rescue plan could prevent the US economy from recession. ...  

By James Oliphant | Washington Bureau DETROIT — Bolstered by polls that show his campaign gaining momentum, Sen. Barack Obama on Sunday sharpened his ...  

Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP The focus of the presidential race shifted to the economy yesterday with Barack Obama and John McCain both claiming credit ...  

"We need a president who will change this economy so that it finally works for your family. We need a president who will fight for the middle class every ...  

Obama had three rallies this weekend centered on the economy, at which he repeatedly declared, "I think John McCain doesn't get it. ...  

With the credit markets on the verge of collapse, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke went before Congress 10 days ...  

"Without this rescue plan, the costs to the American economy could be disastrous." Bush will make a statement at 7:35 am (1135 GMT)on Monday, ...  

... Wednesday morning, as pressure grows to get some sort of bailout plan together, but attention also turns to the underlying economy in the United States. ...  

But with the current economic crisis confounding lawmakers on Capitol Hill, moderator Jim Lehrer kept the candidates on the economy for the first 40 minutes ...  

(CBS) Congress is working on the controversial $700 billion bailout of the national economy. A lot of Americans are angry about it, but Henry Paulson, ...  

... the Democrat leader of the House of Representatives, said the proposal was not a Wall Street bail-out, but a ''buy-in'' to help turn the economy around. ...  

By ADAM NAGOURNEY and JEFF ZELENY From the economy to foreign affairs to the way they carried themselves on stage, Senators John McCain and Barack Obama ...  

The Democrat noted that early last week, McCain had said the US economy was fundamentally "strong." "I just fundamentally disagree," he said, as he pressed ...  

The candidates spent more than 30 minutes discussing the crisis in the financial industry and the faltering US economy, issues that have dominated the ...  

Anxieties about the economy are not only affecting Wall Street, but also 8 out of 10 Americans. As many as 80 percent of Americans are stressed about their ...  

The economy's spring rebound turned out to be slightly less energetic than the government previously thought. And, the road ahead is likely to be rocky as ...  

AP The House yesterday passed a plan by Democrats to pump $61 billion in government spending into the economy through public works projects, ...  

Mr Bush had earlier issued a stark warning about the impact on the nation's economy if the measure was not passed. "If money isn't loosened up, ...  

Enlarge photo GRAND RAPIDS — The West Michigan regional economy has been defined by the lumber, furniture and manufacturing industries during the past ...  

Voters have become much more concerned about the economy as Wall Street has imploded this month, and Barack Obama continues to hold a healthy edge over John ...  

And I think that the fundamentals of the economy have to be measured by whether or not the middle class is getting a fair shake. ...  

... loans and securities based on loans, whose plunging values threaten to clog the credit markets among banks that keep money flowing through the economy. ...  

Ole Miss students polled this week validated Americans' concerns about the economy following news this week about a bailout plan, with more than half (55 ...  

For people on Wall Street and in the inner circles of government, last Wednesday and Thursday will long be remembered as the time when the American economy ...  

Meanwhile, the widget economy is functioning in a parallel, oblivious universe: Widget distribution firm Gigya has received $11 million in its third round ...  

The biggest financial meltdown since the Great Depression is likely to hurt consumer spending and the economy for the rest of the year. ...  

(AP) — Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama vowed to slash federal spending on contractors by 10 percent in an effort to restore an economy that's ...