Economy


  1. Economy

    Jodi May gives her daughter, Raina, 6, bananas to put in a shopping cart at a Wild Oats Natural Marketplace,Tuesday, July 17, 2007, in Woodmere Village, Ohio. Wholesale inflation posted a better-than-expected reading as both food and energy costs retreated in June. Industrial production rebounded as well, but homebuilders' confidence fell to the lowest level in 16 years as the housing slump persisted. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

  2. Economy

    Shopper Katie Gerber, of Beverly Hills, Fla., tries on a jacket at a clothing and accessories shop, in Cambridge, Mass., Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008. For the first time in almost five years, the nation's services sector, including restaurants, travel, banking, construction and retail, contracted in January. Gerber bought the jacket that was on sale. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

  3. Economy

    Anthony Cardona grinds cheese at Cardona's Market in Albany, N.Y., Tuesday, April 15, 2008. Consumer prices pushed higher last month as increases in energy, food and airline tickets overwhelmed the biggest drop in clothing prices in nearly a decade. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

  4. Economy

    A "Reduced Price" is posted at a home for sale in Palo Alto, Calif., Wednesday, April 30, 2008. The outlook for the housing market darkened further Tuesday, May 6, 2008, as Fannie Mae, the nation's largest buyer of home mortgages, said it racked up more than $2 billion in quarterly losses and forecast a steeper drop in home prices this year. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

  5. ECONOMY

    An unidentified shopper walks the lot of a Toyota dealership in search of a vehicle on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2006, in the south Denver suburb of Englewood, Colo. Consumer inflation slowed sharply last month as energy prices moderated, brightening prospects for future economic growth. The Labor Department reported Friday that its closely watched Consumer Price Index posted a 0.2 percent increase in August, just half of the 0.4 percent rise seen in July. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

  6. Economy

    Felipe Mateos of Felipe Torres Masonrei lays bricks on a new home Thursday, July 17, 2008, in New Albany, Ohio. Construction of single-family homes fell in June to the slowest pace in 17 years although a change in New York laws helped give a big boost to apartment building. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

  7. ECONOMY

    Mechanic Ben Davis wheels the transmission back into place after repairing a clutch on a Mini Cooper S convertible on Friday, July 7, 2006, in the south Denver suburb of Littleton, Colo. U.S. employers add a disappointing 121,000 jobs, wary of bulking up payrolls with the economy slowing and energy prices rising. At the same time, wages rise sharply, fanning inflation worries. By Economics Writer Jeannine Aversa. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

  8. ECONOMY

    Mechanic Ben Davis wheels the transmission back into place after repairing a clutch on a Mini Cooper S convertible on Friday, July 7, 2006, in the south Denver suburb of Littleton, Colo. U.S. employers add a disappointing 121,000 jobs, wary of bulking up payrolls with the economy slowing and energy prices rising. At the same time, wages rise sharply, fanning inflation worries. By Economics Writer Jeannine Aversa. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

  9. Economy

    Johnnie Daniels, center, and Kerwin Barber, second from right, sort through job listings, as Carlene Gepner, left, a business service coordinator, stands prepared to answer questions Thursday, June 5, 2008, in Los Angeles. Job seekers gathered at the Los Angeles Mission for the 7th annual Employment and Training Collaborative of Hope Central Career Fair Thursday, June 5, 2008, in Los Angeles. The nation's unemployment rate jumped to 5.5 percent in May, the biggest monthly rise since 1986, as nervous employers cut 49,000 jobs. (AP Photo/Ric Francis)

  10. ECONOMY

    Maylen Williams, 8, looks at a pair of jeans while doing back-to-school shopping at a Limited Too store on Monday, Aug. 28, 2006 in New York. Consumers boosted their spending by the largest amount in six months and the back-to-school shopping season also got off to a strong start this summer. The Commerce Department reported Thursday Aug. 31 that spending in July rose by a healthy 0.8 percent, double the 0.4 percent gain in June. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

  11. ECONOMY

    Crocs shoes are on display at the Brown's Shoe Fit Co., Wednesday, May 10, 2006, in Newton, Iowa. Consumers, spurred by a late Easter and warmer than usual weather, pushed retail sales up by a solid amount in April although the increase was below what analysts had been expecting. The Commerce Department reported that retail sales increased 0.5 percent in April following a 0.6 percent advance in March. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

  12. ECONOMY

    Maylen Williams, 8, looks at a pair of jeans while doing back-to-school shopping at a Limited Too store on Monday, Aug. 28, 2006 in New York. Consumers boosted their spending by the largest amount in six months and the back-to-school shopping season also got off to a strong start this summer. The Commerce Department reported Thursday Aug. 31 that spending in July rose by a healthy 0.8 percent, double the 0.4 percent gain in June. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

  13. Bernanke Economy

    Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 18, 2007, before the House Financial Services Committee. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

  14. The Britney Economy

    ** FILE ** Los Angeles Police Department officers ticket photographers for blocking traffic after they gather around a leaving vehicle carrying entertainer Kevin Federline outside the Los Angeles Superior Court in this, Jan. 14, 2008, file photo in Los Angeles. Spears is one of a handful of top-tier stars who drive the growing multibillion dollar industry in celebrity news. But the Britney soap opera, which provides a new twist nearly every week, has become a very profitable sub-sector unto itself: photo prices spike, celebrity magazine sales surge, TV ratings jump and traffic increases at gossip Web sites. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

  15. The Uneasy Economy

    Darien Sawade, 8, plays a game at his computer in his makeshift bedroom, in the dining room, at his family's home near Woodinville, Wash., Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008. The Sawade's recently moved in to a home in need of restoration, however due to the downturn in the economy have had to put the restoration plans on hold. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)

  16. Paulson Economy

    In this photo provided by FOX News, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson appears on "Fox News Sunday" in Washington, Sunday, March 16, 2008. (AP Photo/FOX News Sunday, Freddie Lee) MANDATORY CREDIT: FREDDIE LEE, FOX NEWS SUNDAY

  17. Economy Unemployment

    Manpower Associates' Branch Manager Pam Johnson, left, and Becky Fuller, staffing specialist, discuss candidate job placement in St. Louis, Mo., on Friday, April 4, 2008. Manpower helps candidates find temporary work.(AP Photo/Sarah Conard)

  18. Economy Unemployment

    Unemployment brochures are seen on display at the employment training facility, JobTrain, in Menlo Park, Calif., Wednesday, July 30, 2008. The nation's unemployment rate climbed to a four-year high of 5.7 percent in July as employers cut 51,000 jobs, dashing the hopes of an influx of young people looking for summer work. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

  19. Fed Economy

    Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 24,2008, before the Joint Economic Committee hearing on the market turmoil. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

  20. Iran Economy

    ** FILE ** Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, gestures as he delivers a speech during the International Conference on Financing for Development in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008. Ahmadinejad publicly acknowledged for the first time that tumbling oil prices are gouging his country's fragile economy and will force painful spending cuts, state media reported Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2008. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

  21. Uneasy Economy

    **ADVANCE FOR RELEASE TUESDAY, OCT. 14, AND THEREAFTER**Susan Martin, right, and her mother Betty Gresick prepare for dinner together Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008, at Martin's home in Claymont, Del. Gresick, 84, retired from a family electronics business, at age 82, but does not have a retirement fund of her own. (AP Photo/Bradley C Bower)

  22. Economy’s improvement is fitful, reports show

    Jeanna Kovalski, left, a support coordinator for Cynergies Solutions Group, talks with Edward G. Simon, 36, at a job fair, Thursday, May 14, 2009, in Cleveland. New jobless claims rose more than expected to 637,000 due partly to auto industry layoffs. Simon has been unemployed for two months. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

  23. Congress Economy Stimulus

    Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., center, arrives for a news conference to discuss the economy, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photos/Susan Walsh)

  24. Bush Economy Stimulus

    President Bush, center, flanked by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., left, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., meets with Congressional leaders to discuss the economy, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008, in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

  25. Uneasy Economy Food Banks

    Lenora Clark ,center, picks up food at the Emergency Food Bank in Stockton, Calif., Wednesday, May 7, 2008. America's Second Harvest, the nation's food bank network, recently urged Congress to approve $100 million in emergency funding for food banks after a survey it conducted of 180 food banks in late April and early May found that 99 percent have seen an increase in the number of clients served within the last year. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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