: Japan's economy is still on a recovery track despite recent declines in Tokyo stocks, though concerns remain about higher oil prices and a possible U.S. economic slowdown, Cabinet ministers said Tuesday. Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga said he remains confident in Japan's economy despite recent declines in Tokyo stocks to their...
EU hints of bailout plan, sets economy program
Seattle Times
Seattle Times
BRUSSELS - The European Union's executive commission promised Wednesday it would eventually have concrete measures in place to safeguard the stability of the 16 nations that share the euro and stem problems such as...
Economist predicts improvement in Iowa economy by summer following flat spring
Hartford Courant
Hartford Courant
DES MOINES, (AP) — A leading economist who advises Gov. Chet Culver predicted Friday that Iowa's economy will stay flat for much of the spring but should perk up by summer. "I think we're going to get through...
Obama says stimulus bill saved troubled economy
The State
The State
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama hailed Wednesday's one-year-old economic stimulus law as an accomplishment that staved off another...
Young says activists' focus should be on economy
The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
JACKSON, Miss.-Andrew Young, an activist who worked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., says America's civil rights fight must move to an economic front. Young told about 200 who gathered Thursday for a program...

