The risk of redefining recession

Bush denies U.S. economy in recession
President Bush denied Tuesday that the United States' economy is in recession, calling it instead a "slowdown."

Slowdown could have been avoided
Congress and the Federal Reserve missed their chance to keep the country from falling into recession by acting too slowly, according to a...

Signs may tell you economy is picking up, when to act
Trying to locate the economy's course is like navigating with a maddeningly vague map. You won't get a precise answer when you need it the most. Are...

Signs may tell you economy is picking up, when to act
Trying to locate the economy's course is like navigating with a maddeningly vague map. You won't get a precise answer when you need it the most. Are...

Job shock: U.S. lost 17,000 in January
Employers trimmed jobs from their payrolls in January, according to a government jobs report Friday that showed the first decline in employment in...