Latest Econwatch Headlines - CBS News

Wall Street and Main Street Diverge...Again

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:54:29 EDT

Jill Schlesinger: The Recession Has Taught Some Valuable Lessons to Consumers...Not So Much for the Folks on Wall Street

For Hertz, the Proof Is in the Pictures

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 08:50:43 EDT

Car Rental Company Using Digital Dent Scans to Save Time, Boost Damage Payments

Mutual Funds Slide, But Fees Jump Five Percent

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:30:43 EDT

MoneyWatch.com: While You Wait for Your Portfolio to Climb Out of the Basement, Fund Companies Are Siphoning Off a Bigger Share of Your Cash

Report: Enterprise Sold Cars Minus Airbags

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:09:41 EDT

Newspaper Finds Rental Company Rented, Sold Thousands of Cars Without Standard Safety Feature

Food Firms Sound Alarm on Sugar Shortage

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:09:59 EDT

Some of the Biggest Food Companies Are Warning That the U.S. May One Day Run Out of Sugar

Henry Blodget Interviews Nemesis Spitzer

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:14:51 EDT

Yahoo Anchor Talks With Man "Who Destroyed My Wall Street Career"

Banks Cash In on Overdraft Fees

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:24:52 EDT

Fee Increases Help Boost Profits as Banks Recover from Crisis

Gambling Revenue Down Across U.S.

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:10:30 EDT

Weak Economy, Increased Competition Thins States' Take

Went in with a Clunker, Drove Out with a Hybrid

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:29:13 EDT

CBS News' Edecio Martinez Cash for Clunkers is Simple and Easy ...With a Little Research

More Jobs Lost. Unemployment Down. What Gives?

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 10:45:42 EDT

247,000 Jobs Were Lost in July, Yet the Unemployment Rate Fell. Why?

Economist Diane Swonk: What's Next For The Markets?

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:56:25 EDT

Investors May Be Overly Jubilant, But The Trend Is Good, Says Prominent Economist Diane Swonk.

NYC Coffee Shops Pull Plug on Laptops

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:47:15 EDT

Owners Try to Combat Recession by Freeing up More Tables

U.S. Takes Billion-Dollar Wrecking Ball to AIG

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:38:33 EDT

Federal Reserve Paying Out Upwards of $1B in Fees to Banks, Lawyers to Dismantle Insurance Giant

"Cash For Clunkers" Does Little To Help The Environment

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:49:56 EDT

Contrary To Politicians' Claims, The Program's CO2 Reduction Is Infinitesimal, And It May Simply Encourage People To Drive Their New Cars More

Why Home Prices Will Continue To Fall

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:47:22 EDT

The Bubble Isn't Over Yet: Some Areas May Have Stabilized, But For High-End Properties, There's Plenty Of Room Below

Goldman CEO Tells Employees to Tone Down Spending

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:33:33 EDT

In the Wake Of Recent Bad Press, Lloyd Blankfein Encouraging Staff To Avoid Displays of Conspicuous Consumption, According to N.Y. Post

Geithner Loses Cool with Financial Regulators

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:34:05 EDT

Wall Street Journal Reports the Treasury Secretary Became Aggravated in a Meeting With Top Financial Regulators

Grisly Fate Awaits "Clunkers"

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:46:45 EDT

Government Orders Old Cars Traded in under Rebate Program Be Destroyed

Chrysler Puts Brakes on Clunker Incentive

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 10:35:45 EDT

With Dealer Inventories Short, Automaker to Drop Offer to Increase, Even Double Government Rebate

Airlines Tweet Cheap Seats

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 09:44:37 EDT

New Marketing Strategy Advertises Tickets as Cheap as $9

Delivering a Recovery?

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:56:02 EDT

In the Shipping Business, Increase in Orders Could Signal Economic Upturn

Re-Boot Your 401 (k)

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:16:33 EDT

Open Your Statements and Take Control

"Clunkers" Cash Going Fast

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:55:11 EDT

More than 10 Percent of Pot Already Gone, NHTSA Says

Is Housing a Barometer for Economic Recovery?

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:04:59 EDT

The Recession Will End -- Here's How to Prepare for What Comes Next

5 Lessons We've Learned from the Recession

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:47:30 EDT

Jill Schlesinger: The Longest Post-World War II Recession has Knocked Some Sense into Us!