CBS News - Markets & Investing

Consumer sentiment highlights risks to recovery

Fri Feb 10 07:56:31 PST 2012

Economist Mark Thoma: The economy looks better, but there are still risks ahead

Thu Feb 02 03:58:37 PST 2012

Politicians want you to believe that raising taxes to close the deficit will kill the economy -- but it won't

Fri Jan 27 09:51:50 PST 2012

The government needs to support the recovery, not restrain it

Wed Jan 25 10:49:46 PST 2012

The Fed's decision to ease policy further was a bit of a surprise, and a step in the right direction

Wed Jan 25 05:11:15 PST 2012

The president's State of the Union address should have included a big and bold jobs plan to fix high unemployment right now

Tue Jan 24 10:17:36 PST 2012

To improve his re-election chances, Obama must convince voters that his economic policies have worked

Wed Jan 18 12:02:16 PST 2012

Ari Fleischer notes that the share of taxes paid by the rich has risen...but he ignores the fact that their share of income has risen faster

Mon Jan 09 06:48:45 PST 2012

A planned reduction in Pentagon spending could slow growth and hamper the recovery, but fears are likely overblown

Fri Jan 06 06:50:45 PST 2012

The economy is looking better, but there's still a long, uncertain road ahead

Thu Dec 22 05:00:00 PST 2011

The failure to extend the payroll tax cut and unemployment insurance into next year will reduce economic activity and slow down the recovery