ECONOMY AND THE ELECTION

NEW YORK Nordstrom Inc. expects to weather a sagging U.S. economy by enticing customers with fresh products and new...

of office supplies would make strategic sense and could lead to big savings as both face a slowing U.S.

Mr. McCain told small business owners the presumed Democratic nominee's economic proposals would hand them higher taxes...

The economy is the No. 1 issue on the minds of American voters, and Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama offer vastly...

He highlighted his own proposals to aid economically beleaguered Americans: tax cuts for middle-income families and...

The media love bad news. Bad news sells. A story with the headline "America's Best Airports" probably won't...

What are the big, basic things that make economies grow? Economists and politicians can argue about degree and...

It's clear that Obama's economic policies aren't a continuation of the Bush era. But what they are remains a...

With a big jump in the unemployment rate and record oil prices, Barack Obama says he wants to extend benefits for those...

The next president is likely to have an unprecedented opportunity to name a majority of the Federal Reserve's Board of...

Scott McClellan worked as a loyal press spokesman for George W. Bush for eight years, ultimately becoming White House...

The 2008 presidential nominating process has featured tough battles in both major political parties. Sen.

Market calls inspired by politics are based on the false premise that the stock market prefers Republicans to Democrats.

"If other countries are able to make use of nuclear power ... I don't know why the United States of America can't.