The Federal Reserve signaled Tuesday that the recession could be longer and deeper than officials previously thought, with unemployment rising into next year and inflation slowing substantially...

John Taylor describes what the government should and should not do in response to the financial crisis...

As Barack Obama heads toward the Oval Office, demand is collapsing across most of the economy, and the job market is following...

The Washington Post reports: The government's billion-dollar program to help people prepare for the transition to digital television has run out of money, potentially leaving millions of viewers without coupons to buy converter boxes they need to keep their analog TV sets working after the switch...

Meg Whitman, the former chief executive of EBay Inc., has resigned from the board of directors of the online auction company and two other corporations, fueling speculation that she is preparing for a 2010 run for California governor...

The economic downturn has brought even the most arrogant CEOs to their knees, and it has created a potentially valuable teaching moment for those would-be masters of the universe...

If the government cuts rates or just gives rebates but at the same time increases the size of government, taxes are not lower...

Happy New Year to you and to our readers. 2009 is shaping up to be an important year for American education...

An Israeli air strike at Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip seriously damaged Gaza Baptist Church on New Year's Day...