Economists: Recession getting worse

Economists expect an already deep recession to get even worse in 2009, according to a survey released Monday.
Companies will lay off more workers and […]

Microsoft plans to cut 5,000 jobs

SEATTLE — Microsoft Corp. will make the first mass layoffs in its 34-year history, cutting 5,000 jobs as demand for personal computers falls and […]

Fiat takes Chrysler stake as France readies aid

Italy’s Fiat took an initial 35 percent stake in Chrysler, launching a venture designed to secure both carmakers’ futures, as France asked its auto […]

China Central Bank Attacks Paulson’s ‘Gangster Logic’

A Chinese central bank official attacked reported comments by U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson that China’s high savings rate helped trigger the global credit […]

Obama: Give me the money

President-elect Barack Obama made his case Monday to Congress for the release of $350 billion in remaining federal bailout funds.
A top Obama economic aide […]

No more free pens for doctors

It just got more expensive to be a doctor. Now they have to buy their own pens.
For years, drug companies plastered their products’ […]

Chrysler gets its $4B lifeline

Chrysler LLC said Friday it has received an initial $4 billion emergency loan from the U.S. government.
"This initial loan will allow the company to […]