Although the Texas economy is doing well in the midst of a nationwide economic downturn, we must always focus on how to keep our economy strong in the years to come.

OTTAWA – Canada's economy is foundering as the combination of lower U.S. demand and financial markets turmoil wrecks havoc on manufacturers, exporters and business investment, the Bank of Canada says.

U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao called for more free trade agreements that can bolster Arizona's and the nation's economy as well as being wary of potential blocks to business from government mandates.

BOSTON - Gov. Deval L. Patrick has a message for Massachusetts taxpayers - there aren't any tax hikes in the works, but if the state wants the schools, businesses and infrastructure it needs to compete in a global economy, new taxes can't be off-limits

Japan's economy shrank at a 3 percent annual rate in the April-June quarter, the government said Friday in a lowered revision of an already pessimistic reading for the world's second biggest economy. Fears about a global downturn have been growing am