John McCain and Barack Obama traded increasingly barbed insults along with prescriptions for the ailing economy Tuesday as financial fears shoved aside every other political issue.

May 21 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar will likely extend its fall against the euro ahead of a report forecast to show the decline in Germany's Ifo business index slowed this month.

NEW YORK-- As the American economy slowed to a crawl and stockholders watched their money evaporate, CEO pay still chugged to yet more dizzying heights last year, an Associated Press analysis shows.

WASHINGTON (Thomson Financial) - The U.S. economy grew faster than earlier thought in the first quarter, providing fresh evidence the country may skirt a feared recession. The Commerce Department said a smaller trade deficit and more business construction

Business groups welcomed new regulations governing the Family and Medical Leave Act, but labor unions and other groups plan to lobby Congress to overturn the changes next year.