Some of the business owners in the Rock River Valley Economic Index’s 2Q 2008 survey are buckling up for a bumpy ride. But others have hope that consumers will keep spending, even if it’s just a ‘pick-me-up.’

With Thursday's guilty plea to two felony counts of obstruction of justice and no contest plea on an assault charge by Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his resignation, a chapter in the region's history has started to close. But what does this mean fo

Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) -- The German economy, Europe's largest, contracted more than economists expected in the third quarter, pushing the nation into the worst recession in at least 12 years.

Democrat Barack Obama said Republican John McCain's long advocacy of deregulation contributed to the current financial crisis and letting his GOP rival continue those policies as president would be a gamble "we can't afford."

WASHINGTON - A battered US economy continued to dominate the US presidential race as rivals Barack Obama and John McCain traded barbs over who to blame for the troubles and sought to position themselves as the candidate best suited to handle the tough tim