(RTTNews) - German business confidence deteriorated for the first time in 2008, the Munich-based IFO research institute announced Thursday.

Presidential rivals Barack Obama and John McCain shifted the campaign focus back to the faltering US economy, with Obama convening an all-star panel of advisers to help him hatch new approaches to a deepening problem.

Phil Gramm knows economics. He has a Ph.D. in the subject, taught it for 12 years at Texas A&M. He's won elective office as both a Democrat and a Republican. In the U.S. Senate, he was a champion of balancing the federal budget — remember that dream? G

Gainesville Police are holding stakeouts around the city to hunt for gasoline thieves. Around Alachua County, officers are getting reports that metal has been stripped off air conditioning units at homes and businesses. Welcome to the world of crime durin

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Friday that financial markets are "considerably calmer" now than they were two months ago. He predicted the economy will be rebounding by the second half of this year. In a speech to business executives in Washin