PITTSBURGH - Barack Obama told top business leaders Thursday that politics often get in the way of solving problems that threaten America's ability to stay competitive in the global economy.

Oct. 24 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. economy will have two or three quarters of “negative growth” once global financial systems stabilize, General Electric Co.

Publicly-listed TKC Steel Corp. is planning to diversify into the mining sector to complement its steel manufacturing business. Given a slowdown in the global economy, TKC is scouring for new business opportunities which include iron ore mining, according

The latest Harris Poll finds that the financial crisis has moved the economy, which was already at the top of the list of concerns for Americans, far ahead of all other political issues that people want the government to address. According to some of the

High school seniors were on hand Thursday for an unusual birthday party. For this celebration the gift was a look at global economic strategy and the importance of a free market economy featuring Florida State University's James Gwartney.