Newton's Law of Economists says that for every economist there is an equal and opposing economist. A corollary says that both are wrong. With this disclaimer out of the way, here is my account of the U.S. economy.

As China's quasi-market economy faces potentially the worst decline in two decades, the capacity of business to cope with a cyclical downturn is being brought sharply into focus. One example: the trend of executive disappearances.

What a week of market mayhem! How odd having that as the backdrop to the Web 2.0 Expo in New York. We have been sounding alerts about the economic backdrop to our world of innovation for nearly a year. Back in February we wrote that this is not our bub

The New Jersey Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a package of bills to help the state's economy as national leaders grapple with the Wall Street financial meltdown.

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Monday blamed "irresponsible decisions" by the Bush administration and Wall Street for the country's economic woes as the White House said the budget deficit would soar to record heights next year.