Economy

Long periods of unemployment can cause major psychological shifts in individuals and in society as a whole.

The latest government figures show nearly 50 million Americans don't have enough to eat, about the same since the recession began.

Over the last few weeks, employment reports have painted a grim picture of the current U.S. economic state. But one expert thinks that a major solution for Obama and the country is construction.

Jobs growth predictions have been cut down by the President's economic forecasters. But will President Obama be able to keep the economy chugging along in 2012?

As head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde has some strong opinions about how to fix the global economy. Chief among them? Spend.

In a recent interview, the new head of the IMF, Christine Lagarde, said that she thinks governments need to spend if they hope to get out of the dire economic situation.

U.S. GDP growth was a tiny 1 percent in the second quarter of the year. But is this typical of recession, or recovery?

The U.S. Gross Domestic Product grew just 1 percent in the second quarter of 2011. Along with lagging unemployment rates, these figures put even more pressure on Ben Bernanke to take action.