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• Ben Bernanke's Speech Tuesday, 16 Oct 2007 | 9:36 AM ET

  The text to a speech given by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on "The Recent Financial Turmoil and its Economic and Policy Consequences" on October 15, 2007 in New York City.

• Boston Scientific Seen Cutting Thousands of Jobs Tuesday, 16 Oct 2007 | 8:50 AM ET

  Medical device maker Boston Scientific is preparing to slash thousands of jobs to counter slumping sales, according to a media report Tuesday.

• I Vent (On Ann Coulter) And You Respond! Monday, 15 Oct 2007 | 3:13 PM ET

  The response to the Ann Coulter blog streams in! From Roald M: "Miss Wells states very well what christians believe. Ann Coulter, as is her style, put christian beliefs in a way that meant to bring on discussion or comment, but believe me, was not mean spirited..

• NY Fed Manufacturing Index Hits Three-Year High Monday, 15 Oct 2007 | 10:06 AM ET

  Manufacturing activity in New York State factories improved in October as new orders and shipments indexes jumped, New York Federal Reserve said on Monday.

• Ann Coulter Doesn't Speak For Me Monday, 15 Oct 2007 | 9:57 AM ET

  

  This is a challenging blog to write. It’s very personal. The funny thing about being a Christian in this country is that, while Christianity is the dominant religion, I find it difficult to say, “I am a Christian.” I feel some people jump to conclusions, few of them flattering.

• Consumer Sentiment Edges Lower in October Friday, 12 Oct 2007 | 10:35 AM ET

  U.S. consumer sentiment fell slightly in early October to its lowest in more than a year as uncertainty grew about the extent of the housing slump, a survey released Friday showed.

• Bush Says He Believes in Strong Dollar Policy Friday, 12 Oct 2007 | 1:56 AM ET

  President Bush said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal Thursday that he believes in a "strong dollar policy" and that a trade war with China is not in the US interest.

• US Home Foreclosures Fall 8% in September Thursday, 11 Oct 2007 | 1:52 PM ET

  

  US home foreclosure filings decreased 8% in September from a 32-month peak in August, though they are still nearly double their year-ago levels, a report said on Thursday.

• Economy Shows Strength As Jobs, Exports Improve Thursday, 11 Oct 2007 | 10:58 AM ET

  

  The U.S. economy showed signs of resilience according to data released on Thursday, with exports surging to a record in August and a weekly labor market gauge showing the number of longer-term unemployed unexpectedly fell.

• Australia's Jobless Rate Drops to 33-Year Low Thursday, 11 Oct 2007 | 12:03 AM ET

  Australia's jobless rate fell to a fresh 33-year low of 4.2% in September, keeping alive speculation that interest rates would need to be raised again to cool the economy and restrain inflation.

• Fed Comments Suggest Rate Cut Far From Certain Wednesday, 10 Oct 2007 | 11:21 AM ET

  Federal Reserve officials Tuesday said the U.S. economic outlook is unclear, but credit market strains that led the central bank to cut interest rates sharply last month are easing, suggesting a follow-up rate cut is not a done deal.

• Economists Cut Forecasts for US Growth in 2008 Wednesday, 10 Oct 2007 | 3:41 AM ET

  US economists have chopped their forecasts for 2008 economic growth for a third straight month, saying the housing slump will be deeper and last longer than earlier expected, a survey released on Wednesday showed.

• GOP Presidential Debate: The LIVE Blog Tuesday, 9 Oct 2007 | 5:55 PM ET

  Up to the minute blog of the CNBC/MSNBC/WSJ GOP Presidential Debate in Dearborn, Michigan.

• Fed Was United in Cutting Interest Rates Last Month Tuesday, 9 Oct 2007 | 3:03 PM ET

  

  All of the Fed's policy-setting committee agreed that a half-point cut in rates was needed to shield the economy from credit disruptions and the housing slowdown, minutes of the Sept. 18 meeting showed.

• US Small Business Optimism Rises in September Tuesday, 9 Oct 2007 | 7:57 AM ET

  U.S. small business owners in September grew slightly more optimistic about the economy improving in the months ahead, a survey released on Tuesday showed.

• Greenspan Says U.S. Economic Growth Is Slowing Sunday, 7 Oct 2007 | 11:55 AM ET

  Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Sunday that the rate of U.S. economic growth was slowing, but the odds of a recession are less than 50%.

• Jobs Growth Buoys Market, But Credit Fallout Lingers Friday, 5 Oct 2007 | 1:33 PM ET

  Two major U.S. financial firms warned of more fallout from recent credit turmoil Friday, but resilience in the the jobs market bolstered investor sentiment.

• Jobs Report Misses Growing Number of Contractors Friday, 5 Oct 2007 | 12:54 PM ET

  The Labor Department's jobs number tracks people in the work force, but it doesn't account for millions of workers classified as independent contractors. Now, a battle is brewing over whether contractors like Gupertino Magana are getting a fair deal.

• Fed's Kohn Sees Further Weakness in Housing Market Friday, 5 Oct 2007 | 11:31 AM ET

  Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Donald Kohn said Friday moderate growth should return to the U.S. economy after a period of weakness due to a prolonged housing slump and higher borrowing costs.

• Text: Donald Kohn's Speech Friday, 5 Oct 2007 | 10:58 AM ET

  The prepared speech given by Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Donald Kohn on the economic outlook. The speech took place in Philadelphia on October 5, 2007.