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Futures up before GDP figures, but Disney slips

Stock index futures edged higher on Friday as investors bet that key economic data will show the economic slump is ebbing.

Futures edge up before GDP data, but Disney off

Stock index futures edged higher on Friday as investors bet that key economic data will show the economic slump is ebbing.

Contractors wait for U.S. stimulus to create jobs

Conditions in the U.S. construction industry have improved since President Barack Obama signed the economic stimulus plan into law in February, but employment in the battered sector needs more help, an industry trade group said on Thursday.

U.S. won't suspend auto clunkers program: official

The U.S. government will not suspend its $1 billion cash for clunkers auto sales incentive even though confirmed sales and pending transactions neared the limit of 250,000 vehicles much sooner than expected, an Obama administration official said on Thursday night.

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Co-ops in focus in U.S. healthcare debate

U.S. lawmakers debating a huge overhaul of the nation's healthcare system are increasingly focusing on proposals that healthcare cooperatives could be formed to help provide medical coverage.

Obama's 'beer summit': to beer or not to beer

The president Obama will invite Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Cambridge Sgt. James Crowley to join him for a beer in hopes of defusing the racial dispute.

Obama: Risky if firms think they are too big to fail

U.S. President Barack Obama, reflecting on government support for the financial sector, said it is dangerous for the economy when companies believe they are too big to fail.

Obama expects GM, Chrysler to repay back loans

President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that General Motors Co [GM.UL] and Chrysler Group were companies worth saving, but he expects both to repay their government loans.

As U.S. recession bites, Ohio hopes fade for Obama

Hope and jobs are in short supply in Ohio eight months after President Barack Obama won the recession-battered state in the 2008 election with promises of a better future.

Healthcare, green tech brighten dim U.S. jobs picture

Healthcare and clean energy rank as bright spots in a bleak U.S. jobs market and both stand to generate even more employment under plans put forward by President Barack Obama.

Debate continues as Americans worry about healthcare

Public support for President Barack Obama's healthcare reform is waning, polls showed on Thursday as Congress wrangles over how to overhaul an industry that accounts for one-sixth of the U.S. economy.

House Democrats clinch healthcare deal

Democrats broke a logjam in President Barack Obama's drive to revamp the costly healthcare system on Wednesday when a group of party conservatives accepted a compromise that allowed a reform bill to advance in the U.S. House of Representatives.

U.S. durable goods orders slump, mortgage demand off

Weak demand for new civilian aircraft and defense equipment pulled U.S. orders for costly durable goods down in June but the underlying trend toward an improved pace of manufacturing activity continued.

Obama expects GM, Chrysler to repay loans

President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that General Motors Co and Chrysler Group were companies worth saving, but he expects both to repay their government loans.

Obama vigorously defends economic policies

President Barack Obama launched a spirited defense of his economic policies on Wednesday, declaring that they had helped save the country from plunging into a depression.

Lawmaker urges regulations for file-sharing

A senior U.S. lawmaker said on Wednesday that it may be time for the government to regulate companies that provide online file-sharing services after a number of people managed to access FBI files, medical records and Social Security numbers.

U.S. lawmaker urges tougher rules for P2P industry

Tougher P2P rules eyed after FBI, Obama files breached

U.S. wants lenders to speed up mortgage aid

Senior U.S. housing officials and leading mortgage companies met on Tuesday to set explicit goals for preventing evictions and helping struggling borrowers with their home loans.

Obama: U.S. may be starting to see recession end

President Barack Obama said on Wednesday the United States may be starting to see the end of the 19-month recession and that his policies helped the country from plunging into a depression.

Senate may drop public healthcare option

Lawmakers on both sides of the U.S. Capitol struggled to reach a healthcare deal on Tuesday, with Senate Democrats near agreement with three Republicans on a plan that would not include a government-run insurance option backed by President Barack Obama.