Topic: National Association of Manufacturers

Employers can't be forced to display pro-union posters, court rules

The Obama administration had mandated that businesses put up posters informing workers of their rights to organize in unions. A federal appeals court struck down the rule Tuesday.

Energy Voices Court case: Coal mine gets permit. Can EPA take it back again?

Arch Coal and the EPA faced off in federal appeals court over agency's revoked permit for West Virginia coal mine. The case has several industries worried that the EPA could take back their permits retroactively under the Clean Water Act.

Jobs report finds little overall progress. Why is recovery so slow?

Jobs report says the unemployment rate was 7.8 percent in December – the same as for November. Employment growth is notably slower than in past recoveries from recession.

2012's 'good news' stories

2012 saw jobs returning to the US, health concerns improve in historic numbers, and more.

Top 5 states for business in 2012

These five states were the best places to do business in 2012, a year where states' financial fortunes finally saw improvement. Can you guess which state was number one?

Small business owners' optimism slides in June

Small business owners optimism is being taxed by a lagging economy and an uncertain political climate. According to a recent survey, small business owners are hesitant to expand, scaling back plans to hire and buy equipment.

Greece's economic woes may hurt US

Greece's problems and the larger European debt crisis may impact banks, the stock market, trade and even the 2012 election.

Tax-cut duel: After Romney, Obama lays out his plan

President Obama unveiled a plan to cut corporate tax rates to 28 percent – almost as much as a Mitt Romney proposal today. Did Obama just remove tax cuts from the GOP campaign arsenal?

Obama drops smog plan: Is it all about the presidential election?

Environmentalists say President Obama is dropping a plan to set new air-quality standards with one eye on on the presidential election. The administration says it is waiting for more research.

Unemployment, Inc.: Six reasons why America can't create jobs

UPDATE: No net growth in new jobs in August kept the US unemployment rate at 9.1 percent. Six reasons the country is struggling to put people to work – and why it may not last.

Tea party faces unusual opponent in national debt limit battle

Usually natural allies, the tea party and the business lobby are at odds over if and how to raise the national debt limit.

Gas prices could drop 20 cents by Memorial Day, experts say

Gas prices are expected to drop – perhaps quite a bit – as the wholesale price of gasoline tumbles. The size of the drop will depend on how long commodities prices remain low.

Corporate taxes: Cut rate? Sure. But loopholes?

Corporate taxes should be simplified and rate lowered, Obama says. But many loopholes have a powerful constituency.

Food safety bill 101: What are the facts and myths?

The Food Safety Modernization Act has riled everyone from liberal 'locavores' to conservative tea party groups. Here's a rundown of what's really in the Senate bill.

Two kinds of American corporations – and their politics

America has two kinds of big business: those who need American consumers, and those who don't. The more a company globalizes, the more cavalier it becomes about American jobs and infrastructure.

Health care bill: Heed the lessons of 1994

In 1994, Republicans killed the health care bill for political gain. In 2010, it's their game plan again.

House votes to rein in 'excessive pay' for company execs

Democrats say such a measure could have helped avert the financial crisis. Republicans and big business call it a bureaucratic power grab.

Obama's offshore tax reforms prompt jitters in Ireland

Closing a corporate tax loophole could yield $60 billion for the US, but it threatens to undermine an already weak Irish economy.

In GM's bankruptcy, lessons for whole US economy

Is the automaker, an icon of brawny American capitalism, among the first to confront an 'era of diminishing expectations'?

Economic Scene: Obama tax hikes would not hit US multinationals hard

Carbon cuts: how costly?

Economic harm is top concern in Senate debate over bill.

Senate weighs cost of acting, and not acting, on emissions

It doesn't come down to polar bears, it comes down to cost – and while the cost of acting is steep, the cost of inaction appears to be steeper, experts say.

Bush's climate goals vague – but a start

His call for US emissions to stabilize by 2025 marks a policy change, but is still behind other nations.

How much will it cost to fix the climate? The numbers vary.

Even when experts look at the same data, they can come to vastly different conclusions.

How much will it cost to fix the climate? The numbers vary.

Even when experts look at the same data, they can come to vastly different conclusions.