Topic: The Conference Board

Tax rebates: How big a boost?

The $107 billion stimulus is now flowing to taxpayers, to spend or save as they see fit.

How to make a home sale in the midst of a meltdown

Realistic pricing, cosmetic improvements, and greater patience are needed for today's sellers.

Some signs of optimism on economy

Banks raise capital; senators look at a bipartisan mortgage-rescue package.

Wall Street's crisis hitting small business

Some companies are having problems getting loans, and others are being informed of reduced credit lines.

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Soaring energy prices bad news for the economy

The high cost of oil and gasoline could act as a tax on consumers and undercut the government's stimulus plan.

Fed's main task: Save the banks

Aggressive moves to cut interest rates by America's central bank are intended to stave off a financial meltdown.

Footsteps of a recession grow louder

Economists can't officially call it a 'recession' until six months after it began, but this one's arrival seems noisier.

The inflation squeeze tightens

Prices spiked 4.1 percent last year, the highest increase in 17 years.

December retail sales dip with outlook weak for 2008

Sales dipped 0.4 percent last month, and consumers may pull back more.