Economy

A Scandal Comes to Light

By: Nate Beeler 09/14/11 8:34 PM

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Poor Politics

By: Nate Beeler 09/13/11 8:29 PM

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Green Jobs Bill?

By: Nate Beeler 09/12/11 7:14 PM

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Voters will pick between the Obama and GOP job strategies

By: Diana Furchtgott-Roth 09/08/11 10:38 PM

Contrasts between President Barack Obama’s job creation proposals and those of Republican presidential candidates have never been clearer. With Obama’s Thursday address to a joint session of Congress, following Republicans’ Wednesday debate, Americans have a choice of two divergent paths. The president’s path — more government spending — has not led to economic prosperity. The other — lower taxes and regulatory reform — just might. Read More

Economic posturing dominates our capital’s political scene

By: Martin Schram 09/07/11 9:43 PM

When official Washington traipsed back to town after Labor Day, it stared into the face of one of the capital’s ugliest big pictures: Zero jobs created in August; 53 percent of Americans telling pollsters they disapprove of the job President Barack Obama is doing; 62 percent disapproving of his handling of the economy; 68 percent disapproving of the way Congress Republicans are doing their jobs. Read More

What to Tune In or Out

By: Nate Beeler 09/07/11 8:34 PM

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The President's Speech

By: Nate Beeler 09/01/11 7:46 PM

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San Francisco is a bright spot in economic recovery

By: Steve Falk 08/31/11 5:45 PM

As the nation’s economic recovery continues at a slow pace, San Francisco is a bright spot in the region, the state and beyond. Recent indicators are encouraging, showing strong growth in key industries which are in turn creating jobs and moving the economy forward. This is good news, and we can keep the momentum going well into the future. One critical measure of The City’s economic health is tourism, which generated more than $8.5 billion in spending last year. Read More

Concerns about economy expected to curb Labor Day Weekend travel

By: Will Reisman 08/29/11 1:18 PM

With more families keeping a closer eye on their bank accounts, the number of California travelers leaving town for the Labor Day holiday is expected to diminish this year.About 3.7 million residents in the state are planning to travel more than 50 miles away from their home this weekend, a number that is a 2.6 percent decrease from 2010, according to the latest projections released by AAA. Read More