Economic Stimulus Plan

WASHINGTON (AP) — As millions of Americans watch, President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney will be chasing opposite goals in their first debate. The key for Obama is to sit on his narrow lead without mishap, while Romney's challenge is to...

PLYMOUTH -- In the past 35 years, only two Democrats have been elected to represent Indiana in the U.S. Senate. Both of them have the same last name: Bayh. Evan Bayh was Indiana's governor from 1989 to 1997 and a senator from 1999 to 2011. His father,...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Borrowers hoping to consolidate their student loans through a special program created by President Barack Obama last year have just until Saturday to apply. To much fanfare, Obama used executive authority in October to launch a...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Far from slowing, the government's deficit spending will surge to a record $1.5 trillion flood of red ink this year, congressional budget experts estimated Wednesday, blaming the slow economic recovery and last month's tax-cut law....

WASHINGTON (AP) — Their ranks swollen after the last election, Republican governors from Florida to Alaska are undermining President Barack Obama's agenda at every turn ahead of the Democrat's 2012 re-election campaign. Some are rejecting...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar soared against major currencies on Friday on growing speculation that the Federal Reserve could soon begin to rein in its bond-buying program and after data showed U.S. consumer sentiment hit an almost six-year high in...

* S&P 500 coming off three days of gains, record close * Investors looking for catalysts after rally * Walt Disney, Whole Foods among companies on tap to report results * Indexes up: Dow 37 pts, S&P 2.1 pts, Nasdaq 6.5 pts By Ryan Vlastelica NEW...

In President Barack Obama's running argument with the Republicans in Congress over who's responsible for the legislative stalemate on Capitol Hill, he suffers self-inflicted wounds by continuing to run up the same white flag that undermined his own...

* CRB extends April's 3 pct loss on worrying US, China data * Brent crude, LME copper down about 3 pct in session * Wheat tanks too on profit-taking By Barani Krishnan NEW YORK, May 1(Reuters) - Crude oil, gold and copper fell sharply on Wednesday in...

(Corrects Brent's Tuesday close and milestone for monthly loss, para 11) * Copper down 7 pct for April, sharpest drop since May 2012 * Brent oil also off 7 pct on month, biggest drop since May * Gold loses 8 pct for April, sharpest slide since December...

WASHINGTON -- President Obama argued for “manageable” changes to Medicare and other social safety net programs as he released his budget proposal, a plan aimed at staking out the middle ground in the stalled deficit reduction talks. “...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate approved legislation Wednesday to lock in $85 billion in widely decried spending cuts aimed at restraining soaring federal deficits — and to avoid a government shutdown just a week away. President Barack Obama's...