The Associated Press has developed an interactive economic indicator to keep track of how well the US economy is recovering from the recent economic downturn. This information is shown for individual counties on the AP's Economic Stress Index.

In the second-lowest consumer confidence rating since May, the Consumer Confidence Index fell in October. This unexpected decline leads experts to believe that this holiday shopping season will be even worse than retailers expect.

In an economic time when people's money needs to go further, they look for quality products they can be proud to use. And with the help of a new website that urges people to "Be American, Buy American," products that can boast "made in USA" can get a little more publicity.

A new report by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service entitled `Birding the United States: A Demographic and Economic Analysis` reveals that bird watching contributes as much as $36 billion to the U.S. economy.

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke began his testimony before the Committee on the Budget in the US House of Representative acknowledging the economy has contracted sharply since last fall. Bernanke conceded that companies have shed close to 6 million jobs in this downturn, and the most recent information on the labor market suggests “sizable job losses and further increases in unemployment” are likely over the next few months.

A revival of the housing sector and stability in prices is critical to a strong economic recovery. Central to Fed Chief Ben Bernanke’s plan to awaken the slumbering housing market has been to commit $300 billion to buy US Treasury bonds and over $1 trillion to purchase mortgage-backed securities.

It is official. Larry Summers is a tool of big business and the financial industry. This is really Shameful. But it turns out that Summers has made a fortune speaking on behalf of the very companies that are now gettng such huge bailouts, with so few regulations.

As this year’s tax season stretches across difficult economic times, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) wants to make sure that Nebraskans get all the tax credits they deserve through the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) program.