Read more US economy stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/6818/us-economy.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:46:56 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74320/obama-approval-rating-dips-below-50.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLess than half of Americans polled approve of President Obama’s performance for the first time. A new Quinnipiac survey has his job approval rating at 48%, with 42% disapproving. Other polls have his rating at 53% and 56%, and a Quinnipiac pollster admits the new number “is not statistically different"...http://www.newser.com/story/74320/obama-approval-rating-dips-below-50.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Nov 2009 11:40:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74186/us-needs-to-regain-faith-in-the-future.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmerica needs to overcome its "crisis of faith" caused by China's phenomenal growth, writes David Brooks. Today's China is optimistic, forward-looking, and dynamic in the way America once was and should hope to be again, he points out in the New York Times . Surveys show that 86% of Chinese believe...http://www.newser.com/story/74186/us-needs-to-regain-faith-in-the-future.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Nov 2009 4:00:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74151/us-innovation-stagnates-survey.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMost Americans are anxious about a future they believe will be fueled by innovation—innovation they are doubtful will come easily in this country without major changes to the education system. Nearly two-thirds of Americans say the recession has hobbled the country’s ability to innovate, and just 41% see the...http://www.newser.com/story/74151/us-innovation-stagnates-survey.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Nov 2009 14:08:45 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73778/poll-grouchy-public-sticks-with-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmerica's mood has crashed hard after the euphoria that greeted Barack Obama's inauguration: A recent poll shows the country in a pessimistic funk as the president struggles to revive the economy and fight two wars abroad. But Americans haven't lost all faith in Obama: His approval stands at 54%, no...http://www.newser.com/story/73778/poll-grouchy-public-sticks-with-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Nov 2009 4:49:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73453/dems-will-regret-not-being-bolder-on-economy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPaul Krugman doesn't buy the GOP conclusion that voters Tuesday rejected the Obama agenda. The election just showed that American voters are worried about their jobs, he writes, and this time next year, with unemployment still high, Democrats will likely regret not having been bolder on the economy when they...http://www.newser.com/story/73453/dems-will-regret-not-being-bolder-on-economy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Nov 2009 6:48:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72089/bernanke-us-must-save-more-asia-spend-more.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe world economy is headed back down the drain if Asians don't start spending more and Americans don't start saving more, Ben Bernanke said at a conference yesterday. The Fed chief warned that unequal trade patterns were partly to blame for the financial crisis and that they are re-emerging as...http://www.newser.com/story/72089/bernanke-us-must-save-more-asia-spend-more.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 20 Oct 2009 8:46:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71515/chinas-rise-threatens-to-turn-us-into-britain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmerica used its financial clout to knock the British Empire into second place last century and it's in danger of receiving the same treatment from China in the not-too-distant future, writes Zachary Karabell. China is the American government's biggest creditor, much as the US was to Britain in 1946, Karabell...http://www.newser.com/story/71515/chinas-rise-threatens-to-turn-us-into-britain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 13 Oct 2009 4:45:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71110/put-new-stimulus-to-work-for-unemployed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEconomists are buzzing about a "new normal" of higher unemployment and wage stagnation post-recession, but Americans shouldn't resign themselves to a mediocre economy, writes Harold Meyerson. Downturns triggered by banking crises usually cause higher rates of unemployment for longer periods than normal downturns, but the cycle can be broken with...http://www.newser.com/story/71110/put-new-stimulus-to-work-for-unemployed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Oct 2009 2:08:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71009/obama-mulls-tax-cuts-spending-to-goose-economy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Obama administration is examining new ways to boost the economy amid troubling unemployment statistics. The White House and Democratic leaders in Congress are considering strategies that include new transportation spending and an extension of tax credits for first-time homebuyers and small businesses struggling with operating losses. A proposal to...http://www.newser.com/story/71009/obama-mulls-tax-cuts-spending-to-goose-economy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 06 Oct 2009 5:52:00 CDT