Topic: Rob Shapiro

Obama emphasizes bleak economy, setting low bar for measuring his own successIn hard times, the man in the Oval Office usually is the cheerleader-in-chief, looking ahead optimistically. Not Barack Obama, who is taking office full of gloom and doom about the nation ...
Government still has unused tools for dealing with financial crisis, but options are shrinkingWhat's left in Uncle Sam's economic tool kit?The commitment of $700 billion didn't impress markets here and around the world. But after this week's ...