Andrew Countryman

Economists are debating whether the U.S. is in a recession, but one key indicator suggests strongly that we are. The Chicago Federal Reserve's national activity index has over the years...

Stocks endured a volatile week, with the Dow Jones industrial average having three triple-digit moves before ending down less than 1 percent. Nevertheless, among the 50 largest companies in Illinois...

As the tax deadline approaches, are you concerned not only about finishing, but about an audit? You may have good reason. The Internal Revenue Service has substantially increased the amount...

Americans' total household debt, including mortgages and consumer credit, as a percentage of total disposable personal income -- essentially, income minus taxes -- has risen dramatically since the mid-1970s. That...

Investors will be closely watching the Federal Reserve meeting Tuesday to see if policymakers cut interest rates, as many analysts expect. Since the beginning of the last decade, the Fed...

Jim Cunha's phone started ringing long before he left for work Tuesday morning, as his former colleagues at the Andersen accounting firm called him to give him the good news....

Caterpillar Inc. shareholders voted down a proposal designed to dramatically change the way company directors are elected, but backers were cheered by unexpectedly solid support for the measure. Wall Street...