William Sluis

The nation's automakers and dealers who push their vehicles out the door are displaying a less-than-sunny disposition as a hazy summer moves forward. Thanks to the Federal Reserve's effort to...

The summer breeze seemed to pull the stock market higher as traders blissfully ignored dire warnings about pressures on the petroleum market. That lasted until Thursday, when oil spiked perilously...

Recent economic trends, and piecemeal evidence from retailers, point to signs that some consumers are anxious--meaning buyers who have been the engine of global expansion may be reaching a limit....

The stock market managed to defy gravity, as investors focused their attention on Wall Street, not the bubbling price of crude, which ended the week at $58.47 a barrel. Locally,...

Although inflation has been on the rise for about 18 months, the upward pressure on prices has been steady. Chicago economist Robert Dederick predicts Tuesday's report on the May producer...

The stock market was stuck in low gear last week, unable to make much headway despite comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, whose outlook for the economy was largely...

The U.S. dollar has surged to its highest level in nearly eight months--partly on concerns over the European Union's inability to agree on a constitution, and partly because growth on...

It was a week in which so-so reports about manufacturing and jobs helped to mute concerns about inflation, but the soggy economic news left stock prices limp. Locally, it was...

For members of the Federal Reserve, an 11-month campaign to raise short-term interest rates is predicated on two worries: that job growth will heat up and that employers who need...

The stock market went into low gear ahead of the Memorial Day weekend, as oil prices pushed higher and hopes faded that the Federal Reserve will soon call a halt...