Bill Neikirk

by William Neikirk President Bush went to New York on Friday to display his leadership on the economy, and the stock market plummeted. Presidents can jawbone and assure and cajole...

by William Neikirk Now we know. The Federal Reserve will not hesitate to bail out Wall Street firms that got into trouble because of their involvement in mortgage-backed securities. The...

by William Neikirk Uh-oh, inflation is showing its ugly face again. And that could complicate matters for the Federal Reserve in its campaign to lower interest rates. The closely watched...

by William Neikirk In a few more months, warm weather will be here and the open road will beckon. But it could be a very expensive open road if oil...

by William Neikirk Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.) proposed today a far-reaching "New Deal for the New Economy" that includes a requirement that every American get another year of education after...

by William Neikirk President Bush signed an energy bill into law today that would not have been his ideal of a good bill when he took office in 2001. But...

by William Neikirk The housing-induced credit crunch continues to fan worries about a recession and give birth to new proposals to keep the economy afloat. Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan...

by William Neikirk Concerned by a housing-induced credit crunch that some analysts say could send the economy into recession, the Federal Reserve decided today to cut interest rates for the...

by William Neikirk President Bush was eager today to tell Americans about his new plan to assist financially strapped homeowners. After he did it, he gave them a way to...

by William Neikirk Movie star Chuck Norris and his wife showed up at a Capitol Hill press conference with former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee today to express his support for...