Japan's industrial output rise lifts recovery hopes

Japan's uncertain post-catastrophe economic recovery appeared to be tentatively gaining traction as official data showed industrial output rose by more than expected in December.

Economy Likely Ended 2011 With Strong Growth

A weak year for the economy likely ended on a hopeful note.

Fed: Full economic recovery could take 3 more years

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve signaled Wednesday that a full economic recovery could take nearly three more years, and it went further than ever to assure consumers and businesses that they will be able to borrow cheaply well into the future.

Economic recovery depends on political stability

January's stock market has been sending good signals for 2012. The Dow Jones average has moved up in an orderly fashion, with none of the wild, three digit daily swings that were almost the norm in 2011.

State of the Union Centers on Economic Recovery

Economic recovery was the theme of President Obama's State of the Union speech Tuesday night.

California's economic recovery gathers steam in December

The evidence keeps accumulating: California's economic recovery is gathering momentum. It's just nowhere near a boom yet.

Economy improves but recovery hurdles persist

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing for new jobless benefits dropped to an almost four-year low last week, and factory activity in the mid-Atlantic expanded moderately, suggesting the economy carried some momentum into the new year.

Greece's ancient sites to play starring role in recovery

Crisis-hit Athens has turned to the glory that was Greece to help its ruined economy.

Economic forecast for CO, U.S. in 2012

DENVER - As a financial expert, he says he's 'cautiously impressed' by the economic recovery of Colorado and the United States.

Economic analysts say 2012 will be like last year

Economic growth and job creation this year could look a lot like last year, a Federal Reserve system economist told a Denver audience Wednesday morning.

Model industry: carmakers suggest UK route to economic recovery

There is an air of refinement to the Bentley factory in Crewe. Timeless skills more akin to furniture making than automotive production remain at the heart of this elite British manufacturer.

U.K. Recovery Halts On Eurozone Political Uncertainty: ITEM Club

(RTTNews) - Political uncertainty in the Eurozone has paralyzed the U.K. recovery and the economy has entered a technical recession, the Ernst & Young ITEM Club said in its quarterly forecast on Monday.

Recovering economy stabilizing state budget

A gradually recovering economy is helping stabilize Michigan's long-suffering state budget, even leaving a surplus that could be spent over the next year or two, state officials said Friday.

Talk of the future: Economic conference speakers urge supporting entrepreneurs, shunning taxation to spur recovery

OROVILLE — Talk about recovery and the future, and it's all about what happens to businesses.

The Worst Economic Recovery Since The Great Depression

The record of President Obama’s first three years in office is in, and nothing that happens now can go back and change that.

Federal Reserve pays $77B to Uncle Sam

WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve paid the federal government $76.9 billion in 2011, the second highest amount in history.

China promises to boost business without creating a bubble

BEIJING – China's central bank is promising to channel lending to entrepreneurs who have been battered by weak global demand while keeping consumer prices and surging housing costs in check.

200,000 new jobs are positive sign in US recovery

 Employers in the United States added 200,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department said on Friday, a report that came on the heels of a flurry of heartening economic news and signaled gathering momentum in the recovery.

Investors brace for European hit on earnings

(Reuters) - Investors are about to find out if the economic woes in Europe are going to deliver a deep wound to U.S. company earnings instead of the mere scratch that many expect.

Market optimism tempered by European bank worries

LONDON (AP) — Stock markets retreated Wednesday as the early year optimism over the U.S. economy was tempered by renewed worries over Europe's banking sector.

Obama highlights recent economic successes

WASHINGTON -- Bullish yet wary, President Barack Obama is highlighting recent economic bright spots while taking care not to overstate a recovery that still has not put millions back to work.

In Euro Zone’s Crisis, Technocrat in Paris Works Behind the Scenes

PARIS — With France widely expected to lose its vaunted AAA credit rating any day now, the government here is bracing for the fallout.

European recovery? Wait till 2013 (at least)

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Don't expect the economic problems dogging Europe to be solved any time soon. Economists sure don't.

For economic growth in 2012, there's little margin for error in U.S., abroad

WASHINGTON — It began with such promise. This time a year ago, forecasters were racing to upgrade their outlooks for what 2011 would hold.