Anthony Hall - New York Finance Examiner - Industry

As predicted, the unemployment figures posted in the last key economic bulletin before the national election elicited a yelp from the White House and a snort from the Romney campaign.The Labor Department said Friday that the unemployment rate rose...

   Along Wall Street on Wednesday, curved in front of office buildings, pod-like rows of pillow-shaped sandbags held back flood waters from Hurricane Sandy.  Meanwhile, a shell-shocked financial system and very impatient brokers waited for...

    How is the economy doing? Not so great, thank you. But how is it doing in the real world? A lot better, actually.  Just before the national election, the numbers are in and they look stink...