Economy under par? Play less golf (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak has told officials to give up golf for the moment because it sends the wrong signal just as the economy has hit the rough.
Voters in Poll Want Priority to Be Economy, Their Top Issue (New York Times)
Barack Obama and John McCain are heading into their conventions neck and neck, with voters focused on the economy, a New York Times/CBS News poll found.
Americans Less Gloomy on Economy Amid Discontent, Poll Finds (Bloomberg via Yahoo! News)
Aug. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Americans are slightly more optimistic about the economy even as large majorities disapprove of the country's overall direction and President George W. Bush's performance, the latest Bloomberg/Los Angeles Times poll shows.
Mood improves, but economy worries persist: poll (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Americans remain deeply worried about a faltering economy and their own financial futures, but their outlook improved slightly this month, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.
As home building sags, projects lift economy (The Arizona Republic)
Construction spending by federal, state and local governments has reached record levels, lifting the economy and creating jobs for blue-collar workers despite a collapse in home building.
Obama eyes economy; McCain's focus is Iraq (Philly.com)
MARTINSVILLE, Va. - Democrat Barack Obama pledged yesterday to create millions of union jobs in alternative energy and end tax breaks for companies that move jobs overseas, using tough new populist language to persuade voters that he, not Republican John McCain, is best positioned to lift the limping U.S. economy.
Argentina's Economy Is `Vigorous,' Fernandez Says (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)
Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Argentine Economy Minister Carlos Fernandez told exporters the country's economy is ``more vigorous than ever,'' one week after the government began buying back its own bonds to shore up waning investor confidence.
Airport budgets for lean economy (Orlando Sentinel)
Budget writers at Orlando International Airport expect revenue to slump next year, as the nation's major airlines make deep cuts in their schedules to offset soaring fuel prices and a faltering economy.
India's economy projected to grow 8% this year (Channel NewsAsia)
NEW DELHI : Figures out on Thursday show India's economy is projected to grow 8 per cent this year, slower than last year's 9.1 per cent. The slowdown comes amidst rising inflation of almost 13 per cent, giving business leaders little to cheer.
Georgia Cuts Rate to Spur Economy as Russia Maintains Its Grip (Bloomberg.com)
Aug. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Georgia, a third of its land under military occupation, cut its benchmark interest rate in an effort to shore up an economy that was already slowing prior to Russia's Aug. 8 invasion.