On any given morning, small knots of day laborers gather at various familiar locations around the East Valley.

WASHINGTON - The country didn't get the energetic rebound in economic growth hoped for from the government's tax rebates in the second quarter, and the economy jolted into reverse at the end of 2007, raising new recession fears.

WASHINGTON - The economy may at last be pulling out of a three-year slump that began with a bursting stock market bubble and was intensified by recession, terrorist attacks, corporate scandals and war.

The president of Chandler’s police officers union said he would air dirty laundry about City Manager Mark Pentz’s performance during an unusual City Council hearing Tuesday night aimed at resolving a deadlock in labor contract negotiations.

Chandler plans to bring in a mediator to help resolve a deadlock in labor negotiations between the city's management and three employees' unions over plans to scale back merit pay.

Rich, powerful and more popular than ever, the NFL gets closer to a doomsday scenario every day.

Construction is booming in the East Valley, and those in the industry say success is a double-edged sword.

JERUSALEM - Israel will clamp down on Palestinian areas, cutting the West Bank off from Gaza, banning Gaza workers from Israel and halting most funding, in a campaign to weaken the violent Hamas as it assumes power.

NEW YORK - This week on Wall Street, investors will find out if consumers' worries about housing, jobs and rising prices are affecting their spending - and, in turn, posing a further threat to the economy.

WASHINGTON - The White House on Tuesday lowered its forecast for economic growth this year and next, reflecting the drag from the housing slump.

September 2, 2004

As I have been teaching a college class each semester for almost five years now, from time to time I hear from former students, all of whom have graduated to seek employment in a difficult economy.

NEW YORK - That economic rebound in the second half of the year so many experts have predicted — including Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke himself — is starting to look dicey.

WASHINGTON - Wholesale prices are climbing, industrial production is faltering and housing construction is rebounding, offering mixed signals about the economy.

WASHINGTON - The economy that turned sluggish at the end of last year isn't doing much better now - and may well be doing worse - as war uncertainties and the stagnant job market make consumers and businesses more cautious. Some analysts worry about a slide back into recession.

WASHINGTON - The economy that turned sluggish at the end of last year isn't doing much better now - and may well be doing worse - as war uncertainties and the stagnant job market make consumers and businesses more cautious. Some analysts worry about a slide back into recession.

NEW YORK - Wall Street closed essentially flat Thursday after struggling to resume a modest upward trend while investors juggled upbeat economic data, divergent earnings reports and a pullback in Chinese stocks. The Dow Jones industrials edged higher to a record close for the second straight day.

The “Great Recession” cost Arizona 300,000 jobs and cast a shadow long after it was declared over, but the outlook for the East Valley in 2011 is looking gradually, if tentatively, brighter.

The “Great Recession” cost Arizona 300,000 jobs and cast a shadow long after it was declared over, but the outlook for the East Valley in 2011 is looking gradually, if tentatively, brighter.

Labor Day presents an opportunity for workers everywhere to reflect on what’s good and bad about how they earn a living.

ATLANTA - By disrupting travel to and from the Gulf Coast, Hurricane Gustav denied the airline industry some critical revenue over the Labor Day holiday weekend.

WASHINGTON - The efficiency of American workers actually declined in the final three months of 2005, the first time that has happened in more than four years, while wage pressures accelerated.

NEW YORK - Wall Street resumed its fourth-quarter rally Thursday, pushing the Dow Jones industrials to its first close above 12,400 after a series of strong company earnings and a drop in unemployment claims revived investors' confidence in the economy.

Fewer Arizonans are expected to leave town for Labor Day weekend because the holiday is later than usual this year, according to AAA Arizona.