When it comes to elections, it really is the economy, stupid USA TODAY The data have also been more upbeat on home builders' confidence, manufacturing, auto sales and construction spending. The better news has helped the stock market, which is up 4.7% in January after a flat 2011. A debate is raging as to which candidate ...
Full transcript: Obama's 2012 State of the Union Address USA TODAY On the day I took office, our auto industry was on the verge of collapse. Some even said we should let it die. With a million jobs at stake, I refused to let that happen. In exchange for help, we demanded responsibility. We got workers and automakers ...
Higher sales lift Chrysler to $183M profit in 2011 USA TODAY In fact, last year's profit would have been higher — $734 million — if the company hadn't refinanced $7.6 billion in loans granted by the US and Canadian governments. In the second quarter, the company took a $551 million accounting loss because of ...