economic weakness

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Monday that the nation's economic weakness will continue for some time, even if the government's efforts to boost lending help restore the credit markets to normal.

Stocks fell at the opening of an abbreviated session Friday as investors focused on dim prospects for holiday sales amid severe economic weakness.

US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke says more government spending to combat economic weakness "seems appropriate".

Oil prices sank Wednesday as investors saw further signs of economic weakness and worried that a U.S. recession could kill demand for fuel.

The price of oil regained some ground Tuesday, after plunging to an 8-month low in the previous session, as investors weighed a weaker dollar against global economic weakness and signs of diminished demand for oil and gas.

Oil prices tumbled Monday as concerns about global economic weakness outweighed signs that lawmakers are close to passing a $700 billion bailout of the U.S. financial system.

The tech industry is still showing "buoyancy," despite the recent Wall Street turmoil and broader economic weakness, Steve Ballmer, the chief executive of Microsoft Corp.

(MSFT) said Thursday.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke talked about the risks posed by both further economic weakness as well as inflation in testimony to Congress last month.

Service sector business activity declined in June, according to a key survey released Thursday that showed continued economic weakness.