Major economies still struggling to create jobs

GENEVA: Jobs growth remains weak among the world's 20 biggest economies, where almost a third of the 93 million unemployed have been out of work for more than a year, top labor and development officials reported Wednesday.

Economic jitters compete with Obama agenda

WASHINGTON: Just as U.S. President Barack Obama is pushing new initiatives on gun control and immigration, the gloomy old problem of a sluggish economy is elbowing its way back into prominence.

U.S. Economy’s Challenges Greater This Year Than Last, Gluskin Sheff Says

David Rosenberg, chief economist and strategist at Gluskin Sheff & Associates Inc., said the U.S. economy faces more challenges in 2012 than last year, while he backed away from his prediction the nation was facing a near- certain recession.