Why buy retail? Do it yourself for cheap It's officially summer.

In a lackluster economy, the stock market and corporate profits have been two bright spots. That could change with a string of earnings reports in coming weeks.

Despite anxious searches for signs of an economic recovery in Yankton and abroad, the sobering truth is that the American economy is still sputtering along with little chance that there will be a quick turnaround.

Editor's note: Today we introduce Economic Revolution, a monthly column that offers insight into the transformational forces at work on the economy and what it could mean for businesses and workers. In this first installment, Dave Maney explains why the U.S. should brace for a whole new market.

Unemployment is lower and the state's doing much better than most of the country, but that doesn't mean everyone is content with Obama's policies. Last week in Salem, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney told voters that President Obama's economic policies "didn't work" and that "people are hurting." The next day in Raymond, fellow candidate Michele Bachmann told voters they couldn't ...

Faced with a slowdown in sales growth and rising costs, domestic automakers may increase their focus on frugal engineering to sustain volume growth and ensure stable profit margins, an ICRA report said.

A Good June: Economy May Have Improved Slightly

The Piedmont school district passed a balanced budget with an eye to preserving programs with frugality. Some classes may be a little larger, there may not be as many aides in classrooms and teachers and classified personnel agreed to no cost-of-living raises for 2011-12.

A decline in consumer confidence and stock market correction could be enough to sink the economy again.

LONDON - Investors put the Greek crisis behind them at least temporarily on Friday, letting the euro hit a three-week high against the dollar at one point, as they focused instead on the state of the world economy.