Nobody would claim the U.S. economy is healthy right now. After all, we are in the worst contraction since the Great Depression, and poor numbers are being posted for almost every economic indicator.

The U.S. unemployment rate went up again in June, rising to 9.5 percent (seasonally adjusted).

The Kearny Alliance and Arizona State University are co-hosting a series of forums in the U.S. and in China to explore global trade challenges and their impact on the evolving trade infrastructure.

Each year, the W. P. Carey School evaluates the annual accuracy of projections from the 50 national economists that contribute to the consensus forecast reported monthly in Blue Chip Economic Indicators.

The way businesses and policymakers approach economic integration is quite different. Businesses tend to be pragmatic — focusing on finding immediate solutions.

At mid-month, analysts had turned more pessimistic about the economy, as some of the promising "green shoots" of recovery appeared to have withered, writes Lee McPheters, editor of Economy@W. P. Carey.

How confident are you that you understand the Arizona economy? This test of your economic knowledge was administered at the Annual Economic Outlook luncheon hosted by the W. P. Carey School's Economic Club of Phoenix. Some of the answers may surprise you!

An anemic economic recovery will begin at the end of the year, but don't expect the pain to end anytime soon.

On May 20, the Economic Club of Phoenix presented its annual Economic Outlook Luncheon.

All but three states reported losses in nonfarm employment in March 2009 compared to 12 months earlier, according to figures released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Nationally, the economy lost 4.8 million jobs over-the-year in March, and payroll employment fell by 3.6 percent.