Signals economic, housing-market recovery.

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U.S. Sees Home Sales Jump

Speaking after the G8 summit, US President Obama says leaders agree that economies must focus on jobs and growth to boost recovery.

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Obama: EU ‘must focus on growth’

Several members of the Federal Reserve’s policymaking committee said they would consider expanding efforts to stimulate the U.S. economy if threats to the recovery worsen, according to minutes of the panel’s April meeting. Read full article > >

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Fed officials open to more efforts to stimulate economy if recovery worsens

The Bank of England warns that the eurozone is “tearing itself apart” with the “storm” threatening the UK recovery, as it cuts its forecast for growth this year.

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Bank warns of euro crisis ‘storm’

MADRID — Like many of the immigrants who flocked to Spain not long ago, Klever Cordova was enticed by the prospect of easy employment and easy credit — the chance to leave behind the troubled economy of his native Ecuador and become a homeowner in a booming euro-zone country. Read full article > >

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Spain’s lingering bank crisis weighs on economic recovery

The automaker also gave upbeat forecasts for this fiscal year, marking a solid recovery from a hardship-filled year following the tsunami in Japan.

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Toyota Quarterly Profit Quadruples on Recovery

David Cameron says there will be no “let-up” in tough decisions on the economy while Nick Clegg says the recovery will not happen “overnight” on a joint appearance.

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Cameron and Clegg: No letting up

A group of economists called permabears offer what they say are more realistic assessments of the economy and the tepid pace of the recovery.

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Some Dreary Forecasts From Recovery Skeptics

As most Americans basked in the warmest, sunniest March in half a century, economists stared at the skies with dread: Could good weather portend bad news for the economic recovery? Economists say the mild winter has artificially inflated job growth. February alone stole as many as 72,000 positions from March and future months, according to Macroeconomic Advisers. Read full article > >

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Mild winter may have artificially inflated jobs data, economists fear

Europe is still mired in its debt crisis. China may be headed for a slowdown . But in the United States, there are a growing number of signs that a recovery is on the horizon, driven by pent-up demand from the recession. Manufacturing last month performed better than analysts had expected despite a slowdown in demand overseas, as the closely followed manufacturing index from the Institute of Supply Management rose one point to 53.4 in March, as manufacturers brightened their forecasts for the near future. Read full article > >

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Could the U.S. economy become the world’s bright spot in 2012?

He is the most powerful federal employee you’ve never heard of. Edward DeMarco has slowed the economic recovery with the stroke of a pen. His actions are costing taxpayers tens of billions of dollars, forcing millions of homeowners to lose their homes, and contributing to the falling housing prices that are a brake on the recovery. Read full article > >

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The man blocking America’s recovery

He is the most powerful federal employee you’ve never heard of. Edward DeMarco has slowed the economic recovery with the stroke of a pen. His actions are costing taxpayers tens of billions of dollars, forcing millions of homeowners to lose their homes, and contributing to the falling housing prices that are a brake on the recovery. Read full article > >

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The man blocking America’s recovery

He is the most powerful federal employee you’ve never heard of. Edward DeMarco has slowed the economic recovery with the stroke of a pen. His actions are costing taxpayers tens of billions of dollars, forcing millions of homeowners to lose their homes, and contributing to the falling housing prices that are a brake on the recovery. Read full article > >

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The man blocking America’s recovery

Ron Barber will run for the seat vacated by former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) this fall, not just in the upcoming special election, he told reporters Monday. Barber was a longtime aide to the ex-congresswoman, and he was shot in the Tucson massacre that killed six people and wounded 13. Giffords, who was shot in the head, resigned in January to focus on her own recovery. Read full article > >

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Ron Barber to run for full House term

In swing states like Colorado, Republicans are using concerns about the sluggish recovery to appeal to Hispanic voters, long a solid part of the Democratic base.

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G.O.P. Strategy for Hispanic Voters: It’s the Economy