AP - The unemployment rate may be about to rise again.

2 Sep 2010 at 11:16pm

AFP - A fresh batch of US unemployment figures will on Friday provide Americans with a crucial litmus test for the sputtering economic recovery and President Barack Obama's policies.

2 Sep 2010 at 10:30pm

Reuters - China on Friday offered a rare glimpse into its foreign exchange reserves, confirming that they are overwhelmingly allocated in dollars, while a central banker said the mountain of cash could face depreciation risks.
2 Sep 2010 at 10:26pm

AP - This year's back-to-school season isn't as big a bust for retailers as they feared — or as last year's — but it's not great either.

2 Sep 2010 at 9:42pm

Reuters - One upside of the worst U.S. economic slump since the Great Depression is that with fewer motorists on the road, the nation's highways are less congested and in better shape, a study said on Thursday.
2 Sep 2010 at 8:43pm

Reuters - News Corp Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch said the global economy is still in an uncertain state and the media industry is going through a fundamental transformation that is unpredictable

2 Sep 2010 at 7:41pm

Reuters - The White House stressed on Thursday that no second economic stimulus package is being considered as part of new measures under review by President Barack Obama's team.

2 Sep 2010 at 6:23pm

Reuters - The White House said on Thursday that President Barack Obama's top economic adviser will visit China from Saturday for three days of meetings.
2 Sep 2010 at 5:36pm

Reuters - U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said he was partly to blame for leaving the wrong impression that the central bank could have saved Lehman Brothers from failure in 2008.

2 Sep 2010 at 4:40pm

Reuters - Pending sales of previously owned U.S. homes rebounded unexpectedly in July and new claims for jobless benefits fell last week, helping quell fears the economy could face a double-dip recession.

2 Sep 2010 at 3:32pm

AP - OUTLOOK IMPROVES: The European Central Bank raised its growth projections for the 16-nation eurozone after better-than-expected economic news.
2 Sep 2010 at 3:01pm

AP - Oil prices ended higher Thursday after an initial retreat as investors put a positive spin on reports about jobs, manufacturing and home sales.

2 Sep 2010 at 2:51pm

AP - A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Thursday:
2 Sep 2010 at 1:17pm

AP - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told a panel investigating the financial crisis that regulators must be ready to shutter the largest institutions if they threaten to bring down the financial system.

2 Sep 2010 at 12:50pm

AP - FASTER REFUNDS: The Treasury Department is exploring ways to help people without bank accounts collect their tax refunds more quickly. A pilot program launching next year will let some consumers get the money on cards, rather than waiting for paper checks. It could expand from there.
2 Sep 2010 at 11:44am

Reuters - Companies are cutting healthcare costs further amid a continuing sour economy, scaling back benefits and shifting a greater share of the expense to employees.

2 Sep 2010 at 11:21am

Reuters - The following are highlights from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony on Thursday to the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission on the problem of financial institutions that are "too big too fail."
2 Sep 2010 at 10:27am

Reuters - Two top U.S. Federal Reserve officials on Thursday called for a more community-focused approach to the country's ongoing foreclosure crisis, which is weighing on its economic recovery.

2 Sep 2010 at 9:44am

Reuters - Pending sales of previously owned U.S. homes rose unexpectedly in July, an industry group said on Thursday, suggesting a tax credit-related housing market decline was close to bottoming.
2 Sep 2010 at 9:34am

AP - Mortgage rates fell to the lowest level in decades for the tenth time in 11 weeks, as investors worried about the economy.

2 Sep 2010 at 9:27am

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