Philadelphia Inquirer
- 16 hours ago
By Jane M. Von Bergen The nation's unemployment rate inched up to 9.6 percent in August as public and private employers, for the third straight month, laid off more people than they hired, the Department of Labor reported Friday.
TIME
- 11 hours ago
By Sean Gregory Friday, Sep. 03, 2010 "I've been to this movie a few times." Such was the response of one prominent Burger King franchisee, when asked his reaction to the $4 billion leveraged buyout that will take the country's no.
Washington Post
- Sep 3, 2010
The government should be prepared to close down even the nation's largest firms if they pose a broader threat to the financial system, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said on Capitol Hill.
Washington Post
- 18 hours ago
By Michael A. Fletcher The stock markets topped off their best week in a month Friday as the latest jobs report calmed fears that the sputtering economy is headed toward a double-dip recession.
The Associated Press
- 5 hours ago
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Oil billionaires David and Charles Koch have jumped on board an effort to suspend California's global warming law by making a million-dollar contribution this week.