Geithner says need to keep stimulus on - Reuters - 28 minutes ago
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said high unemployment rates show that economic recovery is still perilous and governments need to maintain stimulus as long as necessary to ensure sustained growth.

Analysis: 10 percent jobless is Obama's new world - AP - Sat 7:45 am ET
For months he had warned it was coming but that didn't ease the political shockwaves for President Barack Obama when unemployment topped 10 percent.

Pa. governor: Philly transit strike could end soon - AP - Sat 12:38 am ET
A tentative contract agreement has been reached that could end the public transit strike that has idled Philadelphia's subways, buses and trolleys for four days, Gov. Ed Rendell said late Friday.

Court ends tobacco company payments in Md., Pa. - AP - Fri 10:19 pm ET
North Carolina's highest court ruled Friday that three cigarette companies no longer have to make payments to tobacco farmers in Maryland and Pennsylvania under a decade-old settlement.

Court ends tobacco company payments in Md., Pa. - AP - Fri 10:19 pm ET
North Carolina's highest court ruled Friday that three cigarette companies no longer have to make payments to tobacco farmers in Maryland and Pennsylvania under a decade-old settlement.

Banks in Ga., Mich., Minn., Mo., Calif. closed - AP - Fri 10:11 pm ET
Regulators on Friday shut banks in Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, and California, bringing the number of bank failures this year to 120 amid the struggling economy and a cascade of defaults on loans.

Analysis: 10 percent jobless is Obama's new world - AP - Fri 9:22 pm ET
For months he had warned it was coming but that didn't ease the political shockwaves for President Barack Obama when unemployment topped 10 percent.