Mar 10, 2010 05:13PM

Wholesale inventories fall while sales increase (AP)

AP - Businesses trimmed inventories at the wholesale level again in January even though sales rose for a 10th consecutive month. The dip in inventories underscored that businesses remain cautious about restocking their depleted shelves.

Mar 10, 2010 05:03PM

Senate passes jobless aid, business tax breaks (AP)

AP - The Senate voted Wednesday to extend key pieces of last year's economic stimulus measure, including help for the jobless and money to help financially strapped states pay for health care for the poor.

Mar 10, 2010 04:47PM

Fed recovers, gets new look as financial regulator (AP)

AP - The Federal Reserve, still dusting itself off from a fight that threatened to trim its powers, could emerge from a congressional overhaul of banking rules as the top cop over the nation's largest financial institutions.

Mar 10, 2010 04:45PM

Credit card users: Not so responsible after all? (AP)

AP - With unemployment high and personal wealth diminished, how was it that strapped consumers were paying down their credit card debt last year? It turns out they probably weren't.

Mar 10, 2010 04:04PM

Republican Bunning stirs anger with WTO block (Reuters)

Reuters - A Republican senator who held up action earlier this month on a bill to renew jobless benefits faced more criticism on Wednesday for blocking approval of President Barack Obama's nominee to be U.S. ambassador to the World Trade Organization.

Mar 10, 2010 03:42PM

Summary Box: Wholesale inventories trimmed (AP)

AP - INVENTORIES: Inventories held at the wholesale level fell 0.2 percent in January, highlighting that businesses remain cautious about adding to their stockpiles.

Mar 10, 2010 03:41PM

Highlights of Senate jobless aid bill (AP)

AP - Highlights of Senate legislation extending unemployment insurance and expired tax breaks:

Mar 10, 2010 03:14PM

Okla.'s jobless rate continues to improve in Jan. (AP)

AP - Oklahoma's jobless rate declined to 6.7 percent in January.

Mar 10, 2010 03:00PM

US Senate adopts aid for unemployed (AFP)

AFP - The US Senate on Wednesday adopted a 140-billion-dollar raft of measures aimed at shoring up unemployment benefits and setting out tax breaks to spur job creation.

Mar 10, 2010 02:34PM

Senate passes $149 bln for jobless aid, tax breaks (Reuters)

Reuters - The Senate on Wednesday passed a $149 billion package of jobless aid and tax breaks, as Democrats continued efforts to lower the 9.7 percent unemployment rate before congressional elections in November.