http://biz.yahoo.com/topic/economy-gov/The latest news on the economy from Yahoo! Financeen-usSat, 7 Nov 2009 18:58:17 Etc/GMThttp://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/fi/pr/40197.gifhttp://finance.yahoo.com14417http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/091107/g20_finance_ministers.html?.v=29Finance officials from rich and developing countries pledged Saturday to maintain emergency support for their economies until recovery is assured, but failed to reach a clear agreement to bear the cost of fighting climate change.yahoo_finance/1404038544Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:58:17 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/091107/us_jobless_then_and_now.html?.v=2It hurts more to be unemployed now than the last time the jobless rate hit 10 percent. Americans have more than triple the debt they had in 1982, and less than half the savings. They spend 10 weeks longer off the job.yahoo_finance/3937522804Sat, 7 Nov 2009 17:22:55 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/091107/business_us_usa_economy.html?.v=1The U.S. jobless rate unexpectedly jumped to 10.2 percent last month, a 26-1/2-year high, adding to pressure on the Obama administration to do more to tackle unemployment even as signs of recovery mount.yahoo_finance/306408446Sat, 7 Nov 2009 16:49:48 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/091107/business_us_g20_geithner.html?.v=2U.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.yahoo_finance/3114013357Sat, 7 Nov 2009 16:14:49 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/091107/us_obama_jobs_analysis.html?.v=2For months he had warned it was coming but that didn't ease the political shockwaves for President Barack Obama when unemployment topped 10 percent.yahoo_finance/2334150425Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:45:05 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/091107/us_philadelphia_transit_strike.html?.v=1A 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.yahoo_finance/4008208886Sat, 7 Nov 2009 05:38:47 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/091106/us_tobacco_payments.html?.v=6North 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.yahoo_finance/2168199163Sat, 7 Nov 2009 03:19:03 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/091106/us_bank_closures.html?.v=12Regulators 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.yahoo_finance/433811594Sat, 7 Nov 2009 03:11:11 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/091106/us_obama_jobs_analysis.html?.v=5For months he had warned it was coming but that didn't ease the political shockwaves for President Barack Obama when unemployment topped 10 percent.yahoo_finance/1679677665Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:22:02 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091106/20091106005300.html?.v=1DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The 2010 Report on Anti-Obesity Drugs: World Market Segmentation by City" report to their offering.yahoo_finance/4289009143Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:00:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/091106/us_what_is_ally_bank.html?.v=4Its TV and print ads poke fun at the bait-and-switch tactics of other banks. Its interest rates on CDs have been the most generous in the industry.yahoo_finance/2858089433Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:50:26 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/cnnm/091106/110609_jobs_october.html?.v=12The nation's unemployment rate rose above 10% for the first time since 1983 in October, a much worse jump than expected as employers continued to trim jobs from payrolls.yahoo_finance/336052488Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:40:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/091106/oil_prices.html?.v=18Oil prices tumbled Friday after the government said the U.S. unemployment rate topped 10 percent for the first time since 1983.yahoo_finance/2524086865Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:39:50 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/091106/us_consumer_credit.html?.v=8Consumers borrowed less for a record eighth straight month in September amid rising unemployment and tight credit conditions. Economists worry the declines in borrowing will drag on the fledgling recovery.yahoo_finance/3704629594Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:38:16 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ibd/091106/feature.html?.v=1Unemployment spiked to a fresh 26-year high of 10.2% in October from 9.8% in September, raising concerns about the economy and consumer spending...yahoo_finance/730457684Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:04:21 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ibd/091106/econbrief.html?.v=1Leading indicators show growthyahoo_finance/3945666139Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:00:45 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/091106/us_nebraska_budget_woes.html?.v=4To hear directors of some state agencies tell it, managing Nebraska's worst fiscal crisis in recent memory isn't that big of a deal. Others tell a totally different story, one of significant cutbacks in services.yahoo_finance/1593470946Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:00:14 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/091106/us_jobless_benefits_homebuyers.html?.v=19President Barack Obama signed a $24 billion economic stimulus bill into law Friday, giving tax incentives to prospective homebuyers and additional jobless benefits to those idled by the business slump.yahoo_finance/3534228487Fri, 6 Nov 2009 23:56:35 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/cnnm/091106/110609_art_auction_cnnw.html?.v=3A recent sale of Impressionist and modern art at Sotheby's auction house exceeded sales estimates and raised the hopes of industry insiders that a rebound is under way.yahoo_finance/82520539Fri, 6 Nov 2009 23:52:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/091106/us_economy.html?.v=49Just when it was beginning to look a little better, the economy relapsed Friday with a return to double-digit unemployment for only the second time since World War II and warnings that next year will be even worse than previously thought.yahoo_finance/1680569763Fri, 6 Nov 2009 23:39:33 Etc/GMT