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  1. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, center, is joined by (L-R) Majority Whip James Clyburn, and Rep. George Miller, D-Calif. during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 in Washington after the passage in the house of the health care reform bill. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
    Tough road ahead in Senate for health care bill AP - 59 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON - The Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed far-reaching health care legislation, handing President Barack Obama a hard-won victory on his chief domestic priority though the road ahead in the Senate promises to be rocky.

  2. Jobless: 10 percent is tougher than it used to be AP - Sun Nov 8, 12:00 AM ET

    WASHINGTON - It hurts more to be unemployed now than the last time the jobless rate hit 10 percent.

  3. President Barack Obama waves as he walks out of the Cannon Caucus Room with Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., left, after meeting with House Democrats about health care on Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
    Obama prods House to pass health care bill AP - Sat Nov 7, 8:59 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says now is the time for Congress to "answer the call of history" and approve legislation revamping the country's health care system.

  4. Speaker Nancy Pelosi is surrounded as she walks to the floor of the House of Representatives for continuing debate health care debate at the U.S. Capitol, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 in Washington. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)
    Pelosi: Obama visit inspired Democrats AP - Sat Nov 7, 8:43 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - House Democratic leaders say President Barack Obama, who made a quick trip to Capitol Hill, inspired their party to pass health care legislation.

  5. A supporter holds a sign during a rally against the health care overhaul bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
    House votes strict ban on abortion subsidies AP - Sun Nov 8, 4:24 AM ET

    WASHINGTON - A bipartisan House coalition voted Saturday to prohibit coverage of abortions in a new government-run health care plan that Democrats would establish to compete with private insurers.

  6. Chinese Prime minister Wen Jiabao looks on during a presser at the end of the 4th Ministerial Conference of the Sino-African Forum in Egypt's Sharm el Sheik resort Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
    Chinese premier pledges funds, aid to Africa AP - 47 minutes ago

    SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt - China's premier on Sunday pledged $10 billion in new low interest loans to African nations over three years, offering the beleaguered continent sorely needed cash while dismissing criticism that Beijing's motives in Africa are far from altruistic.

  7. A truck with Opel cars drives past the Opel plant in Bochum November 5, 2009. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender
    Opel unions see autonomy as condition to talks Reuters - 2 hours, 1 minute ago

    FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Opel's top German labor leader said on Sunday he was willing to hold negotiations over a restructuring of the European carmaker under its parent General Motors so long as it gains greater independence.

  8. Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling (R) chats with U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner as they gather for the family photo at the G20 Finance Ministers meeting at a hotel in St. Andrews, Scotland, November 7, 2009. REUTERS/Andrew Winning
    Geithner: need stimulus, not financial transactions tax Reuters - Sun Nov 8, 3:03 AM ET

    ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Saturday stressed the necessity of keeping global economic stimulus in place until recovery is assured and opposed the utility of a tax on financial transactions as a way to dampen risky bank behavior.

  9. In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, front right, accompanied by Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif, front left, reviews an honor guard during a welcoming ceremony in Cairo, capital of Egypt, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Wen arrived here Friday for a two-day official visit. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Yao Dawei)
    China offers Africa more trade, investment AP - Sat Nov 7, 7:45 AM ET

    BEIJING - China is offering to abolish import duties on some commodities from Africa and make sure Chinese exports to the continent are safe as part of a package to boost already thriving economic ties, China's commerce minister said in an article published Saturday.

  10. President Barack Obama speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
    Obama will push health bill in Saturday Hill visit AP - Fri Nov 6, 7:45 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama still expects to have a health care overhaul bill to sign by year's end and plans to personally lobby for it in a visit to Capitol Hill on Saturday, the White House said.

  11. World oil prices rose back above 80 dollars on Wednesday as investors turned their attention to an upcoming US energy inventory report.(AFP/File/Thomas Coex)
    Oil settles lower after US unemployment report AP - Fri Nov 6, 7:39 PM ET

    NEW YORK - Oil prices tumbled Friday after the government said the U.S. unemployment rate topped 10 percent for the first time since 1983.

  12. A couple listens as a representative from Freddie Mac talks to them about a loan modification for their home at the National Urban League's Economic Empowerment Tour in Dallas, Texas June 13, 2009. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi
    Freddie Mac posts $5 billion loss Reuters - Fri Nov 6, 7:00 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Freddie Mac , the second largest provider of U.S. residential mortgage funding, on Friday posted a loss of $5 billion in the third quarter and predicted it would need more government support amid a "prolonged deterioration" in housing.

  13. Billionaire financier and Berkshire Hathaway Chief Executive Warren Buffett eats ice cream as he walks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders meeting in Omaha, Nebraska in this May 2, 2009. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/Files
    Berkshire Hathaway's net income triples Reuters - Fri Nov 6, 6:47 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) (BRKb.N) on Friday said quarterly earnings tripled, as rising stock markets boosted its investment holdings and a quiet hurricane season contributed to higher insurance profit.

  14. In this photo made Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, specialists Scott Wetzel, Michael Bonnano and Peter Gaicchi, left to right, and Gennaro Saporito, foreground right, work at a post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stock market volatility is back, a signal to some experts that the powerful rally that started in early March may be coming to an end. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
    Stocks eye retailers as jobless ranks grow Reuters - 1 hour, 7 minutes ago

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - As unemployment in the United States edges above 10 percent, anxious investors will look to earnings reports from major retailers for signs of life in the beaten-up consumer.

  15. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown gestures during his speech on Afghanistan at the Royal College of Defence Studies in London November 6, 2009. REUTERS/Oli Scarff/Pool
    UK gives impetus to global banks tax Reuters - Sat Nov 7, 1:44 PM ET

    ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - Britain urged world governments on Saturday to consider a levy on banks to fund future bailouts, departing from long-held opposition, though there was little sign of the consensus needed to make it fly.

  16. The Beatles perform in 1964 at the Olympia in Paris. US online music service Bluebeat said it plans to fight British recording label EMI over rights to stream and sell versions of Beatles songs.(AFP/File)
    Bluebeat to battle EMI over Beatles songs AFP - Fri Nov 6, 11:06 PM ET

    SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - US online music service Bluebeat said it plans to fight British recording label EMI over rights to stream and sell versions of Beatles songs.

  17. Regulators close Gateway Bank, Prosperan Bank Reuters - Sat Nov 7, 11:51 AM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bank regulators closed Gateway Bank of St. Louis, in St. Louis, Missouri, and Prosperan Bank, of Oakdale, Minnesota, on Friday, the 118th and 119th U.S. bank to fail this year.

  18. Transport workers are seen on strike in Philadelphia, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Philadelphia transit system's largest union went on strike early Tuesday, bringing the city's bus, subway and trolley operations to a halt.(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
    Talks in Philadelphia transit strike break off AP - Sat Nov 7, 10:01 PM ET

    PHILADELPHIA - Negotiations aimed at ending a transit strike in Philadelphia broke off Saturday night over disagreement on pensions and the impact of possible national health care overhaul, and Pennsylvania's governor walked away from the negotiations.

  19. FILE -  In this July 13, 2008 file photo, the Freddie Mac's corporate offices are seen in McLean, Va. Freddie Mac says its losses narrowed to $6.3 billion in the third quarter and the company didn't need a federal cash infusion. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, FILE)
    Freddie Mac loses $6.3B in 3Q AP - Fri Nov 6, 7:35 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - Freddie Mac's losses narrowed to $6.3 billion in the third quarter, but the government-controlled mortgage finance company didn't need a federal cash infusion.