I don’t have to tell you about the toll the recession is having on people around the country. Companies are closing, layoffs abound, and politicians in Washington continue to work on viable solutions. Times are tough.

Stock prices bounced off their lows of the session to close mixed.

Oil prices have rebounded to above $36 a barrel on expectations that key OPEC members will comply with last week’s promised 2.2 million barrel a day cut in production.

A litany of bad economic news has snuffed out Wall Street’s five-day rally, sending stocks falling sharply as investors realized anew how troubled the U.S. economy really is.

A new study shows the worsening economy will make it harder for college students to repay their loans.  The Project on Student Debt reports that salaries students earn at graduation are not keeping pace with the increases in what they owe for their education.

Wall Street is ending a volatile week with an unexpected jolt of confidence.

Wall Street looks for gains Friday after the Dow fell 445 points to close below 8,000.  The Dow plunged 10.6% in two days. 

Federal regulators have charged Mark Cuban with insider trading for allegedly using confidential information on a stock sale to avoid more than $750,000 in losses.

Wall Street has launched a massive rebound, sending the Dow Jones industrial average up about 550 points after driving it near its lows for the year.

One in every 452 housing units received a foreclosure filing, such as a default notice, auction sale notice or bank repossession.

Wall Street is showing some welcome signs of stability, closing higher after a relatively calm session despite some downbeat economic news.

“We’re positioned to bounce back.“
   

Wall Street took another big hit Friday.  The Dow dropped 312 points.

This morning, we get more jobless numbers, more Wall Street scrutiny in Washington, and more reports on how much money companies made in the last three months.

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