Jobless: 10 percent is tougher than it used to be (AP) US Economy News - Yahoo! News - Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:22:55 GMT In this photo taken Monday, Oct. 19, 2009, Donald Schenk stands on the back porch of his home in Schaumburg, Ill., Schenk has been out of work for over a year. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Lawyer: Fla. office shooting suspect mentally ill (AP) US Economy News - Yahoo! News - Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:09:12 GMT This image made from video provided by Channel 13 News in Orlando, Fla., shows Jason Rodriguez being taken into custody by police officers in Orlando, Fla. Rodriguez, 40, opened fire Friday in the offices of an engineering firm where he was let go more than two years ago, authorities said, killing at least one person and injuring five others. (AP Photo/Channel 13 News, cfnews13.com) MANDATORY CREDIT NO SALES

Jobless rate surges to 10.2 percent (Reuters) US Economy News - Yahoo! News - Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:49:48 GMT A resident searches for jobs on a computer at Workforce Alliance in West Palm Beach, Florida, July 2, 2009. REUTERS/Joe Skipper

Geithner says need to keep stimulus on (Reuters) US Economy News - Yahoo! News - Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:14:49 GMT 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

Ten percent jobless rate adds to pressure on Obama (AFP) US Economy News - Yahoo! News - Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:14:38 GMT Job seekers attend a seminar on finding jobs in San Francisco, California. The jump in US unemployment above 10 percent for the first time since 1983 will pressure President Barack Obama to find additional stimulus to keep a fragile economic recovery on track, analysts say.(AFP/Getty Images/Justin Sullivan)

Banks in Ga., Mich., Minn., Mo., Calif. closed (AP) US Economy News - Yahoo! News - Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:11:16 GMT AP - 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.

You've seen the TV ads. So what is Ally Bank? (AP) US Economy News - Yahoo! News - Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:50:26 GMT In this advertisement released Ally Bank, a print ad is shown. There's a reason Ally Bank, a reinvented unit of GMAC Financial Services, can afford to go after customer deposits so aggressively. It's backed by GMAC's $12.5 billion government bailout. (AP Photo/Ally Bank)

Oil settles lower after US unemployment report (AP) US Economy News - Yahoo! News - Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:39:50 GMT 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)

Consumer borrowing drops $14.8B in September (AP) US Economy News - Yahoo! News - Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:38:24 GMT FILE - In this March 27, 2009 file photo, the Federal Reserve Building on Constitution Avenue in Washington. The Federal Reserve says borrowing fell at an annual rate of $14.8 billion in September. That's the biggest decline since July and is larger than the $10 billion drop economists expected. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)

Berkshire Hathaway says 3Q profit triples to $3.2B (AP) US Economy News - Yahoo! News - Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:31:46 GMT FILE - In this May 2, 2009 file photo, Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett speaks to a reporter prior to the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb. Buffett's company said Friday Nov. 6, 2009 that its third-quarter profit tripled as the improving economy and stock market boosted the value of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s derivative contracts. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, file)