Finally, charting the recovery's course (Reuters) US Economy News - Yahoo! News - Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:12:18 GMT Reuters - If the majority of Wall Street economists are right, the U.S. recession will end this quarter and the global recovery won't be far behind.

Biden predicts more jobs because of stimulus money (AP) US Economy News - Yahoo! News - Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:24:46 GMT U.S. Vice President Joe Biden speaks to troops at a naturalization ceremony at al-Faw Palace on the western outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 4, 2009. Biden was in attendance as some 237 soldiers from 59 countries tool the oath during his visit to Iraq. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed)

White House does not favor second stimulus now: Biden (Reuters) US Economy News - Yahoo! News - Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:22:09 GMT Reuters - President Barack Obama and his advisers do not favor second stimulus package now to cut the highest U.S. unemployment rate in nearly 26 years, Vice President Joe Biden said in an interview aired on Sunday.

Downturn dating: Hearts flutter as markets stutter (AP) US Economy News - Yahoo! News - Sun, 05 Jul 2009 11:28:59 GMT Matt Bergstrom, left, and Emily Hilleren, center, play board games at the Holiday Club during a singles event, Nerds at Heart, in Chicago, Thursday, July 2, 2009. Attendance at the monthly gatherings, where mostly young professionals pay $25 for a drink and a chance to spend the evening clustered around trivia and board games was more than double expectations in April and has stayed high since. (AP Photo/Stacie Freudenberg)

Dollar discomfort thrust onstage for Italy summit (Reuters) US Economy News - Yahoo! News - Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:47:50 GMT U.S. dollar bills are displayed in Toronto in this posed photo, March 26, 2008. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

Returning Asians to fill talent gap, boost innovation (Reuters) US Economy News - Yahoo! News - Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:31:31 GMT Reuters - "Go East" is a message being heeded by many Asian professionals in the United States and Europe who see brighter job prospects in a region that is expected to outperform the rest of the world for economic growth.

Schwarzenegger signals key budget concession (Reuters) US Economy News - Yahoo! News - Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:57:46 GMT California State Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) talks in his office about the state's budget impasse in San Francisco, California July 3, 2009. State officials have begun issuing billions of dollars in "IOUs" to avoid a cash crisis, after lawmakers failed to balance the budget by the start of the state's new fiscal year on Wednesday, leaving a $26.3 billion deficit. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES POLITICS BUSINESS)

Small town America pins hopes on West trade route (AP) US Economy News - Yahoo! News - Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:26:28 GMT In this photograph taken on Thursday, May 21, 2009, traffic moves along Highway 287 through the small Colorado plains community of Limon. The highway is the main roadway to be used in the Ports-To-Plains project that will cover the 2,333 miles from Laredo, Texas, to the Canadian border at Port Raymond in Saskatchewan. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Cheap, easy dates for those hoping to get serious (AP) US Economy News - Yahoo! News - Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:13:35 GMT AP - A date doesn't need to break the bank, especially as potential partners are increasingly likely to value substance over style during the recession.

ALL BUSINESS: Cash is king for investors (AP) US Economy News - Yahoo! News - Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:01:09 GMT AP - That old saying "cash is king" certainly rings true these days. Investors can't seem to get enough of it, which ultimately could be bad news for the stock market and the economy.