Official: Obama to back more business tax breaks (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama will call on Congress to pass new tax breaks that would allow businesses to write off 100 percent of their new capital investments through 2011, the latest in a series of proposals the White House is rolling out in hopes of jump-starting economic growth ahead of the November elections.

AP analysis: Economic pain failed to ease in July (AP)

AP - Americans' economic struggles persisted in July, largely unchanged from the previous month, according to The Associated Press' monthly analysis of conditions around the country.

Samsung warns DRAM oversupply on weak PC sales (Reuters)

Reuters - Samsung Electronics, the world's top memory chipmaker, warned of an oversupply in the computer memory chip market from next quarter as a sputtering global economy may further weaken PC sales.

20 most stressed, 20 least stressed counties (AP)

AP - Here are the 20 most economically stressed counties with populations of at least 25,000 and their July 2010 Stress scores, according to The Associated Press Economic Stress Index:

Stock futures fall on fresh European bank concerns (AP)

AP - Stock futures are sliding to start the holiday-shortened week after some fresh concerns about the health of European banks rattled overseas markets.

European stocks fall, miners down on Australia vote (AFP)

AFP - Europe's main stock markets slid on Tuesday after a run of gains, with miners hit by the electoral result in Australia ahead of Wall Street's reopening after a US public holiday, traders said.

AIG seeks Sept 21 approval for AIA IPO: sources (Reuters)

Reuters - American International Group Inc plans to seek Hong Kong listing committee approval on September 21, to list its Asian life insurance unit, aiming to raise about $15 billion, two sources with direct knowledge of the deal said on Tuesday.

World stocks fall amid renewed Europe bank worries (AP)

AP - World stock markets fell Tuesday, particularly in Europe, where concerns about the health of banks resurfaced and EU finance ministers met to consider a new levy on lenders.

SEC sees surge in fraud tip-offs: report (Reuters)

Reuters - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has seen a surge in tip-offs concerning alleged corporate fraud as the Financial Reforms Act offers millions of dollars in bounty payments to whistleblowers, the Wall Street Journal said.

As Democrats fear rout, Obama launches jobs push (AFP)

AFP - US President Barack Obama has pledged 50 billion dollars to create jobs in a massive transportation infrastructure campaign, targeting huge unemployment and ripping resurgent Republicans.

Wall St futures signal weaker start for stocks (Reuters)

Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) Futures for the Dow Jones industrial average, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 fell 0.2 to 0.7 percent, pointing to a weaker start on Wall Street on Tuesday.

Global stocks, euro down on Europe banking concerns (Reuters)

Reuters - World stocks edged down from the previous day's one-month high on Tuesday while the euro fell broadly as renewed concerns about Europe's banking sector encouraged investors to pause after a recent rally.

Oil falls below $74 as traders look to US economy (AP)

AP - Oil prices fell to near $74 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as investors mull the strength of the U.S. economy and demand for crude.

Strong yuan would hurt China: economists (Reuters)

Reuters - China must resist external pressure for yuan appreciation because a stronger exchange rate would take a big bite out of economic growth, according to a pair of senior government researchers.

Obama assails GOP, promotes new jobs program (AP)

AP - A combative President Barack Obama rolled out a long-term jobs program Monday that would exceed $50 billion to rebuild roads, railways and runways, and coupled it with a blunt campaign-season assault on Republicans for causing Americans' hard economic times.

Obama to propose plant, equipment tax write-off (Reuters)

Reuters - President Barack Obama will propose on Wednesday that businesses be allowed to write off all their new investments in plant and equipment through 2011, an administration official said on Monday.

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AP - President Obama says rewarding greed, recklessness, special interests won't fix economy.

Greeting card giant Hallmark heads for 2nd century (AP)

AP - Hallmark Cards Inc., a $4 billion empire built on a demand for printed sentimentality, enters its second century facing a weak economy and what could be an even greater challenge: a generation that has grown up posting its sentiments online.

Fed should not set limit on economy aid: Kohn (Reuters)

Reuters - The Federal Reserve should not announce a limit on its actions if it resumes purchases of Treasury securities to stimulate the U.S. economy, the former vice chairman of the central bank said.

FTSE 100 closes higher (AFP)

AFP - London shares climbed on Monday as investors further digested last week's better-than-expected US jobs data which reduced prospects of a return to recession.

World stocks gain, dollar falls (AFP)

AFP - Global stock markets rose and the dollar fell on Monday as investors further digested better-than-expected US jobs data which reduced prospects of a return to recession.

World stocks gain, dollar falls (AFP)

AFP - Global stock markets rose and the dollar fell on Monday as investors further digested better-than-expected US jobs data which reduced prospects of a return to recession.

Labor secretary: Obama doing good job on economy (AP)

AP - Labor Secretary Hilda Solis is defending President Barack Obama's efforts to combat the recession and unemployment, saying his focus has been on helping the jobless and underemployed.

Obama to launch political offensive on economy (AFP)

AFP - US President Barack Obama will travel to the Midwestern US state of Wisconsin Monday as part of a broad effort to stem ebbing political support over the slowing economic recovery.

China Inc gets new chairman as state-owned firms' clout grows (Reuters)

Reuters - Wang Yong, a name little heard on the global business stage, has become boss of the world's biggest mobile telecom carrier, the most valuable coal producer and Asia's top oil refiner.

Aftershocks rattle quake-hit NZ city (Reuters)

Reuters - Aftershocks rocked New Zealand's second-biggest city on Monday causing further damage and forcing authorities to extend a state of emergency after the country's most damaging earthquake in 80 years.

Obama to propose 100 billion tax credit (AFP)

AFP - President Barack Obama will call for a 100-billion-dollar business tax credit this week to boost the sagging US economic recovery, The Washington Post reported.

Diverse water sources key to food security: report (Reuters)

Reuters - Increasingly erratic rainfall patterns related to climate change pose a major threat to food security and economic growth, water experts said on Monday, arguing for greater investment in water storage.

Want cheapskates to spend? Hawk gizmos that save (AP)

AP - How do you get penny pinchers to spend these days? Pitch products that promise to save them money.

Bad credit? For corporate borrowers, not a problem (AP)

AP - With rising fears of a prolonged recession and stomach-churning moves in the stock market, corporate bond markets have performed so well this year they look like they're part of a parallel universe.

Wall Street ends week with hope (AFP)

AFP - Wall Street heads into next week with strong tailwind from recent days' rally and brighter outlook as traders keenly await President Barack Obama to unveil new plans for boosting the shaky US economy.

SEC reaches settlement with ex-Qwest CEO Nacchio (AP)

AP - The Securities and Exchange Commission has reached a settlement in its civil lawsuit against former Qwest CEO Joseph Nacchio.

Summary Box: Stock market snaps a three-week slump (AP)

AP - SEPTEMBER RALLY: The stock market had its first winning week in a month after better news on employment and manufacturing lifted shares.

Petrobras sells 64 bln dlrs of stock to fund oil exploration (AFP)

AFP - Brazil's Petrobras unveiled one of the world's biggest share offerings Friday, a sale of up to 64 billion dollars in new stock to finance oil exploration aimed at turning Brazil into a leading oil exporter of the 21st century.

How the major stock indexes fared Friday (AP)

AP - The stock market had its first winning week in a month after news on the economy started getting better. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 128 points Friday, its fourth straight day of gains. Even after its four-day run, which added 438 points to the Dow, the index is still 6.8 percent below its April high.

MGIC added $1.2B in mortgage coverage in August (AP)

AP - Private mortgage insurer Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corp. said Friday it added $1.2 billion in new primary insurance coverage in August and the number of delinquent loans it insures declined.

A look at economic developments around the globe (AP)

AP - A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Friday:

Sirius XM Has a Stern Decision to Make (The Motley Fool)

The Motley Fool - Satellite-radio star Howard Stern is negotiating in public again.

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AP - Coast Guard: no sign of oil leak after Gulf platform fire, but crews continue to monitor.

"Quote stuffing" a focus in flash crash probe (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. regulators probing the May flash crash are focusing on a trading practice known as "quote stuffing", in which large numbers of rapid-fire orders to buy or sell stocks are placed and canceled almost immediately.