Copyright (c) 2008 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1203 Economy News en-us Sun, 11 May 2008 17:07:00 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/1203 http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080511/ap_on_bi_ge/work_bikes ap/20080511/work_bikes AP Sun, 11 May 2008 17:07:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080511/ap_on_bi_ge/work_bikes"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080507/capt.8250d7aa2b84491b9e00a88c3d00a485.oil_prices_almon101.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=3OZ0.owh.eArppbikU2pcg--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Elmore County High School students gather in the parking lot in Eclectic, Ala., after riding bikes to school on Tuesday, May 6, 2008. The students have begun riding bikes to school, one as much as 6 1/2 miles one way, as a way to save on gas money. (AP Photo/Montgomery Advertiser, Lloyd Gallman)" border="0" /></a>AP - Four-dollar-a-gallon gas is good for business — if you run a bike shop. Commuters around the country are dusting off their old two-wheelers — or buying new ones — to cope with rising fuel prices, bicycle dealers say.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080511/ap_on_bi_ge/work_bikes"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080507/capt.8250d7aa2b84491b9e00a88c3d00a485.oil_prices_almon101.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=3OZ0.owh.eArppbikU2pcg--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="Elmore County High School students gather in the parking lot in Eclectic, Ala., after riding bikes to school on Tuesday, May 6, 2008. The students have begun riding bikes to school, one as much as 6 1/2 miles one way, as a way to save on gas money. (AP Photo/Montgomery Advertiser, Lloyd Gallman)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080510/ap_on_bi_ge/oil_prices ap/20080510/oil_prices AP Sat, 10 May 2008 11:02:16 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080510/ap_on_bi_ge/oil_prices"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080509/capt.ead4c01b2b0f413287f345abb740f54e.oil_prices_mh105.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=CaDD3SUv_pPPLNUD5EN5zw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Thomas Burgoon, top left, and Robert Serra prepare to trailer Burgoon's boat Friday, May 9, 2008, in North Miami Beach, Fla. The men had spent more than $80 to put 20 gallons of fuel in the boat that holds 50 gallons. The men took a shorter ride than normal due to the rising fuel costs. Burgoon explained 'there are only so many dollars coming into my home, so I have to cut costs.' (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)" border="0" /></a>AP - Oil rose above $126 a barrel for the first time Friday, bringing its advance this week to nearly $10, as investors questioned whether a possible confrontation between the U.S. and Venezuela could cut exports from the OPEC member. Gas prices, meanwhile, rose above an average $3.67 a gallon at the pump, following oil's recent path higher.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080510/ap_on_bi_ge/oil_prices"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080509/capt.ead4c01b2b0f413287f345abb740f54e.oil_prices_mh105.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=CaDD3SUv_pPPLNUD5EN5zw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Thomas Burgoon, top left, and Robert Serra prepare to trailer Burgoon's boat Friday, May 9, 2008, in North Miami Beach, Fla. The men had spent more than $80 to put 20 gallons of fuel in the boat that holds 50 gallons. The men took a shorter ride than normal due to the rising fuel costs. Burgoon explained 'there are only so many dollars coming into my home, so I have to cut costs.' (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080510/ap_on_bi_go_ec_fi/economy ap/20080510/economy AP Sat, 10 May 2008 10:56:07 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080510/ap_on_bi_go_ec_fi/economy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080509/capt.d5945112787840a485a9fea533931aed.obama_2008_pdss102.jpg?x=120&y=130&q=85&sig=tyV7o7k3xJ1DFaFqi84l9A--" align="left" height="130" width="120" alt="Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., leads a discussion on the economy at Vernier Software & Technology in Beaverton, Oregon Friday, May 9, 2008. (AP Photo/Steve Slocum)" border="0" /></a>AP - The U.S. trade deficit narrowed sharply in March as demand for imports fell by the largest amount since the last recession was ending. Analysts forecast that trade would continue to be one of the economy's few bright spots this year.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080510/ap_on_bi_go_ec_fi/economy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080509/capt.d5945112787840a485a9fea533931aed.obama_2008_pdss102.jpg?x=120&y=130&q=85&sig=tyV7o7k3xJ1DFaFqi84l9A--" align="left" height="130" width="120" alt="photo" title="Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., leads a discussion on the economy at Vernier Software & Technology in Beaverton, Oregon Friday, May 9, 2008. (AP Photo/Steve Slocum)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080510/us_nm/usa_economy_outlook_bluechip_dc nm/20080510/usa_economy_outlook_bluechip_dc Reuters Sat, 10 May 2008 04:20:48 GMT Reuters - Even with some signs of improvement in the U.S. financial markets and a temporary boost from the economic stimulus package, the growth outlook for the second half of this year has deteriorated, according to a panel of economic forecasters. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20080509/bs_ibd_ibd/20080509econbrief ibd/20080509/20080509econbrief Investor's Business Daily Fri, 09 May 2008 22:45:29 GMT Investor's Business Daily - The world's largest economy will grow by less than a percent this year due to falling consumer sentiment, according to the Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. The U. Mich. confidence gauge hit a 26-year low in April. Consumers tend to believe the economy is in a recession when growth is near zero, said Richard Curtin, director of the survey. But economists are rethinking their recession forecasts in the face of resilient U.S. data. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20080509/bs_ibd_ibd/20080509newamer ibd/20080509/20080509newamer Investor's Business Daily Fri, 09 May 2008 21:53:32 GMT Investor's Business Daily - High oil and natural-gas prices are making for blowout earnings for energy companies. T3 Energy Services is growing quickly by preventing blowouts. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080509/bs_nm/usa_housing_mortagecredit_goldman_dc nm/20080509/usa_housing_mortagecredit_goldman_dc Reuters Fri, 09 May 2008 19:25:36 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080509/bs_nm/usa_housing_mortagecredit_goldman_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080509/2008_05_09t152444_450x281_us_usa_housing_mortagecredit_goldman.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=lkNNqF1vGkzjCG8QTVlc6w--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="A foreclosed home is seen in Chicago January 28, 2008. (John Gress/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Goldman Sachs economists expect a total of $500 billion in residential mortgage credit losses, a renewed slowdown in economic activity after the near-term boost from fiscal stimulus, and no monetary policy tightening in 2008 or 2009, according to a research note from the firm.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080509/bs_nm/usa_housing_mortagecredit_goldman_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080509/2008_05_09t152444_450x281_us_usa_housing_mortagecredit_goldman.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=lkNNqF1vGkzjCG8QTVlc6w--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="photo" title="A foreclosed home is seen in Chicago January 28, 2008. (John Gress/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080509/bs_nm/usa_economy_trade_dc nm/20080509/usa_economy_trade_dc Reuters Fri, 09 May 2008 18:06:47 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080509/bs_nm/usa_economy_trade_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080509/2008_05_09t090551_450x301_us_usa_economy_trade.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=CXE7TLm0yc4u6rjuY394ew--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A cargo ship sits at the dock at the Port of Miami February 24, 2006. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A record drop in U.S. imports because of slowing domestic demand took a big bite out of the U.S. trade deficit in March despite record high oil prices.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080509/bs_nm/usa_economy_trade_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080509/2008_05_09t090551_450x301_us_usa_economy_trade.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=CXE7TLm0yc4u6rjuY394ew--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="A cargo ship sits at the dock at the Port of Miami February 24, 2006. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080509/us_nm/usa_economy_women_dc nm/20080509/usa_economy_women_dc Reuters Fri, 09 May 2008 11:52:05 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080509/us_nm/usa_economy_women_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080509/2008_05_08t140153_450x357_us_usa_economy_women.jpg?x=130&y=103&q=85&sig=YTqUuZ6XSQMOqGHfO58Rgg--" align="left" height="103" width="130" alt="A resident looks at the price of gasoline as she fills up in Miami, January 2, 2008. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The U.S. economic downturn has spread personal financial worries far and wide, but women are more worried about paying bills, losing jobs, providing for children and saving for retirement, according to a study released on Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080509/us_nm/usa_economy_women_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080509/2008_05_08t140153_450x357_us_usa_economy_women.jpg?x=130&y=103&q=85&sig=YTqUuZ6XSQMOqGHfO58Rgg--" align="left" height="103" width="130" alt="photo" title="A resident looks at the price of gasoline as she fills up in Miami, January 2, 2008. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_bi_ge/retail_sales ap/20080509/retail_sales AP Fri, 09 May 2008 06:50:16 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_bi_ge/retail_sales"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080508/capt.d11a339c138c46f7b90073b16d1df0b7.retail_sales_la103.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=bFJeWtweJYh.bp1IF2cFZw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Shoppers move around the new Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) store at The Americana at Brand retail complex in Glendale, Calif. Friday, May 2, 2008. Consumers gave some of the nation's retailers a little relief in April after months of dismal sales, gravitating toward less expensive discounters and wholesale clubs but generally still shying away from stores selling clothes and other non-necessities. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)" border="0" /></a>AP - Caught in the maelstrom of higher gas and food prices, Americans — even more affluent ones — are seeking shelter in wholesale clubs and discount apparel chains.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_bi_ge/retail_sales"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080508/capt.d11a339c138c46f7b90073b16d1df0b7.retail_sales_la103.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=bFJeWtweJYh.bp1IF2cFZw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Shoppers move around the new Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) store at The Americana at Brand retail complex in Glendale, Calif. Friday, May 2, 2008. Consumers gave some of the nation's retailers a little relief in April after months of dismal sales, gravitating toward less expensive discounters and wholesale clubs but generally still shying away from stores selling clothes and other non-necessities. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20080508/bs_ibd_ibd/20080508feature ibd/20080508/20080508feature Investor's Business Daily Thu, 08 May 2008 22:51:41 GMT Investor's Business Daily - After a dismal March, retailers rang up solid sales last month, with most topping views as shoppers grabbed bargains and snapped up warm-weather goods. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080508/ap_on_bi_ge/economy_restaurants ap/20080508/economy_restaurants AP Thu, 08 May 2008 20:02:15 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080508/ap_on_bi_ge/economy_restaurants"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080508/capt.d3d8891094ba4c609a638ce35ed453be.economy_restaurants_wimg202.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=0h7ZbEDXMZpfJJsqZXPASg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Julia O' Connell sits next to son Emmett during dinner with her family in their Fox Chapel, Pa., home, Wednesday, April 30, 2008. Instead of eating out two to three times a week, the O'Connells limit trips for them and their two children to Friday nights, shaving their monthly restaurant bill from $400 to under $250. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)" border="0" /></a>AP - It's a few days before Mother's Day and Robert Jenkins jumps every time the phone rings.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080508/ap_on_bi_ge/economy_restaurants"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080508/capt.d3d8891094ba4c609a638ce35ed453be.economy_restaurants_wimg202.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=0h7ZbEDXMZpfJJsqZXPASg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Julia O' Connell sits next to son Emmett during dinner with her family in their Fox Chapel, Pa., home, Wednesday, April 30, 2008. Instead of eating out two to three times a week, the O'Connells limit trips for them and their two children to Friday nights, shaving their monthly restaurant bill from $400 to under $250. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080508/bs_nm/usa_economy_greenspan_dc nm/20080508/usa_economy_greenspan_dc Reuters Thu, 08 May 2008 19:37:37 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080508/bs_nm/usa_economy_greenspan_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080508/2008_05_08t152021_450x311_us_usa_economy_greenspan.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=HIFGUeH1ptL120fJQf9R0A--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan speaks at the Per Jacobsson Foundation Lecture at the International Financial Corporation in Washington October 21, 2007. (Yuri Gripas/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Thursday that the worst of the credit crisis is over, according to sources who attended a speech he delivered in New York.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080508/bs_nm/usa_economy_greenspan_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080508/2008_05_08t152021_450x311_us_usa_economy_greenspan.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=HIFGUeH1ptL120fJQf9R0A--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan speaks at the Per Jacobsson Foundation Lecture at the International Financial Corporation in Washington October 21, 2007. (Yuri Gripas/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080508/bs_nm/usa_economy_dc nm/20080508/usa_economy_dc Reuters Thu, 08 May 2008 18:11:26 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080508/bs_nm/usa_economy_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080508/2008_05_08t090132_450x314_us_usa_economy.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=eA_RM4k6FazJkIj.6DYZVA--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="A sign outside a warehouse advertises available jobs in Arvada, Colorado October 5, 2007. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The number of U.S. workers filing claims for initial jobless benefits fell last week and retail sales rebounded last month from a dismal March, suggesting the economy, while soft, was not crumbling rapidly.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080508/bs_nm/usa_economy_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080508/2008_05_08t090132_450x314_us_usa_economy.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=eA_RM4k6FazJkIj.6DYZVA--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="photo" title="A sign outside a warehouse advertises available jobs in Arvada, Colorado October 5, 2007. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080508/us_nm/usa_retailsales_dc nm/20080508/usa_retailsales_dc Reuters Thu, 08 May 2008 18:05:50 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080508/us_nm/usa_retailsales_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080508/2008_05_08t071215_450x349_us_usa_retailsales.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=mel62DcB5G1G3xO7Nzqmiw--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="A woman leaves a shop in the Twenty Ninth Street shopping district in Boulder, Colorado June 13, 2007. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Retail sales rebounded in April after the worst March in 13 years, as warmer weather boosted demand for spring and summer apparel, while most discounters shined as cash-strapped consumers hunted for bargains.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080508/us_nm/usa_retailsales_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080508/2008_05_08t071215_450x349_us_usa_retailsales.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=mel62DcB5G1G3xO7Nzqmiw--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="photo" title="A woman leaves a shop in the Twenty Ninth Street shopping district in Boulder, Colorado June 13, 2007. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080508/ap_on_bi_st_ma_re/wall_street ap/20080508/wall_street AP Thu, 08 May 2008 21:53:51 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080508/ap_on_bi_st_ma_re/wall_street"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080509/2008_05_07t070952_450x300_us_markets_stocks.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=h7uQH30TfeQBiBw0VpIVSA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, April 3, 2008. (Keith Bedford/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Wall Street closed a quiet session with a moderate advance Thursday, with energy and other commodities companies leading the market as oil prices extended their record-breaking run.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080508/ap_on_bi_st_ma_re/wall_street"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080509/2008_05_07t070952_450x300_us_markets_stocks.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=h7uQH30TfeQBiBw0VpIVSA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, April 3, 2008. (Keith Bedford/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080508/bs_nm/markets_stocks_dc nm/20080508/markets_stocks_dc Reuters Thu, 08 May 2008 23:33:08 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080508/bs_nm/markets_stocks_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080509/2008_05_07t070952_450x300_us_markets_stocks.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=h7uQH30TfeQBiBw0VpIVSA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, April 3, 2008. (Keith Bedford/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Stocks rose on Thursday as a surge in global commodity prices propelled mining and energy shares higher, while technology shares gained after a top strategist said they were a good value.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080508/bs_nm/markets_stocks_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080509/2008_05_07t070952_450x300_us_markets_stocks.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=h7uQH30TfeQBiBw0VpIVSA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, April 3, 2008. (Keith Bedford/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080508/bs_nm/usa_economy_claims_dc nm/20080508/usa_economy_claims_dc Reuters Thu, 08 May 2008 12:57:46 GMT Reuters - The number of U.S. workers filing claims for initial jobless benefits fell to a lower-than-expected level in the latest week, a government report showed on Thursday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080508/us_nm/usa_markets_paulson_dc nm/20080508/usa_markets_paulson_dc Reuters Thu, 08 May 2008 11:52:17 GMT Reuters - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Thursday said that he believes financial markets feel calmer than they did in March, but the U.S. credit crisis has not yet run its course. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080508/us_nm/usa_housing_paulson_dc nm/20080508/usa_housing_paulson_dc Reuters Thu, 08 May 2008 11:39:11 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080508/us_nm/usa_housing_paulson_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080508/2008_05_08t103356_450x315_us_usa_housing_paulson.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=odf_xYbnHKfWyzBm1_EKVg--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="The 2008 economic stimulus checks are printed at the Kansas City Regional Financial Center in Kansas City, Missouri, May 8, 2008. (Dave Kaup/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Thursday said that problems with a housing relief bill under debate in the House of Representatives are "not insurmountable" and he would work toward a bill that President George W. Bush could sign.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080508/us_nm/usa_housing_paulson_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080508/2008_05_08t103356_450x315_us_usa_housing_paulson.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=odf_xYbnHKfWyzBm1_EKVg--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="photo" title="The 2008 economic stimulus checks are printed at the Kansas City Regional Financial Center in Kansas City, Missouri, May 8, 2008. (Dave Kaup/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters)