Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1707 Most Viewed - Business en-us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:36:15 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/1707 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_bi_ge/us_health_care_overhaul ap/20091107/us_health_care_overhaul AP business Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:14:48 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_bi_ge/us_health_care_overhaul"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.753472abed1c4c6191ffe7f981e9b5b3.health_care_overhaul_obama_whre101.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=w4GGnjGpWCQ213n0E35lEQ--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="President Barack Obama is surrounded by security as he leaves the U.S. Capitol after addressing the House Democratic Caucus, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Barack Obama made a last-minute personal appeal to Democrats to pass landmark health care legislation Saturday as the House voted to advance debate on a bill to expand coverage to millions of the uninsured.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_bi_ge/us_health_care_overhaul"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.753472abed1c4c6191ffe7f981e9b5b3.health_care_overhaul_obama_whre101.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=w4GGnjGpWCQ213n0E35lEQ--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="photo" title="President Barack Obama is surrounded by security as he leaves the U.S. Capitol after addressing the House Democratic Caucus, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091106/us_time/08599193503000 time/20091106/08599193503000 Time.com business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:55:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091106/us_time/08599193503000"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091105/capt.c4626c265e4241c08b5c196eb17bcb2e.pr_newswire_prn9.jpg?x=83&y=130&q=85&sig=noIKxcgqTAorC.rQgdqg6A--" align="left" height="130" width="83" alt="Liv Tyler hosts launch party in West Hollywood to celebrate opening of Stella McCartney for GapKids pop-up store on Robertson Blvd. (PRNewsFoto/Gap Inc.)" border="0" /></a>Time.com - In this economy, retailers are reluctant to invest in new locations. But with rents cheap, they're opening short-term stores for the holidays. Inside a retail phenomenon</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091106/us_time/08599193503000"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091105/capt.c4626c265e4241c08b5c196eb17bcb2e.pr_newswire_prn9.jpg?x=83&y=130&q=85&sig=noIKxcgqTAorC.rQgdqg6A--" align="left" height="130" width="83" alt="photo" title="Liv Tyler hosts launch party in West Hollywood to celebrate opening of Stella McCartney for GapKids pop-up store on Robertson Blvd. (PRNewsFoto/Gap Inc.)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Time.com) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_bi_ge/g20_finance_ministers ap/20091107/g20_finance_ministers AP science Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:58:23 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_bi_ge/g20_finance_ministers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.b71857aa60a844f8a940a5f40deb333f.britain_g20_finance_ministers_meeting_gcc115.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=qixb7buWS3yvqfFC101vwQ--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, left, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, center, and British Treasury chief Alistair Darling, right, are seen during a group photo session at the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in St. Andrews, Scotland, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Chris Clark)" border="0" /></a>AP - Finance officials from rich and developing countries pledged Saturday to maintain emergency support for their economies until recovery is assured, but failed to reach a clear agreement to bear the cost of fighting climate change.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_bi_ge/g20_finance_ministers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.b71857aa60a844f8a940a5f40deb333f.britain_g20_finance_ministers_meeting_gcc115.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=qixb7buWS3yvqfFC101vwQ--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, left, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, center, and British Treasury chief Alistair Darling, right, are seen during a group photo session at the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in St. Andrews, Scotland, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Chris Clark)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_bi_ge/us_bank_closures ap/20091107/us_bank_closures AP business 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. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091106/bs_nm/us_berkshire nm/20091106/us_berkshire Reuters business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:47:41 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091106/bs_nm/us_berkshire"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091106/i/r3744946537.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=0Gq2WKx9JSR8t2yi8S6Fww--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Billionaire financier and Berkshire Hathaway Chief Executive Warren Buffett eats ice cream as he walks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders meeting in Omaha, Nebraska in this May 2, 2009. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/Files" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) (BRKb.N) on Friday said quarterly earnings tripled, as rising stock markets boosted its investment holdings and a quiet hurricane season contributed to higher insurance profit.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091106/bs_nm/us_berkshire"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091106/i/r3744946537.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=0Gq2WKx9JSR8t2yi8S6Fww--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="photo" title="Billionaire financier and Berkshire Hathaway Chief Executive Warren Buffett eats ice cream as he walks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders meeting in Omaha, Nebraska in this May 2, 2009. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/Files" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091106/bs_nm/us_column_stocks_outlook nm/20091106/us_column_stocks_outlook Reuters business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:59:07 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091106/bs_nm/us_column_stocks_outlook"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257614491875-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=2UB009iAXvIZd.m5uzhjqQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange moments before the closing bell on November 5. Wall Street's gravity-defying rally found new life over the past week, providing optimism for investors heading into what has historically been one of the best periods of the year.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Spencer Platt)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - As unemployment in the United States edges above 10 percent, anxious investors will look to earnings reports from major retailers for signs of life in the beaten-up consumer.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091106/bs_nm/us_column_stocks_outlook"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257614491875-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=2UB009iAXvIZd.m5uzhjqQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange moments before the closing bell on November 5. Wall Street's gravity-defying rally found new life over the past week, providing optimism for investors heading into what has historically been one of the best periods of the year.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Spencer Platt)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091107/bs_nm/us_freddiemac_results nm/20091107/us_freddiemac_results Reuters business Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:47 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091107/bs_nm/us_freddiemac_results"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091106/i/r447035111.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=DjkxIUKKVd_w3q6L3ZPKfg--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="A couple listens as a representative from Freddie Mac talks to them about a loan modification for their home at the National Urban League's Economic Empowerment Tour in Dallas, Texas June 13, 2009. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Freddie Mac , the second largest provider of U.S. residential mortgage funding, on Friday posted a loss of $5 billion in the third quarter and predicted it would need more government support amid a "prolonged deterioration" in housing.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091107/bs_nm/us_freddiemac_results"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091106/i/r447035111.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=DjkxIUKKVd_w3q6L3ZPKfg--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="photo" title="A couple listens as a representative from Freddie Mac talks to them about a loan modification for their home at the National Urban League's Economic Empowerment Tour in Dallas, Texas June 13, 2009. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_bi_ge/us_fda_flavored_cigarettes ap/20091106/us_fda_flavored_cigarettes AP business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:07:11 GMT AP - The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that it has warned several companies to stop selling banned flavored cigarettes to U.S. consumers online. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_bi_go_ec_fi/us_economy ap/20091106/us_economy AP business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:39:33 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_bi_go_ec_fi/us_economy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091106/capt.ffb93518741f4e5e9eb410a43d69b45a.economy_flad101.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=kscvn5fn5w6k4vwe.OAgiQ--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="Jose Betancourt, 57, talks to a reporter outside the South Florida Workforce office in Miami, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Betancourt spends two hours on buses to get to a South Florida Workforce career center in the Miami area, a couple of times a week, to get job training. He's been out of work since July after being let go from his job as a supermarket maintenance worker and lives on about $600 a month in unemployment benefits. That barely pays for the rent for his tiny efficiency, food and utilities. The unemployment rate has surpassed 10 percent for the first time since 1983 and is likely to go higher. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)" border="0" /></a>AP - Just when it was beginning to look a little better, the economy relapsed Friday with a return to double-digit unemployment for only the second time since World War II and warnings that next year will be even worse than previously thought.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_bi_go_ec_fi/us_economy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091106/capt.ffb93518741f4e5e9eb410a43d69b45a.economy_flad101.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=kscvn5fn5w6k4vwe.OAgiQ--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="photo" title="Jose Betancourt, 57, talks to a reporter outside the South Florida Workforce office in Miami, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Betancourt spends two hours on buses to get to a South Florida Workforce career center in the Miami area, a couple of times a week, to get job training. He's been out of work since July after being let go from his job as a supermarket maintenance worker and lives on about $600 a month in unemployment benefits. That barely pays for the rent for his tiny efficiency, food and utilities. The unemployment rate has surpassed 10 percent for the first time since 1983 and is likely to go higher. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_go_co/us_homebuyers_tax_credit ap/20091106/us_homebuyers_tax_credit AP business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:43:47 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_go_co/us_homebuyers_tax_credit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091019/i/r4278747756.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=k4mt1B7FqS4z.JZtpwd0ZQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Real estate signs are seen in the front yards of houses in this file photo taken in Maricopa, Arizona in this May 27, 2009 file photo. The Obama administration on Monday launched a new program to aid state and local housing finance agencies in an effort to provide hundreds of thousands of affordable mortgages and develop or rehabilitate tens of thousands of rental properties. REUTERS/Joshua Lott/Files" border="0" /></a>AP - Missed out on Cash for Clunkers? Congress has another deal for you: Buy a home before May 1 and collect up to $6,500 from the government. If you're a first-time homebuyer, get up to $8,000.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_go_co/us_homebuyers_tax_credit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091019/i/r4278747756.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=k4mt1B7FqS4z.JZtpwd0ZQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Real estate signs are seen in the front yards of houses in this file photo taken in Maricopa, Arizona in this May 27, 2009 file photo. The Obama administration on Monday launched a new program to aid state and local housing finance agencies in an effort to provide hundreds of thousands of affordable mortgages and develop or rehabilitate tens of thousands of rental properties. REUTERS/Joshua Lott/Files" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091106/bs_nm/us_markets_stocks nm/20091106/us_markets_stocks Reuters business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:33:55 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091106/bs_nm/us_markets_stocks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257614491875-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=2UB009iAXvIZd.m5uzhjqQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange moments before the closing bell on November 5. Wall Street's gravity-defying rally found new life over the past week, providing optimism for investors heading into what has historically been one of the best periods of the year.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Spencer Platt)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - U.S. stocks rose 3 percent for the week after ending Friday's session slightly higher, shrugging off government data showing the unemployment rate hit 10.2 percent -- the highest in 26-1/2 years.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091106/bs_nm/us_markets_stocks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257614491875-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=2UB009iAXvIZd.m5uzhjqQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange moments before the closing bell on November 5. Wall Street's gravity-defying rally found new life over the past week, providing optimism for investors heading into what has historically been one of the best periods of the year.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Spencer Platt)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_bi_ge/us_earns_berkshire_hathaway ap/20091107/us_earns_berkshire_hathaway AP business Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:31:46 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_bi_ge/us_earns_berkshire_hathaway"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.525f5c92346b4de6a11224742f8e9fa5.earns_berkshire_hathaway_nybz201.jpg?x=104&y=130&q=85&sig=AyAhzGzcTXHJEoPVXITvHw--" align="left" height="130" width="104" alt="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)" border="0" /></a>AP - Paper gains on derivative contracts helped Berkshire Hathaway Inc. triple its third-quarter profit as its insurance businesses did well, but Warren Buffett's company said Friday that many of its other operating businesses struggled.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_bi_ge/us_earns_berkshire_hathaway"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.525f5c92346b4de6a11224742f8e9fa5.earns_berkshire_hathaway_nybz201.jpg?x=104&y=130&q=85&sig=AyAhzGzcTXHJEoPVXITvHw--" align="left" height="130" width="104" alt="photo" title="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)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091107/bs_nm/us_g20_brown_tax nm/20091107/us_g20_brown_tax Reuters business Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:44:03 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091107/bs_nm/us_g20_brown_tax"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091107/i/r621949366.jpg?x=93&y=130&q=85&sig=etpG1WPIZdWeqATq3I5JCA--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown gestures during his speech on Afghanistan at the Royal College of Defence Studies in London November 6, 2009. REUTERS/Oli Scarff/Pool" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Britain urged world governments on Saturday to consider a levy on banks to fund future bailouts, departing from long-held opposition, though there was little sign of the consensus needed to make it fly.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091107/bs_nm/us_g20_brown_tax"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091107/i/r621949366.jpg?x=93&y=130&q=85&sig=etpG1WPIZdWeqATq3I5JCA--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="photo" title="Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown gestures during his speech on Afghanistan at the Royal College of Defence Studies in London November 6, 2009. REUTERS/Oli Scarff/Pool" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091107/bs_nm/us_financial_gateway_failure nm/20091107/us_financial_gateway_failure Reuters business Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:51:58 GMT Reuters - Bank regulators closed Gateway Bank of St. Louis, in St. Louis, Missouri, and Prosperan Bank, of Oakdale, Minnesota, on Friday, the 118th and 119th U.S. bank to fail this year. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091105/ap_on_bi_ge/us_foreclosures_rentals ap/20091105/us_foreclosures_rentals AP business Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:25:04 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091105/ap_on_bi_ge/us_foreclosures_rentals"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091106/capt.2c785b4714884ac98b5415cb9a3433e6.us_earns_fannie_mae_nybz201.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=X9zxabzxouYwjnKff2.8qw--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="FILE- In this July 11, 2008 file photo, a sign in front of the Fannie Mae headquarters in Washington is seen. Seized by federal regulators 14 months ago, the problems at Fannie Mae and sibling company Freddie Mac have proven far worse than most experts had foreseen. Fannie Mae's request Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, will bring the tab for rescuing both companies to about $111 billion. The government has promised up to $400 billion in assistance. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Can't pay the mortgage? You still might be able to stay in your home. Government-controlled mortgage company Fannie Mae is going to give borrowers on the verge of foreclosure the option of renting their homes for a year.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091105/ap_on_bi_ge/us_foreclosures_rentals"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091106/capt.2c785b4714884ac98b5415cb9a3433e6.us_earns_fannie_mae_nybz201.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=X9zxabzxouYwjnKff2.8qw--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE- In this July 11, 2008 file photo, a sign in front of the Fannie Mae headquarters in Washington is seen. Seized by federal regulators 14 months ago, the problems at Fannie Mae and sibling company Freddie Mac have proven far worse than most experts had foreseen. Fannie Mae's request Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, will bring the tab for rescuing both companies to about $111 billion. The government has promised up to $400 billion in assistance. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20091106/bs_ibd_ibd/20091106tech ibd/20091106/20091106tech Investor's Business Daily business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:30:24 GMT Investor's Business Daily - U.S. Verizon stores opened their doors at 7 a.m. Friday for the launch of Motorola's Droid handset, which many observers see as a credible threat to the Apple iPhone. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_world_unemployment_roundup ap/20091106/eu_world_unemployment_roundup AP business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:10:21 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_world_unemployment_roundup"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091105/capt.0905d690b0a94ce98abaaebe814b152a.jobless_benefits__gfx879.jpg?x=123&y=130&q=85&sig=eNfVkviH1Ykqcwm7OVakbg--" align="left" height="130" width="123" alt="Graphic shows the rate of unemployment benefit extension exhaustions, by state, per 1,000 population" border="0" /></a>AP - Despite signs of an economic revival gathering pace around the globe, the millions of people laid off during the worst recession in 70 years are unlikely to see relief any time soon as joblessness is still climbing in many of the world's largest economies.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_world_unemployment_roundup"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091105/capt.0905d690b0a94ce98abaaebe814b152a.jobless_benefits__gfx879.jpg?x=123&y=130&q=85&sig=eNfVkviH1Ykqcwm7OVakbg--" align="left" height="130" width="123" alt="photo" title="Graphic shows the rate of unemployment benefit extension exhaustions, by state, per 1,000 population" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091107/bs_nm/us_g20_geithner nm/20091107/us_g20_geithner Reuters business Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:14:49 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091107/bs_nm/us_g20_geithner"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091107/i/r4117273305.jpg?x=107&y=130&q=85&sig=_9xjyj1CARSUG2GIFQu9aQ--" align="left" height="130" width="107" alt="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" border="0" /></a>Reuters - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said high unemployment rates show that economic recovery is still perilous and governments need to maintain stimulus as long as necessary to ensure sustained growth.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091107/bs_nm/us_g20_geithner"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091107/i/r4117273305.jpg?x=107&y=130&q=85&sig=_9xjyj1CARSUG2GIFQu9aQ--" align="left" height="130" width="107" alt="photo" title="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" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_bi_ge/us_what_is_ally_bank ap/20091107/us_what_is_ally_bank AP business Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:50:26 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_bi_ge/us_what_is_ally_bank"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091106/capt.0a613766a31d4b0ba315d9fd7dd180d5.what_is_ally_bank_nybz166.jpg?x=72&y=130&q=85&sig=rVHWm94_8kCNX6dkhjgnSg--" align="left" height="130" width="72" alt="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)" border="0" /></a>AP - Its TV and print ads poke fun at the bait-and-switch tactics of other banks. Its interest rates on CDs have been the most generous in the industry.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_bi_ge/us_what_is_ally_bank"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091106/capt.0a613766a31d4b0ba315d9fd7dd180d5.what_is_ally_bank_nybz166.jpg?x=72&y=130&q=85&sig=rVHWm94_8kCNX6dkhjgnSg--" align="left" height="130" width="72" alt="photo" title="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)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091106/bs_afp/usitinternettelecommobileverizonmotorola afp/20091106/usitinternettelecommobileverizonmotorola AFP business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:01:53 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091106/bs_afp/usitinternettelecommobileverizonmotorola"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091106/capt.photo_1257473444176-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=2OeEWe0P_rGvf6FrEskyEw--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="Motorola's new Droid smart phone sold through Verizon is shown here after it was unboxed at the verizon store November 5 in Orem, Utah. The Google powered Droid is being released by Verizon November 6(AFP/Getty Images/George Frey)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A Motorola Droid smart phone goes on sale Friday, joining the growing ranks of smart phones on the open-source operating system backed by Google.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedbs/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091106/bs_afp/usitinternettelecommobileverizonmotorola"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091106/capt.photo_1257473444176-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=2OeEWe0P_rGvf6FrEskyEw--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="photo" title="Motorola's new Droid smart phone sold through Verizon is shown here after it was unboxed at the verizon store November 5 in Orem, Utah. The Google powered Droid is being released by Verizon November 6(AFP/Getty Images/George Frey)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP)