Fed must reveal data on loans to firms, court says (AP) US Economy News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:47:11 GMT AP - The Federal Reserve must reveal documents identifying financial companies that received Fed loans to survive the financial crisis, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.

Regulators shut 7 banks in 5 states; 37 in 2010 (AP) US Economy News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:52:05 GMT AP - Regulators on Friday shut down seven banks in five states, bringing to 37 the number of bank failures in the U.S. so far this year.

Rising dollar hits prices of many commodities (AP) US Economy News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:44:37 GMT AP - A rising dollar hit prices of many commodities Friday after concerns about the global economy pushed up demand for safe assets.

Court orders Fed to release bailout documents (Reuters) US Economy News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:25:55 GMT Reuters - In a significant victory for news media, a federal appeals court said the Federal Reserve must disclose records on emergency lending programs to banks bailed out by the government in the financial crisis.

The four cities that best weathered the recession (AP) US Economy News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:11:41 GMT AP - Call them the Final Four: The four large cities that have made it through the Great Recession with the smallest increases in unemployment.

Boeing speeds production boosts on market outlook (Reuters) US Economy News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:11:01 GMT This Airbus handout picture shows the EADS aircraft A330 MRTT Multi Role Tanker Aircraft performing a series of refueling exercises with F16 and with F18 aircraft over Spain in 2009. EADS opened the door Friday to a bid against Boeing for a lucrative US Air Force tanker contract after the Pentagon signaled a flexible deadline to accommodate the European aerospace giant.(AFP/AIRBUS)

US to host 2011 APEC trade talks in Montana (AFP) US Economy News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:47:08 GMT An MSC container ship sails past an onlooker off the south coast of Hong Kong island in 2009. The United States said Friday it would host annual talks among trade ministers of 21 economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in the western state of Montana in May next year.(AFP/File/Ed Jones)

Unemployment soars in U.S. metropolitan areas (Reuters) US Economy News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:25:37 GMT Reuters - Unemployment rates in 363 U.S. metropolitan areas rose in January, and 346 areas reported year-on-year declines in their number of jobs, the Labor Department said on Friday.

Putin meets Clinton, complains on economy (AFP) US Economy News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:23:30 GMT Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attends a meeting in Moscow. Putin on Friday met US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, complaining about Russia's WTO application and bilateral trade.(AFP/RIA/Alexey Nikolsky)

RI unemployment rate unchanged at 12.7 percent (AP) US Economy News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:39:20 GMT AP - The unemployment rate in Rhode Island held steady at 12.7 percent in February, and the number of state residents with jobs increaed by 1,600 from the month before.