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Dow closes below 10,000 for first time in 3 months
NEW YORK - Concern about mounting debt in Europe has pushed the Dow Jones industrials below 10,000.The Dow closed below the psychological barrier for the first time in three months Monday as financial stocks pulled the market lower.Mounting debt problems in several weaker European economies including Greece, Portugal and Spain have raised new questions about the health of the global financial system.

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Dollar rally pauses, perhaps not for long
Associated Press/AP Online (February 08, 2010)

Stock investors see threats from all directions
Associated Press/AP Online (February 07, 2010)

Geithner says US credit rating safe despite debt
Associated Press/AP Online (February 07, 2010)

Geithner: 'Double-dip' recession unlikely
United Press International (February 07, 2010)

Greenspan: Unemployment not declining soon
United Press International (February 07, 2010)

Stocks pull out of slump but end week lower
Associated Press/AP Online (February 05, 2010)

Consumer borrowing declines in December
United Press International (February 05, 2010)

Consumer credit down in Nov. for record 11th month
Associated Press/AP Online (February 05, 2010)

Bond yields remain lower on European debt concerns
Associated Press/AP Online (February 05, 2010)

Stocks fall on mixed jobs report, debt worries
Associated Press/AP Online (February 05, 2010)

January unemployment rate drops to 9.7 percent
Associated Press/AP Online (February 05, 2010)

NY Fed chief worries about recovery's strength
Associated Press/AP Online (February 04, 2010)

Healthcare spending 17 percent of economy
United Press International (February 04, 2010)

Government-owned GMAC loses $5 billion in 4Q
Associated Press/AP Online (February 04, 2010)

Productivity up in Q4 as jobless claims rise
Associated Press/AP Online (February 04, 2010)

Jobless claims rise by 8,000
United Press International (February 04, 2010)

Obama administration to provide $1B to small banks
Associated Press/AP Online (February 03, 2010)

Stocks slip as growth in services falls short
Associated Press/AP Online (February 03, 2010)

Short seller bets on stock drops lifting prices
Associated Press/AP Online (February 03, 2010)

Interest rates rise after service sector report
Associated Press/AP Online (February 03, 2010)

Stocks slide as growth in services falls short
Associated Press/AP Online (February 03, 2010)

Treasury expects to hit debt limit in February
Associated Press/AP Online (February 03, 2010)

Mortgage activity rises in week
United Press International (February 03, 2010)

Geithner: Regulators, Congress hindering lending to small businesses
McClatchy Washington Bureau (February 02, 2010)

Moody's: US rating could be pressured by deficit
Associated Press/AP Online (February 03, 2010)

Obama banking plan complicates regulatory bill
Associated Press/AP Online (February 02, 2010)

Volcker calls for commercial bank trading limits
Associated Press/AP Online (February 02, 2010)

Signs of strength in housing market boost stocks
Associated Press/AP Online (February 02, 2010)

Unemployment rises in most metro areas
Associated Press/AP Online (February 02, 2010)

Geithner says economy improved from year ago
Associated Press/AP Online (February 02, 2010)

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