Incomes and spending both slow in April (AP)

Economy shrinking, home prices dropping (AP)
AP - The economy shrank more than expected in the third quarter and home prices fell to levels not seen since early 2004 as the government announced new plans to provide $800 billion to boost...

Detroit automakers' rescue stalls in Senate (AP)
AP - A plan to give troubled U.S. automakers billions of dollars in government-backed loans is stalled on Capitol Hill, leaving the fate of hundreds of thousands of workers and Detroit's...

Detroit automakers' rescue stalls in Senate (AP)
AP - A plan to give troubled U.S. automakers billions of dollars in government-backed loans is on life support, leaving the fate of hundreds of thousands of workers and Detroit's...

Gov't begins new budget year with record $237.2B deficit (AP)
AP - The federal government began the new budget year with a record deficit of $237.2 billion, reflecting the billions of dollars the government has started to pay out to rescue the financial...

Consumer spending worries clobber stocks (AP)
AP - Volatility slammed Wall Street again Tuesday as the reality hit investors that few industries are safe from the consumer spending slump — whether they're building homes, making cars or...