| Asia stocks mixed as traders await economic clues
(AP)
AP - Asian stock markets were mixed Friday as investors held out for additional clues to the strength of economic recovery.
| Report: Obama to tap Yellen to be Fed vice chair
(AP)
AP - President Barack Obama is planning to nominate Janet Yellen, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, to take over as vice chairman of central bank in Washington, The Wall Street Journal reported.
| Oil hovers above $82 as month-long rally stalls
(AP)
AP - Oil prices hovered above $82 a barrel Friday in Asia as investors mulled whether extending a monthlong rally is justified amid evidence of weak U.S. crude demand.
| Toyota 'mystified' by runaway Prius case in Calif.
(AP)
AP - A Toyota executive said Thursday the company is "mystified" by a report that a California man's Prius gas pedal became stuck and caused the car to speed out of control on a California freeway.
| Parents Run Risks Helping Kids Buy A Home
(Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - The end of the federal tax credit for homebuyers is fast approaching. That means crunch time for parents who want to help their kids buy a place as inexpensively as possible. |