• Stocks eke out gain after downbeat economic data (AP)
  
• Feds ask judge to drop health care overhaul suit (AP)
• As risks mount, Fed to stick to zero rates policy
• Senate Proposal Pits IRS Against Small Businesses
• Federal Reserve Announces New Credit Card Protections (Forbes)
• If Charity Is Their Goal, Gates And Buffett Should Horde Their Wealth
• American Automakers Are On Top
• ESOP plans let founders cash out and employees cash in (CNNMoney)
  
• Will reform prevent the next crisis? Critics are doubtful.
• Feds target 485 mortgage frauds
• Experts Talk Housing Starts, Inflation
• Crisis time for state-sponsored pensions
• Government Expanded 'Like a Cancer': Marc Faber (CNBC)
• High-Speed Internet Rules Might Prove Costly (BusinessWeek)
• Stretch Your Retirement Savings by Moving
• The Money That Fueled California's Election Revolt (BusinessWeek)
  
• Senators reject presidential OK for NY Fed chief
• Financial Overhaul 101: Fewer bank bailouts likely (AP)
  
• Are Fathers Good Financial Role Models? (Forbes)
• US cars top foreign brands on quality survey
• Bank bill would trim bankers' say at Fed banks
• CD ladder or Treasury ladder?
• Gold soars to record high (TheStreet)
  
• Bankers' pay is still encouraging risky behavior (Fortune)
• When do you have a debt problem?