Obama: Wall St. protests express public’s anger (AP)
AP - President Barack Obama says demonstrators protesting against Wall Street and economic inequality are expressing the frustrations of the American public.
Bipartisan support grows for capital-raising bills (Reuters)
Reuters - Federal lawmakers expressed bipartisan support on Wednesday for several legislative proposals to ease regulatory burdens for small companies struggling to raise capital in the face of a battered economy.
Labor Sec’y urges joint Dem-GOP effort on jobs (AP)
AP - Labor Secretary Hilda Solis says both political parties must come together to attack slow economic growth and high unemployment.
Senate panel to vote on 7 SEC, financial nominees (Reuters)
Reuters - The Senate Banking Committee on Friday said it will vote next week on the nominations of seven individuals for senior federal regulatory positions, including two Securities Exchange Commission members.
Obama seeks to reassure faith in US credit (AP)
AP - Eager to calm a nervous nation, President Barack Obama on Monday dismissed an unprecedented downgrade in the nation's credit rating, insisting investors will stand by the United States even as stock markets plunged. Obama said Washington can fix its ills by showing more political will.
