Political parties welcome a report calling for banks to separate their retail banking and investment banking operations with the Chancellor saying there will be legislation this parliament.
Harvest moon: This month's full moon appears low in the southeastern sky, traditionally offering extra light so that farmers could gather their crops later into the evening.
In the Rose Garden, President Obama urged quick action on his jobs bill, which he said was being sent to Congress on Monday, and warned the GOP not to play politics at a time of need.
The secrecy around Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s selection of Cathleen P. Black to run the city’s schools highlighted his faith in business leaders and dislike of public debate.
Starting Thursday, Wal-Mart plans to offer free shipping on its Web site, a move that may create an expectation among consumers and a threat to smaller retailers.
AP - The plot of land known for a decade as "the pile," "the pit" and "ground zero" opened to the public Monday for the first time since that terrible morning in 2001, transformed into a memorial consisting of two serene reflecting pools ringed by the chiseled-in-bronze names of the nearly 3,000 souls lost.
AP - President Barack Obama bluntly challenged Congress Monday to act immediately on his new jobs plan, brandishing a copy of the legislation in the Rose Garden and demanding: "No games, no politics, no delays."
AP - Fears of a Greek debt default and signs of division among Europe's policymakers over how to manage the debt crisis sent bank stocks sharply lower on Monday, raising worries about the sector's health.
The explosion in a densely populated Nairobi slum reduced some bodies to dust and forced a massive evacuation, officials said. At least 75 people were killed.
Authorities believe a truck carrying more than 1,500 pounds of explosives caused a massive blast outside a combat outpost that injured 77 U.S. troops and killed at least two Afghan civilians over the weekend, a U.S. military official said.