JPMorgan 2Q profit jumps 36 pct, topping forecasts - Yahoo! News

JPMorgan 2Q profit jumps 36 pct, topping forecasts - Yahoo! News: "JPMorgan Chase & Co. posted a second quarter profit of $2.72 billion, a 36 percent jump that easily surpassed expectations as strength in its core consumer and investment banking businesses offset a jump in credit losses."

Foreclosures rise 15 percent in first half of 2009 - Yahoo! News

Foreclosures rise 15 percent in first half of 2009 - Yahoo! News: "The number of U.S. households on the verge of losing their homes soared by nearly 15 percent in the first half of the year as more people lost their jobs and were unable to pay their monthly mortgage bills."

House Democrats set to vote on health care bill - Yahoo! News

House Democrats set to vote on health care bill - Yahoo! News: "House Democrats are preparing to advance legislation that would deliver on President Barack Obama's promise to remake the nation's costly health care system and cover some 50 million uninsured."

1 more day of questions for Sotomayor - Yahoo! News

1 more day of questions for Sotomayor - Yahoo! News: "Barring a monumental mistake, Sonia Sotomayor has to endure only a few more hours in the witness chair before she can look ahead to her eventual confirmation as a Supreme Court justice."

Obama to address NAACP on working together - Yahoo! News

Obama to address NAACP on working together - Yahoo! News: "President Barack Obama is telling the nation's oldest civil rights organization that government, families and neighborhoods must work together to improve their communities."

CIT won't get bailout, raising bankruptcy prospect - Yahoo! News

CIT won't get bailout, raising bankruptcy prospect - Yahoo! News: "CIT Group Inc.'s inability to get emergency government funding raises expectations that the commercial lender will file for bankruptcy."