From The Associated Press By SARA LEPRO NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street was on edge Friday as investors waited to learn how many jobs were lost as employers slashed their payrolls in November. Stock index futures were trading moderately lower. The Labor Department’s monthly employment report is expected to show that the unemployment rate [...]

Hearing Comes Day After Senate Appearance Fails to Persuade Lawmakers From washingtonpost.com By Lori Montgomery and Kendra Marr Washington Post Staff Writers The chief executives of General Motors, Chrysler and Ford will take their plea for a rescue package to the House of Representatives today, appearing with the president of the United Auto Workers before [...]

Web giants unveil new features to promote the social web Written by David Neal Fromvnunet.com, 05 Dec 2008 Facebook and Google have both launched new user-ID services that let users take their existing log-ins and deploy them across a number of sites. Google’s Friend Connect, out now in beta, is pitched at webmasters who want [...]

Senators appear to aim for plan that won’t need vote From buffalonews.com By Jerry Zremski NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU CHIEF WASHINGTON — Senators searched Thursday for politically palatable ways to rescue the U.S. auto industry, with some options seemingly designed to avoid submitting the unpopular idea to a vote in Congress. Over the course of a [...]

Obama’s Money Was Three Times as Much as McCain in General Election From abcnews  abcnews.go.com By TAHMAN BRADLEY He was not quite the first $1 billion president — but he was three quarters of the way there. In 21-plus months, Barack Obama raised nearly $750 million, surpassing all of his White House opponents this year [...]

By BETH FOUHY – The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Barack Obama wants to keep an outstanding commitment before Hillary Rodham Clinton becomes his secretary of state by calling on his donors to help her reduce her massive campaign debt before federal ethics rules prohibit her from doing so. His transition team was [...]

Technical problems make the planned 2009 launch impossible, officials say. The delay will add $400 million to the cost of the mission and might result in layoffs at JPL. By John Johnson Jr.  December 5, 2008  from latimes.com The launch of NASA’s SUV-sized, next-generation Mars rover has been delayed for two years due to continuing [...]

Here is a look at Facebook’s latest feature Facebook Connect and what it can do for you. It looks like a winner.  JR Raphael, PC World   Friday, December 5, 2008; 12:19 AM From washingtonpost.com   Facebook launched its Web-wide sign-on system, Facebook Connect, on Thursday — and let me tell you, this thing has the [...]

By DAVID POGUE   Published: December 4, 2008  From nytimes.com I learned something last week. In my Times print column, I reviewed the BlackBerry Storm, by far the worst product Research in Motion has ever produced. I had problems with its concept, problems with its clicky touch screen, problems with its speed, and above all, problems [...]

By BILL VLASIC and NICK BUNKLEY   Published: December 3, 2008   From www.nytimes.com WASHINGTON — The United Automobile Workers union said Wednesday that it would make major concessions in its contracts with the three Detroit auto companies to help them lobby Congress for $34 billion in federal aid. The surprising move by the U.A.W. could be [...]