Asia markets lower amid China warning to banks - AP - 30 minutes ago
Asian stock markets retreated Tuesday as China's warning to banks to control their lavish lending underlined the risks to an economic recovery driven by easy credit. European shares were lower.

Oil slips to near $77 amid mixed demand signals - AP - 32 minutes ago
Oil slipped to near $77 a barrel Tuesday in Asia amid mixed signs about the global economy and crude demand. Benchmark crude for January delivery was down 11 cents to $77.45 a barrel at late afternoon Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Govt issues record 2.1M recall for dropside cribs - AP - 1 hour, 18 minutes ago
More than 2.1 million drop-side cribs by Stork Craft Manufacturing are being recalled, the biggest crib recall in U.S history, following reports of four infant suffocations.

Strong banks, weak credit: Treasury rethinks TARP - AP - 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
Big banks are roaring back. At crisis' edge last year, they are repaying billions of dollars dumped into their vaults to rescue them. Dividend checks are accumulating at the Treasury.

Poll: Americans conflicted over health overhaul - AP - Tue 12:06 am ET
Most Americans don't expect a health care overhaul to affect their lives directly, but those who worry about the fallout outnumber those expecting to come out ahead, a poll out Tuesday has found.

SPIN METER: Legislation inflation grips GOP - AP - 1 hour, 21 minutes ago
Republicans love to get their hands on the Democrats' health care legislation. They show it to the cameras at every opportunity, even piling one version on top of another to make a big pile look even bigger.

HP profit jumps on cost cuts, new market expansion - AP - Tue 12:03 am ET
Hewlett-Packard Co.'s cost-cutting and push into new markets is helping soften the blow from weakness in the company's mainstay businesses.