Wall Street jumps as investors weigh Citi, Google results
NEW YORK – Wall Street topped off a strong week with a big rally Friday, after results from companies like Citigroup Inc. and Google Inc. helped ease investor anxiety about the health of corporate profits.

Dollar’s plunge becoming lynchpin in 1Q earnings
NEW YORK – The dollar’s plunge might be preventing Americans from taking that European vacation this summer, but it could be the very thing saving their 401(k)s from buckling.

Bush says U.S. has acted to boost economy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government has already taken “very effective” action to help boost the slumping U.S. economy, President George W. Bush said on Friday in a speech to a U.S. business group.

U.S. economic slowdown likely to bring Mexican workers north
TEZIUTLAN, Mexico — As the U.S. economy heads south, Mexicans may have to head north.

Gas prices push closer to $3.50 a gallon, oil hits $117
NEW YORK – Retail gas prices set new records Friday on their seemingly relentless march toward $3.50 a gallon, and diesel prices pushed further above $4 a gallon. Crude futures, meanwhile, surged to a new record of $117 a barrel.

Report: Iran’s president says oil prices too low
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s hard-line president declared that crude oil prices, now above $115 a barrel, are too low, state media reported Saturday.

Housing-credit woes spur calls for more federal regulation
WASHINGTON – A heavier federal hand is reaching into American life as politicians in both parties demand an overhaul of government financial regulation and more protection for homeowners in the face of mortgage woes and a weakening economy.