28 JAN 10 Policymakers warn on recovery, stimulus exit | Reuters DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Top policymakers warned on Thursday the world economy is not out of the woods and a global recovery is still far from secure, urging caution as central banks work on withdrawing critical support.

Ford earns $2.7B in 2009, first profit in 4 years The automaker on Thursday also forecast a full-year profit in 2010. Earlier it had only promised to be "solidly profitable" in 2011
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The 12 Least Ethical Companies In The World: Covalence's Ranking (PHOTOS, POLL) Can ethics be quantified? Or, better yet, can a lack of ethics be quantified? This week, the Swiss research firm Covalence released its annual ranking of the overall ethical performance of multinational corporations. The idea behind the Covalence research is that there's value -- both for companies and consumers -- in measuring corporations against an ethical standard.

AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | Calling on All Working Americans to Stand Up and Fight The news is out: The Wall Street bankers we bailed out are giving themselves 2009 cash bonuses of a half million dollars on average—not including stocks. Compare that with the $32,390 annual median wage for regular workers, and you find a formula for outrage

Oregon voters pass tax increasing measures by big margin | Politics & Elections - - Oregonlive.com Oregon voters bucked decades of anti-tax and anti-Salem sentiment Tuesday, raising taxes on corporations and the wealthy to prevent further erosion of public schools and other state services

James P. Hoffa: What Workers Want To Hear President Obama will deliver his State of the Union message to millions of working people who have lost their jobs or their homes or both. It's essential that he show that he has workable solutions to these dire problems that are plaguing so many Americans.

Brown reaches out on Boston Democratic turf - The Boston Globe US Senator-elect Scott Brown, a Republican catapulted into office by frustrated suburban voters, ventured into the urban Democratic heart of Massachusetts yesterday, meeting with the mayor of Boston and the leaders of the city’s largest black and Hispanic churches.

Obama and Volcker Must Go After the Big Banks | | AlterNet Thus far, President Obama’s financial reform strategy has reeked of political expediency—talk tough to Wall Street, act gentle, ride out the populist anti-banker tide, hope for the best, change nothing. But Obama may have awakened to the smell of one-term coffee after last week’s Massachusetts Senate race results

President Obama extending freeze on W.H. officials' pay - Josh Gerstein - President Barack Obama is extending a freeze on the pay of senior White House officials for another year and he’s spreading the freeze to top political appointees across the federal government, Obama aides said Tuesday night.

Top Democrats at war - with each other - Glenn Thrush and John Bresnahan - President Barack Obama, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will be all smiles as the president arrives at the Capitol for his State of the Union speech Wednesday night, but the happy faces can’t hide relationships that are fraying and fraught