On Jobs, U.S. Now Ranks Worse Than Similar Nations
Sat, 04 Sep 2010
The U.S. unemployment rate surged far higher and has remained higher than in other major industrial countries. It's now at 9.6 percent. The big shift came when American companies cut workers more aggressively than foreign firms in the face of the financial crisis.

Earl Pulls The Punch; Summer's Last Days Saved
Sat, 04 Sep 2010
Hurricane Earl was born somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean, quickly grew to a Category 5 monster -- and calmed down just as fast. Saturday morning, Earl was downgraded to a tropical storm, and northeastern beach communities are hoping they can salvage the last official weekend of summer. Host Scott Simon gets the latest from from Sean Corcoran of member station WCAI.

Sputtering Recovery Prompts More Tinkering
Sat, 04 Sep 2010
Job growth this past spring had the Obama administration hopeful that the recovery would be more stable by Labor Day. Not so. And so Obama Friday renewed his call for the Senate to act on legislation to reduce taxes for small business. He promised more initiatives would be unveiled next week.