Updated: 7:04 PM Whether you agree with it or not, Tuesday the U.S. Senate said yes to a $838 billion economic stimulus bill.

Posted: 3:09 PM President Barack Obama says Wall Street is looking for an "easy out" but none is coming as his government launches a plan to revamp the financial sector.

Posted: 2:55 PM It's a balancing act. That's what President Barack Obama says about his efforts to underscore the severity of the economic crisis but avoid sounding alarmist.

Posted: 2:52 PM The post office will be getting an extra 2-cents worth when you mail a letter starting in May.

Posted: 2:49 PM Molson Coors Brewing says its fourth-quarter earnings from continuing operations fell 49 percent, weighed down by a stronger dollar, commodity inflation and lower sales volumes.

Posted: 2:38 PM DirecTV Group Inc. says fourth-quarter profit fell 5 percent on higher customer acquisition costs and interest expense.

Posted: 2:36 PM Denver-based phone company Qwest Communications says its fourth-quarter earnings fell 49 percent from a year ago, mainly due to tax effects -- while cost-cutting improved its underlying performance.

Posted: 2:33 PM State lawmakers are preparing to finalize millions of dollars in cuts to balance this year's budget.

Updated: 11:37 AM President Barack Obama's economic recovery plan has passed the Senate and is on its way to difficult House-Senate negotiations.

Posted: 10:29 AM Concert promoter Live Nation Inc. and ticketing giant Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. said Tuesday morning that they plan an all-stock merger of equals.

Posted: 9:50 AM The Obama administration is promising an aggressive effort to combat the worst financial crisis in seven decades, unveiling a program that could mobilize well over $1 trillion in public and private support to get the frozen credit markets functioning again.

Posted: 7:24 PM FedEx's freight unit says it will lay off 900 employees, saying that sluggish demand has declined further so far this year.

Posted: 2:35 PM Stocks have ended a quiet session little changed as investors wait for Washington to make the next move.

Posted: 2:32 PM Colorado officials say mortgage lender Countrywide Financial has agreed to provide $7.7 million to borrowers and to state government to settle claims that the company put home buyers in high-cost, high-risk loans.

Posted: 11:06 AM Gov. Bill Ritter and Attorney General John Suthers plan to outline steps the state will take to protect homeowners facing foreclosure.

Posted: 9:16 PM President Barack Obama takes his case for a massive economic stimulus direct to the people Monday night with his first prime-time news conference.

Posted: 7:01 PM A Treasury Department official says Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will unveil the Obama administration's new framework to aid the financial sector on Tuesday.

Posted: 6:58 PM The stimulus plan emerging in Washington could offer an unprecedented boost in financial help for college students trying to pursue a degree while they ride out the recession.

Updated: 4:38 PM Dozens lined up for a job at a 7-Eleven in Fountain Friday. There was a line out the door.

Posted: 4:45 PM A plan by Republicans in the Senate aimed at pushing mortgage rates lower has gone down to defeat at the hands of Democrats.

Posted: 11:05 AM Hundreds of Coloradans are needed to fill these flexible, temporary, part-time positions to update address lists and conduct interviews to ensure the 2010 Census accurately reflects the make-up of the American population.

Updated: 11:08 PM Most of us are looking for new ways to pick up some extra cash.

Updated: 11:10 PM The national economy is in the spotlight as the senate continues work on a stimulus package, which the White House reports, will have an immediate impact in Colorado. Job creation is at the top of Colorado’s list.

Posted: 8:38 PM When Circuit City finally goes under this year, experts say the ripples will extend across the economy for years.

Posted: 8:35 PM Lawmakers are trying to revamp a new program that was intended to help hundreds of thousands of borrowers avoid foreclosure.