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Investor's Business Daily - While China grapples with the devastating May 12 earthquake in Sichuan -- now thought to have killed 50,000 people, leaving 5 million homeless and property damage at $20 billion -- the economic toll may be mild, analysts say.

Dow briefly falls 2 percent as financials, Boeing drag (Reuters)

Microsoft to expand Facebook ad pact: source (Reuters)

CFTC charges Optiver with oil-market manipulation (Reuters)

Ford posts $8.7 billion loss on truck slump (Reuters)

New layoff filings jump as companies retrench (AP)

Home sales at 10-year low, jobless claims jump (Reuters)

How To Deal With an Old 401(k) (The Motley Fool)

Retail sales slump as Britain gripped by economic slowdown (AFP)

AT&T profit rises on wireless growth (Reuters)

Boeing profit falls on military plane charge (Reuters)

Ethan Allen quarterly profit drops 46 percent (Reuters)

Pfizer profit doubles, but anti-smoking drug sags (Reuters)

Stocks rise as lower oil boosts optimism (Reuters)

Vote looms in Congress on housing rescue plan (Reuters)

Sometimes The Customer Is Wrong

Monster Cable's Lawyers Realize That Even A Moron In A Hurry Knows The Difference Between A Salt Lick And A TV Cable

When Judging Antitrust Claims Against Google, Look At Lock-In, Not Network Effects

Moderate and lower earners under more pressure (Reuters)

Once Again: Court Says That COPA Anti-Porn Law Is Unconstitutional

Investor's Quiz: Was Pullback To 10-Week Line Proper? (Investor's Business Daily)