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Economic news - CNNMoney.com- Obama vs. Reagan: A tale of two recoveries - Faced with a strong jobs report Friday, Republicans tried out a new rhetorical message: This isn't a disaster, but Ronald Reagan could have done better.
 - We're number one, says U.S. Postal Service - Despite its financial difficulties and relatively heavy work load, the U.S. Postal Service has been declared the finest in the world by a British study.
 - January jobs report: Hiring ramps up, unemployment falls - American employers substantially stepped up their hiring in January, bringing the unemployment rate down for the fifth month in a row.
 - Stealth jobs boom: 6 months, 2 million jobs - Companies are saying the job market is getting better. Workers are saying it's already kicked into high gear.
 - Kiss QE3 hopes goodbye. And good riddance! - The strong January jobs report may finally put a nail in the QE3 coffin.
 - House bill bans welfare spendng at strip clubs - If welfare recipients want to dole out the dollar bills at a strip club, they'd better make sure it's not government money ... at least if a bill in Congress becomes law.
 - Big drop in unemployment rate for blacks - The unemployment rate for blacks fell more than 2 percentage points last month to its lowest level since March 2009.
 - Jobs: Obama not out of the woods yet - The January jobs report contains a slew of numbers that are likely to put a twinkle in the eye of Obama campaign staffers.
 - Nevada's triple economic whammy - The Great Recession has dealt Nevada a losing hand.
 - New York sues banks over foreclosures - The New York attorney general sued some of the nation's biggest banks on Friday, accusing them of unlawful and deceptive practices for relying on a private electronic registry that tracks mortgages.
 - Finally, a foreclosure settlement (Maybe) - States have until late Monday to agree to the latest draft deal aimed at relieving homeowners struggling with mortgages bigger than their home's value.
 - Small manufacturing firms want more from Obama - A new Obama administration push to strengthen U.S. manufacturing has the support of smaller firms, but it might not be enough to stir many into action.
 - U.S. charges oldest Swiss bank in tax fraud case - The Justice Department charged Switzerland's oldest bank Thursday with helping American taxpayers hide more than $1.2 billion from the Internal Revenue Service. The case marks the first time an overseas bank has been charged in the U.S. for aiding tax evasion.
 - Home Prices - Feb. 28
 - GDP - Feb. 29
 - Inflation (CPI) - Feb. 17
 - Retail sales - Feb. 14
 - Jobs - Feb. 3
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