[$$] Rising Job Losses Damp Hopes of Recovery Job losses accelerated last month and the unemployment rate rose to 9.5%, casting doubt on the U.S. economy's ability to rebound soon.
[$$] Troubles Plague Cyberspy Defense The flagship system designed to protect the U.S. government's computer networks from cyberspies is being stymied by technical limitations and privacy concerns.
[$$] Siemens Settles With World Bank on Bribes Siemens agreed to forgo bidding on World Bank projects and pay more than $100 million toward anticorruption campaigns as part of efforts to settle a bribery scandal.
[$$] Madoff Kickbacks Alleged in Austria U.S., U.K. and Austrian prosecutors are investigating a former fund manager they believe was paid more than $40 million in kickbacks to funnel billions of dollars of investments to Madoff.
[$$] Stocks Skid on Payrolls Data The Dow industrials fell 2.6% as hopes for a second-half economic rebound took a hit from the jobs report. NYSE trading was extended for 15 minutes.
[$$] Bold Investors Venture Back Into REITs Most publicly traded vehicles that invest in mortgages have plummeted toward extinction, but some big names are trying to line up money to buy battered real-estate debt.
