Dow leaps as possible treasury boss named 43 min ago | Add a comment NEW YORK — Wall Street put a stop to a terrifying decline and stormed higher Friday as President-elect Barack Obama appeared ready to name the chief of the New York Federal Reserve as the...

Obama selects Treasury’s boss, Democrats say 1 hr ago | Add a comment WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama intends to name Timothy Geithner, president of the New York Federal Reserve, as his treasury secretary to confront the nation’s economic...

Property tax bills are being sent to owners in Cleveland County 6 hr ago | Add a comment NORMAN — About 120,000 property tax bills were mailed to Cleveland County residents this week, Treasurer Saundra DeSelms said. Taxes are due Dec. 31, although residents have the option of...

How low will interest rates on homes go? 6 hr ago | Add a comment WASHINGTON — What will it take to get consumers off the sidelines to buy more houses and help stimulate the economy? How about a mortgage at 2.

Source: Obama likely to name Geithner at Treasury 8 hr ago | Add a comment WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama is likely to name Federal Reserve Governor Timothy Geithner as treasury secretary next week. An official close to the senator says the New York Federal...

Stocks jump on report of Geithner nomination 7 hr ago | Add a comment NEW YORK -- Wall Street found some relief Friday from a report that a pounded-down Citigroup Inc. might put itself up for sale. That prospect, along with the possibility that low prices will draw...

Letters to the Editor: Friday, Nov. 21, 2008 23 hr ago | Comments 78 Consolidation urgedI’m a native Pennsylvanian who moved to Oklahoma in 1977. In the 1950s, Pennsylvania instituted a school consolidation plan to more effectively use state education tax...

In Brief: Harold’s sales final 17 hr ago | Add a comment Harold’s sales final Harold’s stores, which has announced going out of business sales — with prices reduced 30 to 50 percent — will accept returns on merchandise through...

Congress rushing to extend jobless benefits Yesterday | Add a comment WASHINGTON - Jarred by new jobless alarms, Congress rushed Thursday toward keeping unemployment checks flowing through the December holidays and into the new year for Americans whose benefits are...

Perino: Bush would sign jobless benefits extension Yesterday | Comments 6 WASHINGTON -- With weekly jobless claims benefits at a 16-year high, the White House said Thursday that President George W. Bush would quickly sign legislation pending in Congress to provide...

Oklahoma experts fear delay in health care plan Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Comments 1 State political and health care experts hope that President-elect Barack Obama will fulfill pledges to reform health care, but worry that healing a sickened economy will take priority as he enters...

Hard sell: Detroit links bailout, national defense Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Add a comment WASHINGTON - In an increasingly anxious campaign for a $25 billion government rescue, Detroit's Big Three car makers and their allies in Washington are warning the demise of the auto industry will...

Infrastructure spending to nowhere Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Comments 3 Democrats see the road to economic recovery, and it has been bulldozed, flattened out by a road grader and covered with pavement. Barack Obama says a fiscal stimulus will be the top priority of his...

CEOs want at least $300B stimulus from Obama Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Comments 3 WASHINGTON — A group of business executives on Tuesday urged President-elect Barack Obama to "quickly implement” a large stimulus package soon after taking office. The stimulus...

Treasury secretary defends bailout’s handling Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Add a comment WASHINGTON — Faced with exasperated lawmakers upset by shifts in bailout strategy, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson launched a spirited defense Tuesday of his handling of the $700 billion...

Big 3 carmakers beg for bailout Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Add a comment WASHINGTON — Detroit’s Big Three automakers pleaded with Congress on Tuesday for a $25 billion lifeline to save the once-proud titans of U.S. industry, warning of a national economic...

Phone survey revisits Edmond safety center vote Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Add a comment EDMOND — A telephone survey of 300 Edmond residents who voted in the recent public safety center property tax election shows 78 percent think the city took the wrong approach. The majority of...

Lawmakers press Paulson on bailout plan changes Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Comments 24 WASHINGTON -- Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson told Congress on Tuesday that the administration remains firmly opposed to dipping into the government's $700 billion financial bailout fund for a $25...

Detriot 3 automakers beg for $25 billion lifeline Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Comments 10 WASHINGTON-- The Detroit Three automakers are begging Congress for a $25 billion government rescue, while the legislation clings to life support on Capitol Hill and top lawmakers and the White...

Paulson, Bernanke defend $700 billion bailout Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Comments 6 WASHINGTON-- Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke waged a stout defense on Capitol Hill Tuesday of their management of a $700 billion financial bailout just...