The White House, backing away from President Barack Obama’s “it’s-all-on-the-table” approach he initially advocated, prepared to get louder and more involved in a health care overhaul’s details that officials once were content to leave to Congress, administration officials said Saturday.

President Barack Obama wants agencies to lay out specific goals for economic stimulus spending over the next several months, a push to focus more on his $787 billion recovery plan.

The Federal Reserve announced a $1.2 trillion plan three months ago designed to push down mortgage rates and breathe life into the housing market.

Employers throttled back on layoffs in May and cut the fewest jobs in any month since the financial crisis erupted last fall — raising the brightest hope yet that an economic recovery will take hold later this year.

Regulators on Friday shut down Bank of Lincolnwood, a small bank in Illinois, marking the 37th failure this year of a federally insured bank. More are expected to succumb amid the pressures of the weak economy and mounting loan defaults.

Bond yields jumped again on Friday as a sell-off in Treasurys continued, an ominous sign for anyone looking to buy a home or refinance their loans.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc’s announced a new $15 billion share repurchase plan on Friday and said market share gains it has made amid the recession are permanent as a “new normal” emerges in which consumers seek to save money.