Several thousand farmers protested the low prices Saturday they receive for their products, saying that commercial middlemen take too high a cut.

A growing number of states reported rising jobless rates in October, and thirteen states reported unemployment rates above the national average of 10.2%, according to a government report released on Friday.

Republicans are seizing on this week’s recommendations for fewer Pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care — and to try to chip away support by women for President Barack Obama’s proposed health care overhaul.

U.S. stocks could sputter next week as volumes dry up in holiday-shortened trading and with a slew of economic reports likely to illustrate the recovery is still fragile.

WASHINGTON—-With the holidays around the corner, the National Association of Federal Credit Unions is offering these tips to help folks avoid the holiday budget hangover.

Overstock.com Inc. said Friday that it received a listing rule violation letter Thursday from the Nasdaq Stock Market related to the recent filing of its third-quarter report.

Shares of Dress Barn Inc. climbed a day after the company raised its yearly profit estimate above analysts’ forecasts. SAN FRANCISCO — Shares of sporting goods retailer Hibbett Sports Inc. rose a day after its third-quarter results beat Wall Street expectations and it raised its 2010 profit forecast.

In a sharp improvement, more than half of U.S. states added jobs in October, though economists said many of the gains likely occurred in temporary employment.

Medidata Solutions Inc., a maker of software and services for clinical development of drugs and medical devices, said Friday it plans a public offering of 4.5 million shares of its common stock.

The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange: NYSE: