President Barack Obama’s plan to fix the foreclosure crisis has been a dud, putting the housing market recovery at risk.

CINCINNATI—-Cintas Corporation has partnered with Cincinnati-based Matthew 25: Ministries to provide essential humanitarian aid to the victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti. On Friday, January 15th, Matthew 25: Ministries picked up the first of over 43,000 garments, nearly half of which are medical scrubs.

The U.S. Postal Service said Friday it is holding mail destined for Haiti. Portions of Haiti have been devastated by an earthquake and the post office said the mail hold was imposed because of disruptions to normal flight operations by airlines.

The notion that consumers will help lead the economic rebound received a stark rebuttal Friday: The spending power of American families is being squeezed.

NEW YORK—-The Trustees of Mesabi Trust declared a distribution of fifty-five cents per Unit of Beneficial Interest payable on February 20, 2010 to Mesabi Trust unitholders of record at the close of business on January 30, 2010.

Here’s a recession bargain: the space shuttle. NASA has slashed the price of these 1970s era spaceships from $42 million to $28.8 million apiece.

U.S. stocks slid on Friday after JPMorgan Chase & Co reported deep fourth-quarter loan losses and raised concerns about bank profits.

U.S. consumer prices rose modestly last month, while industrial output rose on a cold snap, suggesting the economy was growing but not generating a level of inflation that would spur the Federal Reserve to roll back from its stimulative policies.

JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s $3.28 billion profit report carried a sobering message: Consumers are still struggling to pay off their loans, posing a threat to a strong economic recovery.

NEW YORK—-Fitch Ratings assigns an ‘AA+’ rating to the following state of Florida full faith and credit state board of education public education capital outlay bonds: