The Federal Reserve appears to be in no hurry to add further stimulus to the economy by buying more bonds. Minutes from a Fed meeting show policy makers are concerned the jobs market could weaken this spring. But there’s little support for more bond buying...

On Tuesday afternoon, Apple said it earned $13 billion in the fourth quarter on $46 billion in revenue. Thirty-seven million iPhones and 15 million iPads sold in the quarter helped boost its market cap to $415 billion. A few hours later, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, in his State of the Union response message, contrasted the technology juggernaut with Washington?s impotent jobs efforts: ?The late Steve Jobs ? what a fitting name he had ? created more of them than all those stimulus dollars the President borrowed and blew.?

China "moving into stimulus mode" says Miranda Carr

Barack Obama met with G-8 leaders to discuss economic tactics.