list This is a data file meant to be read by an RSS reader. See http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/rss/index.html for more information. Money http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/money/index.html en-us Copyright 2009, Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc ThePittsburghChannel.com 60 http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/money/21543843/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21543843 true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/1009/17680000.jpg Fri, 6 Nov 2009 18:07:39 EST http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/money/21526724/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21526724 true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2009/1105/21526939.jpg Dozens of foreclosed homes were on the auction block Wednesday -- some of which sold for far less than their worth. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:05:06 EST http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/money/21442526/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21442526 Pittsburgh-based United States Steel Corp. lost money for a third straight quarter as the global economic downturn dragged down demand for the metal used in everything from cars to office furniture. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:57:07 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/food/21427836/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21427836 true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2009/1026/21431788.jpg The Max & Erma's restaurant chain files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Pittsburgh, listing between $1 million and $10 million in debts. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:41:00 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/money/21363934/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21363934 true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2009/1022/21386795.jpg While the Pittsburgh region's unemployment rate rises, an increasing number of people are switching to food careers to help them through tough economic times in the current recession. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:06:28 EDT http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/money/21549685/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21549685 true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2006/0428/9078536.jpg Finance officials from rich and developing countries pledged Saturday to maintain emergency support for their economies until recovery is assured, but failed to reach a clear agreement to bear the cost of fighting climate change. Sat, 7 Nov 2009 19:05:54 EST http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/money/21550080/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21550080 true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2009/0807/20313730.jpg It hurts more to be unemployed now than the last time the jobless rate hit 10 percent. Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:31:28 EST http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/money/21539370/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21539370 true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2009/0807/20313730.jpg Just when it was beginning to look a little better, the economy relapsed Friday with a return to double-digit unemployment for only the second time since World War II and warnings that next year will be even worse than previously thought. Fri, 6 Nov 2009 18:42:42 EST http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/money/21541518/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21541518 true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2009/0217/18734370.jpg President Barack Obama signed a $24 billion economic stimulus bill into law Friday, giving tax incentives to prospective homebuyers and additional jobless benefits to those idled by the business slump. Fri, 6 Nov 2009 18:50:52 EST http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/money/21539239/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21539239 true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2009/1106/21541240.jpg A Minnesota hamburger parlor and McDonald's Corp. have settled a federal lawsuit over the phrase, "Who's your patty?" Fri, 6 Nov 2009 12:06:36 EST http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/money/21538870/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21540571 true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/1015/17723367.jpg Stocks fluctuated in a tight range Friday as investors found some positives for the market in a surprisingly weak jobs report. Fri, 6 Nov 2009 10:53:11 EST http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/money/21532976/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21532976 true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2006/0103/5822864.jpg President Barack Obama is set to sign a $24 billion economic stimulus bill providing tax incentives to prospective homebuyers and extending unemployment benefits to the longtime jobless who have been left behind as the economy veers toward recovery. Fri, 6 Nov 2009 11:09:51 EST http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/money/21537627/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21537627 true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/1007/17642171.jpg Government officials put trillions of taxpayer dollars on the line to guarantee risky bank assets -- a strategy that could cause permanent and costly market distortions, a government watchdog says. Fri, 6 Nov 2009 10:42:16 EST http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/money/21539037/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21539037 true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2009/0317/18946533.jpg AIG said Friday it was profitable for the second straight quarter as its core insurance operations continue to stabilize after the company's bailout by the government last year. Fri, 6 Nov 2009 14:57:50 EST