Sony is unlikely to meet the deadline it had set to restore the PlayStation Network, keeping millions of irritated videogamers offline for another weekend as the company continues to conduct internal safety checks to defend a new system against hackers.

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham said he’s willing to give a pass to the GOP presidential hopefuls who skipped out on Thursday night’s FOX News debate in Greenville and tonight’s banquet for the party faithful in the capital.

The mortgage-finance giant reported a net loss of $6.5 billion for the first quarter as a weakening housing market dashed hopes that the company had stabilized.

Even before the Obama administration rolls out an expected business tax overhaul plan that would slash corporate rates, some big businesses that are currently taxed as small ones are worried.

The U.S. created a net 244,000 jobs in April, with the biggest jump in private sector hiring since 2006 offset by cuts in government.

The math behind confirming someone's identity through genetic testing is tricky and depends on the strength of other evidence.

Asbestos litigation. Ho-hum, right? After all, it's about as current as Ivan Lendl, as hip as Vanilla Ice, as played out as Gary Hart

Ron Paul raised more than $1 million in a one-day fund-raising push pegged to Thursday night's debate in Greenville, S.C.

Rep. Dennis Kucinich, a seven-term Democrat from Ohio, is considering a big move – across country to Washington state.

The White House transcript of remarks by Obama and Biden at Fort Campbell.

Biden refers to the commandos who carried out the operation against Osama bin Laden as Navy SEALs -- something administration officials have been avoiding all week.

Michael Mundaca, Treasury’s assistant secretary for tax policy, is leaving the agency.

The Fed Funds futures, an arena where traders bet on when the Fed will (some day) start raising short-term rates, has had a hurly-burly couple of days.

This week, the Dow Industrials fell 171.80 points, or 1.34% to 12638.74, the Nasdaq Composite declined 45.98 points, or 1.60% to 2827.56 and the S&P; 500 lost 23.41 points, or 1.72% to 1340.20.

Another big week of data and earnings is in store ...

Real-estate news this week through WSJ charts:

A weekly roundup of jobs and compensation news on Wall Street.

What will it take for Bill Gross to start buying U.S. Treausurys? Another recession.

The top five deals of the week!

The Count: The Celtics point guard isn't a threat from outside even when left open, which has made him an anomaly among NBA guards and endangered Boston's title hopes.

The remnants of the helicopter involved in the raid on Osama bin Laden's Pakistani hideout suggest that the aircraft involved in the raid wasn't the typical MH-60 Black Hawk flown by special-operations forces.

Investors looking for clues on who will drive off with NYSE Euronext can learn from last year's dustup over Dollar Thrifty Automotive.

A small group of top finance officials from the euro zone met to discuss aid programs for Greece and Portugal. But a number of conflicting reports on the agenda underscored a sense of anxiety about the prospects for troubled economies.

Terry Laughlin has the task of salvaging Bank of America's troubled mortgages. How well he does his job may help determine how long CEO Brian Moynihan can keep his.

SAC Capital Advisors, one of the nation's most prominent hedge funds, is facing heightening regulatory and legislative heat.

In a move aimed at showing China is getting tough on inflation, the state pricing authority fined Unilever for triggering a consumer scramble for its products when it revealed plans to raise prices on its soaps.

Details about Sony's investigation into the massive data breach at its PlayStation network show how Sony struggled to detect, interpret and respond to a series of confusing events.

Three investment firms pursuing a rival creditor-payment plan for Lehman Brothers have purchased nearly $150 million in the failed bank's debt, bolstering their weight in the bankruptcy case.

Jeffrey Toobin has an interesting piece in the New Yorker this week, which begins with this pithy observation: “The death penalty is withering, even in Texas.”

Remember the whole James Frey kerfuffle?

Have market "vigilantes" -- the scourges of U.S. economic policy who in years past drove up Treasurys yields in response to inflation fears -- traded in bonds for dollars as their weapon of choice?

A big part of the increase in the unemployment rate in April, notes UBS securities economist Drew Matus, was the shedding of 164,000 agricultural workers.

U.S. consumers' credit-card debt rose in March for the second time since the financial crisis flared, giving a sign of hope that consumer spending could boost an economic recovery that has lost some steam.

It looks as if Bernanke's oft-repeated view that the commodities surge, driven by supply shocks, political forces and overseas growth, may indeed be "transitory."

Just when yachters thought it was safe to go back in the water, Congress is making waves.

Retired Justice John Paul Stevens said that if he were still on the Supreme Court, he would have joined two opinions written by an ideological opposite, Justice Samuel Alito.

Pawlenty says it's 'a new Republican Party' compared with four years ago.

A pair of U.N. rights watchdogs raised questions Friday about whether the U.S. Special Forces commandos who killed Osama bin Laden had adequately trained for his capture.

The euro made a sharp move lower at midday after reports in a German publication indicated that Greece may try to exit the euro-zone.

We seem to be on an arch rivals kick lately. Yesterday, we gave you the run down on how Wall Street looks at Ford and General Motors.

The market is higher (but not so high as earlier today), but one stock isn't: Research in Motion.

Financial analyst Betsy Graseck of Morgan Stanley is hitting the buy button on Citigroup Friday, the second big buysider shop to get bullish on the shares this week.

More on the Greek euro drama, as the euro drifts lower, now down more than 1% at 1.4383, a two-week low.

Already-anemic trading volumes are set to get even weaker once Citigroup's reverse-stock split takes effect next week.

We've been keeping a close eye on the direction of the yield on the 10-year T-note. It's hitting lows for the year, even after the solid jobs report. That something stock investors need to watch.

Recent mobile phone data shows gains for Apple and Google, and losses for Research in Motion and Motorola. The research firm comScore reported that Samsung continues to top the manufacturers table, while Google's Android operating system, which Samsung and other phonemakers use, has become the most popular SmartPhone platform. For the three months ending in March, Samsung had 24.5% of the handset market, down a fraction. Apple was the biggest gainer, rising to a market share of 7.9% from 6.8% at the end of the fourth quarter. Motorola's share eased to 15.8% from 16.7%. RIMM was essentially flat at 8.4%. RIMM, however, saw a sharp decline in the SmartPhone platform market share, falling from the top spot as its share fell to 27.1% from 31.6%. Google rose to a 34.7% market share from 28.7%. Apple grew 0.5% to 25.5% of the SmartPhone market. Microsoft and Palm each decline about 1 percentage point. RIMM shares, weak earlier in the day, have added to their losses, skidding 2.8% to 45.97. Motorola Mobility is down about 1% at 24.73. Apple, Google and Microsoft are edging higher.

Old Silver's manic week ended on a down note today, with poor man's gold limping to the Friday finish line with a 2.6% loss at $35.283/oz.

This week, Nymex crudefell $16.75 per barrel, or 14.70% to $97.18 and Comex gold fell $64.80 per troy ounce, or 4.16% to $1491.20.

Management lessons gleaned from being a parent.

The main initiative, known as HAMP, has helped about 587,000 U.S. homeowners complete loan modifications despite an initial goal of reaching three to four million homeowners.