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In a visit to Capitol Hill, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke tells lawmakers he does not believe that continued weakness in the housing sector will push the economy into a recession.

The Supreme Court rejects two Bush administration plans — one on global warming, the other on coal-fired power plants. The decisions are the latest in a string of setbacks the administration has suffered in the courts.

The joyful return of 15 British sailors and marines to Britain held by Iran for nearly two weeks has been marred by news of the deaths of a group of British soldiers and their translator in Iraq. Prime Minister Tony Blair said it is too early to tell who was behind the attack.

US military spokesmen acknowledge Iraqi insurgents have escalated attacks over the past week or so, since the beginning of Ramadan. The Ramadan offensive has been a hallmark of the insurgency.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad makes a highly anticipated speech to the U.N. General Assembly. It may turn out to be another in a long history of controversial addresses to the United Nations by critics of the United States.

A strike may be in the offing at General Motors. Picketing began outside the Detroit headquarters Monday morning after marathon talks failed to produce agreement on a contract by a pre-arranged deadline.

The deadline has passed in contract negotiations between the United Auto Workers and General Motors. Some of GM's 73,000 workers have begun to strike.

General Motors' tentative contact with the United Auto Workers will rid the automaker of some of its biggest costs. The new deal won't level the playing field with foreign competitors, but observers say it gives the company a fighting chance.

The list of the top-performing college endowments came out Thursday. Yale University's investments have beaten the S&P 500's performance for the last five years. Marketplace's Steve Tripoli explains how college endowments work and how schools like Yale manage to beat the market year after year.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates and the Pentagon are seeking another $190 billion from Congress to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The figure is about $50 billion higher than earlier estimates. Much of the extra money will be used for new more heavily armored military vehicles.