Sarah Steelman had just announced her re-election bid as state treasurer when she learned indirectly of news that abruptly changed her political plans. The news also made U.S. Rep. Kenny Hulshof change course, but he had the advantage of hearing it direct

Media coverage of the economic downturn in the U.S. has lagged behind both economic activity and public interest, according to a study being released Monday by a Washington, D.C.-based research group.

Weakness in display advertising caused online ad company ValueClick (nasdaq: VCLK - news - people ) to warn investors last week that earnings in the second half of year would not be as high as expected.

Onstream Media Corporation , an online service provider of live and on-demand internet video, today announced key highlights from the fiscal second quarter financial results conference call, which occurred May 15, 2008.

The US Federal Reserve last night highlighted growing inflation dangers in the world’s largest economy as it held benchmark interest rates at 2% – ending a run of interest-rate cuts which began last September.