A new report, released by employment Web site CareerBuilder.com, ranked the top metro areas with the most job postings on the site between January and October 2009.

For President Barack Obama, the report that showed that the unemployment rate hit 10.2 percent last month gives opponents a chance to score some easy points.

U.S. employers cut a deeper-than-expected 190,000 jobs in October, driving the unemployment rate to 10.2 percent, the highest in 26-1/2 years.

Euro strength is far from over and the dollar could fall to an all-time low against the bullish currency, Phil Roberts, technical analyst from Barclays Capital, told CNBC.

The U.S. unemployment rate blasted past the psychologically important 10-percent mark Friday as nonfarm payrolls fell by 190,000 last month. It's the first time the unemployment rate -- now at 10.2 percent -- was in double digits since June 1983.

Oil prices fell nearly 3 percent on Friday after data showed the U.S. jobless rate jumped to a 26-1/2-year high of 10.2 percent in October, raising concerns about a potential rebound in fuel demand.

The dollar and yen rose Friday after a report showed the U.S. unemployment rate spiked and the economy lost more jobs than expected, stoking concerns about the U.S. economy and restoring safe-haven demand for both currencies.

The European Central Bank kept its main refinancing rate unchanged at a record low of 1.0 percent on Thursday, as expected by economists.

The Bank of England said on Thursday it would expand its quantitative easing program by 25 billion pounds to help kick-start Britain's recession-hit economy.

Resurging expectations of yuan appreciation have made dollars more scarce in China's foreign exchange market, tripling six-month dollar funding costs and creating new complications for Beijing's stable yuan policy.

Investors are braced for signs on Thursday that the European Central Bank will soon start weaning banks off cheap and abundant liquidity given that expiry dates are approaching for the central bank's crisis measures.

The Bank of England's injection of 175 billion pounds ($289 billion) into the economy hasn't yet pulled Britain out of recession, and the central bank now faces a difficult decision on whether to raise the stakes.

The U.S. Senate vote unanimously to extend aid for jobless workers and broaden tax breaks for homebuyers and businesses in a bid to breathe life into the struggling U.S. economy.

The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that it will keep borrowing costs near zero for "an extended period." Following is the Fed's full statement.

The Federal Reserve expressed growing confidence that an economic recovery was building, even though it will keep borrowing costs near zero for "an extended period."