The Obama administration is considering different possibilities for assisting small businesses throughout the U.S., reports said.
A report from the Public Policy Institute of California shows the poor are more likely to leave California than the wealthy.
President Barack Obama could disappoint if he chooses someone other than Ben Bernanke for Federal Reserve chairman, according to an influential poll.
California is proving to be the poster child for bad state finance, with Amanda Carpenter, Washington Times; Julie Bryant Fisher, Atlanta Business Chronicle; Catherine Reagor, Arizona Republic; and CNBC's Dennis Kneale.
CNBC's Michelle Caruso-Cabrera looks ahead to the top business and financial stories coming up next week.