NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- More than 80% of Americans surveyed say the economy is in poor shape, with unemployment still the public's top concern, according to the latest CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey. Not everyone is down in the dumps. Seventeen percent of Americans say the economy is somewhat good. Only 1% say the economy is very good. And that's pretty much the same way Americans have a.. more

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- AIG reported a first quarter loss Thursday, moving the insurer back into the red after the bailout recipient showed signs of life with a strong final quarter to close out 2010. AIG reported a loss from continuing operations of $1.41 per share for the first three months of the year, compared to a profit of $2.16 per share over the same period a year ago. For U.S. taxpayers,.. more

Top Tweeters: Social media champsThis group of companies is all about Tweeting, Facebook Liking and Linking In -- among other social media tools -- in order to better connect with and serve their customers.@google• NEW! Fortune 500+: Your tool for getting inside America's biggest companies Followers: 3,012,238 Google hasn't been able to come up with its own killer social platform, but.. more

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- On the one-year anniversary of the infamous 'flash crash' that sent the Dow industrials plunging nearly 1,000 points in less than 20 minutes, questions remain about how prepared markets around the world are to stop a similar event. "The SEC has done a good job to create an infrastructure, but in other markets creating this type of infrastructure is not as easy," said Larry .. more

NEW YORK�(CNNMoney) -- Stocks were set to rally at Friday's open, after the government reported that the economy added 244,000 jobs in April, much better than expected. The unemployment rate ticked higher to 9% from 8.8% but investors were clearly tuned into the top-line number. Dow Jones industrial average (INDU), S&P 500 (SPX) and Nasdaq (COMP) futures were up modestly prior to the rele.. more

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Commodities continued to sell off on Friday, with oil and silver sliding to their lowest levels since mid-March, as the dollar remained strong. Investors also remained on edge ahead of the government's closely-watched jobs report. Oil slipped 3% early Friday to $96.85 a barrel. On Thursday, crude sank nearly 9% -- the biggest one-day percentage drop in two years. Crude pri.. more

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The yield on the benchmark 10-year note has had a rough 12 months. It started 2010 with a bang, opening at 3.85% in January and topping 4% in April. A mere year later, the 10-year yield is struggling to stay above 3%. And experts say it's lucky to even be there. "Bond buyers are not happy buyers right now," said Michael Cheah, bond fund manager at SunAmerica. "They're forc.. more

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz has a well-known proclivity for salty language. She'd fit in swimmingly at a stevedore convention. Or in a Martin Scorsese movie. So in that spirit, I ask the following question: Is Yahoo (YHOO, Fortune 500) a good @*#!%&#buy right now? Some long-suffering shareholders seem to be saying, "Bleep yeah!" Shares of Yahoo are up nearly 11% this year and th.. more

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Oil prices plunged more than 8% Thursday as weak economic data and a strengthening dollar drove crude to its biggest one-day drop since April 2009. The main U.S. oil contract for June delivery settled down $9.44, or 8.6%, to $99.80 a barrel. That's its lowest level since mid-March and marks its biggest one-day percentage drop in two years. Brent crude, the European benchmar.. more

NEW YORK�(CNNMoney) -- Stocks faltered Thursday as a stronger dollar put pressure on commodity prices. In addition, investors were shying away from risky assets as the outlook for the U.S. job market darkened ahead of a key payrolls report on Friday. The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) fell 66 points, or 0.4%, with about two hours left in the session. The S&P 500 (SPX) was down 4 poin.. more