Union address

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Oil prices rebounded to near $74 a barrel Thursday in Asia amid renewed growth optimism after the Fed said the world's biggest economy was improving and President Barack Obama vowed to boost jobs.

WASHINGTON - The man in the House chamber openly disagreeing with President Barack Obama as he spoke to Congress wasn't an over-the-top Republican or a seething Democrat.

Some reaction to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address on Wednesday:
"The president's partial freeze on discretionary spending is a laudable step, but a small one.

NEW YORK - The stock market is showing a mildly positive reaction to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.

Highlights of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Wednesday night to a joint session of Congress:
ECONOMY/JOBS
-Urged the Senate to follow the House and pass a second jobs bill as its first order of business this year.