By JEANNINE AVERSA Acxiom cuts employee pay, benefits Company spokesman Scott Maple said employees making less ... always said, 'Save for a rainy day,"' he says. "The rainy day is here." More Stories from Jeannine Aversa:

... Gates, defense secretary during Bush's last two years in office, is a possible holdover, at least for several months, aides to Obama have said. David Espo reported from Washington. AP Writer Jeannine Aversa contributed from Washington.

... the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune and the Baltimore Sun, plus the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field. AP Writers Jeannine Aversa, Christopher S. Rugaber, Hope Yen and Daniel Wagner contributed to this report.

... pull together a final report from the sessions in 30 days. Associated Press writers Jim Kuhnhenn, Jennifer Loven, Jeannine Aversa, Darlene Superville, Philip Elliott, Brett Blackledge and Erica Werner contributed to this report.

... Sewell in Cincinnati; Juliana Barbassa in San Francisco; Terry Tang in Phoenix; Mike Mokrzycki; Economics Writer Jeannine Aversa in Washington; AP Director of Polling Trevor Tompson; and the AP News Research Center.

... interest rates tied to existing balances on credit cards. A Federal Reserve spokeswoman said the Fed received the letter and was considering the issues raised in it. Associated Press Economics Writer Jeannine Aversa contributed to this report.

... In addition, many forms of payment exist other than cash, including checks as well as debit and credit cards. Jeannine Aversa AP Economics Writer Washington Q: With all the talk about drilling off the U.S. coasts for more oil, what guarantee ...

... central banks and international monetary organizations, with only small portion belonging to U.S. government. Jeannine Aversa AP Economics Writer Washington Q: Is it true that American Samoa has a minimum wage lower than all the other states ...

... enough to jolt the economy, which many economists think has already slipped into recession. Associated Press writers Jeannine Aversa, Deb Riechmann, Madlen Read and Andrew Taylor contributed to this report.

... with stronger ones but did not believe it was proper to pick winners among healthy banks. Associated Press writers Jeannine Aversa and Jennifer Loven in Washington, Tim Paradis, Madlen Read and Sara Lepro in New York and Pan Pylas in London contributed ...