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Economic news - CNNMoney.com- Natural gas crystals: Energy under the sea - It looks like ice -- but this ice could one day be used to heat your home.
 - Budget squeeze sours jobs picture - Another big employer is hanging out the "Not Hiring" sign.
 - Census jackpot: $500 billion a year in U.S. aid - Federal programs will dole out more than $500 billion a year over the next decade based on data collected through the 2010 Census, according to a study released Tuesday.
 - House eyes last-minute tax break for Chile donations - Taxpayers may still be able to deduct last-minute donations to Chile earthquake relief from their 2009 taxes, if a bipartisan bill introduced in the House on Tuesday is signed into law.
 - U.S. minted more millionaires in 2009 - America's millionaires are making a comeback, according to a report released Tuesday.
 - Employers still skittish on hiring - Most employers are still cautious when it comes to hiring, planning neither to add nor cut jobs from their payrolls this spring, according to a staffing firm survey released Tuesday.
 - Can't make your mortgage? Get an emergency loan - Erin and Robert Smith had no problem handling the $2,000 monthly payment on their home ... until they lost their jobs.
 - Best Companies for job growth - Best Companies like the Scooter Store and DreamWorks notched some impressive job growth last year and are showing no signs of slowing down.
 - Jobless rate holds steady - The U.S. economy shed 36,000 jobs and the unemployment rate was unchanged in February, according to a government report released Friday.
 - Jobs: Short-term hope, long-term despair - Friday's jobs report showed some glimmers of a recovery but If you're among the 8.8 million Americans still unemployed after nearly four months, you may have been left scratching your head.
 - Economic snow job - The only professionals with a worse reputation than meterologists for predicting the future are economists.
 - CBO: $10 trillion jump in debt under Obama budget - If President Obama's 2011 budget were put into effect as proposed, the U.S. federal government would add an estimated $9.8 trillion to the country's accrued debt over the next decade, according to a preliminary analysis from the Congressional Budget Office.
 - The Fannie-Freddie waiting game - Putting Fannie Mae's and Freddie Mac's houses in order will have to wait.
 - GDP - March 26
 - Consumer Confidence - March 30
 - Home Prices - March 30
 - Inflation (CPI) - March 18
 - Retail Sales - March 12
 - Job Growth - March 5
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