The Wall Street Journal has a chart showing which college degrees lead to the best — and worst — chances of employment. It's based on 2010 Census data. At the top, with zero unemployment are accounting and actuarial science — that is the science of risk assessment.

About one third of Americans — 100 million people — do not have Internet access in their homes. The fear is they'll be left behind as schools and employers rely more on technology. Companies will offer broadband service to eligible families for $9.95 a month.

Wednesday is the deadline NBA Commissioner David Stern has given players to accept the deal on the table. It offers players up to 51 percent of their annual basketball-related income. If not accepted, Stern has threatened to go back to an early, lesser offer.

This week, a Continental flight from Houston to Chicago used a biofuel blend made in part from algae, and Alaska Airlines will fly passengers using a fuel made in part from cooking oil. The fledgling environmental effort has many hurdles, as biofuel costs nearly six times as much as regular jet fuel.

On the face of it, Italy's economy has plenty of strengths. But its total debt is equal to 120 percent of its GDP. And with the cost of borrowing quickly rising, investors are growing increasingly concerned with the risk of default, which would spread throughout Europe and the rest of the world.

Because of economic uncertainty, bankers and traders will see smaller bonus checks. This comes after two years of record payouts.

A recent report by the research project found that one in three Americans raised in the middle class fall out of it as adults. Host Audie Cornish speaks with Erin Currier of the Pew Charitable Trusts' Economic Mobility Project about pressures on the American middle class.