Fannie Mae dumps three top managers: Troubled mortgage supplier replaces financial chief, chief business officer and head of risk management in effort to restore investor confidence. | Bloomberg

Bernanke calls for broader oversight of financial firms: The Federal Reserve Board chairman says the economy faces "gale force" problems, and the Fed's choices are difficult. | New York Times

Boeing may bail on tanker competition: After losing, then filing a protest that led to reopening the $35 billion contract, Boeing says it needs four more months to prepare a bid. | AP/Los Angeles Times

World's water needs demand attention: Annual World Water Week conference seeks ways to extend access to clean water, sanitation as world's poor try to join industrial age. | Economist

Glen Carbon attorney wins treasurer post with Illinois State Bar Association: Dennis J. Orsey is deputy general counsel for Illinois Public Pension Fund Association, has extensive experience serving state bar association. | Madison County Record

Replacing Steve Jobs is no easy job: Possible successors to Apple's chief are likely to come from his personally groomed team. | Economist

General Motors reaches pact with utilities to build electric car: Chevy Volt, set for 2010 debut, is designed to run at full speed for at least 40 miles solely on rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. | Wall Street Journal

Abu Dhabi fund buys New York's Chrysler Building: Oil-rich Middle East investors' group is second in two months to buy Manhatan landmark. | Bloomberg

St. Louis-area unemployment reaches 7.2 percent -- passing national average of 6 percent: 105,000 area people can't find work as national credit and housing troubles ripple across the nation. | St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Chillicothe, Mo., bank takes over after regulators close Columbian Bank of Topeka: Citizens Bank of Chillicothe buys insured deposits, other assets of failed Kansas institution. | MarketWatch

Amtrak strains to meet growing rider demand: Illinois Sen. Durbin wants to boost train service and revive rail-car manufacturing. | Chicago Tribune

Gassed up and ready to go: Missouri S&T unveils state's first fueling station for hydrogen vehicles; Rolla event is part of Maine-to-California tour of hydogen cars. | Missouri University of Science and Technology