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Job openings up sharply in January to 2.7M
(AP)
AP - Job openings rose sharply earlier this year, evidence that employers are slowly ramping up hiring as the economy improves.
Obama: Greece, facing bad days, has US as ally
(AP)
AP - President Barack Obama stood with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Tuesday and pledged that the United States would work with its ally, even as Greece's enormous debts sparked frenzied trading.
Asian stock markets trade in narrow range again
(AP)
AP - Asian stock markets were little moved in early trading Wednesday after investors in the U.S. seemed to pause and look back on a year of recovery from the market's 12-year lows.
Stock investors ask: What's the next big thing?
(AP)
AP - A year after the stock market began its comeback from 12-year lows, investors are looking for the next big thing.
Kan. mulling new soda tax, raising other levies
(AP)
AP - Kansas would impose a new tax on soda — a penny for every teaspoon of sugar — under a proposal that a key legislator outlined Tuesday while lawmakers considered raising taxes to erase a projected budget shortfall.
Gas price rises seen gentler on consumer wallets
(AP)
AP - As the economy recovers, energy prices are rising and that is placing extra strain on families' budgets.
China: US assets should not be 'politicized'
(AP)
AP - An official in charge of China's foreign reserves tried to ease American concern Tuesday about the political impact of its huge holdings of U.S. government debt and indicated Beijing has no plans for a big increase in its gold stockpile.
Britain's trade deficit widens
(AP)
AP - Britain's trade deficit with the rest of the world widened unexpectedly in January after lower sales of chemicals and other commodities led a drop in exports.
ICF International's 4Q net ticks higher
(AP)
AP - ICF International Inc.'s quarterly profit ticked higher as the company benefited from a lower tax rate and higher revenue from its consulting and technology services.
EU urges US to join in action against speculators
(AP)
AP - European officials urged the U.S. to join in a crackdown on speculators who bet against Europe's currency union, warning they might ban some credit default swaps — opaque financial instruments blamed for worsening the world financial crisis.
One Congressman's Solution for Boosting Small Businesses Loans
(The Motley Fool)
The Motley Fool - The first Friday of every month brings the all-important employment report. February's numbers were better than anticipated. The United States lost only 36,000 jobs, versus the 68,000 that experts expected. This compares with 651,000 jobs lost in February 2009. Still, the unemployment rate held steady at 9.7%, with the unofficial rate stuck around a whopping 16%.
US seeks talks to avert trade war with Brazil
(AFP)
AFP - Visiting US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said Tuesday that Washington was seeking talks with Brazil before it imposes retaliatory trade tariffs for US cotton subsidies the WTO ruled as discriminatory.
Dollar General sues rival chain over colors
(AP)
AP - Dollar General Corp. has filed a federal lawsuit against rival discount chain Fred's Inc., claiming the smaller company is using its trademark yellow and black colors.
Commercial delinquency lower than other mortgages
(AP)
AP - Commercial mortgages were among the best-performing loans and leases held by banks and thrifts in the fourth quarter of last year, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Tuesday.
Dozen centuries-old shipwrecks found in Baltic Sea
(AP)
AP - A dozen centuries-old shipwrecks — some of them unusually well-preserved — have been found in the Baltic Sea by a gas company building an underwater pipeline between Russia and Germany.
Feds to probe cause of runaway Prius in California
(AP)
AP - The government sent investigators Tuesday to examine a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway, and Toyota said it wanted to interview the driver as the besieged automaker dealt with a high-profile new headache that raised questions about the safety of its beloved hybrid.
Chat Transcript: Undergraduate Ranking
(BusinessWeek)
BusinessWeek - Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business (Mendoza Undergraduate Profile) took the top spot in the Bloomberg BusinessWeek ranking of undergraduate business programs for the first time this year. Students praised the program for its values and strong alumni network. And there were many other surprises for undergraduate business programs in 2010. Bloomberg BusinessWeek editors Louis Lavelle and Geoff Gloeckler recently revealed the top 50 programs and answered questions about the ranking from reporter Francesca Di Meglio (FrancescaBW) and readers during a live chat event. ...