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Asia stocks head for 5th week of gains
2010-03-11: Reuters - Asian stocks edged up on Friday, heading for a fifth straight week of rises, with energy stocks firm as oil held above $82 a barrel and financials ticking higher after U.S. talks to force broad banking reform collapsed.
Parents Run Risks Helping Kids Buy A Home
2010-03-11: Investor's Business Daily - The end of the federal tax credit for homebuyers is fast approaching. That means crunch time for parents who want to help their kids buy a place as inexpensively as possible.
Asian stocks mixed after S&P index clears hurdle
2010-03-11: AP - Asian stock markets were mixed in early trading Friday after the Standard & Poor's 500 index closed at a 17-month high with investors worried about inflationary pressures in China.
Reuters Breakingviews: Mortgage Bonds Make a Comeback
2010-03-11: The market for private-label mortgage bonds in the United States might be ready for revival. A handful of firms are working on deals that could hit the market by June.
Lexus, a Toyota Brand, Avoids Taint From Recalls
2010-03-11: The brand?s sales and reputation have held up, analysts say, because Lexus has not been included in Toyota?s most serious recalls.
Advertising: Instant Ads Set the Pace on the Web
2010-03-11: Companies like Google, Yahoo and Microsoft let advertisers buy ads in the milliseconds between the time someone enters a site?s Web address and the moment the page appears.
Board?s Decision to Close 28 Kansas City Schools Follows Years of Inaction
2010-03-11: The decision to shutter 28 of its 61 schools reveals the depth of dysfunction in the chaotic, almost non-functioning Kansas City School Board.
Board Extends Deadline for Everglades Land Deal
2010-03-11: A vote kept a deal alive to pay $536 million for land from United States Sugar, but officials said they continued to struggle with whether the agency could afford it.
New Earmark Rules Have Lobbyists Scrambling
2010-03-11: Lobbyists and military contractors dependent on lucrative no-bid contracts were looking for ways to get around the new House ban involving commercial companies.
Fewer Highway Deaths, Even as People Travel More
2010-03-11: The Department of Transportation credited its campaigns for seat belts and against drunken driving. Others suggest cars are safer.
Airline Group Lowers Loss Forecast for 2010
2010-03-11: The International Air Transport Association predicted $2.8 billion in losses, down from the $5.6 billion predicted late last year.
Profit at the Apparel Retailer Gymboree Tops Forecasts
2010-03-11: Gymboree said profit in its current quarter was likely to top expectations as well.
Smithfield Foods Reports a Profit
2010-03-11: Losses in its hog production segment hurt the company, but those diminished in the third quarter.
Europe Rebuts U.S. Criticism of Hedge Fund Rules
2010-03-11: The European Union said its new hedge fund rules were in line with policies previously agreed upon by the world?s biggest countries.
China?s Consumer Prices Rose 2.7% in February
2010-03-11: Analysts said the economy was not overheating and that interest rates would probably increase to keep inflation in check.
Cost of F-35 Said to Have Risen 60% to 90%
2010-03-11: While the military is trying to address the problems, congressional auditors said the program will probably become even more expensive and suffer more delays.
Luxury Cars Lift BMW and Volkswagen to Profits
2010-03-11: The carmakers said that sales stabilized in established markets and grew in emerging economies in 2009, but the companies did struggle in certain areas.
S.& P. 500 Tiptoes to a 17-Month High
2010-03-11: On a day of hesitant trading, increasing confidence at a big bank helped offset concern about a spike in inflation in China.
HSBC Says Data of 24,000 Clients, Not Just a Few, Was Stolen
2010-03-11: HSBC?s private banking unit initially said that records on 10 or fewer clients were taken when the theft occurred three years ago.
BP to Buy Licensed Oil Blocks From Devon Energy
2010-03-11: The deal would give BP access to an area off the coast of Brazil that analysts expect to have great potential for oil discoveries.
F.C.C. Considers Changes on Cable Fee Disputes
2010-03-11: The agency wants to ensure that customers do not lose TV access because of fee disputes between broadcasters and cable companies.
Obama Outlines Drive to Raise U.S. Exports
2010-03-11: The administration?s announcement came as America?s trade deficit narrowed in January, largely because of a drop in spending on oil.
N.H.T.S.A. Studying ?Black Box? for Cars
2010-03-11: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is considering whether data recorders similar to those on planes should be required on all new cars and trucks.
Lexus, a Toyota Brand, Averts Taint From Recalls
2010-03-11: The brand?s sales and reputation have held up, analysts say, because Lexus has not been included in Toyota?s most serious recalls.
Dysport Takes On Botox With Aggressive Rebates
2010-03-11: Medicis has started a new marketing campaign that pits its wrinkle-smoother, Dysport, directly against Botox. It makes bioethicists squirm.
Rapid Rise in Seed Prices Draws U.S. Scrutiny
2010-03-11: A Justice Department antitrust investigation of the seed industry is apparently focused on Monsanto.
Dodd to Press Ahead on Financial Regulation Bill
2010-03-11: Senator Bob Corker, a Republican on the Senate Banking Committee, called Senator Christopher J. Dodd?s announcement on Thursday ?very disappointing.?
Lehman Brothers Hid Borrowing, Examiner Says
2010-03-11: The Wall Street bank used accounting gimmicks to hide its financial weakness in the months before its bankruptcy, according to a 2,200-page report.
BP to pay $7 billion for Devon exploration rights
2010-03-11: AP - BP is expanding its dominant oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico and dropping anchor off Brazil with a $7 billion deal to buy exploration rights from Devon Energy.
Summary Box: Citi CEO sees return to profitability
2010-03-11: AP - BULLISH OUTLOOK: Citigroup Inc. says its returning to 'sustained profitability' after losing billions on bad loans and taking a federal bailout. CEO Vikram Pandit says the bank is shedding risky mortgage assets and shifting focus to emerging markets like Latin America and Asia.
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