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    • APNewsBreak: Probe questions runaway Prius story (AP)

      FILE - In this Tuesday, March 9, 2010 file photo, driver James Sikes talks about his experiences in his Toyota Prius during a news conference held at Toyota of El Cajon in El Cajon, Calif. A law firm for the driver who says his Toyota Prius sped out of control in California doesn't plan to sue the Japanese automaker. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy, File)AP - A memo drafted for a congressional panel says that investigators with Toyota Motor Corp. and the federal government were unable to make a Prius speed out of control as its owner said it did on a California freeway, casting doubt on the driver's story.


    • China PM defends assertive trade, foreign policy (AP)

      ** CORRECTS TO SAY DURING INSTEAD OF AFTER THE CONFERENCE ** China's Premier Wen Jiabao gestures during his annual news conference following the closing session of the National People's Congress in Beijing's Great Hall of the People, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)AP - China vowed Sunday to remain alert to any renewed signs of economic crisis and forcefully defended its currency, trade and more assertive foreign policies as helping global rebalancing, not undermining it.


    • Premier: China's yuan to remain `basically stable' (AP)

      Chinese President Hu Jintao, left, is greeted by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao after the closing of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - China's premier rejected foreign pressure over its exchange rate controls and said Sunday the Chinese currency will be kept "basically stable."


    • China wants US reassurance over dollar (AP)

      Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao makes a point at his annual press conference after the closing of the National People's Congress held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)AP - China's premier expressed concern about the U.S. dollar and called on Washington on Sunday to take "concrete steps" to reassure Beijing about the safety of its huge Treasury bond holdings.


    • GOP's Ryan Dissects ObamaCare, Lays Out 'Roadmap' To Health (Investor's Business Daily)
      Investor's Business Daily - Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., took the national stage last month as he cut down Democratic health care plans point by point. If the GOP should win back the House In November, Ryan will become chairman of the House Budget Committee. And he has lots of ideas. He recently updated his "Roadmap for America's Future" to address many issues, including the budget deficit, entitlement programs, the tax system and health care.
    • China promises steps to boost imports (AP)

      China's Premier Wen Jiabao leaves after his annual news conference following the closing session of the National People's Congress in Beijing's Great Hall of the People Sunday, March 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)AP - China's premier promised Sunday to increase imports to promote trade and appealed to other nations to oppose what he said was rising global protectionism.


    • Verizon to list on Nasdaq as well as NYSE (AP)
      AP - Verizon Communications Inc. said Friday it will list its stock on the Nasdaq exchange along with its existing New York Stock Exchange listing.
    • Summary Box: Obama mulls choices for Fed vacancies (AP)
      AP - RESHAPING THE FED: President Barack Obama needs to fill three vacancies at the Federal Reserve. Janet Yellen, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, is his top pick to be vice chairman.
    • Nortel Networks posts profit in 4Q (AP)
      AP - Bankrupt telecom equipment maker Nortel Networks Corp. said Friday it posted a profit in the fourth quarter, thanks to a large gain related to an asset sale.
    • Euro finance ministers to agree on Greek aid: source (Reuters)

      Sanitary workers protest outside Greece's General Accountants office against government austerity measures in central Athens March 10, 2010. REUTERS/Yiorgos KarahalisReuters - Euro zone finance ministers are likely to agree on Monday on a mechanism for aiding Greece financially, if it is required, but will leave out any sums until Athens asks for them, an EU source said on Saturday.


    • Middle-class NYC apartment complex sold at auction (AP)
      AP - The developer of a high profile middle-class Harlem apartment complex has lost ownership of the property after defaulting on the mortgage.
    • UBS may return to commodities in 2010: report (Reuters)

      The logo of Swiss bank UBS can be seen outside its New York office August 12, 2009. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonReuters - UBS is considering possibly returning to its commodities business this year, some of which it sold during the financial crisis, a Swiss newspaper said on Saturday, citing the co-head of UBS's investment bank.


    • Business Highlights (AP)
      AP - Retail sales show surprising gain in February
    • Borrowers wait for answers on Obama loan plan (AP)
      AP - Hundreds of thousands of homeowners are in limbo waiting to find out if they will be accepted for the Obama administration's foreclosure prevention program.
    • Oil-Dri board approves additional share buy-backs (AP)
      AP - Cat litter maker Oil-Dri Corp. of America said Friday its board approved the repurchase of 250,000 more shares and declared a quarterly dividend on common and Class B shares.
    • Kuwait's Investment Dar files for legal protection (AFP)

      An Aston Martin Rapide is presented at the 63rd International Motor Show in the central German city of Frankfurt, September 2009. Investment Dar, the troubled Kuwaiti firm that owns half of luxury British carmaker Aston Martin, said on Saturday it has filed for legal protection under Kuwait's financial stability law.(AFP/DDP/File/Martin Oeser)AFP - Investment Dar, the troubled Kuwaiti firm that owns half of luxury British carmaker Aston Martin, said on Saturday it has filed for legal protection under Kuwait's financial stability law.


    • Why MBAs are Going East (BusinessWeek)
      BusinessWeek - James Tsai is the sort of MBA corporate recruiters covet. He went to a good prep school, earned a degree with honors from Middlebury College, and made vice-president in Bank of America's (bac.) international wealth management group at the age of 26. Today, Tsai is about to graduate, straight A's in hand, from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management, a top-rated program in America. And he's hustling to land his first post-MBA job -- in China.