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Last updated: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:24:11 EST

Stock futures sharply lower ahead of opening (AP) » Full Story

Trader Richard Smartt reacts in the Euro Dollar pit at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange March 16, 2010. REUTERS/John GressAP - Stock futures are falling sharply Monday as investors continue to worry about Greece's ability to repay debt.




House sends health care overhaul bill to Obama (AP) » Full Story

President Barack Obama, with Vice Preisdent Joseph Biden at his side, makes a statement to the nation Sunday night following the final vote in the House of Representatives for comprehensive health care legislation, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, March 21, 2010.  (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - A transformative health care bill is headed to President Barack Obama for his signature as Congress takes the final steps in Democrats' improbable and history-making push for near-universal medical coverage.




Rio Tinto officials plead guilty to China bribery (AP) » Full Story

Tom Connor, Australia's Consul-General in Shanghai, center, speaks to journalists after the trial of an Australian citizen outside of the Shanghai's No. 1 People's Intermediate Court Monday, March 22, 2010 in Shanghai, China. Australian citizen Stern Hu and three other employees of mining giant Rio Tinto went on trial Monday on charges of stealing secrets and offering bribes, as the head of the mining giant said his company was trying to resolve its troubles with China. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)AP - Lawyers in Shanghai says an Australian executive and three Chinese officials with mining giant Rio Tinto have pleaded guilty to accepting bribes.





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Last updated: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:24:11 EST

Merkel would discuss IMF aid for Greece in emergency - Reuters » Full Story

MiamiHerald.com

Merkel would discuss IMF aid for Greece in emergency
Reuters
BERLIN, March 22 (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel would consider IMF financial aid for debt-stricken Greece in an emergency, a German government spokesman said on Monday. Spokesman Ulrich Wilhelm added, however, that Greek Prime Minister George ...
Europe's Stragglers Find Villain: Germany's CompetitivenessWall Street Journal
Greek Bonds Drop, Yield Spreads With Germany Widen on Debt WoesBusinessWeek
EU Commission Hopeful on Bailout Deal for GreeceABC News
New York Times -Reuters -Wall Street Journal
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Rio Tinto Employees Say They Took Bribes in China - New York Times » Full Story

Times Online

Rio Tinto Employees Say They Took Bribes in China
New York Times
SHANGHAI — A senior executive and at least one other employee at Rio Tinto, the British-Australian mining giant, admitted on Monday to accepting huge bribes while working for the company in China, a pair of stunning confessions on the ...
Two Rio Tinto staff say they accepted bribesMarketWatch
Australian Rio Tinto executive pleads guilty in Chinese courtThe Guardian
Australia Over-Reliant on China Resources, Trade Economist WarnsVoice of America
Wall Street Journal -BBC News -Telegraph.co.uk
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Chinese shrug shoulders at possible Google pull-out - Reuters » Full Story

Reuters

Chinese shrug shoulders at possible Google pull-out
Reuters
BEIJING/SHANGHAI, March 22 (Reuters) - With speculation swirling that Google Inc (GOOG.O) will soon announce the closure of its China-based Internet portal, the reaction from some Chinese has been hurry up and leave, ...
Filling Google's China HoleForbes
China calls Google a pawn of US governmentSan Francisco Chronicle
Google Reportedly Close to China DecisionTheStreet.com
RedOrbit -RTT News -PC World
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Tiffany Profit More Than Quadruples - Wall Street Journal » Full Story

RTT News

Tiffany Profit More Than Quadruples
Wall Street Journal
AP Tiffany & Co. said its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings more than quadrupled as sales climbed. The upscale jeweler also benefited from the absence of prior-year restructuring charges. However, its profit was less than analysts' ...
Tiffany Fourth-Quarter Profit Trails Estimates as Expenses RiseBusinessWeek
Tiffany net income nearly quadruplesMarketWatch
Tiffany Net Rises as Europe Sales Gain 29%TheStreet.com
ABC News -RTT News -dBusinessNews New York (press release)
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Last updated: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:24:23 EST

Thousands Clamor For Immigration Changes » Full Story
Thousands of people marched Sunday for immigration reform in Washington, hoping to persuade President Obama to live up to his campaign promise to overhaul the immigration system. But despite the festive atmosphere, many felt a deep sense of frustration.

Thousands of people marched Sunday for immigration reform in Washington, hoping to persuade President Obama to live up to his campaign promise to overhaul the immigration system. But despite the festive atmosphere, many felt a deep sense of frustration.

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Coffee Growers Fret About Climate Change » Full Story
Coffee growers gathered at the recent World Coffee Conference in Guatemala expressed their concerns about what will happen if the weather changes in the places where they have produced their coffee for generations. Because coffee plants are sensitive, many growers were trying to figure out how to prepare for the possibility of a warming planet.

Coffee growers gathered at the recent World Coffee Conference in Guatemala expressed their concerns about what will happen if the weather changes in the places where they have produced their coffee for generations. Because coffee plants are sensitive, many growers were trying to figure out how to prepare for the possibility of a warming planet.

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Last updated: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:24:24 EST

Obama signs $17.6 billion jobs bill » Full Story
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama signed into law a $17.6 billion jobs bill on Thursday and sounded an optimistic note about the U.S. economy, saying it may soon begin adding jobs instead of losing them.




Data points to modest recovery, muted inflation » Full Story
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Labor market and consumer prices data on Thursday showed the U.S. economy is on a moderate growth path and inflation pressures are contained, backing up the Federal Reserve's vow to keep benchmark interest rates ultra-low for some time.




Regional Fed presidents defend bank oversight role » Full Story
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Presidents of regional Federal Reserve banks on Thursday defended their role in supervising small banks, and said ending it would cut a link between the central bank and the national heartland.





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