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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Chicago Chronicle.com http://www.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/10/id/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/ en-us Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:48:33 -0500 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:48:33 -0500 30 The FDIC has been appointed receiver of the Old Southern Bank, in Orlando. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/611530/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:18:24 -0500 Chicago Chronicle.com http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/611530/cs/1/ Private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co files to list $2.2 billion worth of shares on the NYSE in a long-anticipated move to follow their rival, Blackstone Group. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/611723/cs/1/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:20:33 -0500 Chicago Chronicle.com http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/611723/cs/1/ Chinese steelmakers want government to address rising iron ore costs. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/611715/cs/1/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:50:57 -0500 Chicago Chronicle.com http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/611715/cs/1/ BMW has suffered a profit dip of 36% between 2008 and 2009, according to company reports. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/611719/cs/1/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:06:54 -0500 Chicago Chronicle.com http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/611719/cs/1/ The International Energy Agency has described China's increasing demand for oil as "astonishing". http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/611686/cs/1/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:05:18 -0500 Chicago Chronicle.com http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/611686/cs/1/ Athens has declared its displeasure at recent German attempts to make light of the financial crisis facing the country. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/611683/cs/1/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:49:53 -0500 Chicago Chronicle.com http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/611683/cs/1/ The U.S. dollar was sharply weaker Friday as stocks drifted sideways. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/611515/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:04:17 -0500 Chicago Chronicle.com http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/611515/cs/1/ The Statewide Bank, headquartered in Covington, Louisiana, has been taken over by Home Bank, on the order of regulators. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/611531/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:28:23 -0500 Chicago Chronicle.com http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/611531/cs/1/ Regulators closed the Park Avenue Bank, of New York, New York, Friday and appointed the FDIC as receiver. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/611529/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:09:26 -0500 Chicago Chronicle.com http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/611529/cs/1/ The LibertyPointe Bank in New York, New York, has been closed by regulators. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/611527/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:44:47 -0500 Chicago Chronicle.com http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/611527/cs/1/ The U.S. and much of Canada will move to daylight-saving time from standard time on Sunday, when clocks will be moved forward by one hour. Regular items transmitted from these countries will appear o... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33099363/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:16:31 -0500 Fox Business http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33099363/ An Ohio woman says her Lexus careered through a parking lot and crashed into a light pole in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after its accelerator dropped to the floor. Myrna Cook was treated for a broken leg... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33099362/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:11:24 -0500 ABCNews http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33099362/ Chicago: As the US economy improves, more of the shoppers who flocked to Wal-Mart to save money during the recession are moving back to the stores they frequented before, a new survey showed on Friday... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33098248/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:07:33 -0500 Gulf News http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33098248/ Hong Kong: Asian stocks rose, driving the MSCI Asia Pacific Index higher for a third week, as better-than-estimated US jobs data and easing concern over Greece's debt spurred confidence in a global ec... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33098249/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:06:35 -0500 Gulf News http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33098249/ (Reuters) - The new junta ruling in Niger, one of the world's biggest uranium producers, should review and possibly renegotiate dozens of resource exploitation contracts, civil rights groups said on S... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33098247/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:00:55 -0500 Reuters http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33098247/ See MarketWatch report on record slow pace of debt growth. China may allow yuan to rise by mid-April, strategists sayChina could allow its currency to begin appreciating against the U.S. dollar with... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33097071/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:48:59 -0500 Fox Business http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33097071/ A group representing Catholic hospitals is rallying behind President Barack Obama's health care bill. Support from the Catholic Health Association could help persuade anti-abortion lawmakers to pro... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33097069/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:44:08 -0500 ABCNews http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33097069/ March 13 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama’s likely nomination of three Federal Reserve governors will help Chairman Ben S. Bernanke plan an exit from record monetary stimulus and strengthen... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33095964/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:37:47 -0500 Business Week http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33095964/ March 13 (Bloomberg) -- Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.’s Richard Fuld exuded confidence as he briefed analysts on June 16, 2008, four days after demoting his firm’s finance chief in the wak... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33095965/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:37:47 -0500 Business Week http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33095965/ Alberta Energy minister Ron Liepert says “industry will tell you they need to pace their development better than they did in the past” in the oil sands. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33095967/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:18:40 -0500 Financial Post http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33095967/ In the run-up to the April 3 launch of Apple's iPad tablet computer, all appears calm. But behind the veil that obscures all Apple product debuts, the company is making last-minute changes to its book... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33095966/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:18:39 -0500 Financial Post http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33095966/ track her progress. When I embarked on a challenge not to spend a single frivolous dollar in March, I was already mourning the loss of steaming cups of takeout coffee, online shopping sales and a... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33095968/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:18:37 -0500 Financial Post http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33095968/ In Sex, Bombs and Burgers: How War, Porn and Fast Food Created Technology as we know it, author Peter Nowak, senior writer, science and technology for CBCNews.ca, and a former Financial Post reporter,... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33095969/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:18:36 -0500 Financial Post http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33095969/ States Face $1 Trillion Benefits Gap (CBS) Some states suffering severe, recession-induced budget problems are holding off on paying tax refunds to people and businesses. North Carolina, Hawaii and... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33095961/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:16:14 -0500 CBS News http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33095961/ If you're a reasonably law-abiding taxpayer, fear the IRS' computers and its vague letters demanding more cash rather than an actual audit. (Getty Images) Do you fear being grilled by an Eliot Ness-wa... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33095959/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:14:56 -0500 ABCNews http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33095959/ Factory worker Chen Qinghai frowned as he looked at a tall bulletin board full of help-wanted notices from companies making everything from photocopiers and DVD drives to mobile phones and car parts. ... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33095958/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:14:55 -0500 ABCNews http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33095958/ Stock market slides may hurt more than your savings. New research suggests they might prompt heart attacks. Duke University researchers found a link between how a key stock index performed and how ... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33095960/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:14:51 -0500 ABCNews http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33095960/ Thousands of passengers are trying to change their travel plans ahead of British Airways cabin crew strikes due to start next Saturday. The industrial action comes after the collapse of talks aimed ... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33095962/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:00:32 -0500 Ananova http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33095962/ Agency and migrant workers employed by meat and poultry firms are suffering "mistreatment and exploitation", an official inquiry has revealed. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said it... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33095963/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:00:32 -0500 Ananova http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33095963/ GUANGZHOU, China - Factory worker Chen Qinghai frowned as he looked at a tall bulletin board full of help-wanted notices from companies making everything from photocopiers and DVD drives to mobile ph... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33094869/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:24:28 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33094869/ mercantilism ? One can argue that China's astonishing growth has sucked in other countries' imports while lifting millions out of poverty. But growth continues to be export-led, and the Central Bank o... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33094868/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:13:54 -0500 Guardian http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33094868/ The Information Commission has warned online shoppers to avoid inadvertently agreeing to allow retailers to share their details with other firms.Customers of several online companies told the BBC that... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33094866/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:57:54 -0500 BBC http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33094866/ BEIJING - Mao Zedong's grandson couldn't have put it more simply. China's biggest challenge? "Economic development," he said, as the nation's most public political meetings end with sweepin... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33093878/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:55:37 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33093878/ WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says he wants projects helping specific states yanked from the health care bill Congress is writing. Democratic senators, being senators, beg to differ. The Senat... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33093879/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:55:35 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33093879/ KOCHI: Amidst the mounting recall troubles its parent is facing globally, Toyota has set an ambitious target of cornering 10 per cent share of the domestic market in the next six-seven years, up fr... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33093876/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:36:08 -0500 Times Of India http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33093876/ In case you missed them, here are the top 10 videos that appeared on MarketWatch for the week of March 8-12:Berkshire Hathaway and the magic of compoundingSam Mamudi examines the long-term returns th... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33093881/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:22:24 -0500 Fox Business http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33093881/ DOW JONES NEWSWIRES North Korea plans to return to the bargaining table early in April for talks aimed at ending its nuclear weapons program, the Associated Press reported Saturday, citing a news rep... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33093880/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:22:22 -0500 Fox Business http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33093880/ ), which owns half of British carmaker Aston Martin, is applying for support under a government facility set up for troubled companies as part of a debt restructuring. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33093875/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:21:28 -0500 Reuters http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33093875/ NEW YORK -- After opening to rotten reviews in Chicago, Cirque de Soleil's Banana Shpeel is scrambling to avoid a similar slip up in the Big Apple. Cirque – Quebec's best-known cultural and enterta... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33093877/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:20:41 -0500 Financial Post http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33093877/ FILE - In this Wednesday, March 3, 2010 file photo, a worker checks a CRH high-speed train at a maintenance base in Wuhan, in central China's Hubei province. China plans to bid for contracts to build ... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33093872/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:17:19 -0500 ABCNews http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33093872/ Delegates queue up to leave the main hall at the Great Hall of the People after the closing session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, China's top political advisory body, in B... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33093871/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:17:17 -0500 ABCNews http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33093871/ WASHINGTON - Newly arrived Republican Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts accused President Barack Obama and Democrats on Saturday of a "bitter, destructive and endless" drive to pass health ... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33092934/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:28:56 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33092934/ BEIJING - China plans to bid for contracts to build U.S. high-speed train lines and is stepping up exports of rail technology to Europe and Latin America, a government official said Saturday. China ... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33092935/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:28:55 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33092935/ scale and scope of spending cuts . This is a bit strange. It is the recovery of growth that will make the biggest contribution to reducing the deficit by getting tax revenues flowing again. Polls repo... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33092932/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:17:42 -0500 Guardian http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33092932/ MUMBAI -(Dow Jones)- India's Bosch Ltd. (500530.BY), a unit of German engineering giant Robert Bosch GmbH (BOS.YY), Saturday said that it had lifted the lockout of its plant at Naganathapura, near th... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33092936/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:56:17 -0500 Fox Business http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33092936/ The U.S. and much of Canada will move to daylight-saving time from standard time on Sunday, when clocks will be moved forward by one hour. Regular items transmitted from these countries will appear o... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33092937/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:56:14 -0500 Fox Business http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33092937/ WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- President Barack Obama on Saturday said he would send to Congress next week the outline of an education plan to revamp President Bush's No Child Left Behind law. 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Scott Brown of Massachusetts accused President Barack Obama and Democrats on Saturday of a "bitter, destructive and endless" drive to pass health ... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33092068/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:07:17 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33092068/ March 13 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama said he will send Congress a plan to update the U.S. government’s main education aid program with an “ambitious goal” for all students ... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33092067/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:51:09 -0500 Business Week http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33092067/ It's been a busy week for those of us in the Land of Geek, what with a new processor from Intel, a major trade show, plus more new tech and gadgetry than you can poke a stick at. Here are a few of th... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33092069/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:33:55 -0500 Fox Business http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33092069/ Newly arrived Republican Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts accused President Barack Obama and Democrats on Saturday of a "bitter, destructive and endless" drive to pass health overhaul legislation tha... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33092065/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:29:19 -0500 ABCNews http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33092065/ TORONTO -- Two floors below ground in a windowless purple-walled seminar room at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, one of dozens of presentations was underway this week at the annual convention of ... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33091043/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:12:42 -0500 Financial Post http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33091043/ The nitrogen wars are over, and Agrium Inc. is moving on to different opportunities. Friday, U.S. fertilizer companies CF Industries Holdings Inc. and Terra Industries Inc. agreed to merge in a US$4.... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33091044/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:12:41 -0500 Financial Post http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33091044/ Dennis Skulsky, the president of Canwest Global Communications Corp.’s newspaper and publishing division, resigned Friday, saying he wants to spend more time with his family. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33091045/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:12:39 -0500 Financial Post http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33091045/ Canadian stocks ended the week little changed, advancing a mere 38.68 points over the past five trading sessions. Friday's performance was equally lacklustre, with the S&P/TSX composite index clo... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33091046/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:12:38 -0500 Financial Post http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33091046/ Canwest Global Communications Corp. said yesterday it is moving on to the second phase of the bidding process for its newspaper division with several non-binding offers in hand. The country's largest... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33091047/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:12:36 -0500 Financial Post http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33091047/ Vale SA nickel-mine strikers in Sudbury, Ontario, voted against a contract offered by the company on March 7. Of 2,371 workers who voted, 88.7% were against the contract Thursday, Denis St. Pierr... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33091050/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:12:33 -0500 Financial Post http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33091050/ NEW YORK -- Warren Buffett was awarded total compensation of about US$519,490 in 2009 to run Berkshire Hathaway Inc, a 6% increase mainly reflecting the higher cost of keeping the world's third-riches... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33091049/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:12:31 -0500 Financial Post http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33091049/ The sale of Canada's largest English-language daily newspaper chain has attracted some of the country's financial heavyweights as potential suitors. Among the shortlist of bidders for Canwest Limited... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33091053/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:12:30 -0500 Financial Post http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33091053/ NEW YORK -- Back in 1976 after he bought the New York Post, a confounded Rupert Murdoch asked the chairman of Bloomingdales why the upscale department store didn't advertise in his paper. According t... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33091052/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:12:28 -0500 Financial Post http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33091052/ Jean-Marc Eustache, Transat A.T. chief executive, admitted Thursday that his efforts to restore the profitability of the country’s largest tour operator fell flat this winter after just about ... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33091051/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:12:26 -0500 Financial Post http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33091051/ The United States should not make a political issue out of the yuan, a Chinese central banker said on Friday, as the two countries lurched toward a potential bust-up over Beijing's currency regime. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33091055/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:12:25 -0500 Financial Post http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33091055/ LONDON -- Global stocks rose to seven week highs on Friday led by bank shares after talks on U.S. banking reform collapsed, while speculation the Bank of Japan may soon ease monetary policy weighed on... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33091054/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:12:22 -0500 Financial Post http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33091054/ Stock index futures pointed to a mixed open on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.4%, Dow Jones futures down 0.01% and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.01%. Investors awaited U.S... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33091056/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:12:19 -0500 Financial Post http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33091056/ TORONTO -- Goldcorp Inc. delivered a solid fourth quarter as it continues to keep costs in check and benefit from near-record gold prices. The Vancouver-based giant reported adjusted Q4 earnings late... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33091057/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:12:15 -0500 Financial Post http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33091057/ Canada's National Energy Board (NEB) said it approved an application from TransCanada Keystone Pipeline GP Ltd to construct and operate the Keystone XL Pipeline Project, and the proposed tolls for the... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33091059/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:11:54 -0500 Financial Post http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33091059/ WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says he wants projects helping specific states yanked from the health care bill Congress is writing. Democratic senators, being senators, beg to differ. The Senat... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33089662/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:25:49 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33089662/ March 13 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks rose for a second week, sending the Stoxx Europe 600 Index to the highest level in more than seven weeks, as concern eased that Greece will fail to contain the ... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33089661/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:59:34 -0500 Business Week http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33089661/ (Reuters) - Germany's Finance Ministry said on Saturday it was not aware of any agreement by euro zone members to provide a multi-billion euro bailout package for heavily indebted Greece. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33089660/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:51:20 -0500 Reuters http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33089660/ Prosecutors in California are suing Toyota, claiming the Japanese carmaker sold hundreds of thousands of vehicles that it knew had defects.The world's largest carmaker has recalled millions of vehicle... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33088189/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:40:10 -0500 BBC http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33088189/ U.S. stock investors will look in the coming week to economic data for confirmation that the recovery is continuing, while banking on relative inaction from the Federal Reserve. "We've got a market r... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33088194/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:33:11 -0500 Fox Business http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33088194/ Investors will try to tack another leg on to the year-long U.S. stock rally, looking to next week's economic data and statement from the central bank for evidence the recovery is still on track. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33088191/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:31:24 -0500 Business Standard http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33088191/ Wall Street stocks are set to build on nearly year-and-a-half highs as they face next week's key economic reports and the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting. "We are in the process of tes... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33088193/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:13:57 -0500 Breitbart http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33088193/ WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's likely choice of Janet Yellen to become vice chairman of the Federal Reserve would favor a policy that stresses low interest rates to ease unemployment over highe... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33086577/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:40:50 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33086577/ HONG KONG -- Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's call Friday for a weaker yen boosted sentiment but fears of credit tightening in China lingered in a mixed day for Asian stocks. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33086579/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:25:15 -0500 The China Post http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33086579/ The EU is poised to reach agreement on a multi-billion euro bail-out for Greece after weeks of crisis, senior officials have told the BBC.The rescue package would provide loans and guarantees for Gree... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33086574/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:14:08 -0500 BBC http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33086574/ British Airways chief executive Willie Walsh has launched a scathing attack on union bosses following the announcement of seven days of strikes by cabin crew. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33086576/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:13:55 -0500 Sky News http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33086576/ Go to your Portfolio » His death was announced by the British Bankers’ Association, which said he had a heart attack earlier in the week. Mr. Pitman joined Lloyds Bank in 1952 and was chi... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33086575/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:09:38 -0500 International Herald Tribune http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33086575/ Shira Lazar talks to Jeffrey Evans who began Tiger Text, a texting application that allows the sender to control the lifespan of their text messages. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33086573/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:02:28 -0500 CBS News http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33086573/ The country's largest private employer, retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc., will pay $11.7 million to settle a federal discrimination lawsuit that contended the company didn't hire women at its London ... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33086578/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:52:56 -0500 Lexington Herald-Leader http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33086578/ BEIJING - China's top parliamentary adviser said Saturday that keeping the economy stable and steady must remain the government's biggest priority this year. Jia Qinglin, the Communist Party's No. 4... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33085236/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:17:39 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33085236/ This is the right time for stocks Historically, there have been two particularly auspicious times to buy stock each year. Right now is one of them, writes Kevin Marder. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33085232/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:10:45 -0500 MarketWatch http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33085232/ The postal watchdog is considering taking action against Royal Mail after finding quality tests had been rigged.Postcomm, acting on an insider tip-off, found that addresses involved in test deliveries... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33085234/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:51:50 -0500 BBC http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33085234/ SYDNEY -(Dow Jones)- Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Saturday said the planned visit later this month by U.S. President Barack Obama will be delayed and may be shorter than originally planned. "... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33085239/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:45:02 -0500 Fox Business http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33085239/ The U.S. and much of Canada will move to daylight-saving time from standard time on Sunday, when clocks will be moved forward by one hour. Regular items transmitted from these countries will appear o... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33085240/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:44:59 -0500 Fox Business http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33085240/ SHANGHAI -(Dow Jones)- China is studying the possibility of dual-listing exchange-traded funds with Hong Kong, the state-run China Securities Journal reported Saturday, citing the country's top secur... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33085241/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:44:57 -0500 Fox Business http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33085241/ EBAY ) PayPal unit is in talks to add its online-payment system as an option on Alibaba.com Ltd's (1688.HK) new AliExpress international marketplace, according to people familiar with the situation.... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33085242/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:44:55 -0500 Fox Business http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33085242/ Shira Lazar talks to Jeffrey Evans who began Tiger Text, a texting application that allows the sender to control the lifespan of their text messages. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33085230/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:40:53 -0500 CBS News http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33085230/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission is investigating at least 14 deaths involving baby slings. Safety officials warned parents of the potential danger of carrying infants in them. Elaine Quijano re... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33085231/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:40:51 -0500 CBS News http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33085231/ Papua New Guinea .Sales and purchase agreements with LNG buyers, and financing arrangements with lenders, have been completed, the company said on Saturday.Its affiliate, Esso Highlands Limited, is no... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33085238/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:37:27 -0500 Yahoo!7 News http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33085238/ Wall Street stocks are set to build on nearly year-and-a-half highs as they face next week's key economic reports and the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting."We are in the process of te... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33085237/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:37:25 -0500 Yahoo!7 News http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33085237/ Faced with a doubling of the number of laid-off Minnesota workers seeking help from state job retraining programs, the state's dislocated worker program is running out of money. While state officials... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33084066/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:54:16 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33084066/ Two of the Twin Cities' best-known businessmen have formed a joint venture company to invest in commercial real estate here and nationwide. Richard Schulze, founder of Best Buy Co. Inc., and Gerald R... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33084068/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:54:15 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33084068/ Three folks with deep business roots in the Twin Cities have recently published interesting books. Robert MacGregor was a Presbyterian minister in southeast Minneapolis 50 years ago, who went from co... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33084067/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:54:14 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33084067/ The Sexton Lofts condominium development in downtown Minneapolis has a new owner that plans to complete units left unfinished when the project was hit with financial and legal problems. Minneapolis L... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33084069/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:54:13 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33084069/ Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, the state's largest health insurer, accidentally published a customer's personal medical information in a handbook prepared for 95,000 members of a popular hea... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33084070/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:54:12 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33084070/ Supervalu Inc. shares rose the most in almost a year and trading of bullish options surged to a record Friday on speculation that the Eden Prairie-based grocery chain will be acquired. The shares cli... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33084071/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:54:10 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33084071/