Asian stock markets trade in narrow range again (AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:46:30 Etc/GMT
Asian stock markets are little moved in early trading after investors in the U.S. seemed to pause and look back on a year of recovery from the market's 12-year lows.

Obama: Greece, facing bad days, has US as ally (AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:28:43 Etc/GMT
President Barack Obama stood with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Thursday and pledged that the United States would work with its ally, even as Greece's enormous debts sparked frenzied trading.

SEC chief economist leaving (AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:25:02 Etc/GMT
The chief economist of the Securities and Exchange Commission, who is an expert on the financial instruments that figured largely in the 2008 crisis, is leaving his position for the private sector.

Research and Markets: Australia - Pay TV - Regulatory - Access Overview, Analysis and Disputes (Business Wire)
Tue, 9 Mar 2010 23:59:00 Etc/GMT
DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Australia - Pay TV - Regulatory - Access Overview, Analysis and Disputes" report to their offering.

Job openings up sharply in January to 2.7M (AP)
Tue, 9 Mar 2010 23:43:05 Etc/GMT
Job openings rose sharply earlier this year, evidence that employers are slowly ramping up hiring as the economy improves.

Analysis: Greece's crisis could presage America's (AP)
Tue, 9 Mar 2010 23:42:48 Etc/GMT

Gas price rises seen gentler on consumer wallets (AP)
Tue, 9 Mar 2010 23:16:39 Etc/GMT
As the economy recovers, energy prices are rising and that is placing extra strain on families' budgets. Each spring brings a familiar ritual in gasoline markets -- rising prices -- and this year won't be an exception.

Governor candidate wants to open Mich. state bank (AP)
Tue, 9 Mar 2010 23:16:18 Etc/GMT
Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero on Tuesday proposed having Michigan follow the lead of North Dakota and open a state-owned bank that could make low-interest loans to businesses and college students.

Treasurys inch up amid strong demand for 3-year notes (CNNMoney.com)
Tue, 9 Mar 2010 23:04:00 Etc/GMT

Stock investors ask: What's the next big thing? (AP)
Tue, 9 Mar 2010 23:00:54 Etc/GMT
A year after the stock market began its comeback from 12-year lows, investors are looking for the next big thing. Stocks have lost some of the momentum that propelled the Dow Jones industrial average up 4,017 points, or 61.4 percent, from its close of 6,547 on March 9, 2009.