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Lawyer rebuts doubts about runaway Prius driver (AP)
March 15, 2010
AP - The mystery surrounding a Toyota Prius whose driver reported a stuck accelerator deepened Sunday as the motorist's attorney dismissed a congressional memo that questions his client's version of events.
Survey: Readers don't want to pay for news online (AP)
March 15, 2010AP - Getting people to pay for news online at this point would be "like trying to force butterflies back into their cocoons," a new consumer survey suggests.
Asian stocks fall after mixed US economic reports (AP)
March 15, 2010
AP - Asian stocks slid Monday after mixed economic reports about the U.S. economy inspired caution among investors.
Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund starts to open up (AP)
March 15, 2010AP - The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority broke with its customary privacy by issuing its first yearly statement Monday, marking one of the biggest steps yet by the world's largest sovereign wealth fund to increase transparency.
GOP's Ryan Dissects ObamaCare, Lays Out 'Roadmap' To Health (Investor's Business Daily)
March 15, 2010Investor'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.
`Alice' extends her No. 1 stay with $62 million (AP)
March 15, 2010
AP - Alice is still ruling the movie palace.
KKR to list shares on NYSE (AP)
March 15, 2010AP - KKR & Co. LP, the parent of private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts said Friday that it plans to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange.
Nortel sales decline as customers cut spending (Reuters)
March 15, 2010Reuters - Bankrupt Nortel Networks Corp on Friday posted a 62 percent drop in quarterly revenue, as customers cut spending in the face of uncertainty about its bankruptcy proceedings and the shaky economy.
Nortel Networks posts profit in 4Q (AP)
March 15, 2010AP - 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.
Greek bailout tops EU finance ministers' agenda (Reuters)
March 15, 2010Reuters - Finance ministers from countries using the euro hope to agree on Monday on a way of providing heavily indebted Greece with financial aid, despite French and German doubts that a deal will be reached.
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