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Curbing derivatives might hurt, not help, Greece (AP)
March 10, 2010
AP - Derivatives have become a dirty word.
Soaring China home prices thwart ordinary buyers (AP)
March 10, 2010
AP - The luxury apartment buildings Yang Xuhua passes on her way to work are a daily reminder of her own frustrated efforts to buy a home. Prices for even modest apartments in Shanghai have soared, putting home purchases out of reach for white collar workers and professionals.
Car detectives crowd around Monday's runaway Prius (AP)
March 10, 2010
AP - The government sent investigators Tuesday to examine a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway, and Toyota said it wanted to interview the driver as the besieged automaker dealt with a high-profile new headache that raised questions about the safety of its beloved hybrid.
Asia markets little changed as China exports surge (AP)
March 10, 2010
AP - Asian stock markets were little changed Wednesday even as surging Chinese exports pointed to a pickup in global trade.
Kan. mulling new soda tax, raising other levies (AP)
March 10, 2010AP - Kansas would impose a new tax on soda — a penny for every teaspoon of sugar — under a proposal that a key legislator outlined Tuesday while lawmakers considered raising taxes to erase a projected budget shortfall.
Oil hovers above $81 amid mixed US inventory data (AP)
March 10, 2010
AP - Oil prices hovered above $81 a barrel Wednesday in Asia after a report showed mixed evidence about U.S. crude demand.
A look at global economic developments (AP)
March 10, 2010AP - A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Tuesday:
IRS eases rules on tax settlements (AP)
March 10, 2010AP - As tax day approaches, the Internal Revenue Service is giving agents more flexibility to work with taxpayers who have seen their incomes drop during the recession.
ICF International's 4Q net ticks higher (AP)
March 10, 2010AP - ICF International Inc.'s quarterly profit ticked higher as the company benefited from a lower tax rate and higher revenue from its consulting and technology services.
'IMF' for Europe a distracting sideshow: experts (AFP)
March 10, 2010
AFP - Talk of a European version of the International Monetary Fund to rescue errant EU states is little more than a distracting sideshow, analysts and a key central banker say.
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