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  • Australia hopeful as more items pulled from sea

    PERTH, Australia (AP) — Australia's prime minister said Sunday that he was hopeful a clue will emerge soon to narrow the hunt for Flight 370, as relatives of Chinese passengers on the plane protested in Malaysia to demand that the government apologize for its handling of the search for the jet.

    Associated Press
  • 'Noah' rises to top of box office with $44M debut

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — After weathering a sea of controversy, "Noah" arrived in first place at the weekend box office.

    Associated Press
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  • Japan factory output slides, outlook clouded by sales tax hike

    By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Stanley White TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's factory output unexpectedly fell in February at the fastest pace in eight months in a possible sign that the benefits from last-minute demand before an impending sales tax hike may have run their course. The Ministry of Economy, Trade…

    Reuters30 mins ago
  • Topix Rises Sixth Day on Yen to Pare Quarterly Decline

    Japan ’s Topix index rose for a sixth day, poised for its longest winning streak in almost a year, as the yen weakened and energy explorers led gains. The Topix rose 0.9 percent to 1,197.53 as of 9:01 a.m. in Tokyo, with all but one of its 33 industry groups advancing. “Both the weakening of the…

    Bloomberg
  • State Fund Profit on Japan Display Shows Overhaul Path

    Innovation Network Corp. of Japan, the government-backed fund that just made a tidy profit on the Japan Display Inc. (6740) initial public offering, plans to use lessons from the deal in restructuring other troubled industries. In the fund’s first comments since the deal, Co-Chief Operating Officer…

    Bloomberg
  • Surge in European corporate bond issues

    European corporate bond issuance surged last week as investors' demand pushed down interest rates on government bonds from "peripheral" eurozone countries such as Portugal, Spain and Italy to ...

    Financial Times
  • Test accurately rules out heart attacks in the ER

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A simple test appears very good at ruling out heart attacks in people who go to emergency rooms with chest pain, a big public health issue and a huge worry for patients.

    Associated Press
  • Another Apple-Samsung skirmish heads to court

    SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The fiercest rivalry in the world of smartphones is heading back to court this week in the heart of the Silicon Valley, with Apple and Samsung accusing each other, once again, of ripping off designs and features.

    Associated Press
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  • BlackRock crowned brand king of Europe

    BlackRock has been crowned Europe's leading asset management brand by an important group of investment experts that vet and promote funds to the wider market. According to a survey of 920 fund selectors, ...

    Financial Times
  • Japan March manufacturing PMI slows for second month, snowstorms blamed

    Japanese manufacturing activity expanded at a slower pace in March, a survey showed on Monday, pulling back further from an eight-year high set in January as heavy snow in some areas curbed production. The Markit/JMMA Japan Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) fell to a seasonally adjusted…

    Reuters
  • [video] Canadian Dollar Seen Stronger at 100 Yen Mid Term

    March 31 (Bloomberg) -- Geoffrey Yu, a senior currency strategist at UBS AG, discusses the outlook for the Canadian dollar versus the yen over the medium term. He spoke March 28 in London. (Source: Bloomberg)...

    Bloomberg
  • Draghi Sifts Evidence on Slack as ECB Cements Low-Rate Policy

    Mario Draghi can study an array of data this week to help him track his latest policy metric: economic slack. Inflation today and unemployment tomorrow should help illustrate the spare capacity left in the euro area by its debt crisis and double-dip recession. As the European Central Bank president…

    Bloomberg
  • Carney’s FSB Races Toward Weekend Blueprint for Stricken Banks

    Moving toward a common set of bank resolution rules is one of the key issues when the Financial Stability Board meets in London today, as the club of central bankers and regulators seeks to complete its mission of avoiding a repeat of the turmoil that followed the 2008 collapse of Lehman Brothers…

    Bloomberg
  • Homeowners Get a Bailout This Year

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  • Kraft challenged by "healthier" macaroni and cheese brands

    By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kraft Macaroni & Cheese has been a favorite meal for generations of American children, but smaller brands made with more natural ingredients are starting to nibble at its market share, part of a trend that is biting into growth at large U.S. food companies.…

    Reuters
  • Dijsselbloem Says Further Greek Aid May Include Extending Loans

    Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem said Greece’s international creditors will decide after the summer on possible further aid, including extending the maturity of existing loans. Greece’s economic ...

    Bloomberg
  • SocGen facing bribery lawsuit over Libyan deals: Financial Times

    (Reuters) - The Libyan Investment Authority has accused France's second-biggest bank Societe Generale of funneling bribes worth tens of millions of dollars to associates of Saif al-Islam, the son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, the Financial Times reported late Sunday. "Societe Generale…

    Reuters
  • Caterpillar faces US grilling over tax

    Caterpillar executives are in line to be grilled this week by the senate committee that has taken Apple, Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard to task for allegedly exploiting loopholes to avoid billions of dollars ...

    Financial Times
  • Departing Lloyds chief calls for return to informal regulation

    The departing chairman of Lloyds Banking Group has called for a return to 1970s-style informal banking regulation, when cosy chats and judgment trumped a strict rule book, as he sounded the alarm over ...

    Financial Times
  • Rural residents confront higher health care costs

    Bill Fales wanted a new baler and a better irrigation system for the 700-acre ranch where he raises grass-fed beef cattle, but he scrapped those plans when he saw his new health insurance premiums. His ...

    Associated Press
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