| |  British Airways cabin crews strike for 2nd day
6:14AM CT
LONDON (AP) - British Airways cabin crews walked off the job for a second day Sunday, upsetting travel plans for scores of customers, but the airline said its contingency plans were working well and more planes were taking off than expected. | | |
 Sarkozy's party expecting setback in regional vote
6:11AM CT
PARIS (AP) - President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservative party was bracing for a massive setback Sunday as frustrated French voters cast ballots in regional run-off elections likely to favor the opposition left — and to set the stage for the 2012 presidential race. | | |
China warns US against sanctions over currency
4:08AM CT
BEIJING (AP) - China's commerce minister warned the United States on Sunday against imposing trade sanctions over Beijing's currency controls, and said his country was likely to report a trade deficit in March. | | |
 GM's SKorean unit recalling nearly 60,000 vehicles
5:27AM CT
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - General Motors is recalling nearly 60,000 automobiles in South Korea due to potential problems with steering wheels, fuel hoses and seats, the company's local unit and the government said Sunday. | | |
 China to begin trial of 4 Rio Tinto employees
1:32AM CT
SHANGHAI (AP) - An Australian executive and three other employees of mining giant Rio Tinto face charges of stealing secrets and offering bribes in a Shanghai trial beginning Monday that is viewed as a barometer of China's handling of foreign business. | | |
 Gas the next fuel to fire Australia's boom
Mar 20 2010 11:46PM CT
KARRATHA, Australia (AP) - First gold, then coal and iron ore. Now, a new bonanza is about to be unleashed from beneath Down Under: Australia's got gas. | | |
 Police: Boy, 16, made racial comment at NJ Walmart
12:46AM CT
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) - A 16-year-old boy who police said made an announcement at Walmart ordering all black people in a southern New Jersey store to leave was charged with harassment and bias intimidation, authorities said Saturday. | | |
 Bernanke: Keep Fed as watchdog of small US banks
Mar 20 2010 8:34AM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke made a fresh pitch Saturday to retain oversight of small banks, contending that what the Fed learns from that role helps it assess the overall health of the entire U.S. financial system. | | |
 Obama tells Congress: Act soon on financial reform
Mar 20 2010 4:32PM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. needs major changes to its financial system so consumers are better protected, banks fortified and the economy safeguarded from sliding into another Depression, President Barack Obama said Saturday. | | |
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