Minister: China may report trade deficit in March
BEIJING (AP) -- China could report a trade deficit in March, the country's commerce minister said Sunday as he rejected U.S. pressure to ease currency controls and blamed Washington for the Sino-U.S. trade gap....
Obama urges Dems to come together for health care
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Victory within reach, President Barack Obama exhorted House Democrats on Saturday to stay true to their party's legacy and make history by bringing health insurance to millions of struggling families now left out. Leaders exuded confidence as they defused thorny problems in the countdown to a landmark vote....
Thousands of BA flights canceled as crew on strike
LONDON (AP) -- Retiree Richard Moore arrived at Heathrow with a suitcase of summer clothes for a Miami cruise only to be sent to Denver. Susan Danby wondered if plans for a joint 50th birthday celebration in Las Vegas would be a losing bet....
Gas the next fuel to fire Australia's boom
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
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
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
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....
Letter: Lehman accounting tricks possibly illegal
NEW YORK (AP) -- A Lehman Brothers whistleblower warned his bosses that accounting gimmicks the bank used before its collapse may have been illegal, his lawyer said Friday....