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AP Top Business News At 3:47 a.m. EST
World stocks little changed as China exports surge
HONG KONG (AP) -- World stock markets were little changed Wednesday even as surging Chinese exports pointed to a pickup in global trade....
UK's Brown warns of new economic woes
LONDON (AP) -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown warns that the U.K. may suffer another economic downturn, including a possible dip back into recession....
Obama pushing on health care end game
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama has chosen a suburban St. Louis high school to make his closing argument for a health care overhaul, pushing a new anti-fraud plan as he cranks up the pressure on skittish Democratic lawmakers to act fast....
Senate to pass jobless aid, business tax breaks
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Legislation blending help for the jobless with popular tax breaks for businesses and individuals is slated to pass the Senate Wednesday over protests from conservatives who say it adds too much to the $12.5 trillion national debt....
China February exports jump 45.7 percent
BEIJING (AP) -- China's exports rose in February in a new sign of growing global demand that could help persuade officials to let the Chinese currency rise....
Soaring China home prices thwart ordinary buyers
SHANGHAI (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....
Nationalized UK bank Northern Rock back in profit
LONDON (AP) -- Nationalized mortgage lender Northern Rock said Wednesday that it returned to profit in the second half of 2009 as interest income rose and losses on loans fell....
Feds to probe cause of runaway Prius in California
EL CAJON, Calif. (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....
Curbing derivatives might hurt, not help, Greece
NEW YORK (AP) -- Derivatives have become a dirty word....
Meatpackers say inspection cuts are shortsighted
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Indiana's plan to lay off some meat inspectors to save money and reduce the time inspectors spend with small, independent processors has the industry and farmers fearing it could hurt what has been a growing industry....
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