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  • Focus Media Posts Narrower 4Q Loss
    Focus Media posts narrower 4Q loss as one-time accounting charges fall
  • Toyota Shifts Scrutiny of Runaway Cars to NY Prius
    Toyota shifts scrutiny of runaway cars to crashed Prius in NY; plans to examine data recorder
  • Summary Box: Stocks Climb on Upbeat Fed Chatter
    Summary Box: Stock market rises after Fed holds rates low, points to stabilizing in job market
  • AP Source: Simon Weighs New Bid for General Growth
    AP Source: Simon Property considers higher buyout offer for rival mall operator General Growth
  • Summary Box: Dow CEOs Pay Rose 23 Percent in 2009
    Summary Box: Dow Chemical CEO got pay raise of 23 percent in 2009 due to $4.5 million bonus
  • Prozac Heist: Thieves Steal $70M in Prescription Pills
    Thieves staged a brazen heist at a pharmaceutical warehouse over the weekend, scaling a wall, cutting a hole in the roof and rappelling inside to steal about $70 million in antidepressants and other prescription drugs, authorities said Tuesday. The thieves disabled the alarm at the Eli Lilly Co. warehouse early Sunday in Enfield, where they spent at least an hour loading pallets of drugs into a waiting vehicle at the warehouses loading dock during a wind-whipped rainstorm, police said.
  • Out of Touch? Obamas Economic Team Gets Earful from Congress
    Three of the Obama administrations top economic officials today said the country has bounced back from the depths of the recession but still faces serious obstacles such as high unemployment, rising foreclosures, and a soaring budget deficit. Were seeing some encouraging signs of progress, but we face many, many daunting challenges ahead, said Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner at a House Appropriations Committee hearing this morning.Joining Geithner at todays hearing were the other two members of the so-called troika: Council of Economic Advisers chair Christina Romer and Office of Management Budget director Peter Orszag. But in a sign of the widespread anger about the economic downturn, Rep. Marcy Kaptur, a Democrat from Ohio, ripped into the three administration officials for not doing enough to help the unemployed.
  • WATCH: MTV Reinvented
    MTV reborn. Whats next for the network?
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  • Saab May Put US Headquarters in Detroit
    Dutch carmaker Saab, sold earlier this year by GM to Spyker, is considering moving its north american headquarters to a suburb of Detroit.
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  • Summary Box: Commodities Gain on Interest Rates
    Summary Box: Commodities gain as Federal Reserve leaves interest rates at record lows
  • Commodities Rise After Fed Leaves Rates Low
    Commodities prices rise after Fed leaves interest rates at record lows, dollar slides
  • Housing Construction Drops in February
    Feb. housing construction tumbles as storms depress activity in Northeast, South
  • NYC Restaurants Must Now Show Their Report Cards
    NYC restaurants must now show patrons their report cards, letter grades and all
  • Fed Holds Rates at Record Lows to Foster Recovery
    Fed holds rates at record lows to foster recovery; view of economy slightly more upbeat
  • Anti-Obesity Drive? Not For Them: Its a Living
    Donna Simpsons livelihood depends on staying fat. At 600 pounds, Simpson is a successful model on Supersized Bombshells.com, a Web site for men who like large women. I have fans who send me baklava and cheese cake and everything else you can imagine, says Simpson, a pale brunette with slicked-back hair. Im heavy and I wouldnt mind being heavier. Simpson attracted intense scrutiny this week, after the UK newspaper Daily Mail ran a story about her alleged quest to gain another 400 pounds and become the fattest woman on earth. But Simpson, a stay-at-home mother of a three-year old girl, says the Mail twisted the truth. The whole thing about the 1,000 pounds is a fantasy I provide to my fans, she tells ABCNews.com, upset about the exaggerated coverage.
  • Stocks Rise After Fed Pledges to Keep Rates Low
    Stocks climb after Federal Reserve offers modestly more upbeat assessment of the economy
  • Dems Defend House Health Care Strategy
    Under GOP attack, Dems defend approach to passing health bill in House
  • Interest Rates Fall After Fed Meeting
    Interest rates fall after the Federal Reserve keeps key lending rate at historic lows