KATU - News - Business http://www.kpic.com/news/business RSS Feed for KPIC - News - Business en-us Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:07:55 GMT Fed may hint at how long rates will stay at lows http://www.kpic.com/news/business/87621257.html Federal Reserve policymakers may signal at their meeting this week how and when the improving economy will lead them to start raising record-low interest rates. China wants U.S. reassurance over dollar http://www.kpic.com/news/business/87621242.html China's premier expressed concern about the U.S. dollar and called on Washington on Sunday to take "concrete steps" to reassure Beijing about the safety of its huge Treasury bond holdings. Sen. Dodd seeks middle ground on new financial rules http://www.kpic.com/news/business/87621172.html The senator trying to rewrite the nation's financial industry rules is dropping plans to create a stand-alone consumer financial protection agency and give a single regulator the power to oversee all banks, according to people familiar with the evolving proposal. Conn. would waive student loans in 'green' jobs http://www.kpic.com/news/business/87621132.html Proposed legislation in Connecticut would waive thousands of dollars in loans for students who earn degrees or certificates in green technology and other jobs. China to bid on U.S. high-speed rail projects http://www.kpic.com/news/business/87591827.html China plans to bid for contracts to build U.S. high-speed train lines and is stepping up exports of rail technology to Europe and Latin America, a government official said Saturday. Examiner unveils Lehman accounting tricks http://www.kpic.com/news/business/87550582.html An accounting gimmick called Repo 105 provided financial relief for Lehman Brothers in the months before its spectacular collapse, an autopsy of the once-venerable Wall Street house has found. Retail sales rise unexpectedly in February http://www.kpic.com/news/business/87484387.html Retail sales posted a surprising increase in February as consumers did not let major snowstorms stop them from storming the malls. Canada launches probe into Toyota safety concerns http://www.kpic.com/news/business/87483857.html Canadian politicians on Thursday accused the nation's transportation agency of failing to take swift action after receiving acceleration-related complaints in Toyota vehicles three years before the company began a series of safety recalls. Feds pledge tough review of Comcast-NBC deal http://www.kpic.com/news/business/87483472.html Federal regulators are pledging rigorous reviews of Comcast Corp.'s proposed purchase of NBC Universal to ensure that it would not stifle competition or harm consumers. Export growth likely to remain bright spot for US http://www.kpic.com/news/business/87482972.html U.S. exports dipped in January, the government said Thursday, but economists weren't fazed. They predict export growth will be a bright spot for American manufacturers through the rest of 2010.