Financial News Archive March 2011

March 31, 2011

• Factory Orders Declined by 0.1% in February 2011
• Chicago PMI Still Strong at 70.6 in March 2011
• Weekly Jobless Claims Sit at 388K in March 26 Period
• Irish Banks Stress Test Results
• Monster Employment Index Gains 9% in March Year-to-Year
• Union Busting in Ohio
• The Perception of the Lubrizol Deal, Buffet and Sokol Clean or Dirty?
• Oil Prices Rise Over $105 as Gaddafi Retakes Port City
• The Crop Report Outlook
• Uneven Nature of Recovery Highlighted in Europe
• Yuan Inclusion in SDR Discussed
• EIA Natural Gas Report
• Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Files Antitrust Claim in Europe Against Google (Nasdaq: GOOG)
• WTO Rules Boeing (NYSE: BA) Got too Much Help from the US
• Hershey (NYSE: HSY) Raises Candy Prices by 10%
• RIM’s Tablet Gameplan (Nasdaq: RIMM)
• Fed Transparency Forced
• Obama’s Steering for Center Finds No Friends
• Trump Discredits Republican Party
• NATO Says Nothing to Hide in Libya
• Japan’s Nuclear Heroes will Die
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar

March 30, 2011

• ADP Jobs Report About in Line at 201K Job Addition
• Fed Presidents Indicate Economy Still Needs Support
• Layoffs Decline 18% in March to 41,528 Says Challenger
• Portugal Claims it Can Meet its 2011 Bond Obligations
• Cantor and Boehner Diverge on Budget
• Japanese Economy Threatened by Nuclear Meltdown
• Obama Recharges Energy Plan
• Prices Up in Canada in February
• EIA Petroleum Status Report
• Mortgage Applications Decline in Latest Period
• Family Dollar (NYSE: FDO) Sees a Good Year
• FDO Results and Conference Call
• Cephalon (Nasdaq: CEPH) Trading Above Valeant (NYSE: VRX) Bid Price
• Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) Buying Private Radian6
• Japanese Carmakers Struggling with Logistics and Radiation
• ICBC Offers Mixed Message
• Mother of All Cricket Matches Stops Activity in Pakistan and India
• Assad Calls for Reforms but Warns of Plots
• Gaddafi Forces Making Gains on Rebels and Port
• Assad Clings to Power in Syria
• Rebels Advance in Ivory Coast
• States Act on Abortion
• Arming Libya’s Rebels
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar

March 29, 2011

• Consumer Confidence Drops to 63.4 in March
• Investor Confidence Jumps to 98.3 in March
• Case Shiller Shows Further Home Price Decline in January
• ICSC Shows Same-Store Sales Gain 0.2% Weekly and 2.6% Over Prior Year
• St. Louis Fed President Bullard Discusses Plans
• Oil Retreats on Libyan Rebel Progress
• GE Buys France’s Converteam (NYSE: GE)
• Should Amazon Pay Sales Tax (Nasdaq: AMZN)
• Apollo (Nasdaq: APOL) Swings to Q2 Loss
• Vertex’s (Nasdaq: VRTX) Cystic Fibrosis Drug Helps Kids
• Lennar (NYSE: LEN) Turns Profit But Shares Retreat
• German Inflation Rate Holds in March
• S&P Downgrades Greece
• S&P Downgrades Portugal
• European Banks Drop on Capital Concerns
• Japan on Maximum Alert
• Gaddafi Troops Halt Rebel Advance
• Robert Gibbs Looking at a Facebook Gig
• Syrian Cabinet Resigns
• World Leaders Meet in London to Discuss Libya
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar

March 28, 2011

• Pending Home Sales Gained 2.1% in February
• Personal Income +0.3%, Outlays +0.7% and Core PCE +0.2% in February
• Players Leaving Fed’s Game, Treasuries Falling
• Oil Gains on Libyan Rebel Gains
• Gold and Silver Give Back Ground on Profit Taking
• Why Spending Data Should Hurt Stocks
• Berkshire Wrote Down Stakes after SEC Query
• eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) to Buy GSI Commerce (Nasdaq: GSIC) for $2.4 Billion
• Anheuser-Busch (NYSE: BUD) Buys Chicago Brewer
• Mentor Graphics (Nasdaq: MENT) Rejects Icahn Bid
• Philips Warns on TV Division (NYSE: PHG)
• Warburg Pincus Aquires Rural/Metro (Nasdaq: RURL)
• American Express (NYSE: AXP) Taking on Visa, Paypal
• Sterling Hits 5-Month Low Versus Euro
• ECB Seeks New Plan for Irish Banks
• Capping Irish Banks
• Japan’s Nightmare, Quakes Continue and Nuke Mess Too
• NATO Air Support Gives Even Rag Tag Libyan Rebels a Chance
• Irradiated Rain Falls on Boston
• Syrian City on Edge as Troops and Protesters Flood
• Immigration Bill Progresses
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar

March 25, 2011

• GDP Revised Higher to 3.1% for Q4 2010
• Consumer Sentiment Lowest in a Year 67.5
• Plosser Offers Exit Strategy
• California Unemployment Drops to 12.2%
• Oil Drops Short of $106
• Freddie Mac Says Single Family Delinquencies Eased
• EU Draft Lacks Details on Bailouts
• Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) Rises on EPS Beat
• Investor’s Doubt RIM’s Product Strategy (Nasdaq: RIMM)
• GE Skips Out on Taxes (NYSE: GE)
• GM Restarts Louisiana Plant (NYSE: GM)
• Final Nod Given to Qwest (NYSE: Q) CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) Deal
• Portugal Says No Need for Rescue
• Geithner Says Japan Won’t Hurt Our Economy
• Syrian Day of Death
• Yemeni Leader May Step Down
• Water at Issue in Japan
• Huckabee and Romney Lead Gallup Poll for GOP
• All the Colonel’s Kings in Libya
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar

March 24, 2011

• Portugal May Seek 80 Billion Euro Bailout
• Merkel Urges Portugal’s Politicals to Back Reform
• Weekly Initial Jobless Claims Fall Further to 382K
• Durable Goods Orders Disappoint in February -0.9%
• Moody’s Warns the UK on its AAA
• Mortgage Rates Creep Higher
• EIA Natural Gas Report
• Maine Governor Paints Over Labor Mural
• Weiner Sinks Meat Hooks Into Health Care Law Attackers
• China to Overtake US by 2030
• Portuguese Bonds Slide as PM Resigns
• Euro Toughens Up
• Best Buy – The Skinny on the Results
• Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) EPS Have Shares Higher
• ConAgra (NYSE: CAG) Hit by Higher Commodity Costs
• Bank of China Beats Forecasts
• Red Hat Sales Surge (NYSE: RHT)
• Toyota and Honda Production Updates (NYSE: TM, NYSE: HMC)
• GameStop (NYSE: GME) Profit Climbs
• Radiation Extends Beyond Safe Zone
• US Escalates War on Libya
• Five Nights of Raids Can’t Stop Gaddafi
• Now They Say Tokyo Taps Are Okay!
• Two Planes Land in DC While Controller Sleeps
• Mystery Deepens Over Jerusalem Bus
• Syria Toll Rises
• EU Protests Turn Violent
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar

March 23, 2011

• House Committee Passes Budget with Steep Cuts
• New Home Sales Collapse in February to 250K Pace
• Fed Rejects Bank of America Dividend Plan (NYSE: BAC)
• Portugal’s Government Hangs in Balance as Austerity Vote Hits
• Oil Tops $105 on Global Unrest
• Germany Weans Itself Off Nuclear Power
• Mortgage Activity Picks Up On Better Weather and Lower Rates
• EIA Report Shows Increase in Crude Inventory and Large Draw in Gasoline Stores
• Supreme Court Sides with Drug Co. Investors on Disclosure of Side Effects
• Bernanke Addresses Bankers
• ConocoPhillips Doubles its Asset Sales (NYSE: COP)
• Unilever Sells Unit to Colgate (NYSE: UL, NYSE: CL)
• General Mills (NYSE: GIS) Sees Food Prices Up This Year
• Adobe (Nasdaq: ADBE) Warns on Japan
• Egypt Stock Exchange Opens and Plunges
• Syria Catches Fire
• Jerusalem Bus Explosion
• Radioactive Tap Water in Japan
• Gaddafi’s Airforce Defeated
• Hollywood Legend Elizabeth Taylor Passed Away
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar

March 22, 2011

• FHFA House Price Index Marks Further Decline in January, Down 0.3%
• Retailers’ Weekly Sales Up 3.0% Against Prior Year Says ICSC
• Oil Prices Drop as Supply Concerns Ease
• Portugal PM May Step Down Post Austerity Vote
• Buffet Sees Monthly Growth in US
• Treasury to Test Mortgage Market
• Feds Approve Offshore Drilling
• IRS Helping You with Your Tax Bill
• Asian Markets Recover
• Walgreen’s Takes a Hit on EPS Results
• Walgreen’s EPS Release and Conference Call
• Leonard Green Weighs BJ’s Bid (NYSE: BJ)
• Dollar General (NYSE: DG) Net Doubles
• Jefferies (NYSE: JEF) Sees Business Growth
• Carnival (NYSE: CCL) Rides Against the Tide
• US Warplane Crashes in Libya
• Did Obama Have the Right to Go to War?
• Power Lines Reconnected to Quake Damaged Plant
• Who is Tim Pawlenty
• Could al-Qaeda Gain a Hold of Yemen?
• The Risk with Early Egyptian Elections
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar

March 21, 2011

• Oil Prices Up on Libyan Strikes
• Existing Home Sales Pace Drops to 4.88 Million in February
• Fed Coming Clean on TARP
• Discounts Seen for Spring Housing Market
• Treasuries Fall on News of Mortgage Bond Sale
• Safety Appeal Drives Up Silver and Gold
• Buffet Likes Japan
• Gas Prices Give Back Ground
• Euro States Unveil Debt Fighting Tool
• AT&T (NYSE: T) T-Mobile Deal Raises Competitive Concerns
• Schwab (Nasdaq: SCHW) Acquires OptionsExpress (Nasdaq: OXPS)
• Reverse Split not a Fix for Citigroup (NYSE: C)
• GM (NYSE: GM) Suspends Some Production at NY Engine Plant
• Fortune Brands (NYSE: FO) Buys SkinnyGirl
• Missiles Continue to Strike at Libya
• Libya Using Reporters as Human Shields
• Japan Food Contamination Spreads Beyond Borders
• Pawlenty Announces Exploratory Committee
• Vermont Nuke Plant Gets License Renewal
• US Condemns Syria Protest Crackdown
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar

March 18, 2011

• G8 Intervenes to Stop Yen’s Rise
• Offshore Oil Drilling Body Set Up
• Mortgage Rates Drop
• Tax Deductions You Don’t Want to Miss
• China Hikes Bank Reserve Requirements
• Spanish Banks Bad Loans at 16-Year High
• Dealers Raise Some Japanese Car Prices
• Senators Urge Obama to Take Lead in Deficit Cutting
• US Cuts Funding to NPR
• Oil Prices Drop on Libya Ceasefire
• General Mills (NYSE: GIS) Buys Yoplait Yogurt from PAI
• Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO) Declares Dividend
• H&M Closes 9 Out of 10 Japanese Stores
• Costco (Nasdaq: COST) to Sell Wedding Gowns
• H&R Block CEO to Step Down (NYSE: HRB)
• Japan Raises Nuclear Severity Level
• Libya Declares Ceasefire After UN Resolution
• 33 Killed in Yemeni Clashes
• Iranian Cleric Urges Bahraini Protests
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar

March 17, 2011

• Weekly Initial Jobless Claims Drop 16K to 385K
• Consumer Price Index Rose in February: Headline +0.5%, Core +0.2%
• Oil Prices Solidify Around $98
• Greece’s Jobless Count Jumps
• What’s Up with the Yen?
• Banks Raise ATM Fees 5%
• Industrial Production Declined in February by 0.1%
• Leading Indicators Increase in February
• Philly Fed Survey Shows Manufacturing Gain in March
• EIA Natural Gas Report
• CalPERS Ends Talks with Medco Health (NYSE: MHS)
• Winnebago (NYSE: WGO) Profits Jump on Margin Gain
• FedEx (NYSE: FDX) Sees Better Days Ahead
• Groupon IPO Talked at $25 Billion
• Kimberly Clark (NYSE: KMB) Raising Prices on Household Goods
• Japan Drops Water on Reactors
• US Evacuation Options Announced
• Japan’s Worst Case Scenario
• UN Vote on Libya Overdue
• Bahrain Arrests Opposition Leaders
• CIA Faces Reduced Role in Pakistan
• Syria Arrests Protesters
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar

March 16, 2011

• Housing Starts Collapse in February to 479K
• Producer Price Spike in February, Headline PPI +1.6%, Core +0.2%
• US Stocks Fall Despite Jump in NIKKEI
• Oil Supported by Bahrain
• Japan’s Economy Post Quake
• World’s Central Banks Still Set to Tighten
• Yen High on Dollar as Money Runs to Safety
• Warren Defends Consumer Rights in Mortgage Settlement Talks
• Mortgage Activity Declined in Latest Take
• Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) Falls on iPad 2 Launch Delay
• THQ Shares Tumble on Game Review (Nasdaq: THQI)
• PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) Unveils Bio Bottle
• Morton’s (NYSE: MRT) Explores Sale
• Covidien CEO Retiring
• Q4 Current Account Deficit
• Another Big Gasoline Draw from Storage
• House Panel Rejects EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Rules
• The Emperor’s Speech
• EU Energy Chief Warns Situation Out of Control
• Japan Exodus
• Libyan Forces Advance on Benghazi
• China Suspends New Nuclear Plants
• Curfew Imposed in Bahrain
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar

March 15, 2011

• Housing Market Index Shows Builder Confidence Up Slightly in March to 17
• FOMC Monetary Policy Statement Pending 2:15 PM Release
• US Treasuries Rally on Safehaven Play
• Oil Falls on Japan Demand Loss
• New York Manufacturing Edges Up in March
• EU Still has Work to Do on Rescue Fund
• Global Auto Production Squeeze
• Import / Export Prices Rise in February
• January TIC Report Shows Slight Slackening In Demand for US Securities
• ICSC Shows Sales up 3.1% in March 12 Period
• Whispers of Insider Deal Dirties Buffet Lubrizol
• NASDAQ Weighs NYSE Bid (Nasdaq: NDAX, NYSE: NYX)
• Jury Out on HP’s (NYSE: HPQ) New Strategy
• Northrop Approves Spinoff of Ship Unit (NYSE: NOC)
• Judge Ruling on Borders’ Extension Request
• Japan Warns to Stay Indoors on Nuclear Dangers
• Japanese Reactor Hit by Fire and Explosions
• Nuclear Expert Explains What’s Up in Japan
• Bahrain Locked Down in Martial Law
• Israel Seized Arms Ship Headed to Egypt
• Tea Party Not on Board with Short Term Spending Legislation
• Donors Told Obama in Weaker Position
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar

March 14, 2011

• Nuclear Meltdown in the Cards in Japan
• Economic Aftershocks of the Quake
• Japanese Autos and Others Extend Production Halts
• EU Debt Relief Plan Pressures Many
• Uranium Company Meltdown
• Fed Might Try Prayers
• Budget Battle Continues
• Lawsuit Seeks to Stop the Union Buster Law
• Galleon Man Testifies to Big Tips
• Buffet Buys Lubrizol (NYSE: LZ)
• Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) Accused of Hiding Data
• Renault Apologizes for Spy Claims
• ”Wealthy” Means $7.5 Million
• Cuba Devalues Convertible Peso
• Quake Death Toll Climbs
• Why Japan Relies on Nuclear Power
• Holy Land Family Murder Complicates Peace Process
• Church Official to Appear in Abuse Case
• Radiation Probably Won’t Reach Us
• Saudi Forces Enter Bahrain
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar

March 11, 2011

• Massive Earthquake Strikes Japan and Sends Tsunami Waves Across Globe
• Emergency Declared at Japanese Nuclear Plant
• Retail Sales Revive in February (+1.0%) and January Revised Higher
• Business Trade Report Shows Better Sales Over Inventory Growth in January
• Obama Addresses Japan and Oil and Gas Prices
• House Votes to End Unemployed Homeowner Program
• How to Gain on Chinese Inflation
• Tsunami Waves Reach California
• Wisconsin Governor Signs Union Busting Law
• Earthquake Drives Money Out of Oil Into Yen
• Auto Shipments Affected by Earthquake
• Japanese Plants Stop Production
• OPEC Says Oil Outages Could Impact Supply
• OPEC’s March 2011 Oil Report
• EU Leaders Gathered in Key Financial Meeting
• Japanese Related Stocks and ETFs Lower
• 99 Cents Only Gets Buyout Bid (NYSE: NDN)
• Chevron (NYSE: CVX) Selling Downstream Assets to Valero (NYSE: VLO)
• AIG (NYSE: AIG) Offers to Buy Back Securities
• Nissan Leaf Owners Left Stranded by Reported Unreliable Range (OTC: NSANY)
• Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Looks Into the Future
• EU Leaders Call for Gaddafi to Go
• Tsunami Reaches California
• Saudis Quell Day of Rage
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar

March 10, 2011

• January Trade Deficit Expands Beyond Expectations to $46.3 Billion
• Weekly Jobless Claims Bounce Back to 397K in March 5 Period
• Gadhafi Bombards Oil Port
• Moody’s Downgrades Spain’s Rating
• Russians and Chinese Taking Over Forbes’ Richest List
• Starbucks (Nasdaq: SBUX) Pens Deal with Green Mountain (Nasdaq: GMCR)
• GM CFO Transition
• Foreclosures Down in February
• Bank of England Holds Rates Steady and Keeps Stimulus in Place
• Cumulus (Nasdaq: CMLS) Merges with Citadel Broadcasting
• US Solar Industry Shows Record Growth
• Smithfield (NYSE: SFD) Reports Record Third Quarter
• AOL Cutting Workforce 20% (NYSE: AOL)
• Greed Versus Research in Galleon Trial
• Wisconsin Injustice Near
• Natural Gas Draw in March 4 Period, but Sits Above Averages
• NATO Meeting to Discuss Libya Options
• France Backs Libyan Rebel Council
• Radical Islam’s Rise in America
• Dalai Lama Drops Politics
• Courage in Saudi Arabia
• Strong Quake Jolts Japan
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar

March 9, 2011

• Wholesale Trade Report for January, Inventories Up 1.1%
• Mortgage Applications Gained 15.5% on the Holiday Difference
• EIA: Crude Oil Inventories Increased, While Gasoline Inventory Decreased Sharply in Latest Period
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar

March 8, 2011

• Senate Voting on Budget Bills
• Oil Prices Pull Back from 29 Month High
• Geithner Discusses EU Measures
• Fed’s Lockhart Cautious About Extending Asset Purchases
• Euro Seen to 1.50 Says Danske Bank
• Gold and Silver Give Back Ground
• ICSC Shows Year-to-Year Sales Pace Slips to 2.6%, vs. Prior Year +3.3%
• Galleon Jury Selection Begins
• Icahn Closing his Hedge Fund
• Boeing Books Big China Orders (NYSE: BA)
• Urban Outfitters (Nasdaq: URBN) Shares Fall on Margin Shrinkage
• Deutsche Telekom (NYSE: DTE) Said to be Selling T-Mobile to Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S)
• Ford (NYSE: F) Rewards its Leaders with Big Payout
• Judge Blocks $18 Billion Penalty to Chevron (NYSE: CVX)
• Rebels Say Gadhafi Wants a Deal
• Tanks and Planes Attack Rebel Town
• Celebrating Global Women’s Day
• Egyptian Court Agrees to Freeze Mubarak’s Assets
• Ivory Coast Conflict Worsens
• Israel Requires Some Control in New Mideast Peace Deal
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar

March 4, 2011

• Employment Situation Report Shows 8.9% Unemployment and 192K Net Jobs Increase in February
• Record Gasoline Grips Europe Strikes at California
• Factory Orders Jump 3.1% in January
• Protests Reignite in Tripoli After Prayers
• Oil Climbs to 29-Month High as Battle Rages for Oil Port
• Dollar Fluctuating Versus the Euro
• Airlines Hike Fares on Increased Fuel Costs
• Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) Hikes Dividend
• Buffet Buys Into the Indian Insurance Market
• Banks Face Regulatory Imposed Increase in Loan Write-downs
• Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) Arthritis Drug Meets Trial Goals
• SEC Vs. Galleon
• The Drive Toward Electric Cars
• Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL) Misses Street View
• Wisconsin Governor Issues Ultimatum to Democrats
• Pork Industry Changes its Slogan to “Be Inspired”
• Ivory Coast Violence Escalates
• Libyan Battle Lines Harden
• Libyan No-Fly Zone has its Risks
• China Ups Military Spending
• Egypt’s New PM Vows for Democratic Change
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar

March 3, 2011

• Weekly Jobless Claims Dropped
• Food Prices Hit New Record
• February Service Sector Gains According to ISM
• Saudis Critical to Oil Stability
• ECB Eyes Inflation
• Natural Gas Inventory Holding Up Okay
• Fourth Quarter Productivity Unchanged in Revision
• Monster Employment Index Gains to 129 in February
• Retail Chain Store Sales Gained in February but Gas a Worry Moving Forward
• Family Dollar (NYSE: FDO) Rejects Offer
• Rupert Murdoch’s Sky News Triumph
• Kroger (NYSE: KR) Profit Rises
• Tablet Sales Eat into PC Market
• Twitter Says No Plan for IPO
• Libyan Government Accepts Hugo Chavez’s Plan for Libya
• Libya Stalemate Presents Diplomatic Challenges
• Gadhafi’s Son Says Bombs Were Just Misunderstanding
• DC Lawmakers Working on Budget Plans
• German Terrorist Aimed to Kill More
• Egypt’s PM Resigns
• US Mexican Relations Strained
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar

March 2, 2011

• ADP Shows Private Payrolls Increased 217K in February
• US Averts Government Shutdown with Stopgap Measure
• What to Expect from Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL)
• Bernanke Takes Shots from Tea Party
• Bill Gross Says Treasury Yields Poised to Rise Once QE Ends
• Challenger Says Job-Cuts Surged in February
• Mortgage Applications Slipped in Last Check
• Oil Up Above $100 on Mid-East Worries
• EIA Shows Oil and Gasoline Supplies Down
• Gold Hits Record as Mideast Simmers
• Fed Beige Book Release at 2 PM
• TIVO Reports Deeper Loss
• Sales Find Costco (Nasdaq: COST) and BJ’s Wholesale Club (NYSE: BJ), While Punishing Staples (Nasdaq: SPLS)
• Downdraft for Airlines
• Yahoo Shares Pop on Japan Stake Rumors (Nasdaq: YHOO)
• Pro-Gadhafi Forces Attack Eastern Towns
• Gaddafi Threatens West with Invitation to China
• Anti-Gay Protestors Win Appeal in US Court
• Pakistan’s Only Christian Minister Shot Dead
• UN Suspends Libya from Human Rights Council
• Wisconsin Governor Outlines His Budget Plan
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar

March 1, 2011

• Government Accountability Office Finds Gov’t Wasting Billions in Duplicate Efforts
• Ex-Goldman Director Charged with Insider Trading (NYSE: GS)
• GM Sales Skyrocket 45.8% in February (NYSE: GM)
• Oil Up on Supply Worries
• Markets Waiting on Trichet
• January Construction Spending Drops as Expected
• ISM Manufacturing Report Gains in February to 61.4%
• Bernanke Testifies Before Congress
• ICSC Same-Store Sales Show 3.3% Increase Over Prior Year in February 26 Period
• Geithner Testifies Before Congress
• American Airlines (NYSE: AMR) Trims Capacity
• J. Crew (NYSE: JCG) Agrees to Buyout
• Auto Sales Sped Up in February
• Global PMI Shows Growth
• EU Ups Growth Forecast and Raises Price Outlook
• Clinton: Libya May Become Democracy or Face Civil War
• Aid Crisis on Libya’s West Border
• Iranian Government Fires Tear Gas on Protestors
• Oman Breaks Up Protests
• Yemeni Student Voices Rise
• German Defense Minister Quits
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar