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Fargo floods turn farm fields into sprawling lakes

By JOHN FLESHER, Associated Press Writer | Today at 12:55 p.m.

For farmer Brian Thomas, getting to town for errands is no simple matter these days as floodwaters cover fields and sections of country roads in the rural areas near Fargo, N.D.

EADS considering new bid for Pentagon tanker

By EMMA VANDORE, AP Business Writer | Today at 12:15 p.m.

Aerospace and defense company EADS said Friday it is considering a new bid for a $35 billion Pentagon contract for midair refueling tankers but will only compete if it has a fair chance against rival Boeing Co.

Earnings schedule for week of 03/22/10

The Associated Press | Today at 3:13 p.m.

Major companies tentatively scheduled to report quarterly earnings next week:

Medicare fix would push health care into the red

The Associated Press | Today at 5:43 p.m.

Congressional budget scorekeepers say a Medicare fix that Democrats included in earlier versions of their health care bill would push it into the red.

Pa. jobless rate highest since 1984; 16K jobs shed

The Associated Press | Today at 8:04 a.m.

Pennsylvania employers continued to reduce payrolls last month as the state's unemployment rate rose slightly to its highest point in a quarter century.

Landscapers see green as weary East greets spring

By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI, Associated Press Writer | Today at 4:53 p.m.

Gardeners and landscapers along the Eastern seaboard are making haste - and money - as spring begins and they pick up the pieces from the region's particularly harsh winter, which toppled more than snowfall records.

Product recalls: frozen potatoes

The Associated Press | Today at 5:22 p.m.

The following products are being recalled because they could be contaminated with salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children and others with weakened immune systems:

Nintendo aims to get consoles in schools

By RAPHAEL G. SATTER, Associated Press Writer | Today at 12:55 p.m.

Could Nintendo's Mario be swapping his world of magic mushrooms and ravenous dinosaurs for the staid confines of the classroom?

The9 says its president will step down in May

The Associated Press | Today at 12:15 p.m.

Chinese online game developer The9 Ltd. said Friday that its president, Xiaowei Chen, is stepping down when her contract expires on May 16.

URS settles with Minn. for $5M in bridge collapse

By STEVE KARNOWSKI and AMY FORLITI, Associated Press Writers | Today at 6:07 p.m.

Contractor URS Corp. and the state of Minnesota reached a $5 million settlement Friday in the state's lawsuit over the 2007 downtown Minneapolis bridge collapse that killed 13 people and injured 145 others.

EU calls for bank collapse fund

By AOIFE WHITE, AP Business Writer | Today at 6:40 a.m.

The European Union's finance executive called Friday for banks to pay into a fund that could be drawn upon in case of collapse, an effort to shield taxpayers from the fallout of future crises.

Obama rallies support for final health care votes

By JULIE PACE, Associated Press Writer | Today at 8:58 p.m.

President Barack Obama described the stakes of this weekend's health care vote in stark terms Friday, using words uttered so rarely out of the White House that they seem all but banned: "If this vote fails."

Regulators shut 7 banks in 5 states; 37 in 2010

By MARCY GORDON, AP Business Writer | Today at 7:37 p.m.

Regulators on Friday shut down seven banks in five states, bringing to 37 the number of bank failures in the U.S. so far this year.

Health care bill extends wage tax to investments

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, Associated Press Writer | Today at 9:25 a.m.

High-income families would be hit with a tax increase on wages and a new levy on investments under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul bill.

Spain weighs 10-year plan to overhaul economy

By DANIEL WOOLLS, Associated Press Writer | Today at 9:29 a.m.

Spanish ministers approved Friday a wide-ranging 10-year reform plan designed to wean the economy off its dependence on construction and create broader, more sustainable growth as the country fights to climb out of recession.

Final health bill omits some of Obama's promises

By ERICA WERNER, Associated Press Writer | Today at 9:58 p.m.

It was a bold response to skyrocketing health insurance premiums. President Barack Obama would give federal authorities the power to block unreasonable rate hikes.

Pentagon says it may extend deadline for air tanker bids

By LES BLUMENTHAL, McClatchy Newspapers | Today at 5:59 p.m.

Barely a week after French, German and British leaders pounced on the Pentagon for its handling of a $35 billion contract for aerial refueling tankers, the Defense Department said Friday that it's considering extending the deadline for bids and a European company now says it may compete.

Samsung aims for double-digit sales growth

By KELLY OLSEN, AP Business Writer | Today at 5:25 a.m.

Samsung Electronics predicted a strong 2010 as economic expansion in advanced and large developing economies gains speed and said it is aiming for double-digit sales growth from last year's record high.

Utah jobless rate rises to 7.1 percent in February

The Associated Press | Today at 8:10 a.m.

Utah's unemployment rate rose to 7.1 percent in February, the highest since 1984, the state Department of Workforce Services said Thursday.

The four cities that best weathered the recession

By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics Writer | Today at 4:17 p.m.

Call them the Final Four: The four large cities that have made it through the Great Recession with the smallest increases in unemployment.

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