From GLOBAL ECONOMY 3:53pm

US home sales rise as inventories shrink

Seller’s market emerging as houses for sale hit 13-year low

From MARKETS 3:48pm

US paints bearish outlook for grain prices

USDA says corn and soya production could rise to record levels

US POLITICS & POLICY 11:34pm

China honey smugglers caught in US sting

Illegal imports evaded $180m of anti-dumping duties

US POLITICS & POLICY 11:17pm

US moves to fight corporate cybercrime

White House outlines measures to combat trade theft

US POLITICS & POLICY 10:32pm

800,000 Pentagon staff face unpaid leave

Civilian personnel to be hit if spending cuts take effect

ECB ©Bloomberg From MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA 7:24pm

ECB faces US pressure over Iran

Congress targets cross-border bank payments

From COMMENT 7:07pm

Shale falls short for US energy security

The nation should not give up on renewable sources, says Bill Richardson

From COMPANIES 5:52pm

Winners of life science prize revealed

Silicon Valley billionaires pledge $50m

BP Sign ©Bloomberg From UK Feb 20, 2013

BP and oil-spill states prepare to fight

Deepwater Horizon case to assess liability

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Feb 20, 2013

US new home starts hit four-year high

Groundbreakings and permits climb to 2008 levels in January

From COMPANIES Feb 20, 2013

US ruling will cut BP’s Deepwater penalty

Judge says captured oil should be excluded

Andrew Hill from COMPANIES Feb 20, 2013

‘The Grizz’ rejects France’s bearhug

From ASIA-PACIFIC Feb 19, 2013

China military linked to hacking attacks

PLA unit identified in US cyber security group’s report

US POLITICS & POLICY Feb 19, 2013

Obama takes aim at ‘meat cleaver’ cuts

Dire warning over danger of $1.2tn budget sequester

US POLITICS & POLICY Feb 19, 2013

Renewed push on US deficit deal

Bipartisan duo of Simpson and Bowles propose $2.4tn plan

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Feb 19, 2013

Immigration law fallout hits Alabama

Businesses relying on cheap labour struggle

Editorial from COMMENT Feb 19, 2013

Higher US minimum wage makes sense

Republicans must embrace conservative case for pay floor

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Feb 19, 2013

US homebuilder confidence dips in February

Severe winter weather may have hit sentiment

Feb 19, 2013

Siemens urges longer-term US energy plan

Short-sightedness hinders wind power investments, says Spiegel

US POLITICS & POLICY Feb 18, 2013

Suffering side-effects of health reform

Critics see threat to Obamacare goals

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