From GLOBAL ECONOMY 4:52pm

US spending cut fears hit aircraft orders

Boeing reports orders for two aircraft in January, down from 183 in December

US POLITICS & POLICY 3:36pm

Trade groups warn of US food shortages

Meat industry braced for budget cuts

US POLITICS & POLICY 2:10pm

Washington nerves jangle at sequestration

Looming government cuts bring fears for jobs and spending

From COMPANIES 9:54am

New Jersey legalises online gambling

Shares in 888 and Bwin.party jump

US POLITICS & POLICY 11:47pm

Shipyard workers hear Obama warn over cuts

President spells out the consequences of sequestration

From COMPANIES 11:40pm

Tom Nides rejoins Morgan Stanley

Wall St veteran returns after spell as Clinton’s deputy

Chuck Hagel ©Reuters US POLITICS & POLICY 10:58pm

Hagel approved as US defence secretary

Former senator walks straight into battle over cuts

US POLITICS & POLICY 10:55pm

Republican presses on with tax reform plan

Camp claims “green light” to craft a bill by end of the year

US POLITICS & POLICY 10:40pm

NJ governor agrees to Medicaid expansion

About-face for prominent critic of Obama’s healthcare reform

US POLITICS & POLICY 10:29pm

Release of immigrants draws Republican ire

Hundreds freed from detention ahead of budget cuts

US POLITICS & POLICY 8:57pm

Lew moves through Senate finance committee

US Treasury secretary nominee could take post by end of week

From COMMENT 8:42pm

US budget: Another crisis looms

If the White House and Republicans cannot agree on how to fund $1.2tn in deficit reduction, the fallout will be dire

From COMMENT 7:47pm

US must side with its young not its guns

America has to seize a rare moment of shared outrage, writes Richard Daley

From GLOBAL ECONOMY 7:12pm

Bernanke plays down easing concerns

Senate testimony suggests Fed will not cut QE3 short

US POLITICS & POLICY 6:42pm

Bernanke puts case for QE benefits

Fed chairman strikes cautiously upbeat note on economy

From MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA Feb 26, 2013

Sanctions offer in Iran nuclear talks

World powers seek Tehran steps to scale back on programme

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Feb 26, 2013

US home sales reach post-2008 high

Prices and consumer confidence also pick up steam

From COMPANIES Feb 26, 2013

Few errors found in ‘robosigning’ review

4.2% of borrowers allegedly hit by foreclosure irregularities

US POLITICS & POLICY Feb 25, 2013

Obama presses Congress over cuts

Governors urged to broker agreement

Jurek Martin from COMMENT Feb 25, 2013

Virginia’s old guard keeps on the road

Those who cross the Potomac in search of sense might be in for a shock

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