New crisis looms
as budget cuts
hit US on Friday

 

 

• Medicare paid $5.1B for poor nursing home care

Ex-CEO Greenberg:
Don't blame me
for AIG failure

 

 

• Subway to roll out 6-inch subs for $3

Growing push
to halt workplace
bullying

 

• Weekly US unemployment aid claims drop
  to 344K

• More Americans struggle to repay student loans

• US rate on 30-year mortgage declines to 3.51 pct

• US economy barely grew in Q4, but
  rebound likely

Jacob Lew
becomes nation's
76th Treasury
secretary
 

• US Airways flight attendants approve contract

• CDC: Electronic cigarettes gaining
  awareness, use

Speedometer
top speed
often exceeds
reality

 

Energy

• Oil ends lower as commodities retreat

• US natural gas supplies fell last week

• Syria protests Israel's approval for oil drilling

Markets  

• Dow edges near record, then sputters;
  stocks down

• Money market fund assets rose to $2.663T

• Corn, soybeans rise on reports of delays
  in Brazil

• Penney's shares plunge after 4Q massive loss

• AOL taps Lyne to serve as CEO of its
  Brand Group

• Herbalife to add 2 Icahn reps to its board

• Warren Buffett releases annual letter on Friday

Other

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• Basic pruning tips and hints
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• Illinois Products Expo to feature new food and wine companies

• Logan County FSA March newsletter

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• Kankakee County Barn Quilt Will Represent Illinois

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