National

U.S. jobless claims fall more than expected

Jobseekers stand in line around the block to attend the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. career fair held by the New York State department of Labor in New York April 12, 2012. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

• Apple poaching auto engineers to build battery division: lawsuit

• Morgan Stanley breach probe shifts to hacker from fired employee: WSJ

Wal-Mart quarterly profit rises 12 percent

Two people walk outside a Wal-Mart store in Mexico City January 11, 2013. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

• Fed officials worried about hiking rates too soon: minutes

• Pressure mounts on shippers, union to settle U.S. West Coast ports dispute

International

Oil falls sharply after U.S. crude inventories rise

A crude oil train moves past the loading rack at the Eighty-Eight Oil LLC's transloading facility in Ft. Laramie, Wyoming July 15, 2014. REUTERS/Rick Wilking

• BAE Systems sees U.S. defense spending on the turn

Greece requests euro zone loan extension, offers big concessions

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (R) and Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis talk during the first round of a presidential vote at the Greek parliament in Athens, February 18, 2015. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

• YouTube to launch paid music service in a few months

• Adidas launches search for new CEO

 Money

Exclusive: U.S. authorities probe alleged forged letter from Mirach in Sahara deal

Sahara Group Chairman Subrata Roy gestures as he speaks during a news conference in Kolkata in this file November 29, 2013 photo. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri

• Major banks' commodities revenue up 9 percent in 2014: report

How to turn your dog into a cash cow

Miss P, a 15-inch Beagle who won "Best in Show", stands near the winner's trophy at 139th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in the Manhattan borough of New York February 17, 2015. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

• J.P. Morgan Securities hires eight advisers since fall

• U.S. Victory Park Capital invests with peer-to-peer lender

Market

Futures flat, but crude oil sharply lower

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange February 18, 2015. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

Economy

Exclusive: Greece pledges to honor debts, not to undermine fiscal targets

A Greek flag flutters by the temple of Parthenon atop the Acropolis hill in Athens February 18, 2015. Greece will request an extension of its loan agreement from its euro zone partners on Thursday morning, a Greek government official said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis (GREECE - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)

• ECB profits fall as it digests costs of new bank watchdog

• Top ECB official warned of risks of delaying money printing

• Dollar recoups lost ground on talk of SNB buying

Environmental

• Indiana House panel advances measure to add solar power fees

Angry Birds maker to tailor games in Chinese market

Angry Birds products are displayed during a news conference in Hong Kong July 3, 2012. REUTERS/Bobby Yip

• Lenovo installed software making laptops vulnerable to hacking: experts

• ProSieben in talks to buy Web portal Verivox: SZ

• Pinterest seeks $11 billion valuation with new funding: WSJ