http://online.wsj.com What's News US en-us copyright © 2010 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:59:52 EST http://online.wsj.com/img/wsj_sm_logo.gif http://online.wsj.com http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704349304575115270147643224.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us The military is moving large numbers of soldiers to border areas near China and Thailand in anticipation of possible conflicts with ethnic rebels in those areas before elections this year. PAID Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:09:43 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703625304575114980945314778.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us HSBC said a former employee stole data on about 24,000 accounts in its Swiss private bank that wound up in the hands of French authorities. PAID Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:26:50 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703625304575115473383089094.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Sen. Dodd will introduce his sweeping plan to overhaul financial regulations Monday without any Republican support, potentially imperiling the White House's effort to redraw financial regulations. PAID Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:45:40 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703625304575115674057260664.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Economists say stimulus helped but cite U.S. central bank's key role in jump-starting growth. FREE Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:14:42 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703625304575115672827553404.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Americans got richer for a third straight quarter at the end of 2009, a favorable trend for an economic recovery that could use some more fuel. PAID Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:58:47 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703625304575115262756433160.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Trading in Citigroup represented almost one-fourth of the market's overall volume, the third consecutive day it has benefited from renewed bets that the effects of the financial crisis are waning on Wall Street. FREE Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:49:31 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703625304575115670063714074.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us U.S. auto-safety regulators are considering new standards for car brakes, accelerator pedals and "black boxes" that record crash data, the Obama administration's top highway-safety official is expected to tell Congress. PAID Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:41:07 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703625304575115641586979572.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us The FCC has begun examining whether it needs to ensure that consumers don't lose channels during fee disputes between broadcasters and cable operators. PAID Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:52:33 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703625304575115523148943574.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Gensler took another swipe at Wall Street, saying financial firms' objections to over-the-counter derivatives regulations could leave a large portion of the market in the dark. PAID Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:40:53 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703625304575114850983364276.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us The British oil giant agreed to acquire a big swath of oil assets from Devon Energy for $7 billion, in a deal that will vault BP into the hot new oil region off the shores of Brazil. FREEEUROPE Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:26:35 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703625304575115343600608192.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Germany and France launched a proposal that calls for European trading in credit default swaps to be conducted on transparent exchanges and subjected to minimum holding periods. FREEEUROPE Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:20:06 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703625304575115250708775486.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Geithner has warned the European Commission that its proposals for more restrictive regulation of alternative fund managers could affect cross-border investment, demonstrating how the controversial European Union directive could have transatlantic ramifications. PAID Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:25:59 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703625304575115512483555390.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us The Chicago Board Options Exchange took key steps toward converting to a shareholder-owned structure and proceeding with a long-planned initial public offering. PAID Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:37:15 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703625304575115674244326414.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Barnes & Noble will offer an e-book reader application for Apple's new iPad tablet computer, providing access to the electronic books it sells. PAID Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:18:31 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703625304575115403712542476.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Britain's High Court has ordered record company EMI to stop selling downloads of Pink Floyd tracks individually rather than as part of the band's original albums. FREEEUROPE Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:55:44 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703625304575115910655531720.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Pierre-Henri Flamand, the head of the largest internal hedge fund at Goldman Sachs, is leaving to start his own hedge fund. PAID Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:54:31 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704349304575115361586057280.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Haier Group's president said the Chinese appliance maker started cooperating with General Electric last year to sell and distribute GE household appliances in rural China. PAID Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:25:10 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704349304575115444272412422.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Imax posted a profit for the last quarter of 2009, capping off a year that marked a return to the black for the first time in three years. The movie "Avatar" helped and has provided a strong start to 2010. PAID Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:52:45 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703625304575115304134724176.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us The medium-sized Chinese lender posted a 2009 profit of $736 million, more than eight times the year-earlier level. PAID Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:54:17 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703625304575115504210375276.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us A top U.S. Treasury official said the market's ambivalence toward tax-credit bonds shows they might not be an adequate replacement for tax-exempt municipal bonds. FREE Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:58:36 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703625304575115131520489358.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us BMW reported a 36% slump in 2009 net profit in a year that saw a steep downturn for luxury car makers, but said it is cautiously optimistic for 2010. PAID Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:25:40 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703625304575115332488870988.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us U.S. foreclosure filings rose 6% in February from a year earlier, the smallest increase in four years. FREE Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:07:09 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703625304575115072718301674.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us The International Air Transport Association predicted a two-speed global upturn, with Asia and Latin America outperforming Europe and North America. PAID Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:33:33 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703625304575115330539527638.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Smithfield Foods posted its first quarterly profit in more than a year as losses narrowed sharply at its hog operations. PAID Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:23:06 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704655004575114173177670654.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Complaints about speed-control problems with Toyotas have surged since the car maker announced in September it would recall millions of cars to fix floor mats that can pin the gas pedal in an open position. PAID Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:25:15 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703625304575115101950009096.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Old Mutual said it is planning to partially list its U.S. asset-management arm and dispose of its U.S. life business. PAID Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:07:06 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703701004575113721830159124.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Malcolm Calvert, a City veteran and former partner at U.K. stockbroker Cazenove known by his peers as 'Streaky,' was found guilty of five counts of insider trading. PAID Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:17:56 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704655004575114260326692730.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us The U.S. Treasury Department has no clear plan to exit its investment in in the financial-services company, raising the specter of billions in potential losses, a congressional watchdog said in a report. PAID Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:01:03 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703625304575115391993199962.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us The U.S. government earned $11.15 million from its sale of warrants tied to New York-based Signature Bank, granted as part of its $700 billion market-rescue program. PAID Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:50:41 EST