Belleville News Democrat: Business http://www.bnd.com/business/index.xml News, sports, and entertainment from Belleville News Democrat en-us Copyright 2010 Belleville News Democrat Business 60 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:48:21 CDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys support@Belleville.com Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund starts to open up http://www.bnd.com/2010/03/14/1173821/abu-dhabi-sovereign-wealth-fund.html http://www.bnd.com/2010/03/14/1173821/abu-dhabi-sovereign-wealth-fund.html Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:48 CDT The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority broke with its customary privacy by issuing its first yearly statement Monday, marking one of the biggest steps yet by the world's largest sovereign wealth fund to increase transparency. Venezuelan Web site rejects Chavez's allegations http://www.bnd.com/2010/03/13/1173145/venezuelas-chavez-internet-should.html http://www.bnd.com/2010/03/13/1173145/venezuelas-chavez-internet-should.html Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:18 CDT A Venezuelan Web site that was accused by President Hugo Chavez of spreading false reports of killings said Sunday the government is trying to restrict criticism, but announced it had banned the visitors who posted the inaccurate rumors. Amazon reacts to new Colo tax, costing affiliates http://www.bnd.com/2010/03/14/1173709/amazon-reacts-to-new-colo-tax.html http://www.bnd.com/2010/03/14/1173709/amazon-reacts-to-new-colo-tax.html Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:33 CDT Kristie McNealy blogs from her suburban Denver home about raising four children and health issues. Her husband, Rob, a floor installer, runs another Web site offering product reviews and advice on hardwood floors. Investors turn attention to Fed meeting http://www.bnd.com/2010/03/14/1173705/investors-turn-attention-to-fed.html http://www.bnd.com/2010/03/14/1173705/investors-turn-attention-to-fed.html Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:13 CDT The stock market doesn't want any surprises from this week's Federal Reserve's meeting. Schrenker: "Data" show he tried to fake own death http://www.bnd.com/2010/03/14/1173691/schrenker-data-show-he-tried-to.html http://www.bnd.com/2010/03/14/1173691/schrenker-data-show-he-tried-to.html Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:07 CDT A former money manager facing fraud charges acknowledges in a newspaper interview that evidence indicates he was trying to fake his own death when he parachuted from his private plane that later crashed in a Florida swamp. Conn. would waive student loans in 'green' jobs http://www.bnd.com/2010/03/14/1173655/conn-would-waive-student-loans.html http://www.bnd.com/2010/03/14/1173655/conn-would-waive-student-loans.html Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:08 CDT Paul Goulet hopes Connecticut will help him get from under nearly $8,000 he's borrowed for college after losing his job in a paper manufacturing plant. Regulators accused of lax oversight at LA oilfield http://www.bnd.com/2010/03/14/1173597/regulators-accused-of-lax-oversight.html http://www.bnd.com/2010/03/14/1173597/regulators-accused-of-lax-oversight.html Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:08 CDT This sprawling metropolis is built atop one of the richest oil basins in the world. Wells dot the city landscape, some hidden behind hollow building facades much like a Hollywood movie set, or, in the case of Beverly Hills High School, encased in a tower painted with flowers. Dodd seeking middle ground on new financial rules http://www.bnd.com/2010/03/14/1173625/dodd-seeking-middle-ground-on.html http://www.bnd.com/2010/03/14/1173625/dodd-seeking-middle-ground-on.html Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:38 CDT The senator trying to rewrite the nation's financial industry rules is dropping plans to create a stand-alone consumer financial protection agency and give a single regulator the power to oversee all banks, according to people familiar with the evolving proposal. A look at Democrats' health care overhaul http://www.bnd.com/2010/03/14/1173623/a-look-at-democrats-health-care.html http://www.bnd.com/2010/03/14/1173623/a-look-at-democrats-health-care.html Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:58 CDT President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats are pulling together a final version of a health care overhaul bill and pushing for House votes as early as this coming week. Democrats are awaiting cost assessments from the Congressional Budget Office that will allow them to finish details. Some of the main features as the bill takes shape: Summary Box: How will the Fed signal higher rates? http://www.bnd.com/2010/03/14/1173604/summary-box-how-will-the-fed-signal.html http://www.bnd.com/2010/03/14/1173604/summary-box-how-will-the-fed-signal.html Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:53 CDT SMOKE SIGNALS: Federal Reserve policymakers may signal at their meeting this week how and when the mending economy will lead them to start raising record-low interest rates.