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Economy
NPR
| The richest man in the world is no longer American. Forbes magazine's world's richest list has Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim on top. Microsoft founder Bill Gates and investor Warren Buffet occupy the second and third spots, respectively. Indian billionaires round off the top 5. Luisa Kroll, co-editor of the list, discusses the changing face of the world's richest people. |
| A budget crisis could lead New York to close the farm where John Brown is buried. Closing the burial site would save taxpayers about $40,000 a year, a tiny chunk of the state's $8 billion deficit. Historians say that's not enough to warrant the loss. |
| Dozens of band instrument makers used to be part of the local economy in Elkhart, Ind. But since the city was battered by the economy, only three major companies remain. One says it will manufacture instruments only in the U.S. — and it will hire new workers to grow the business and regain market share. |
| Across the country, cash-strapped cities are coming up with novel ideas for raising money — imposing new charges on everything from sodas and plastic bags to library late fees and emergency-response services. With at least two more years of bad budgets ahead, look for cities to turn to niche taxes. |
| The Senate Banking Committee chairman plans to offer his own financial regulation bill without GOP support after a month of talks with Republican Sen. Bob Corker found some common ground but didn't yield agreement on consumer protections and other sticking points. |
| The U.S. trade deficit unexpectedly shrank in January, reflecting a big drop in imports of oil and foreign cars. American exports also fell, a potential blow to hopes that the economic recovery will be aided this year by U.S. sales abroad. |
| The number of newly laid-off workers requesting unemployment benefits slipped by 6,000 last week. But the four-week average of claims climbed, reflecting a sharp increase in claims last month. |
| Fears remain about the hundreds of thousands of homeowners who are still being evaluated for help under loan modification programs. Many analysts say most of those borrowers will eventually lose their homes, sparking a new round of foreclosures later this year. |
| Facing potential bankruptcy, the board that governs the once flush-with-cash Kansas City school district is taking the unusual and contentious step of shuttering almost half its schools. |
| Elkhart, Ind., is known as the RV-making capital of the world. The mayor wants to claim a new title: the electric vehicle capital of the world. Stimulus grants and other incentives are attracting companies planning to build electric vehicles to Elkhart. It's hoped the new business will fill the void created by a serious slump in recreational vehicle sales. |
| Senate Democrats and Republicans are trying to work out differences over how to overhaul financial regulations following the financial crisis. One of the big sticking points is the proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency. Democrats, including President Obama, want a separate and independent agency. Republicans want it to be part of an existing agency but Democrats say that's been tried and didn't work. |
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| Alberta has rolled back the royalty rates it charges energy companies to develop the province's oil and gas resources, which will sharply slash government revenues but may boost investment. |
| Canada's budget watchdog disagrees with parts of last week's federal budget, namely the deficit forecasts and economic expectations. |
| A majority of Canadians who heard about the recent federal budget don't believe it will have an impact on them or their families, according to a new EKOS poll. |
| Members of Parliament grilled Transport Canada officials about what they knew of safety problems with Toyota vehicles - and when they knew it. |
| Siemens AG plans to phase out production at a gas-turbine manufacturing plant in Hamilton, Ont. |
| Vermont's two largest utilities have signed an agreement with Hydro-Québec for the purchase of up to 225 megawatts of electricity between 2012 and 2028. |
| New Brunswick's auditor general is warning the province's financial position is not sustainable because of the series of massive deficits racked up in the previous two years. |
| Winnipeg's Asper family is attempting to regain control of Canwest's newspaper assets, a report said Thursday. |
| Calgary-based Galleon Energy Inc. is putting itself up for sale. |
| Beginning next month, movie lovers will be able to bet on the box office of a film through a futures contract issued by New York broker Cantor Fitzgerald. |
| Canada's trade surplus with the world widened to $799 million in January as rising exports outpaced a decline in imports. |
| Oil giant BP PLC and U.S.-based Devon energy have reached a multibillion-dollar deal to swap assets, including the sale of some of BP's assets in Canada's oilsands, the two companies announced Thursday. |
| British rockers Pink Floyd have won a lawsuit against their own record company over royalty payments for online sales with the courts ordering EMI to stop selling individual songs over the internet. |
| The number of Americans filing initial claims for jobless benefits decreased by 6,000 last week. |
| Ontario's economy is expected to outpace the national average with 3.3 per cent growth this year and 4.1 per cent growth in 2011. |
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