Export gro 6a0 wth likely to remain bright spot for US (AP) US Economy News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:30:47 GMT FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2009 file photo, imported cars are seen stored in a lot after being offloaded from a ship at Port Hueneme, Calif. The U.S. trade deficit unexpectedly shrank in January, 2010, reflecting a big drop in imports of oil and foreign cars. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, file)

Obama lobbied on black unemployment, immigration (Reuters) US Economy News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:29:21 GMT President Barack Obama speaks at the Export-Import Bank's Annual Conference in Washington, Thursday, March 11, 2010. Obama's intense juggling of domestic issues reflects all the realities he faces: a vast agenda, a smaller window for results this year and a need to keep promises to constituencies that will have a huge say in the fall congressional elections.(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

US household wealth jumps for first time since recession (AFP) US Economy News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:24:03 GMT The US Federal Reserve Building in Washington, DC. American household wealth jumped in 2009 for the first time since a brutal recession struck the country, underscoring the impact of an economic recovery, data from the central bank showed Thursday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Win McNam f8 ee)

States tap stimulus as more U.S. families seek aid (Reuters) US Economy News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:42:59 GMT Reuters - Many states have used funds from the $863 billion U.S b50 . economic stimulus plan to help give a rising number of poor families emergency cash assistance, the Government Accountability Office said on Thursday.

A look at global economic developments (AP) US Economy News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:21:38 GMT AP - A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Thursday:

Fed emergency loans decline in past week (AP) US Economy News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:05:30 GMT AP - Banks borrowed less from the Federal Reserve's emergency lending program over the past week, providing further evidence that the strains caused by the financial crisis are easing.

AT&T CEO accepts bonus; pay rises to $20.2M (AP) US Economy News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:56:45 GMT AP - The frugality of the recession eased in the 2009 pay package for AT&T Inc. CEO Randall Stephenson, who resumed taking a bonus and saw his compensation rise by one-third to $20.2 million, according to Associated Press calculations on a regulatory filing Thursday.

Citigroup sees return to sustained profitability (Reuters) US Economy News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:37:59 GMT Citigroup Chief Executive Vikram Pandit speaks during the opening of a new branch in Hong Kong February 3 2010. REUTERS/Bobby Yip

Coca-Cola FEMSA bottler to change bylaws (AP) US Economy News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:04:10 GMT AP - Drinks company Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB said Wednesday its bottler, Coca-Cola FEMSA, plans to change its bylaws so a simple majority of its board can appoint and set compensation of the CEO and people who report directly to him or her.

Obama launches export-doubling strategy (AFP) US Economy News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:54:23 GMT US President Barack Obama speaks during the the Export-Import Bank's Annual Conference in Washington, DC. Obama put into action Thursday an ambitious strategy to double US exports by prising open lucrative emerging markets in a bid to ease unemployment amid fragile economic recovery.(AFP/Saul Loeb)