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News Summary: Jobless rates rise in half US states
RATES RISE: Unemployment rates increased in 25 U.S. states in January from…

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State unemployment rates for January, at a glance
Unemployment rates increased in half of U.S. states in January from December…

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KeyBanc analyst upgrades OfficeMax, Office Depot
Now is the time to buy Office Depot Inc. and OfficeMax according to a…

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Peabody shares rise after Nomura upgrade
Shares of Peabody Energy Corp. rose Monday after a Nomura analyst upgraded…

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ValueClick shares rise following analyst upgrade
Shares of ValueClick Inc. rose Monday after a Jefferies & Co. analyst…

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Stocks fall Wall Street on Cyprus bailout
Stocks are declining on Wall Street as traders worry that a proposed bank…

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Rise of Latino population blurs US racial lines
Welcome to the new off-white America. A historic decline in the number of…

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China defends growing foreign arms exports
China defended its rules on overseas weapons sales Monday following the…

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China's leaders move to fill top government posts
The Chinese Communist Party's No. 2 leader was confirmed Friday as premier…

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New pope's views bind simplicity with 'complexity'
At gatherings of Latin American bishops then-Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was…

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China's new leadership faces myriad challenges
China named the Communist Party's No. 2 leader Li Keqiang premier on Friday…

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Futures rise as S&P 500 nears new high
U.S. stock futures rose Friday as the government released a report showing…

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Pentagon spends nearly $1B a year on unemployment
Even as it faces budget cuts and forced employee furloughs the Pentagon is…

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Oil rises ahead of US industrial production data
The price of oil rose to near $94 on Friday ahead of the release of U.S.…

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Japan to join talks on Pacific trade pact
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Friday that Japan will join talks on a…

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Fed: JPMorgan, Goldman need better capital plans
JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs need better plans for coping with a severe…

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Democrats wary of Japan entering trade talks
Concerned that Japan's possible participation in ongoing trade talks among…

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Dow rises 10 days running, S&P 500 nears record;
The Dow Jones industrial average has reached another milestone recording its…

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Applications for US jobless aid reach 5-year low
Fewer Americans sought unemployment aid last week reducing the average…

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Japan's parliament clears Kuroda to head BOJ
Japan's parliament on Friday endorsed Haruhiko Kuroda a finance ministry…

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