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China wrestles with cost of cleaner environment

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 12th

By JOE McDONALDAP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) - Facing public outrage over smog-choked cities and filthy rivers, China's leaders are promising to clean up the country's neglected environment - a pledge that sets up a clash with political pressures to keep economic growth strong. An array

Senate panel to question Obama's SEC nominee

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 12th

By MARCY GORDONAP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Mary Jo White, President Barack Obama's pick to be chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, will likely face tough questions Tuesday from senators about her decade of legal work representing some of the nation's largest banks

NFL's Goodell hopes for lighter helmets, sensors

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 11th

By HOWARD FENDRICHAP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) - NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell imagines a day in the not-too-distant future when players could be checked to determine whether their genetic makeup leaves them more likely to develop brain disease. They then might be told to switch to a less

Boeing 787 battery fire was difficult to control

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 8th

By JOSHUA FREED and JOAN LOWYAssociated Press The smoking, hissing battery smoldering away inside the belly of the parked 787 in Boston had already injured one firefighter. The airport fire commander wanted it off that plane. Six bolts held it fast. A quick-disconnect knob - just a quarter turn

Ohio Amish face unfamiliar life in federal prison

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 7th

By THOMAS J. SHEERANAssociated Press CLEVELAND (AP) - Sixteen Amish men and women who have lived rural, self-sufficient lives surrounded by extended family and with little outside contact are facing regimented routines in a federal prison system where almost half of inmates are behind bars for drug

Winter snowstorm pummels Midwest, heads toward DC

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 6th

By DAVID DISHNEAUAssociated Press HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) - After pummeling the nation's midsection with heavy snow, a late-winter storm was making its way Wednesday toward the nation's capital, where residents braced for the possibility of snarled traffic and power outages. As the storm

AP Photos: A look at key moments in Dow history

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 6th

By CHRISTINA REXRODEAP Business Writer The Dow Jones industrial average often makes headlines. But let's not forget everything else that happened as the Dow has twisted and turned - from The Muppets suing Mickey Mouse to John McCain meeting Joe the Plumber. May 26, 1896: The Dow Jones

A look at which stocks drove the Dow to a record

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 5th

By MARK JEWELLAP Business Writer Prices matter. That's crucial to understanding how the Dow Jones industrial average climbed to a record high of 14,253.77 on Tuesday. The Dow is a price-weighted average, which means that each $1 move in the price of a Dow stock has the same effect on the

A look at which stocks drove the Dow to a record

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 5th

McLaren unveils sleek hybrid supercar at Geneva

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 5th

By COLLEEN BARRYAP Business Writer GENEVA (AP) - Hybrids aren't just for fuel economy any more. McLaren on Tuesday unveiled a sleek hybrid supercar at the Geneva Motor Show. Sculpted from carbon fiber, in a glittery racing yellow set off by hash-marked slate gray, the McLaren P1 cuts a