Business News http://enews.earthlink.net/channel/news/bus Business News Supplied by AP en-us (c) 2009 EarthLink Networks Inc. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:02:38 PST Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:05:40 PST 5 Decision day for health care in the House http://enews.earthlink.net/article/bus?guid=20091107/4af50ce0_3422_1334620091107-377141607 WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is trying to close the deal in the House on his health care overhaul, facing a make-or-break vote that's certain to be seen as a test of his presidency. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:02:38 PST 20091107/4af50ce0_3422_1334620091107-377141607 By ERICA WERNER (Associated Press Writer) Associated Press Britain urges steps to insure financial system http://enews.earthlink.net/article/bus?guid=20091107/4af50ce0_3426_1335020091107-719062269 ST. ANDREWS, Scotland - Britain called for consideration of a global tax on financial transactions to insure against another crisis and urged world finance officials meeting Saturday in Scotland to agree on bearing the cost of fighting climate change. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:12:47 PST 20091107/4af50ce0_3426_1335020091107-719062269 By JANE WARDELL (AP Business Writer) Associated Press China offers Africa more trade, investment http://enews.earthlink.net/article/bus?guid=20091107/4af50ce0_3426_13350200911071559085045 SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt - China appeared on Saturday to be adopting a more nuanced investment approach in Africa amid stiff criticism that its aggressive quest for natural resources has ignored local human rights violations. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:56:31 PST 20091107/4af50ce0_3426_13350200911071559085045 By TAREK EL-TABLAWY (AP Business Writer) Associated Press Analysis: 10 percent jobless is Obama's new world http://enews.earthlink.net/article/bus?guid=20091107/4af50ce0_3421_1334520091107-177665138 WASHINGTON - For months he had warned it was coming but that didn't ease the political shockwaves for President Barack Obama when unemployment topped 10 percent. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:44:39 PST 20091107/4af50ce0_3421_1334520091107-177665138 By JIM KUHNHENN (Associated Press Writer) Associated Press South Korean workers protest gov't labor policy http://enews.earthlink.net/article/bus?guid=20091107/4af50ce0_3421_13345200911071071433256 SEOUL, South Korea - Tens of thousands of South Korean workers rallied Saturday to protest the government's plan to begin implementing contentious labor laws. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:39:37 PST 20091107/4af50ce0_3421_13345200911071071433256 Associated Press