PORT EVERGLADES
State of the Ports report in Miami-Dade Wednesday
Broward and state officials have reached a deal to allow Port Everglades to proceed with its $2 billion expansion plans.
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AutoNation, the nation's largest automotive retailer, reports its fourth-quarter results before the stock market opens Thursday.
What to watch for: Any sign that things are getting better for car sellers.Broward and state officials have reached a deal to allow Port Everglades to proceed with its $2 billion expansion plans.
Stock futures rose but were down from their highs Wednesday while investors waited for details about a potential rescue package for Greece.
The government says the trade deficit surged to a larger-than-expected $40.18 billion in December, the biggest imbalance in 12 months. The wider deficit reflected a rebounding economy that is pushing up demand for imports.
Four detained employees of mining giant Rio Tinto Ltd. including an Australian national will stand trial in China on charges of stealing commercial secrets, a state news agency said Wednesday.
OPEC is raising questions about how fast the U.S. economy will be able to bounce back, but is sticking to its forecast for worldwide oil demand for now.
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. said Wednesday that it moved to a fourth-quarter profit, helped by a slight increase in revenue for its timeshare business as the year-earlier period was weighed down by hefty charges.
California's insurance regulator plans to take steps Wednesday to pressure insurance companies into ending any financial relationship they have with Iran.
Greek shares led world markets higher Wednesday amid mounting hopes that German opposition to a European Union financial rescue package for the heavily indebted country is waning.
ArcelorMittal SA, the world's largest steel maker, posted a fourth quarter profit of $1.07 billion Wednesday and said it expects demand to strengthen this year.
The Federal Aviation Administration is close to wrapping up a two-year investigation of safety violations at American Airlines that could result in one of the largest fines in the agency's history, according to government and industry officials familiar with the investigation.
Norwegian telecommunications group Telenor ASA on Wednesday reported a 25 percent jump in fourth-quarter profits, primarily thanks to growth in Asia, but said it may have to cut costs this year to strengthen its finances.
The trade deficit, after rising to its highest level in 10 months, likely narrowed a bit in December, allowing the country to close out the year with a trade deficit just half the size of the imbalance in 2008.
Oil prices rose to near $74 a barrel Wednesday, boosted by a weaker dollar but held back by a report showing unexpected growth in U.S. crude inventories, casting more doubt on the recovery in the world's biggest economy.
Nutritional supplement maker Usana Health Sciences Inc. said its profit more than doubled in the fourth quarter as it cut spending.
Marsh & McLennan Cos., an insurance broker and consulting firm, said Wednesday its fourth-quarter profit fell 53 percent because of costs tied to settling lawsuits filed in 2004.
Hotel operator Wyndham Worldwide Corp. said Wednesday that it tripled its quarterly dividend to 12 cents from 4 cents.
Americans backed off from holiday spending in January, but retail sales rose for a third month in a row compared with a year earlier, largely because of gas price hikes, according to figures released Wednesday by a key data service.
China's export growth accelerated in January and imports rose, adding to signs a recovery in global and Chinese demand is on track.
If history and the political lineup are any guides, President Barack Obama's latest effort to cut subsidies for wealthy farmers likely will fare no better than his first try - or his predecessor's attempt.