U.S. Health Secretary Presses Insurers Over Rates - Post Chronicle
The Obama administration stepped up its pressure on health insurers on Thursday, calling on some of the top U.S. companies to be more public about “jaw-dropping” rate increases as Democrats make a final push for healthcare reform. U.S. Health

Thursday Options Recap - Seekingalpha.com
Economic data was back in focus Thursday. Stock index futures ticked a bit higher before the exchanges opened in New York after the Labor Department said that weekly jobless claims fell by 29,000 to 469,000 in the final week of February. Economists

WRAPUP 2-TD Bank, Canadian Western profits surge, shares up - Reuters
TORONTO, March 4 (Reuters) - Two more Canadian banks reported surging profits on Thursday, easily surpassing market expectations, and shares climbed as investors bet the sector had put the financial crisis behind it. Toronto-Dominion Bank ( TD.TO

U.S. Health Secretary Presses Insurers Over Rates - Post Chronicle
The Obama administration stepped up its pressure on health insurers on Thursday, calling on some of the top U.S. companies to be more public about “jaw-dropping” rate increases as Democrats make a final push for healthcare reform. U.S. Health

Thursday Options Recap - Seekingalpha.com
Economic data was back in focus Thursday. Stock index futures ticked a bit higher before the exchanges opened in New York after the Labor Department said that weekly jobless claims fell by 29,000 to 469,000 in the final week of February. Economists

WRAPUP 2-TD Bank, Canadian Western profits surge, shares up - Reuters
TORONTO, March 4 (Reuters) - Two more Canadian banks reported surging profits on Thursday, easily surpassing market expectations, and shares climbed as investors bet the sector had put the financial crisis behind it. Toronto-Dominion Bank ( TD.TO