http://hosted.ap.org/ AP Top Business News At 2:41 a.m. EST &copy; 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Learn more about our <a href="http://apdigitalnews.com/privacy.html">Privacy Policy</a>. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HEALTH_CARE_OVERHAUL?SITE=VASTR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- Suitably opaque, Section 2006 takes up only a few dozen lines in a sweeping health care bill that runs to 2,074 pages and mentions neither Sen. Mary Landrieu nor her state of Louisiana.... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:16:16 GMT By DAVID ESPO http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HEALTH_CARE_OVERHAUL?SITE=VASTR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EARNS_DR_HORTON?SITE=VASTR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Homebuilder D.R. Horton Inc., saw new home orders spike 26 percent from a year ago in the latest quarter as buyers raced to close deals and take advantage of a federal tax credit. But a wider-than-anticipated loss fueled by write-downs sent shares tumbling more than 15 percent Friday.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:20:18 GMT By ALEX VEIGA http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EARNS_DR_HORTON?SITE=VASTR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_STATE_UNEMPLOYMENT?SITE=VASTR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a sharp improvement, more than half of U.S. states added jobs in October, though economists said many of the gains likely occurred in temporary employment.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:45:16 GMT By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_STATE_UNEMPLOYMENT?SITE=VASTR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_WALL_STREET?SITE=VASTR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- Investors can't shake their fears that the economy isn't keeping up with the stock market.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:19:37 GMT By STEPHEN BERNARD and TIM PARADIS http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_WALL_STREET?SITE=VASTR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_VIVENDI_LAWSUIT?SITE=VASTR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- Former Vivendi CEO Jean-Marie Messier told a jury Friday he made mistakes in his troubled bid to turn the French water company into a global media giant, but he never misled shareholders about the risks.... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:35:40 GMT By JENNIFER PELTZ http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_VIVENDI_LAWSUIT?SITE=VASTR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EXXON_MOBIL_SABOTAGE_CLAIMS?SITE=VASTR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT DALLAS (AP) -- The Texas Supreme Court on Friday said it will again hear arguments in the nearly 15-year legal battle over accusations that Exxon Mobil Corp. loaded abandoned wells with junk, sludge and even explosives to keep other companies from drilling there.... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:07:34 GMT By JOHN McFARLAND http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EXXON_MOBIL_SABOTAGE_CLAIMS?SITE=VASTR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ROCK_BOTTOM_RATES?SITE=VASTR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- The U.S. is finally becoming a nation of savers. Now if only we could get something for our money.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:05:04 GMT By STEVENSON JACOBS http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ROCK_BOTTOM_RATES?SITE=VASTR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_BANK_CLOSURE?SITE=VASTR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- Florida banking regulators on Friday shut down Commerce Bank of Southwest Florida, marking the 124th U.S. bank to succumb this year to the struggling economy and rising loan defaults.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:13:08 GMT By MARCY GORDON and DANIEL WAGNER http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_BANK_CLOSURE?SITE=VASTR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_JPMORGAN_CHASE_ARBITRATION?SITE=VASTR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT BOSTON (AP) -- JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. said Friday it is dropping a clause from its credit card contracts that required disputes with customers to be handled through binding arbitration, a move that could lead to consumers filing class-action and other lawsuits.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:10:52 GMT By MARK JEWELL http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_JPMORGAN_CHASE_ARBITRATION?SITE=VASTR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EARNS_JM_SMUCKER?SITE=VASTR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- J.M. Smucker Co. nearly tripled its profit in the second quarter as the addition of Folgers coffee gave a jolt to its lineup and lower commodity prices for coffee beans and other items fattened its profit margins.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:37:46 GMT By SARAH SKIDMORE http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EARNS_JM_SMUCKER?SITE=VASTR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT