Unit 1 Port Deal Raises Security Concerns 1
Unit 2 South Korea's Economy on the Upswing 7
Unit 3 Painful Cost-Cutting,Lay-offs Underway in U.S.Auto Industry 15
Unit 4 Japan Sweeps Consumer Reports Magazine Auto Ratings 21
Unit 5 Doha Trade Talks Resume March 10th and 11th 25
Unit 6 India,U.S.Aim to Boost Economic Cooperation 31
Unit 7 AT&T-BeliSouth Merger Proposed 38
Unit 8 Trade Agreement with Colombia 44
Unit 9 OPEC Steadies Quotas Ahead of Iran Nuclear Decision 48
Unit 10 World Trade Talks Produce"Incremental"Progress 53
Unit 11 New York Stock Exchange Goes Public 59
Unit 12 IMF:Bird Flu Pandemic Could Temporarily Hurt Global Economy 64
Unit 13 Petrodollar Investment in U.S.on the Rise 71
Unit 14 Ranks of Global Billionaires Increasing at Faster Rate 76
Unit 15 GM Announces New Round of Job Cuts and Lower Prices 82
Unit 16 Industry Leaders Say U.S.Losing Competitive Edge 86
Unit 17 U.S.Census Report Shows Rapid Growth for Hispanic-Owned Businesses 92
Unit 18 An Active Week on World Business Markets 97
Unit 19 Growing Pains at U.S.Ports Blamed on China Trade Imbalance 102
Unit 20 Free Trade Talks with U.S.Face Strong Pockets of Domestic Opposition in South Korea 107
Unit 21 China Relaxes Controls on Foreign Currency and Overseas Investments 115
Unit 22 Oil Industry Defends Big Profits 119
Unit 23 Experts Predict Increasing Friction in U.S.-China Economic Relationship 125
Unit 24 China's Leading Search Engine Reports Soaring First Quarter Profit 131
Unit 25 Economists Warn against Restricting Foreign Investment 137
Unit 26 World Economic Forum Opens in Egypt 142
Unit 27 Tuesday Morning Business News 150
Unit 28 Asian-Owned Businesses Booming in the U.S 157
Unit 29 Bill Gates to Scale Back Duties at Microsoft 162
Unit 30 Financial Markets Tumble amid Fears of Slowdown,Higher Interest Rates 168
Unit 31 India Attracts New Investments from Global Companies 173
Unit 32 Interest Grows in Rare Stamps as Investments 178
Unit 33 Foreign Competition Forces U.S.Autoworker Concess 183