FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—-BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc. today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ending December 31, 2009.

President Barack Obama brings his efforts to shape a brighter economic future to the Sunshine State on Thursday. In the morning, Obama will fly out to Tampa, Fla., where he’ll tour a maintenance hangar and greet crew members who work on aircraft that refuel other planes midair.

Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke’s nomination for a second term running the world’s most powerful central bank faces a decisive day in the Senate on Thursday when his confirmation vote looks set to go ahead.

Stock futures for the Dow Jones industrial average, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 rise 0.4 to 0.5 percent, pointing to a stronger start on Wall Street on Thursday.

Some congressional Democrats are seizing on President Barack Obama’s fresh call for a sweeping health care overhaul as a message to show resolve and get the legislation done.

Restoring earthquake-ravaged Haiti and guiding Africa toward prosperity were the focus Thursday at the World Economic Forum as more world leaders arrived amid thick falling snow at the Swiss Alpine resort.

Economic output in Lithuania declined a staggering 15 percent in 2009 compared to 2008 due to the global recession’s impact, the country’s worst performance since it regained its independence in 1991.

Asia’s budget airlines will prosper as the region’s economic recovery takes hold and its middle class grows, but rising fuel costs could hurt profits, the industry’s top executives said Thursday.

German unemployment jumped in January to 8.6 percent, or 3.617 million people, official data showed Thursday, as Europe’s biggest economy continues to fight its way out of its worst economic crisis in decades.

NEW DELHI—-An evident reverberation in the electronics manufacturing industry will be noticed when South Asia’s premiere exhibition – ELECTRONICS NEXT INDIA 2010 – “Global Marketplace and International Trade Exhibition for EMS, electronic components, material and production equipment” will instigate its edition in the city of New Delhi on 24 February, 2010.