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• March trade deficit narrows sharply
The deficit with Japan rose 8.9 percent to $7.5 billion while the imbalance with the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries totaled $14.1 billion, an increase of 6.8 percent from February.
• Citigroup to unveil $400 billion in asset sales
Precisely which non-core assets are for sale is unclear, but analysts speculated that consumer finance businesses in the United States, Japan, Mexico, and Germany are possible.
• What's Microsoft's next move for search?
For now, Microsoft seems focused on going alone, though the company declined to make executives available to talk about its online plans. In Japan, Chairman Bill Gates told reporters Wednesday that "at this point Microsoft is focused on its ...
• Astronauts gear up for shuttle launch practice
Commanded by veteran NASA astronaut Mark Kelly, the astronauts are gearing up for a planned May 31 launch aboard the space shuttle Discovery to deliver Japan's tour bus-sized Kibo module , the largest room built for the station.
• Stocks rise as investors watch oil retreat
In overseas trading, Japan’s stock market fell 1.13 percent. By afternoon in Europe, Britain’s FTSE index rose 0.16 percent, Germany’s DAX index fell 0.06 percent, and France’s CAC-40 fell 0.39 percent.

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