TRUST is shifting away from government and back to business as Australia emerges from the global financial crisis, an international survey has found. View original post here: Trust in business improving: survey (News Mail)

AN average of five companies per day went out of business last month, as the rate of business failures jumped by 33% on January’s levels. Read the rest here: Five firms a day go out of business (Irish Examiner)

Service sector firms see business picking up over the next three months but expect to keep cutting staff as the economy emerges from recession, a Confederation of British Industry poll showed Monday. Follow this link: Service sector sees business rising (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Prudential To Buy AIG’s Asia Life Business: WSJ See the original post: Prudential To Buy AIG’s Asia Life Business: WSJ (Fox News)

Grant County Mulch and Kanawha Biodiesel LLC have been OK’d for loans. See the original post here: Fuel Project Loans Approved by State EDA (WBOY Clarksburg)

Federal disaster loans are available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives and private nonprofits in Michigan because of cold weather that hurt crops last year. Link: Crop-related disaster loans available in Michigan (Times Herald)