From today's Tribune

• Big boost for Olympic bid

• Is it OK to slack at work?

• FDA questions cancer-drug data

• Consumer spending: 2nd straight monthly rise buoys hope for economy

• FAA wants to keep bird strike data secret

From the business wire

• Meltdown 101: A penny saved could mean a slower rebound from the current steep recession

• Platinum parachute: Wyeth CEO to get $53 million in severance under $68 billion Pfizer deal

• IRS agent says race driver Castroneves owes more than $2.3 million in US income taxes

• Wal-Mart to close Ohio optical lab in cost-cutting move; 650 jobs eliminated

• Boston Scientific reports small number of accidental shocks with heart implants

• FDA says Genentech's studies of Avastin for brain cancer are difficult to assess

• In a top foreclosure spot, Florida Realtor takes to the sea to show off bargains

• US dollar mostly higher, gold falls in afternoon trading in Europe

• Commercial banks rack up $9.2 billion in derivatives trading losses in the 4th quarter

• China speaks up, challenging US domination of global financial rules

• ALL BUSINESS: New plans that could help repair banks' finances could collide

• Consumer spending increases for second straight month even though incomes drop due to layoffs

• A look at the operations and markets of cable provider Charter Communications

• Widow of Aaron Spelling selling 4.7-acre Holmby Hills estate in L.A. for $150 million

• Vice premier: China ready to contribute more to IMF fund, wants changes in governance system

• AP Source: Government may tie more aid to deeper concessions from automakers, stakeholders

• Report: China box office growth still strong despite global economic downturn, executive says

• Google, Amgen, Tyson Foods, KB Home, Johnson Controls are among big market movers Friday

• Johnson Controls announces new restructuring, will cut jobs, close 10 manufacturing facilities

• Swiss banks want end of threats to put country on blacklist of uncooperative tax havens

• Lawsuit filed against AIG by disgruntled shareholders seeks return of bonuses, other perks

• JC Flowers chief Christopher Flowers resigns from board of German bank Hypo Real Estate

• Charter Communications files prearranged Chapter 11 bankruptcy

• Australia throws up obstacle to Chinese bid for miner, ruling out purchase of key asset

• Source: New cars and trucks will need to reach 27.3 miles per gallon in 2011 model year

• $8.7B Las Vegas mega-project buoyed by $200 million equity payment from partner MGM Mirage

• Acting head of OTS placed on leave pending review of backdated cash infusions

• $8.7B Las Vegas mega-project buoyed by $200 million equity payment from partner MGM Mirage

• Stock market rally gives lift to mutual funds' first-quarter performance; some areas even gain

• Johnson Controls announces new restructuring, will cut jobs, close 10 manufacturing facilities

• KB Home reports narrower loss in 1Q as homebuilder sees jump in new orders for smaller homes

• Consumers clutch old cars longer, weighing on hopes for rebound in new car sales

• Double-digit unemployment rates hit more states in February; more pain expected

• China says profits at major industrial companies down sharply in January-February

• Obama administration's plan to overhaul financial system draws GOP opposition, rules' targets

• Freddie Mac survey says mortgage rates fall to lowest in 38 years after Fed aids market

• Shakeout from last fall's money-market fund collapse just starting to sink in

• Home safe: What you need to know about buying the best home safe for you

• Congress sends massive $410 billion spending bill to White House for Obama's signature

• Trade group says services sector contracted in February for fifth straight month

• Home Depot reports 4th-quarter loss of $54 million, adjusted results beat analysts' estimates

• Smoke-filled workplaces a danger, supporting job-hunters, worries about jobs

• Lowe's profit slumps with housing market; company doesn't see stimulus plan as substantive fix

Top tech stories

• Dave Rousseve dances 'Saudade'

• Steve Johnson: President Barack Obama's plunger photo and Michelle Obama's dresses

• Steve Johnson: Obama doodle, vampire canoodle

• Download a Mississippi River tour guide

• Find fall's veins of gold by leafing through the Internet

From the tech wire

• Entellium software execs sentenced for duping investors

• Mega-worm that has infected millions of PCs poised to change tactics April 1

• Citing slide in stock price, analyst upgrades Progress Software; shares climb

• FairPoint's ongoing customer service problems in northern New England may lead to hefty fines