Chinese investment company seeks NASDAQ listing

L & L Financial Holdings Inc. said it plans to apply for listing on the NASDAQ stock exchange.
The Seattle company is currently listed on the over-the-counter bulletin board exchange (LLFH). It said it has named two independent directors — Joe Borich and Shirley Kiang — and a new chief financial officer, Gene Bennett. […]

Grocery workers vote to merge union locals

Northern and Central California members of the United Food and Commercial Workers union have voted to merge their organizations, swelling the ranks of Local No. 8 to more than 30,000 workers statewide.
Balloting to ratify a merger between Roseville-based Local 8 and Fresno-based Local 45D was conducted by mail in January and early […]

India

India's manufacturing grew at the slowest pace in four months in January as weakening consumer demand in the U.S. hurt exports of textiles and auto parts.
ABN Amro Bank NV's purchasing managers' index fell to 60.7 last month, the lowest level since September, from 61.9 in December, according to a report released today. […]