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Top Stories: The FDIC will take a hit of $122.6 million on the Republic Federal Bank closure. Big News Network.com Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:18:09 -0500Better-than-expected retail sales underpinned industrial stocks on U.S. markets Friday. Big News Network.com Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:26:46 -0500As of September 30, 2009, SolutionsBank had total assets of $511.1 million and total. Big News Network.com Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:03:23 -0500Nakheel, a property subsidiary of troubled Dubai World, has lost $3.6 billion and its revenues have declined 78% so far this year. Big News Network.com Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:22:45 -0500Valley Capital Bank's sole branch will reopen on Monday as a branch of Enterprise Bank. Big News Network.com Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:41:46 -0500Advertising of hair restoration treatments has roused the ire of the advertising regulator in the UK, unfairly says one firm. Big News Network.com Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:07:01 -0500In addition to other expansion programs, the company will launch its Aloft brand in India, opening the first three of six hotels under development. Big News Network.com Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:28:35 -0500China's economic recovery has improved markedly with an increasing industrial and export outputs. Big News Network.com Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:38:10 -0500An explosion has caused a coal mine cave-in in northwestern Turkey. Big News Network.com Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:43:41 -0500Wendy's burger chain is getting out of Japan. Big News Network.com Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:32:48 -0500The world's biggest oil companies have been massing in Baghdad in hope thay will get the rights to develop Iraq's oil fields. Big News Network.com Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:26:34 -0500The Chinese government has expressed concern that the country may be about to experience a real estate bubble after property prices in Chinese cities rose at the fastest pace in 16 months. Big News Network.com Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:13:36 -0500The Goldman Sachs group in the US has announced it will pay bonuses to its top managers in stock rather than cash. Big News Network.com Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:01:23 -0500The Bank of England has held UK interest rates at the record low of 0.5%. Big News Network.com Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:18:06 -0500Eight days after joining General Motors as the new chief of the Buick and GMC brands, Michael Richards has resigned. Big News Network.com Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:05:31 -0500Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has become the fastest-selling DVD of the year in the UK, where the movie was made. Big News Network.com Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:51:00 -0500London, Dec 11 (IANS) Unilever, the Anglo-Dutch consumer goods multinational, Friday announced it was cutting ties with a major Indonesian supplier of palm oil after a campaigning environmental NGO accused the company of causing climate change. IANS Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:20:01 -0500Some train drivers in England are due to strike in a row over bank holiday pay. Big News Network.com Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:13:13 -0500SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco-owned Hetch Hetchy Water and Power has agreed to pay $7 million to the federal government to settle suits over fires on federal lands the utility uses. The U.S. Attorne... Star Tribune Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:59:39 -0500WASHINGTON - Democrats trying to push President Barack Obama's health care overhaul plan through the Senate got a sober warning Friday that costs will keep going up and proposed Medicare savings may ... Star Tribune Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:59:37 -0500The House passed the most ambitious restructuring of federal financial regulations since the New Deal on Friday, aiming to head off any replay of last year's Wall Street failures that plunged the nati... Miami Herald Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:54:46 -0500It's a getaway car, a vehicle in which to flee from a dead end. Photograph: Simon Stuart-Miller I've driven some eye-catching cars while writing this column –... Guardian Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:50:27 -0500Tiger Woods announced late Friday he is taking an ‘indefinite break’ from golf as he seeks to rebuild his home life. In his announcement, which came in the form of a posting on his Web site, Woo... Fox Business Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:27:10 -0500Missed Friday's Cavuto? Catch "The Deal" right here on FOXBusiness.com We're spending. So maybe now...the government can stop. Here's the deal. Apparently more than a few of us have found deals. ... Fox Business Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:27:08 -0500FNM ) to as much as $300 billion, analysts from Barclays recommended on Friday, according to reports. The government-sponsored entity which, together with Freddie Mac (... Fox Business Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:27:05 -0500GSK ) announced the results of a clinical study Friday which found that women with an aggressive form of breast cancer known as HER2-positive disease reported a median survival of 14 months when usi... Fox Business Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:27:04 -0500The United Auto Workers union, which is in search of a new president to take over for president Ron Gettelfinger when he retires next year, will nominate the organization’s current Vice President B... Fox Business Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:27:03 -0500WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. pay czar on Friday expanded a crackdown on pay packages at four companies rescued with taxpayer money, limiting most cash salaries at $500,000 for a second tie... Reuters Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:26:16 -0500LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Republic Federal Bank, N.A. was closed by regulators on Friday, bringing the total number of bank failures so far this year to 131, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp said. Reuters Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:26:16 -0500Despite constant officer shootings, Tijuana Police Chief Julian Leyzaola remains dedicated in the ongoing war between Mexican authorities and powerful drug cartels. Bill Whitaker reports. CBS News Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:24:10 -0500NEW YORK (AFP) - The dollar jumped to a two-month high against the euro Friday as positive US economic data boosted the odds that the Federal Reserve will begin the process of lifting interest rates s... Yahoo!7 News Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:21:43 -0500(AP) ? Key provisions of financial regulation legislation passed by the House: ?Financial Services Oversight Council made up of treasury secretary, Federal Reserve chairman and heads of regula... New Jersey Online Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:16:03 -0500(AP) ? NEW YORK - The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE: Alcoa Inc., up $1.1... New Jersey Online Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:15:45 -0500(AP) ? Key barometers in the Treasury market late Friday, compared with late Thursday. Price changes in the 10-year note and 30-year bond are per $1,000 invested:... New Jersey Online Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:15:40 -0500A JPMorgan analyst boosted his profit estimates on the aluminum maker because he expects metal prices will rise next year.Christopher and Banks Corp., up $1.62 to $7.64Better merchandise assortment an... Lexington Herald-Leader Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:11:56 -0500The House passed legislation Friday governing Wall Street, the biggest overhaul of laws covering banks and other financial institutions since the New Deal. Senate action is expected early next year. Gadsden Times Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:09:11 -0500NYSE:Alcoa Inc., up $1.11 to $14.61A JPMorgan analyst boosted his profit estimates on the aluminum maker because he expects metal prices will rise next year.Christopher and Banks Corp., up $1.62 to $7... Gadsden Times Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:08:53 -0500Time could be called on a 103-year-old insurance law which campaigners say has led to thousands of insurance claims being unfairly rejected each year.Claims made on all types of insurance have been tu... BBC Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:57:28 -0500The House passed legislation Friday governing Wall Street, the biggest overhaul of laws covering banks and other financial institutions since the New Deal. Senate action is expected early next year. Tampa Bay Online Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:57:04 -0500NEW YORK ? The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE: Alcoa Inc., up $1.1... Sign on San Diego Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:30:16 -0500The House passed legislation Friday governing Wall Street, the biggest overhaul of laws covering banks and other financial institutions since the New Deal. Senate action is expected early next year. ... Star Tribune Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:24:58 -0500/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Genomma Lab Internacional, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: LAB) ("Genomma Lab" or "the Company") announces today its 2010 earnings guidance. Genomma Lab expects net sales growth in ... RedOrbit Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:23:13 -0500The House hopes to finish on Friday legislation for governing Wall Street in what would be the biggest overhaul of laws covering banks and other financial institutions since the New Deal. Senate actio... Miami Herald Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:19:17 -0500NEW YORK -- The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:NYSE:Alcoa Inc., up $1.11 to $14.61 A... Miami Herald Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:19:04 -0500Tankan to weigh on Japan stocks The Bank of Japan's closely watched quarterly tankan survey could drag on stocks early next week, as analysts expect earlier strength in the yen and the Dubai World cr... MarketWatch Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:18:45 -0500Madinat Jumeirah Resort and the Burj al Arab Hotel in Dubai Photograph: Jean-Pierre Lescourret/Corbis Mouchel, the British infrastructure company, is closing its operations in... Guardian Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:15:17 -0500Despite the government saving the financial sector from meltdown, City reaction to the PBR has been to promote scare stories of a so-called mass exodus of "talent", questionable accusations from leadi... Guardian Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:15:08 -0500Think you're not obsessed with money? Well, think again , G2, 10 December). She has misunderstood the notion of "resilience" promoted by the Young Foundation's report... Guardian Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:15:03 -050027 Oct 2009: More than 4,000 events in 170 countries worldwide came together over the weekend as part of the 350.org climate change campaign... Guardian Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:15:00 -0500Until recently, anyone advocating a global tax on financial transactions was dismissed as hopelessly naive. That was until the world banking system came close to collapse.While the economies of rich n... Guardian Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:14:58 -0500NEW YORK — The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE: Alcoa Inc., up $1.11 to $14... The Seattle Times Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:09:04 -0500By LARRY NEUMEISTERASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER NEW YORK -- A criminal probe of a prominent California investment manager parallels a civil investigation that concluded he fed nearly $1 billion of inves... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:04:46 -0500WASHINGTON - Just in time for Christmas, the fragile economic recovery is showing signs of strengthening: Consumers are spending, companies are rebuilding stockpiles and Chinese exports are mounting a... C News Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:01:29 -0500The Obama administration’s pay czar is limiting to $500,000 the cash compensation for executives at companies that received the largest taxpayer bailouts.The 25th through the 100th top earners at Ci... Associated Press Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:51:50 -0500LOS ANGELES -- Credit-card issuer Visa Inc. and Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. will be added to the S&P 500 index after the close of trading on Dec. 18, Standard & Poor's said in a statement late Friday.... Fox Business Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:51:19 -0500SAN FRANCISCO -- Miami's Republic Federal Bank, N.A., became the 131th bank failure of the year, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on Friday. 1st United Bank of Boca Raton, Fla. will a... Fox Business Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:51:17 -0500GSK ) struck a deal with an Austrian company to develop vaccines delivered through a patch, a technology that health professionals hope could help expand the use of vaccines. The U.K. based Glaxo w... Fox Business Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:51:15 -0500U.S. stocks were mostly higher for the week, though technology stocks were lower because weakness in chip makers on Friday undercut strength in some other areas of tech and telecoms.The Dow Jones Ind... Fox Business Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:51:12 -0500NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two senior Citigroup executives told a group of investors the bank will only pay back government funds this month if it is comfortable with regulators' demands and market conditio... Reuters Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:50:18 -0500Now it's really on. Wind Mobile was cleared for takeoff Friday after the federal government took the rare step of overturning a decision made by its own regulator, allowing the startup carrier to beg... Financial Post Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:49:47 -0500Experts say Mr. Clement has left the door wide open for foreign investors in the telecommunications sector and has, in effect, issued a new set of rules for the Canadian telecom game. Financial Post Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:49:44 -0500Madoff Computer Programmers Arrested (AP) Federal prosecutors in Manhattan say there is a criminal investigation under way of a prominent California investment manager who did business with Bernard Ma... CBS News Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:48:02 -0500Krypton and xenon appear in Earth’s atmosphere — and in the universe as a whole — only in trace amounts. Detailed analyses of the gases provide clues about where those atmospheric components ori... Wired News Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:44:15 -0500Kaufman Bros. Aaron Kessler upgraded Yahoo on Dec. 11, saying its fundamentals are improving and its search engine is doing better than suggested by a leading research firm. Kessler wrote in a note to... Business Week Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:27:44 -0500Comdisco Holding Company, Inc. (OTC: CDCO.OB) (“Comdisco”) today reported financial results for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2009. Comdisco emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings ... CNBC Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:21:53 -0500(RTTNews) - Stocks moved mostly higher to close out the week on Friday, helped by the day's string of positive economic reports, which bolstered trader sentiment. While the tech-heavy Nasdaq saw a s... Quote.com Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:20:32 -0500WASHINGTON - Regulators have shut down Republic Federal Bank in Florida, marking the 131st U.S. bank failure so far this year. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on Friday took over Miami-based Rep... Star Tribune Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:51:32 -0500Sir Liam Donaldson, the chief medical officer. Photograph: Michael Stephens/PA An influential committee of MPs will next month urge the government to bring in a minimum price for... Guardian Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:41:47 -0500Barnwell Industries (Amex: BRN) was down slightly at $4.32. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended up 66 points at 10,472, the S&P 500 was up 4 points at 1,106 and the Nasdaq Composite Index clos... Pacific Business News Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:35:36 -0500Credit cardholders who want to complain about unfair interest rate hikes or questionable credit card terms would have a single government agency to turn to rather than six under a sweeping Wall Stree... Fox Business Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:18:31 -0500After more than two weeks of rumors about his alleged infidelities, the pristine image of Tiger Woods has been shattered. Few sports fans, or non-sports fans, will ever think of him in the same light... Fox Business Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:18:29 -0500ITW ), a maker of food-service equipment, said it will acquire companies at a more accelerated rate in 2010 than it has in previous months. The company has previously added around $1 billion in reve... Fox Business Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:18:26 -0500The cost of the bank bailouts was revised Sunday night, cut by $200 billion, according to the Treasury Department. The previous estimate from the White House was a cost of $341 billion. Why the sudde... Fox Business Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:18:22 -0500Talk about economy: the upcoming week will compress five days of news into three. No, the week isn’t “holiday shortened,” but it might feel like it is to watchers of economic news and data. All... Fox Business Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:18:20 -0500NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks on Friday added to afternoon gains, with utilities and consumer discretionary shares up the most, after upbeat economic data bolstered thinking the recovery is going better th... Fox Business Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:18:15 -0500MORN ) on Friday said it will acquire data management company Logical Information Machines for $51.5 million. Morningstar has plans to expand from publishing credit ratings for 100 large U.S. compan... Fox Business Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:18:12 -0500EAD.PA ) is sticking to plans to boycott a potential $50 billion competition to build a U.S. Air Force refueling fleet absent major changes in the way the winner would be picked. Reuters Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:17:14 -0500CHICAGO (Reuters) - Option investors who buy and sell puts and calls for a fraction of the price of actual shares in blue chip companies like McDonald's Corp and Caterpillar Inc will soon get a chance... Reuters Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:17:11 -0500QUEBEC -- Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Friday the Canadian economy is showing strong signs of recovery but not enough for the government to pull the plug on its multi-billion-dollar stimulus pac... Financial Post Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:16:34 -0500By John Ivison Welcome to Canadian regulatory roulette, the game where foreign investors can blow their brains out or make windfall profits, depending on the prevailing political wind. Overseas invest... Financial Post Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:16:30 -0500CHICAGO - (Business Wire) Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the ... Earth Times Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:16:25 -0500GPS ) as we anticipate the company to perform well above the market. The Gap is the leading player in the highly fragmented specialty retail sector, and has a market cap more than double its nearest c... Earth Times Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:16:23 -0500CHICAGO - (Business Wire) Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the ... Earth Times Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:16:21 -0500CHICAGO - (Business Wire) Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the ... Earth Times Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:16:17 -0500Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) said Friday it acquired privately held Opalis Software Inc., a move that marks the software giant's slow return to the acquisition market. Morning Star Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:48:12 -0500Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) said Friday that production at its Torrance, Calif., refinery was not affected by an early-day upset at an unspecified process unit. Morning Star Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:48:00 -0500Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) said Friday it acquired privately held Opalis Software Inc., a move that marks the software giant's slow return to the acquisition market. Morning Star Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:47:47 -0500Citigroup will issue its fourth quarter and full-year 2009 results via press release at approximately 8:00 AM (EST) on Tuesday, January 19, 2010. At 11:00 AM (EST), results will be reviewed via live... CNBC Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:47:32 -0500LNDC announced today that it will report financial results for fiscalyear 2010second quarter ended November 29, 2009, after market close on Tuesday, January 5, 2010. CNBC Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:47:32 -0500AIQ announced today that it will host a conference call and webcast on Friday, December 18, 2009 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the Company’s full year 2010 financial guidance, which is sch... CNBC Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:47:31 -0500LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - An Arkansas couple featured on the reality TV show "18 Kids and Counting" now has 19. Cable network TLC says 43-year-old Michelle Duggar gave birth to a 1-pound, 6-ounc... Star Tribune Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:01:57 -0500WASHINGTON - Real estate investment trust DuPont Fabros Technology Inc. lowered its outlook Friday for the fourth quarter and the full year due to costs related to interest rate swaps and debt. The ... Star Tribune Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:01:55 -0500PHOENIX - Arizona legislative leaders say talks to arrange another special session on the state's budget troubles could extend into early next week. House Majority Leader John McComish said Friday t... 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