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  1. Central banks in Europe reach agreement over limiting gold sales
  2. AIG reports $1.8 billion profit -- first positive quarter since the third quarter of 2007
  3. American International Group swings to $1.82 billion second-quarter profit
  4. U.S. stock-index futures reverse course, rallying after payrolls report
  5. U.S. jobless rate declines to 9.4% as nonfarm payrolls show 247,000 jobs lost
  6. U.S. stocks rally at Friday's open; Dow industrials jump as much as 103 points
  7. Dow industrials up 160 points as U.S. stock indexes approach Friday highs
  8. AIG says it's paying out $1.1 bln to retain key staff
  9. Sen. Dodd cleared after ethics panel's mortgage probe
  10. Dow industrials gain 114 points Friday to close week at highest level of year
  11. Regulators shut 2 Florida banks; 71 failures tallied in '09
  12. Raw-sugar futures above 21 cents a pound for first time in 28 years
  13. U.S. stock indexes retreat modestly as week's trading begins
  14. Economists forecasting U-shaped recovery
  15. U.S. stocks close lower but off session's lows; Dow falls 32 points
  16. U.S. productivity rises 6.4% in second quarter, fastest growth rate in six years
  17. U.S. stock indexes decline early Tuesday; Dow industrials fall as much as 79 points
  18. U.S. stocks close down 1%; S&P below 1,000 as financials and energy sectors sink
  19. Shanghai Composite ends down 4.7% on concerns over lending slowdown
  20. Rio Tinto CEO says detained China staffers 'acted properly and ethically'
  21. U.S. trade deficit widens to $27 billion; imports rise for first time in 11 months on oil
  22. UBS reaches deal with U.S. in tax case
  23. U.S. crude-oil inventory rises 2.5 mln barrels in latest week; futures cling to $70 level
  24. U.S. stocks rise early Wednesday, as Fed deliberates; Dow up 100 points
  25. Byron Wien leaving Pequot for Blackstone
  26. Fed leaves U.S. rates at historic lows, plans to gradually reduce Treasury purchases
  27. U.S. stocks bounce back after two down days; Dow's up 120 points, S&P's above 1,000
  28. German economy rises better-than-expected 0.3% on quarter
  29. Wal-Mart second-quarter earnings meet expectations of 88 cents a share
  30. CORRECT: Wal-Mart second-quarter earnings hit 88 cents a share, beat expectations
  31. U.S. retail sales fall unexpectedly in July
  32. U.S. stocks edge upward at opening bell Thursday
  33. Dow industrials gain 36 points as U.S. indexes close Thursday with modest gains
  34. California to cease IOU issuance by Sept. 4
  35. Consumer-price inflation unchanged for July
  36. U.S. industrial output rises for first time since October 2008
  37. U.S. consumer sentiment declining in August: U. of Mich.
  38. Dow industrials fall 50 points as U.S. stock indexes retreat early Friday
  39. Colonial BancGroup to be taken over by BB&T in FDIC-approved deal: reports
  40. Stocks cut day's losses late, but Dow, S&P, Nasdaq suffer first weekly declines in 5 weeks
  41. Crude-oil futures end sharply lower
  42. Japan April-June GDP grows 0.9% on quarter; first rise since Jan-March 2008
  43. Shares in Shanghai's benchmark composite index close 5.8% lower
  44. Best reading on N.Y.-area manufacturing barometer since 2007 aids stocks
  45. Early U.S. stock declines steepen: Dow off nearly 200 points; Nasdaq down 2.4%
  46. Dow industrials drop than 150 points in opening minutes Monday
  47. Dow industrials drop than 150 points in opening minutes Monday
  48. Revenge Designs Inc. Update to Shareholders on Available Financial Assistance and Company Structure
  49. Market volatility gauge VIX jumps 17% as stocks tumble
  50. U.S. home builders' confidence is highest since June 2008
  51. Dow industrials close with 185-point loss -- biggest one-day decline since July 2
  52. German economic sentiment gauge rises markedly in August
  53. U.S. housing starts down in July, but single-family building permits rise 5.8%
  54. Target posts lower results, but management says profit 'stronger than expected'
  55. Led by financials, U.S. stocks rise early Tuesday, recapturing a portion of Monday losses
  56. Global recession is over but leaves 'deep scars': IMF's top economist
  57. Syndicated columnist Robert Novak dead at 78
  58. Retailers among leaders as U.S. indexes hit day's highs; Saks up 8%, Target 7%
  59. GM bringing back 1,350 jobs in Ohio and Canada
  60. S&P eliminates threat of downgrade of California's general-obligation bonds
  61. H-P earnings fall 19%; forecast comes in ahead of analysts' targets
  62. Retailers' results help U.S. stocks; major indexes end about 1% higher
  63. U.S. stock indexes open lower, paced by 1% Nasdaq retreat; Dow industrials down 70 points
  64. IRS hails pact with UBS that could yield names of 10,000 tax scofflaws
  65. Don Hewitt, veteran newsman and creator of CBS's '60 Minutes,' dead at 86: report
  66. Crude-oil futures rally after supplies report, topping $71 a barrel
  67. U.S. stocks turn positive; energy sector in lead as crude-oil futures rally
  68. Don Hewitt, veteran newsman and creator of CBS's '60 Minutes,' dead at 86: report
  69. U.S. stock indexes end session higher as crude oil locks in highest close since June
  70. Swiss government to sell UBS stake
  71. U.K. retail sales grow annualized 3.3% in July
  72. U.S. weekly initial jobless claims rise by 15,000
  73. Mortgage rates lowest since Memorial Day, Bankrate says
  74. U.S. stocks move higher after seesaw pre-opening-bell action; S&P reclaims 1,000 level
  75. Leading U.S. indicators rise; Conference Board calls recession bottom
  76. U.S. mortgage delinqencies hit another record
  77. AIG shares surge 30% as new CEO Benmosche's strategy fuels hope
  78. U.S. stocks end higher for third straight day; S&P pushes above 1,000
  79. Discount retailer Dollar General files for $750 million initial public offering
  80. Crude-oil futures rally to 2009's highest level
  81. Bernanke: Global economy reviving; downturn could have been far worse
  82. Natural-gas futures close at seven-year low
  83. Friday rally lands Dow industrials, S&P, Nasdaq at 2009 highs; oil also ends at '09 high
  84. Dow Jones considering sale of market-indexes unit: report
  85. Guaranty Bank of Texas is 81st failure of the year; FDIC to take $3 billion hit
  86. Japan's Nikkei 225 Average jumps 2.4% in early trading, with autos, property pacing gains
  87. Nokia launching its first netbook, using Intel processor
  88. Retailer Charlotte Russe to be taken private at premium of 27%
  89. Procter & Gamble selling pharma business to Warner Chilcott for $3.1 billion
  90. U.S. stocks start new week with gains; Dow industrials up 50 points
  91. Fannie Mae shares surge nearly 50%, Freddie Mac up 30%
  92. Bank of Israel boosts rates
  93. Major U.S. stock indexes turn negative, putting win streak in danger
  94. Dow industrials narrowly extend winning streak to five sessions; Nasdaq, S&P slip
  95. Obama: U.S. needs Bernanke to 'continue the work he's doing'
  96. U.S. consumer confidence jumps in August
  97. U.S. stocks advance early Tuesday on home-price data, Bernanke reappointment
  98. U.S. single-family home prices up for second straight month: S&P/Case-Shiller index
  99. Postal service offers buyouts to 30,000 employees
  100. Dow industrials' streak hits six with 30-point rise; Nasdaq, S&P resume winning ways
  101. Sen. Edward Kennedy dies at age 77: reports
  102. French bank Natixis up 34% on $50 billion guarantee
  103. German business climate picks up again in August, poll says
  104. U.S. durable-goods orders jump 4.9% fur July, the most in two years
  105. U.S. stocks erase morning losses after pickup in home sales
  106. Dow industrials' winning streak hits seven as U.S. equity indexes eke out gains
  107. Toll Brothers reports $472.3 million loss
  108. Boeing sees first Dreamliner flight by end of 2009; design modifications 'nearly complete'
  109. U.S. GDP drop pegged at 1% for second quarter, unchanged from prior forecast
  110. Benchmark 30-year mortgage rates up slightly
  111. U.S. stock indexes retreat; Dow industrials off 45 points in spite of 8% Boeing surge
  112. FDIC: Number of troubled U.S. banks rises to 416
  113. Dow industrials erase day's decline, spurred by Treasury auction results
  114. U.S. stocks close higher; 8-session Dow winning streak is longest in 28 months
  115. Dell reports 23% drop in earnings; CEO sees stronger revenue in rest of year
  116. China Unicom to sell iPhone in China beginning in the fourth quarter of this year
  117. U.S. consumer spending up 0.2% in July; personal income, inflation are flat
  118. U.S. consumer-sentiment lags July but improves in late August
  119. AIG shares continue higher, rising nearly 15% early Friday
  120. Intel leads advance as Dow industrials target ninth straight gain; Nasdaq up 1.4%
  121. GM expects sales to rise 15% in 2010
  122. AIG, Fannie and Freddie shares have tripled in August
  123. Nasdaq ekes out gain, but Dow industrials' win streak halts at eight
  124. Bradford Bank of Baltimore taken over by regulators; failure is 82nd of the year
  125. Mainstreet Bank in Minnesota is shut down; 2009's failures now stand at 83
  126. California bank failure brings 2009 total to 84
  127. Shanghai Composite ends morning down 5.4%, weighed by concerns of slowing bank lending
  128. Baker Hughes agrees to acquire BJ Services in $5.5 billion stock-and-cash merger
  129. Disney to acquire Marvel Entertainment for $4 bln
  130. U.S. stock indexes decline at the start of Monday trading; Dow down as much as 84 points
  131. Massachusets sets election date to fill vacant Kennedy seat: reports
  132. Dow ends down 48 points, off day's lows; blue chips gain 3.5% in August
  133. U.S. stocks trade mixed as narrowly higher Nasdaq parts ways with Dow, S&P
  134. U.S. manufacturing gauge shows expansion for first time in 18 months.
  135. Pending U.S. home sales rise in July: Realtors
  136. EBay selling 65% of Skype to investor group; deal values unit at $2.75 bln
  137. U.S. stocks suffer sharp reversal near midday
  138. Ford U.S. sales surge 17% in August
  139. GM's U.S. sales down more than 20% in August
  140. Dow industrials down 200 points in day's final quarter-hour
  141. U.S. stocks close sharply lower; S&P finishes below 1,000, as Dow drops 185 points
  142. Japan's Nikkei 225 Average dives 2.7% in early trading
  143. Australian GDP rises 0.6% in second quarter
  144. Australian GDP rises 0.6% in second quarter
  145. BP says it has made a 'giant' oil discovery in Gulf of Mexico
  146. U.S. private-sector payrolls shed 298,000 jobs in August, ADP-based survey shows
  147. U.S. factory orders rise a less-than-forecast 1.3% in July
  148. Dow industrials up 10 points as U.S. stock indexes erase opening-bell declines
  149. SEC watchdog: Investigations of Madoff's firm 'incompetent' but not corrupt
  150. Fed grows more confident that recession is ending: meeting minutes
  151. U.S. stock indexes close modestly lower -- fourth straight decline
  152. Shanghai Composite ends up 4.8% at 2,845.02 as banks, metals soar
  153. European Commission opens in-depth probe into Sun, Oracle deal
  154. First-time jobless claims off 4,000; continuing claims rise to 6.23 million
  155. S&P reclaims 1,000 mark as U.S. stocks start session higher
  156. U.S. services-sector gauge rises in August but remains below 50% mark
  157. Gold for December delivery ends at $992.70 an ounce, a six-month high
  158. U.S. stocks break four-day losing streak; Dow gains 64 points
  159. IMF chief sees slow recovery, defends dollar's role
  160. U.S. jobless rate hits 9.7% after 20th straight month of nonfarm-payroll contraction
  161. U.S. stocks edge higher in Friday's opening minutes
  162. WTO ruling backs Boeing in Airbus subsidy dispute
  163. TiVo wins $200 mln award in Dish dispute
  164. U.S. stock indexes reach intraday highs; Dow industrials up 100 points
  165. Dow industrials add 97 points as U.S. stocks close higher Friday but end week in red
  166. Iowa, Illinois bank closings to cost FDIC $234 million; year's failures up to 87
  167. Kraft Foods to offer $16.7 billion to buy Cadbury
  168. Cadbury says Kraft bid 'fundamentally undervalues' it
  169. Gold front-month contract briefly hits $1,000 level for first time since February
  170. U.S. stocks open the week higher, while crude tops $70 and gold hits $1,000
  171. U.S. consumer credit registers biggest decline on record
  172. U.S. stocks post third straight advance; Dow industrials gain 56 points
  173. U.S. stocks post thin gains in opening hour; key London stock gauge at 11-month high
  174. FTSE 100 closes above 5,000 mark for first time since September 2008
  175. FTSE 100 closes above 5,000 mark for first time since September 2008
  176. CEO Steve Jobs at Apple event in S.F.; first public appearance since medical leave
  177. Fed's Beige Book: Factories fueling U.S. economic improvement
  178. Hijackers of Mexican jet demand to speak with President Calderon: report
  179. Texas Instruments raises earnings outlook; shares rise in late trading
  180. U.S. stocks rise for fourth straight day; Dow industrials gain nearly 50 points
  181. Pound rises after Bank of England holds rates
  182. First-time and continuing jobless claims both lower in latest week
  183. German chancellor confirms GM's sale of Opel unit to Magna
  184. U.S. mortgage rates inch lower
  185. U.S. stock indexes mixed in opening half-hour; Nasdaq ekes out gain
  186. Goldman Sachs shares rally to 52-week high
  187. Geithner: Treasury is phasing out financial-rescue plan
  188. Natural-gas futures surge 8%
  189. Gorman to replace Mack as CEO at Morgan Stanley; Mack to remain chairman
  190. U.S. stocks close at 2009 highs, gaining for fifth straight day
  191. Japan revises April-June GDP growth down to 0.6% on quarter vs. 0.9%
  192. China's industrial output quickens pace of rise in August, while consumer prices ease fall
  193. Higher crude oil behind 2% jump in U.S. import prices for August
  194. FedEx says first-quarter earnings will top forecast
  195. Coast Guard fires on boat in Potomac: report
  196. U.S. consumer sentiment improving in September
  197. U.S. stocks turn positive after consumer-confidence data; advance would be 6th straight
  198. Potomac River incident was training exercise: CNN
  199. U.S. stocks halt five-day win streak Friday but finish week with gains
  200. Chicago's Corus Bank taken over by regulators; year's tally of bank failures now at 91
  201. Japan's Nikkei 225 Average closes down 2.3%
  202. Eli Lilly aims to shave $1 bln in costs by end of 2011
  203. Natural-gas futures rise 8%; crude oil lower
  204. U.S. stocks retreat early Monday as Wall Street focuses on U.S.-China trade relations
  205. Cuomo to charge B. of A. execs over Merrill payouts: report
  206. U.S. stocks finish with gains after late-day turnaround
  207. Fed's Yellen: Recession over, but recovery may be tepid
  208. German investor sentiment rises by smaller-than-forecast amount
  209. Best Buy boosts guidance as second-quarter revenue rises to $11 billion
  210. U.S. producer prices rise 1.7% in August; retail sales up 2.7% for month
  211. U.S. stocks mixed in opening half-hour; Nasdaq edges up as Dow slips
  212. Fed chief Bernanke: The recession is likely over
  213. Adobe to acquire Web consultant Omniture for $1.8 billion
  214. Dow industrials rise 56 points to highest close since Oct. 6
  215. U.S. consumer price index up 0.4% in August on gasoline gains; core rate up 0.1%
  216. U.S. stock indexes muster modest gains in opening hour
  217. Sen. Baucus unveils health-care-reform legislation
  218. U.S. home builders' index posts third straight rise in September
  219. U.S. stocks hit session highs after home-builder-sentiment data
  220. U.S. stocks close at 2009 highs; Dow finishes up more than 100 points
  221. Oracle sales fall more than expected; stock drops in evening trading
  222. Bank of Japan upgrades economic view, holds rate steady
  223. American Airlines owner AMR says it has obtained $2.9 billion in additional liquidity
  224. FedEx revenue and profit fall; international operations stand out
  225. U.S. stocks forfeit gains after jobs and housing data
  226. Rates on U.S. fixed mortgages decline further
  227. Philadelphia-region Fed gauge jumps; Treasury declines deepen
  228. Shares of AMR rise 21% to pace airline rally
  229. Dow industrials lead way as U.S. stocks edge upward
  230. Arrest made in Yale student's death: reports
  231. President Obama scraps Eastern Europe missile-defense shield
  232. U.S. household net worth rises for first time in two years
  233. U.S. stocks finish in the red, halting three days of gains; Dow loses 7 points
  234. Palm loss widens, sales beat estimates; shares rise in late trading
  235. Dow up more than 50 points as U.S. stocks open Friday's session higher
  236. Dow gains 35 points as stocks close higher Friday; indexes post 2% weekly rise
  237. First Financial takes over Irwin Financial banks in FDIC-orchestrated deal
  238. Dell to buy Perot Systems for $3.9 billion
  239. Dow industrials fall 70 points as U.S. stock indexes open week in retreat
  240. U.S. leading economic indicators rise for fifth straight month
  241. Dow industrials, S&P 500 finish in the red; Nasdaq holds modest gains
  242. AIG, Carnival, Macy's lead early rise for U.S. stocks
  243. U.S. stocks end higher, led by financials and energy; Dow closes up 51 points
  244. U.S. stocks manage narrow gains as investors show pre-Fed caution
  245. Fed extends debt-buying plan through March, leaves rates unchanged
  246. U.S. stocks finish lower, giving up gains late in session; Dow ends down 81
  247. First-time and continuing jobless claims both lower, U.S. reports
  248. U.S. stocks make broad early gains as investors embrace IPOs
  249. U.S. existing-home sales fall as annualized pace of 5.1 million is weaker than expected
  250. Kennedy confidant Paul Kirk named as Massachusetts interim senator