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3/12/2010 4:57 PM

Shoppers Buck Snowstorm to Push Retail Sales Higher
Wall Street Journal
US retail sales posted a surprising gain in February despite falling car demand amid trouble at auto maker Toyota MotorCorp. and fierce blizzards that crippled the East Coast for days. Retail sales rose last month by 0.3% ...
Retail sales show surprising gain in FebruaryThe Associated Press
Retail sales improve in FebruaryBizjournals.com
US Economy: Sales Rise as Buyers Overcome Snow, Job ConcernsBusinessWeek
MarketWatch -AHN | All Headline News -CNNMoney.com
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3/12/2010 4:32 PM

Report IDs 7 Counterparties In Lehman Repo 105 Deals
Wall Street Journal
(Updates in fifth paragraph with UBS and Barclays declining to comment.) By Michael Rapoport and Joe Bel Bruno Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--A bankruptcy-court examiner's scathing report on the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. ...
Lehman autopsy throws Ernst & Young into spotlightMarketWatch
Linklaters and Ernst & Young face action over Lehman Brothers collapseTimes Online
Lehman Bros. used accounting trick amid financial crisis – and earlierChristian Science Monitor
CNNMoney.com (blog) -Money Morning -Wall Street Journal
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3/12/2010 4:31 PM

Apple's Cook Gets $22 Million Bonus
Wall Street Journal
Apple Inc. awarded Chief Operating Officer Timothy Cook a cash and stock bonus worth about $22 million for his performance while filling in during Chief Executive Steve Jobs's medical leave. The bonus of $5 million in cash and 75000 ...
Apple gives Tim Cook $5 million bonus, plus stockMarketWatch
Apple's Cook Gets Bonus for Work During Jobs's LeaveBusinessWeek
Apple gives chief operating officer $5M bonusThe Associated Press
Reuters -ABC News -Apple Insider
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3/12/2010 4:41 PM

Mortgage help: 170000 get permanent aid
CNNMoney.com
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- More than 170000 troubled homeowners are breathing a lasting sigh of relief now that they've received permanent modifications under the Obama administration's foreclosure ...
Loan Modification Plan Sheds 8 Percent of Borrowers (Correct)BusinessWeek
Mortgage Modification Program Gains TractionNew York Times
BofA, Wells gov't mortgage modifications up in FebReuters
Bizjournals.com -The Associated Press -Washington Post
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3/12/2010 4:47 PM

US court backs ban on some cable TV program deals
Reuters
The offices and studios of Comcast Entertainment Group are pictured in Los Angeles in this November 12, 2009 file photo. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A US appeals court upheld on Friday a Federal Communications Commission ban that prevents cable companies ...
Court Upholds FCC Ban On Exclusive Cable ContractsWall Street Journal
Court OKs TV rules opposed by Comcast, CablevisionThe Associated Press
Court upholds FCC program access rulesHollywood Reporter
Radio Business Report -BusinessWeek -Television Broadcast
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3/12/2010 4:34 PM

NEWSMAKER-Fed's Yellen more complex than dove label implies
Reuters
BOSTON, March 12 (Reuters) - Janet Yellen, eyed by President Barack Obama for the number two post at the Federal Reserve, is a more nuanced thinker than her short-hand label of "policy dove" would suggest. Yellen, 63, would replace Donald ...
Janet Yellen appears a likely nominee as Fed vice chairwomanLos Angeles Times
Yellen at Fed would likely favor low-rate policyThe Associated Press
Yellen a 'Leading Contender' for Fed Vice Chairman, Gibbs SaysBusinessWeek
Wall Street Journal -New York Times -MarketWatch
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3/12/2010 12:44 PM

China Warns Google
Wall Street Journal
BEIJING—A Chinese minister made the government's strongest statement yet on Google Inc.'s future in the country, warning that the US Internet company "will have to bear the consequences" if its follows through on its pledge ...
China Calls Google's Censorship Plan 'Irresponsible'BusinessWeek
China Warns Google Again After CEO's RemarksNew York Times
Beijing Tells Google It Must Obey The LawInvestor's Business Daily
MarketWatch -BBC News -Reuters
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3/12/2010 4:58 PM

Most US Stocks Fall Following Decrease in Consumer Confidence
BusinessWeek
Citigroup Inc. and Bank of America Corp. fell more than 1.5 percent and S&P 500 financial shares ended the longest streak of gains since at least 1989. Pfizer Inc. slid 1.2 percent as its drug failed to halt the progression of advanced ...
Stocks hover at 18-month highsCNNMoney.com
US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St flat as economy sends mixed signalsReuters
Stocks trade flat after mixed economic reportsThe Associated Press
CNBC -Wall Street Journal -The Associated Press
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3/12/2010 1:51 PM

WaMu deal resolves fallout from record bank failure
Reuters
WILMINGTON, Del., March 12 (Reuters) - Washington Mutual Inc (WAMUQ.PK) said on Friday that it reached a deal that will bring it roughly $6 billion and help resolve its bankruptcy, but it could leave shareholders in the cold. ...
J.P. Morgan, WaMu, Regulators Settle DisputeWall Street Journal
WaMu Falls on JPMorgan Settlement on Cash, Tax RefundBusinessWeek
WaMu reaches settlement with JPMorgan, FDICThe Associated Press
Puget Sound Business Journal -The American Lawyer -MarketWatch
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3/12/2010 4:11 PM

Direct Edge Wins Exchange Status From SEC
Wall Street Journal
Electronic stock market operator Direct Edge secured approval from US securities regulators Friday to convert its two stock trading platforms to full-fledged exchanges, putting it on more equal footing with ...
Direct Edge Gets SEC Approval to Become an ExchangeBusinessWeek
Direct Edge wins SEC ok to run exchangesReuters
Birth Of A Stock ExchangeForbes (blog)
Financial Times -Benzinga -Wall Street Journal
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