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 AP - Asian stock markets were mostly lower Thursday as investors fretted over the details of a deal to save Greece from financial collapse and preserve its place among nations that use the euro. Japan bucked the trend as the yen weakened, boosting exporter shares.
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AP - Federal regulators have filed civil fraud charges against the chairman and the former CEO of a Chinese company, accusing them of duping people to invest in a coal company that was an empty shell.
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AP - U.S. stocks fell Wednesday as some investors fretted over details of Greece's debt deal reached this week. The day before, the Dow Jones industrial average hit 13,000 for the first time in nearly four years.
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 AP - A day after Dow 13,000, investors took a break.
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 Reuters - Banks led stocks lower on Wednesday as the S&P 500 stalled near a 10-month-high after signs of weak European business activity rekindled concerns about a recession overseas.
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AP - CLIMB, INTERRUPTED: Stocks fell for the first time in four trading sessions and one day after the Dow Jones industrial average passed 13,000 for the first time in nearly four years.
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 Reuters - The euro steadied after an initial jump and European stocks were lower after the agreement of a second bailout deal for Greece removed the threat of a disorderly bond default but left markets unconvinced it could avoid further turmoil.
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Reuters - Bank of China International (BOCI) is on track to become the first Chinese member of the London Metals Exchange - giving the bourse a boost while it is considering possible takeover bids - following authorization by the UK financial regulator.
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Reuters - If upcoming earnings from U.S. retailers are as unimpressive as the rest of the profit season has been, Wall Street could face a tough time justifying a stock market at nine-month highs.
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Reuters - U.S. securities regulators have widened their inquiry into the trillion-dollar market for exchange-traded funds, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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AP - The number has been repeated so often by presidential prognosticators that it's an article of faith: No president has been re-elected since World War II with an unemployment rate higher than 7.2 percent.
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 AP - Stock markets advanced Friday on hopes that Greece would soon get its crucial second bailout and following another batch of upbeat U.S. economic news.
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Reuters - Exchange operator Nasdaq OMX is trying to gain support for a legislative proposal that would give it a competitive edge over both rival exchanges and banks that operate anonymous trading venues known as "dark pools."
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Reuters - Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Thursday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.37 percent, Dow Jones down 0.27 percent and Nasdaq 100 down 0.11 percent at 0955 GMT (4:55 a.m. EST).
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Reuters - Japanese police and prosecutors have arrested seven men, including the former president of Olympus Corp and ex-bankers over a $1.7 billion accounting fraud -- one of the country's biggest corporate scandals.
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AP - A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Wednesday:
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Reuters - Websites of exchange operators Nasdaq and BATS have been attacked by hackers over the last 24 hours, causing ongoing disruptions for those trying to use the sites, spokespersons for the companies said on Tuesday.
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Reuters - Wynn Resorts Chief Executive Officer Steve Wynn played down a U.S. regulatory inquiry into a company donation at the heart of a bitter legal battle embroiling his $15 billion casino empire, hitting back at his largest shareholder and accuser in a memo to employees.
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Reuters - A U.S. market regulator is for now dropping insider trading cases against three Swiss asset managers, despite accusations that two of the defendants improperly thwarted its investigation, including by throwing out a BlackBerry.
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AP - STAYING IN PLACE: Deposits into U.S. stock mutual funds roughly equaled withdrawals in January, industry consultant Strategic Insight said on Monday. It snapped an eight-month streak of investors pulling their money out each month. The string ended as the stock market had its best January in 15 years.
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