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Obama trumpets Asia trip as boost to US economy
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AP
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27 minutes ago
President Barack Obama's eight-day trip to Asia produced no tangible wins for the United States, though he is citing talks with Asian allies that he says could help create thousands of jobs and open new markets for American goods in the future.
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Russia president criticizes ruling party over vote
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30 minutes ago
Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday sharply criticized officials in the ruling Kremlin-backed party for manipulating recent regional votes, saying it must learn to win fairly.
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1st Senate vote looms on health legislation
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1 hour, 27 minutes ago
A crucial first Senate vote on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul in a rare Saturday night session looms as a test of Democratic unity and the president's prestige.
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Bank of America CEO Lewis may delay retiring: report
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Reuters
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Fri 11:33 pm ET
Bank of America Corp Chief Executive Kenneth Lewis has said he would consider postponing his retirement if directors need more time to find a successor or smooth the transition to the next CEO, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
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Delta says SkyTeam could invest more in JAL: report
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Reuters
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Fri 11:13 pm ET
The chief executive of Delta Air Lines Inc says the SkyTeam alliance of global carriers would be willing to invest more than its proposed $1.02 billion in Japan Airlines , the Wall Street Journal reported.
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Stocks could sputter with Black Friday eyed
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Reuters
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Fri 9:14 pm ET
U.S. stocks could sputter next week as volumes dry up in holiday-shortened trading and with a slew of economic reports likely to illustrate the recovery is still fragile.
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Texas high court agrees to rehear Exxon case
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AP
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Fri 9:07 pm ET
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday said it will again hear arguments in the nearly 15-year legal battle over accusations that Exxon Mobil Corp. loaded abandoned wells with junk, sludge and even explosives to keep other companies from drilling there.
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Oprah's departure presents problem for TV stations
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AP
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Fri 8:04 pm ET
For more than two decades, Oprah Winfrey has been the inspirational, change-your-life champion who reigned over daytime television much like Johnny Carson once ruled late night.
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Ex-Vivendi CEO: I made mistakes but never misled
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AP
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Fri 7:35 pm ET
Former Vivendi CEO Jean-Marie Messier told a jury Friday he made mistakes in his troubled bid to turn the French water company into a global media giant, but he never misled shareholders about the risks.
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FDA OKs Abilify for autism-linked irritability
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AP
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Fri 7:27 pm ET
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved top-selling Abilify as a treatment for autism-related irritability in children from the ages of 6 to 17, drug maker Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. said Friday.
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Hershey mulls $17 billion solo bid for Cadbury: source
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Reuters
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Fri 7:09 pm ET
U.S. chocolate maker Hershey Co is considering launching a bid of at least $17 billion for British chocolatier Cadbury Plc as it seeks to trump a hostile offer by Kraft Foods Inc, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.
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IBD's Top 10 - Friday
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Investor's Business Daily
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Fri 7:02 pm ET
Aid Seen Swaying Senate Vote
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Nasdaq notifies Overstock it violated listing rule
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AP
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Fri 6:22 pm ET
Overstock.com Inc. said Friday that it received a listing rule violation letter Thursday from the Nasdaq Stock Market related to the recent filing of its third-quarter report.
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Stocks fall for 3rd day as dollar strengthens
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AP
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Fri 6:19 pm ET
Investors can't shake their fears that the economy isn't keeping up with the stock market. Stocks fell for a third straight day Friday as a disappointing outlook from computer maker Dell Inc. suggested that an economic recovery could be uneven.
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Big Pharma Mergers: Good News Or Bad?
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Investor's Business Daily
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Fri 6:18 pm ET
Whoever says you can't throw money at problems hasn't spent much time following the Big Pharma sector this year.
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Americans save more but earn less as rates fall
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AP
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Fri 6:04 pm ET
The U.S. is finally becoming a nation of savers. Now if only we could get something for our money. Interest rates are sinking to near zero for the first time since last year's financial meltdown, dampening spending as Americans earn less on their bank deposits and investment accounts.
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Huntington Bancshares to buy $338.9M in notes
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AP
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Fri 5:57 pm ET
Huntington Bancshares Inc., parent company of Huntington National Bank, said Friday that it will pay $338.9 million for subordinated bank notes tendered for an offer that expired Thursday.
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D.R. Horton sees 26 perecent spike in 4Q orders
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AP
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Fri 5:20 pm ET
Homebuilder D.R. Horton Inc., saw new home orders spike 26 percent from a year ago in the latest quarter as buyers raced to close deals and take advantage of a federal tax credit. But a wider-than-anticipated loss fueled by write-downs sent shares tumbling more than 15 percent Friday.
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TradingMarkets 7 ETFs You Need to Know for Monday
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TradingMarkets.com
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Fri 4:51 pm ET
Selling in the energy sector helped markets continue to pull back on Friday. Among other notable ETFs following Friday's trading session, country ETF fund iShares MSCI France Index Fund ETF, EWQ lost over 1% and is becoming increasingly oversold.
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Stocks dip as investors fret about recovery
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Reuters
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Fri 4:32 pm ET
U.S. stocks fell for a third straight day on Friday as investors took weaker-than-expected results from computer maker Dell and homebuilder D.R. Horton as a further sign that the recovery would be anemic.
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