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WaMu Dispute Gets Settled

WSJ.com: What's News US — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:03:35 +0000

A lingering chapter of the 2008 financial crisis closed Friday when Washington Mutual, J.P. Morgan and federal regulators settled a dispute over billions of dollars in assets.

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Apple’s Cook Gets $22 Million Bonus

WSJ.com: What's News US — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:52:35 +0000

Apple Chief Operating Officer Timothy Cook was awarded a cash and stock bonus worth about $22 million for his performance while filling in during Steve Jobs's medical leave last year.

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Apple’s Cook Gets $22 Million Bonus

WSJ.com: What's News US — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:52:35 +0000

Lagarde: Greece Working to Solve Crisis

WSJ.com: What's News US — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:50:53 +0000

Credible efforts by Greece's government to clean up its finances have so far negated the need for any bailout from the European Union, French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde said Friday.

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Orange County Sues Toyota

WSJ.com: What's News US — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:42:57 +0000

Orange County prosecutors filed a civil lawsuit against Toyota over safety concerns with their vehicles.

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DJIA Extends Winning Streak

WSJ.com: What's News US — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:27:04 +0000

The Dow industrials rose for a fourth straight day, ending 12.85 points higher, led by a 3.4% gain in GE. The Nasdaq and S&P 500 ended lower.

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China Warns Google

WSJ.com: What's News US — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:25:35 +0000

A Chinese minister warned that Google "will have to bear the consequences" if it stops censoring its Chinese site.

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Pay Rises for New York Times Leaders

WSJ.com: What's News US — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:47:36 +0000

New York Times' chairman and CEO received big increases in their 2009 compensation despite weakness in advertising markets.

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BofA Agrees to Be More Transparent With Donations

WSJ.com: What's News US — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:47:33 +0000

New York City Comptroller John C. Liu has scored a coup in an ongoing national effort to increase corporate transparency after the U.S. Supreme Court lifted a century-old ban on corporate political...

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DJIA Extends Winning Streak to Four

WSJ.com: What's News US — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:19:18 +0000

The Dow Industrials wavered between small gains and losses, finally gaining 12.85 to make it four gains in a row. Pfizer declined, as did Citigroup. Potash jumped.

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Crude Carriers, Aveo IPOs Fall

WSJ.com: What's News US — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:13:55 +0000

Two U.S. initial public offerings fell on their debuts, underscoring the uncertainty surrounding the new-issues market.

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BofA Agrees to Be More Transparent With Donations

WSJ.com: What's News US — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:09:01 +0000

Retail Sales Post Strong Gain

WSJ.com: What's News US — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:07:36 +0000

U.S. retail sales posted a 0.3% gain in February from a month earlier despite falling car demand and fierce blizzards, but a separate report on sentiment of consumers dipped.

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Lehman Shows Benefits of Scrutiny

WSJ.com: What's News US — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:01:45 +0000

The report by the court-appointed examiner for the bankrupt Lehman Brothers analyzes the bank's demise with forensic thoroughness. But it is also a depressing reminder of how much remains unknown...

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Examiner: Lehman Torpedoed Lehman

WSJ.com: What's News US — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:48:23 +0000

A federal judge released a scathing report on Lehman's collapse that raps executives, auditor Ernst & Young and banks for lapses that sparked bankruptcy.

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