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Dow ▼ 12,959.41 (-6.28) 1:30pm EST/2012	S&P 500 ▼ 1359.29 (-2.92) 2/22/2012 1:45pm
Nasdaq ▼ 2938.33 (-10.24) 2/22/2012 1:45pm	10 Year Bond ▼ 2.028 (-0.017) 2/22/2012 1:30pm

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US stocks fall as Europe frets over Greece (AP)
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:05:36 GMT

AP - U.S. stocks fell Wednesday as investors worried over the details of a new bailout plan for Greece.

S&P fails to break key level (Reuters)
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:16:15 GMT

Reuters - U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday with the S&P 500 stalled near a 10-month-old high after weak data on Europe's business activity raised concerns about a recession.

Greek deal skepticism weighs on markets (AP)
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:02:42 GMT

AP - Markets were subdued Wednesday as investors worried that the Greek bailout plan might not be enough to keep the country from eventually defaulting on its debts and possibly leaving the euro currency bloc.

Summary Box: Wal-Mart, B&N drag market down (AP)
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:25:25 GMT
AP - A MILESTONE, BRIEFLY: The Dow finally edged over the 13,000 mark, a milestone it hadn't reached since May 2008, three times in intraday trading. But stocks started falling at mid-afternoon and gave up some of their gains. The Dow closed at 12,965.69, up 15.82 points.

How the major stock indexes fared on Tuesday (AP)
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:22:18 GMT
AP - U.S. stocks were mixed Tuesday, rising at midday before giving up some of those gains by late afternoon. The Dow Jones industrial average crossed 13,000 for the first time since May 2008 but couldn't hold the milestone level.

Euro steady but cautious after Greek deal (Reuters)
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:27:03 GMT

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.

Bank of China moves closer to LME membership (Reuters)
Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:15:25 GMT
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.

Stocks may strain to hold 9-month highs (Reuters)
Sun, 19 Feb 2012 23:16:25 GMT
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.

Exclusive: SEC widens probe of exchange-traded funds (Reuters)
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:34:57 GMT
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.

Can the stock market pick the next president? (AP)
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:47:38 GMT
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.

World stocks rise on hopes for Greece, US economy (AP)
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:13:27 GMT

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.

Nasdaq looks to Congress to win market reforms (Reuters)
Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:38:42 GMT
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."

Stock index futures signal early losses (Reuters)
Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:14:05 GMT
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).

Former executives, bankers arrested over Olympus fraud (Reuters)
Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:51:01 GMT
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.

A look at economic developments around the globe (AP)
Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:16:08 GMT
AP - A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Wednesday:

Websites of exchanges Nasdaq, BATS hit in online attack (Reuters)
Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:16:21 GMT
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.

Wynn downplays SEC inquiry, hits Okada claims (Reuters)
Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:35:52 GMT
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.

SEC drops Lonza-Arch insider trading case, for now (Reuters)
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:54:25 GMT
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.

Summary Box: Stock funds hold steady in January (AP)
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:54:12 GMT
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.

Investors hold steady in stock funds in January (AP)
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:42:32 GMT
AP - A January market rally wasn't enough to get investors back into stock mutual funds in a big way. But they did stop pulling out more cash than they were putting in, ending an eight-month string of net withdrawals.

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