Judge promises to rule on SEC, BofA settlement (AP)
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A judge promised Monday to decide by the end of next week whether to approve a $150 million settlement between the Securities and Exchange Commission and Bank of America over civil charges alleging the bank misled shareholders when it acquired Merrill Lynch.
Source:Judge promises to rule on SEC, BofA settlement (AP)
Oil below $72 in Asia amid economy doubts (AP)
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Oil prices lingered below $72 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as investors remained uncertain about the strength of global economic growth and demand for crude.
Source:Oil below $72 in Asia amid economy doubts (AP)
Electronic Arts shares dive on weak outlook (AP)
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A disappointing outlook from Electronic Arts Inc. sent shares of the video game publisher sharply lower Monday, a sign that significant cost-cuts and layoffs have not ended the company’s slump.
Source:Electronic Arts shares dive on weak outlook (AP)
Transformers drive Hasbro 4Q profit increase (AP)
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Strength in its boys’ brands like Transformers and Nerf, along with its core game brands including Scrabble and Monopoly, should boost Hasbro’s results in 2010, the company said Monday.
Source:Transformers drive Hasbro 4Q profit increase (AP)
Europe could face years-long debt grind (AP)
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Is there any way out of Europe’s debt morass? Greece’s efforts to restore confidence in its finances have only called attention to its woes, and now investors are fretting debt contagion could spread to other countries, starting with similarly troubled Portugal, but with markets wondering who’s next.
Source:Europe could face years-long debt grind (AP)
Geithner says US credit rating safe despite debt (AP)
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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says the U.S. government “will never” lose its sterling credit rating despite big budget deficits and a newly increased debt limit that now tops $14 trillion.
Source:Geithner says US credit rating safe despite debt (AP)
Average gas prices down 5.76 cents nationwide (AP)
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The average price of regular gasoline in the United States fell 5.76 cents over a two-week period to $2.67. That’s according to the national Lundberg Survey of fuel prices released Sunday.
Source:Average gas prices down 5.76 cents nationwide (AP)
'Dear John' bumps 'Avatar' with $32.4M debut (AP)
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A sci-fi love story has given way to an earthbound romance at the box office, livening up typically slow times at theaters over Super Bowl weekend.
Source:'Dear John' bumps 'Avatar' with $32.4M debut (AP)
Toyota loses some luster in hometown over recalls (AP)
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Even in its hometown, the great automaker has lost some of its mystique. Rising out of the barren winter rice fields of central Japan, this city of 400,000 people is probably the most Toyota-friendly place on the planet.
Source:Toyota loses some luster in hometown over recalls (AP)
Arctic meeting a turning point for G-7 (AP)
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A meeting of finance officials from the Group of Seven leading industrialized countries in this tiny Arctic outpost certainly lived up to host Canada’s billing as a gathering with a difference.