Stocks end higher on agreement on stimulus bill (AP)

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Stocks end higher on agreement on stimulus bill (AP)

Traders Warren Meyers, left, and Michael Urkonis work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP – Investors shuttled between optimism and pessimism Wednesday, finally betting that the government might help the economy out of recession after all.


Washington vents spleen in Wall Street CEO hearings

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Washington vents spleen in Wall Street CEO hearings
WASHINGTON — Wall Street bank executives submitted to a public scolding in Congress Wednesday over how they used US$176-billion in bailout money without making a noticeable impact on the anemic econo…

FTSE 100 climbs 0.5% (AFP)

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FTSE 100 climbs 0.5% (AFP)

London stocks finished slightly higher on Wednesday despite details about a plan to shore up the US banking system remaining scarce.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP – London stocks finished slightly higher on Wednesday despite details about a plan to shore up the US banking system remaining scarce.


N.Y. stocks slightly higher in mid-morning after previous day

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N.Y. stocks slightly higher in mid-morning after previous day
plunge+ (AP) – NEW YORK, Feb. 11 (Kyodo)—New York stocks turned up in mid-morning trading on Wednesday on bargain hunting following substantial falls the previous day. The Dow Jones Industrial Av…

Crisis shakes steel, auto, oil sectors (AFP)

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Crisis shakes steel, auto, oil sectors (AFP)

A port employee walks next to containers from China in the port of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Fresh losses and grim forecasts slammed the world's steel, auto and oil sectors on Wednesday after a US bank rescue plan that could cost as much as 2.0 trillion dollars got a sceptical reception.(AFP/Antonio Scorza)AFP – Fresh losses and grim forecasts slammed the world’s steel, auto and oil sectors on Wednesday after a US bank rescue plan that could cost as much as 2.0 trillion dollars got a sceptical reception.


Investors look in vain for details on new bank bailout and send Wall Street sharply lower

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Investors look in vain for details on new bank bailout and send Wall Street sharply lower
WASHINGTON – The new bank rescue plan landed with a thud on Wall Street. Worried that the revamped financial bailout was far too short on details, especially on how to clean up the books of the bank…

SEC, Madoff agree to settle civil fraud case (AP)

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SEC, Madoff agree to settle civil fraud case (AP)

In this Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009 file photo, Bernard L. Madoff, the accused mastermind of a $50 billion Ponzi scheme, leaves Federal Court in New York.  The Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday announced an agreement with Madoff that could eventually force him to pay a civil fine and return money raised from investors. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson, file)AP – The Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday announced an agreement with disgraced money manager Bernard Madoff that could eventually force him to pay a civil fine and return money raised from investors.


Hanger Orthopedic fourth-quarter profit tops Wall Street expectations as sales grow 9 percent

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Hanger Orthopedic fourth-quarter profit tops Wall Street expectations as sales grow 9 percent
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) – Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc. said Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit jumped 19 percent, helped by strong patient care revenue at centers open at least a year. Hanger, which operat…

SEC enforcement chief steps down under Madoff cloud (AFP)

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SEC enforcement chief steps down under Madoff cloud (AFP)

The US Securities and Exchange Commission said Monday its enforcement chief has quit, following criticism over apparent failure to uncover the alleged 50 billion dollar investment scam run by mastermind Bernard Madoff, pictured in January 2009.(AFP/File/Timothy A. Clary)AFP – The US Securities and Exchange Commission said Monday its enforcement chief has quit, following criticism over apparent failure to uncover the alleged 50 billion dollar investment scam run by mastermind Bernard Madoff.


European stocks slip, with all eyes on Washington

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European stocks slip, with all eyes on Washington
European stock markets slid Tuesday, reversing recent gains, as cautious investors awaited news from Washington on a major US financial recovery plan and a huge