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Federal regulators have authorized nearly $100 million in payments to cover the legal costs of three former Fannie Mae executives, including more than $37 million since the government seized the firms more than three years ago, a watchdog said Tuesday.

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is expected to launch an inquiry Wednesday into banks’ overdraft practices, which have been in regulatory crosshairs in recent years.

The bureau said it will look into whether banks are reordering customers’ debit-card charges to maximize overdraft fees. Reordering transactions can double or triple penalties, and the practice has been the target of several class-action lawsuits against the nation’s biggest banks.

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Торги нефтяными контрактами в США в среду ростом котировок нефти до 9-месячного максимума на фоне новостей о том, что эксперты МАГАТЭ не получили доступа на иранскую военную базу и не смогли завершить переговоры. В Нью-Йорке, по итогам торгов на NYMEX, цена на нефть выросла на 0,03 доллара до 106,28 доллара за баррель. Фьючерсы в Нью-Йорке прибавили в цене пятый день подряд после того, как МАГАТЭ заявило, что Иран отказал экспертам агентства посетить военную базу Паршин. Ранее в ходе торгов нефть теряла 0,6% на фоне новостей о том, что производственная активность в Европе и Китае снизилась. «Сейчас все внимание на историю с Ираном», - говорит Тим Эванс, аналитик из Citi Futures Perspective. - «Все, что будет происходить на рынке, будет зависеть от развития ситуации вокруг Ирана». Торги нефтью марки Brent в Лондоне завершились ростом цен на 1,23 доллара до 122,89 долларов за баррель.

SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) -- A previously rejected weight loss pill won an overwhelming endorsement from public health advisers Wednesday, raising hopes that the drug from Vivus Inc. could become the first new anti-obesity medication to reach the U.S. market in more than a decade....

Boston Scientific (BSX) says its ION Paclitaxel-Eluting Platinum Chromium Coronary Stent System and TAXUS Liberte Paclitaxel-Eluting Coronary Stent System have received FDA approval for use in patients experiencing a heart attack. They are the only drug-eluting stent systems in the country with an approved indication to treat heart attack patients. Shares 1.4% AH. Post your comment!

Titan International (TWI): Q4 EPS of $0.37 beats by $0.05. Revenue of $402M ( 73% Y/Y) beats by $16M. Shares -3.7% AH. (PR) Post your comment!

Sturm Ruger & Company (RGR): Q4 EPS of $0.54 beats by $0.07. Revenue of $93M ( 45% Y/Y) beats by $12M. Shares 2.9% AH. (PR) Post your comment!

Canoe, a $200M interactive TV advertising JV formed in 2008 by the 6 largest U.S cable companies, appears to be falling apart: the company, which sought to serve ads that would give users the option to request additional info, is laying off 120 employees and re-focusing its efforts on creating a video-on-demand advertising platform. Post your comment!

Stone Energy (SGY): Q4 EPS of $0.93 beats by $0.16. Revenue of $222.7M ( 29.9% Y/Y) beats by $24M. Shares 2.3% AH. (PR) Post your comment!

Smith Micro Software (SMSI): Q4 EPS of -$0.12 beats by $0.08. Revenue of $11.2M (-68% Y/Y) misses by $2M. Shares -7.4% AH. (PR) Post your comment!

SYDNEY (MarketWatch) -- Australia's prime minister Julia Gillard Thursday called a leadership contest for the Labor Party after Kevin Rudd resigned as foreign minister in Washington late Wednesday.

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Duke Files Power Competition Plan in North Carolina
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(Corrects name of federal agency in second paragraph.) Duke Energy Corp. (DUK) proposed to upgrade its transmission system to import more power from out- of-state generators to ease competition concerns from its $16.1 billion takeover of Progress ...
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Duke Files Power Competition Plan in North Carolina
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(Corrects name of federal agency in second paragraph.) Duke Energy Corp. (DUK) proposed to upgrade its transmission system to import more power from out- of-state generators to ease competition concerns from its $16.1 billion takeover of Progress ...
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DUBLIN, Calif., Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sybase 365, a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc., the global leader in mobile messaging and mobile commerce services, today announced it has been selected to be a preferred mobile money technology provider in MasterCard's Mobile Money Partnership Program.&#

Athletic-shoe giant Nike Inc., which built its global franchise in part through selling signature shoes and apparel of celebrity athletes including Michael Jordan, is discussing opportunities for its latest star player: Jeremy Lin.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Prologis, Inc. (NYSE: PLD), declared a regular cash dividend for the quarter ending March 31, 2012 on the following securities:

A dividend of $0.28 per share of the company's common stock, which will be payable on March

OKOTOKS, AB, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - (TSX:MTL)  Mullen Group Ltd. ("Mullen Group" and/or the "Corporation") reported its financial and operating results for the period ended
December 31, 2011, with comparisons to the same period last year. 
Effective January 1, 2011, the Corporatio

Pro-Assurance (PRA): Q4 EPS of $4.27 beats by $2.69. (PR) Post your comment!

IShares, the world's largest ETF family, has spawned the first sector-specific bond ETFs: 1. iShares Financial Sector Bond Fund (MONY) 2. iShares Industrials Sector Bond Fund 3. iShares Utilities Sector Bond Fund Those hold bonds issued by financial, industrial and utilities companies. The average coupon in the MONY index is 5.3% with an average maturity of eight years. ENGN holds bonds issued by all sectors except for financials,

OKOTOKS, AB, Feb. 22, 2012 /CNW/ - (TSX:MTL)  Mullen Group Ltd. ("Mullen Group" and/or the "Corporation") reported its financial and operating results for the period ended

The head of AerCap (AER), one of the world's largest aircraft leasing firms, warns that Airbus (EADSY.PK) and Boeing (BA) are building too many planes, with some recent big orders unlikely to be completed in full. "Is it realistic that a small airline in Indonesia is the largest customer of the world's largest exporter?" CEO Aengus Kelly says of Boeing's 230-plane order from Lion Air. Post your comment!

PM Gillard says that she expects Kevin Rudd to also stand. If she doesn’t win then she will go to back benches and renounce all future leadership ambitions, and she expects Rudd to do the same.

Penn Virginia (PVA): Q4 EPS of -$0.14 beats by $0.19. Revenue of $80.5M ( 25% Y/Y). (PR) Post your comment!

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PC-Tel (PCTI): Q4 EPS of $0.11 beats by $0.01. Revenue of $20M ( 7.5% Y/Y) in-line. (PR) Post your comment!

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The Grayhawk School of Management announced today that Walter Gist, Jr. has joined the school as their Director of Business Development.  In this role Gist is responsible for client relations and development, management of class sched

NuVasive (NUVA): Q4 EPS of $0.27 beats by $0.05. Revenue of $150M ( 16% Y/Y) beats by $2M. (PR) Post your comment!

SAN DIEGO and MIAMI, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cricket Communications, Inc., a leading provider of innovative and value-driven wireless services, today announced it has named Brightstar Corp., a global leader in services and solutions for the wireless industry, as its exclusive 4PL

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sequenom, Inc. (NASDAQ: SQNM), a life sciences company providing innovative genetic analysis solutions, today announced that it has filed a motion for preliminary injunction against Aria Diagnostics ("Aria") to stop Aria from making, using, selling or of

AMD, recently hit by executive defections (I, II), will provide the graphics processor (GPU) for Sony's next-gen console, according to former employees. AMD currently provides the provides the GPU for the Xbox 360, and will also reportedly do so for its successor, but an Nvidia (NVDA) processor handles the graphics for the PlayStation 3. Post your comment!