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Ref: Wall Street rises after Greece deal, consumer sentiment
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks rose on Friday after euro zone leaders agreed to create a safety net to help debt-burdened Greece, while data showed consumer sentiment rose slightly more than expected in March.

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The Times and Sunday Times newspapers will start charging to access their websites in June, News International announces.
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Reuters – The Obama administration on Friday announced a $14 billion effort to try to stem a rising tide of home foreclosures by giving lenders incentives to erase some mortgage debt and slash mortgage payments for the unemployed.

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Ref: Stock futures signal gains; housing data eyed
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(Reuters) – Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.21 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.21 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.15 percent.

Ref: China slams Google censoring move
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China attacks Google’s decision to stop censoring search results as its long-running row with the US internet giant escalates.
Ref: Japan’s Dai-ichi Mutual Life IPO to be biggest since Visa
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AFP – Japan’s Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance Co. is headed for a market capitalisation of 15.5 billion dollars after its April 1 initial public offering, the world’s biggest since Visa’s in 2008.

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Ref: Market rises after healthcare bill passes
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks advanced on Monday, boosted by gains in the healthcare sector as passage of a bill to overhaul the system eased uncertainty for investors.

Ref: BA strike hits flight schedules
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More than a third of BA flights at major UK airports have so far been cancelled on the third day of strike action.
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U.S. News & World Report – Today’s guest post is from The Digerati Life, a personal finance site that offers ideas and resources on saving money, investing and money management.

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Ref: Wall St. drops with commodities
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks fell on Friday, following the Dow’s eight consecutive days of gains as a rising dollar hurt oil prices and weighed on energy stocks.

Ref: BA crew to strike as talks fail
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A strike by British Airways cabin crew will go ahead after talks between the airline and the Unite union collapsed.
Ref: Why the U.S. Won’t Leave Iraq
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The Motley Fool – If you’re a fan of Austin-based Stratfor, the highly regarded global intelligence firm, as I am, you’ll likely have an interest in a report put out recently by the firm’s founder and CEO George Friedman entitled “Thinking About the Unthinkable: A U.S.-Iranian Deal.”

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Ref: Wall St. flat as materials gain, financials off
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks opened little changed on Thursday, a day after the Dow pushed to a 17-month high, as gains in materials shares were offset by declines in financial companies.

Ref: UK borrowing less than expected
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UK borrowing could be less than forecast this financial year after better-than-expected February figures and revised January data.
Ref: Fed’s Bernanke sees U.S. backing Fannie, Freddie debt
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Reuters – Current Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage-backed securities are likely to retain U.S. government backing should Congress create a new system for financing U.S. homes, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday.

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Ref: Fed renews vow to keep rates low
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve renewed its pledge on Tuesday to keep interest rates near zero for an “extended period” even as it sounded more upbeat about jobs.

Ref: EU urges faster cut of UK deficit
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Government plans to cut the UK’s budget deficit are not ambitious enough, a European Commission report will warn this week.
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Ref: Wall St. lower on China, jitters over bank bill
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks fell on Monday as investors worried the Chinese government may tighten credit, potentially slowing the global economy, and waited for a revised financial regulation bill in the Senate.

Ref: BA hopes to fly 60% during strike
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British Airways has announced contingency plans to fly 60% of its customers during the first planned strike by cabin crew.
Ref: 21 Ways to Cut Expenses in Retirement
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Ref: Data, Fed to test if rally has legs
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors will try to tack another leg on to the year-long U.S. stock rally, looking to next week’s economic data and statement from the central bank for evidence the recovery is still on track.

Ref: BA strike is unjustified – Adonis
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Transport Secretary Lord Adonis attacks the planned strike by British Airways cabin crew staff, calling it “totally unjustified”.
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AP – The developer of a high profile middle-class Harlem apartment complex has lost ownership of the property after defaulting on the mortgage.

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Ref: Wall Street ends flat after mixed data
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Mixed consumer and retail data kept stocks near break even on Friday, but major indexes edged higher for a second straight week.

Ref: Royal Mail quality tests ‘rigged’
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The postal watchdog is considering taking action against Royal Mail after finding that delivery quality tests were rigged.
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Ref: ‘Slow start’ for 2010 home sales
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The number of homes sold in England and Wales at the start of 2010 was at a low level, a survey says.
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AP – BULLISH OUTLOOK: Citigroup Inc. says its returning to “sustained profitability” after losing billions on bad loans and taking a federal bailout. CEO Vikram Pandit says the bank is shedding risky mortgage assets and shifting focus to emerging markets like Latin America and Asia.

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