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Friday, February 18, 2011

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Market up for third week as late-comers jump in
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Late arrivals to the speediest rally in stocks since the Great Depression pushed stocks higher for a third week on Friday, despite growing signals of an overheating market. | Full Article
Bernanke: Don't blame easy money for capital swings
February 18, 2011 03:36 PM ET
PARIS (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke defended easy money policies in advanced economies against the charge they are overheating emerging markets, saying factors such as exchange rate rigidity are also to blame. | Full Article
"Flash crash" panel calls for market overhaul
February 18, 2011 03:33 PM ET
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. regulators should stem the growing tide of anonymous stock-trading and consider charging high-frequency traders for their disproportionate amount of buy and sell orders, said a panel of experts advising how to avoid another "flash crash." | Full Article
Dynegy shares suggest Icahn deal unlikely
February 18, 2011 04:22 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dynegy Inc shares closed 9.3 percent above Carl Icahn's $665 million bid for the power company, suggesting the billionaire investor's offer that was set to expire later on Friday is unlikely to succeed. | Full Article
Citigroup sets exec bonus payouts, tied to profits
February 18, 2011 04:33 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc, recovering after a series of government bailouts, will pay some top executives millions of dollars of cash bonuses if its core operations earn at least $12 billion before taxes over the next two years. | Full Article
US TOP NEWS
Sixty hurt as Bahrain troops fire on protesters
February 18, 2011 04:32 PM ET
MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahraini security forces fired on protesters on Friday, wounding more than 60, as crackdowns on pro-democracy unrest buffeting the Middle East and North Africa turned increasingly violent. | Full Article
Libyan troops attempt to put down unrest in east
February 18, 2011 02:53 PM ET
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Thousands of people protested in Libya's second city of Benghazi on Friday over a security crackdown that has killed dozens of people but failed to halt the worst unrest of Muammar Gaddafi's four decades in power. | Full Article
Egyptians celebrate, pressure army to keep pledges
February 18, 2011 04:14 PM ET
CAIRO (Reuters) - Millions took to the streets to celebrate a new Egypt on Friday, reminding military rulers to keep their promise of a swift transition to democracy after protests swept away autocrat Hosni Mubarak in just 18 days. | Full Article
House votes to deny Obama healthcare law funds
February 18, 2011 03:39 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted on Friday to choke off cash to fund President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law, stepping up a fight with Democrats over budget cuts and deficits. | Full Article
Chinese stance throws G20 indicator deal into doubt
February 18, 2011 02:30 PM ET
PARIS (Reuters) - China rejected plans to use real exchange rates and currency reserves to measure global economic imbalances, casting doubt on the ability of Group of 20 major economic powers to reach agreement at a meeting on Friday. | Full Article
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