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Is rolling back royalty rates the right move for Alberta? Mar 12, 2010 6:28PM

Albertans weigh on a decision by the provincial government to roll back the royalty rates it charges energy companies to develop the province's oil and gas resources. (CBC) Read more

WaMu Falls on JPMorgan Settlement on Cash, Tax Refund (Update3) Mar 12, 2010 6:20PM

Washington Mutual Inc. will collect at least $5.95 billion, less than the $20 billion estimated by shareholders, in a proposed settlement of the bankrupt company’s yearlong battle with federal regul (Business Week) Read more

Giannoulias gives up Giannis's cash Mar 12, 2010 6:17PM

Illinois Treasurer and Democratic Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias released a statement Friday announcing he's donating to charity "all campaign contribution" he received from accused bank (Politico) Read more

Corrections: Walking away from property isn’t always so easy Mar 12, 2010 6:00PM

A MarketWatch story on March 12 incorrectly stated that in Hawaii mortgage lenders are prohibited by law from filing deficiency judgments against borrowers. Hawaii does allow such judgments. (MarketWatch) Read more

Realty Q&A: Walking away from property isn’t always so easy Mar 12, 2010 5:58PM

California is one of a dozen states where lenders are prohibited by law from filing deficiency judgments against borrowers to collect the difference between was what owed and what was collected when t (MarketWatch) Read more

Video games see social networks as growth engine Mar 12, 2010 5:56PM

For those wondering when the video-game industry will enter its next console cycle, some argue that the new cycle has already started, with social networks as the next big opportunity. (MarketWatch) Read more

Motorola co-CEOs see compensation fall in 2009 Mar 12, 2010 5:55PM

Two top officers of Motorola take home far less money in 2009 from the prior year, according to an SEC filing. (MarketWatch) Read more

Apple’s Cook Gets Bonus for Work During Jobs’s Leave (Update1) Mar 12, 2010 5:54PM

Apple Inc. awarded Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook a one-time bonus of $5 million and 75,000 restricted shares for filling in while Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs was on medical leave. (Business Week) Read more

Whitman launches half hour ads Mar 12, 2010 5:52PM

Republican Meg Whitman will begin airing half hour ads across California to boost her campaign for governor, reaching out to voters beyond Republicans who will participate in the June primary. Whitman (Politico) Read more

AFL-CIO endorses Bernero for Mich. governor Mar 12, 2010 5:52PM

The Michigan AFL-CIO endorsed Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero for governor Friday, giving the Democrat the backing of the largest labor group in the state. (Politico) Read more

Loan Modification Plan Sheds 8 Percent of Borrowers (Correct) Mar 12, 2010 5:47PM

The Obama administration’s foreclosure prevention program shed 8.2 percent of the almost 1.1 million borrowers who arranged trial loan modifications through February, the Treasury Department reporte (Business Week) Read more

Apple’s Steve Jobs Can Demolish California Mansion (Update1) Mar 12, 2010 5:45PM

Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs won approval to tear down a mansion south of San Francisco after a state court judge overruled objections by preservations, a city official in Woodside, C (Business Week) Read more

Roomy Khan Had 2000 Arrest, Cited Paris Hilton (Update1) Mar 12, 2010 5:42PM

Roomy Khan, a key government witness in the insider trading case against Raj Rajaratnam, was arrested for theft of trade secrets in 2000, a year before she was charged for insider trading, according t (Business Week) Read more

Personal Finance Daily: Creating jobs would be easy, if it weren't so hard Mar 12, 2010 5:34PM

Creating jobs is not really that simple when you're talking about spending billions of dollars that we don't have. Still, some lawmakers appear intent on trying. (MarketWatch) Read more

Venezuela’s Dollar Bonds Rise to Seven-Week High on Oil Rally Mar 12, 2010 5:32PM

Venezuela’s benchmark dollar bonds rose to a seven-week high on speculation a rally in crude oil, the country’s biggest export, will prompt the government to pare back debt sales this year. (Business Week) Read more

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