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Judge will not sign off on BofA, SEC bonus pact

A federal judge refused to approve a proposed settlement between the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Bank of America Corp over the payment of bonuses to Merrill Lynch & Co employees, saying he was unable to determine if it was fair to the public.

Norway towns sue Citi over structured note losses

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Seven Norwegian municipalities and a Norwegian securities broker are suing Citigroup Inc for more than $200 million in damages after they lost millions of dollars on investments sold by the U.S. bank two years ago.

First Wi-Fi pacemaker in US gives patient freedom

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NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - After relying on a pacemaker for 20 years, Carol Kasyjanski has become the first American recipient of a wireless pacemaker that allows her doctor to monitor her health from afar -- over the Internet.
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Pequot trades raised many warnings: report

Pequot Capital Management Inc, once a prominent hedge fund firm, has been named dozens of times in private reports that alerted U.S. financial regulators to possible insider trading or other misconduct, according to Bloomberg News.
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Daily Wrap Up - August 10 - Energy

Smart Meter producer Echelon Corp. saw its shares spike as much as 40 percent early Monday after announcing a long-term deal to supply smart meters to the third largest utility in the United States, Duke Energy Corp. North American nations said they would build a capacity and infrastructure with the view to facilitate future cooperation in greenhouse gas emissions trading systems to fight climate change.
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U.S. judge wary of BofA bonus settlement with SEC

A federal judge criticized on Monday a proposed settlement between the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Bank of America Corp over the payment of bonuses to Merrill Lynch & Co executives.
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Barnes & Noble to buy College Booksellers, shares up

Barnes & Noble Inc plans to buy Barnes & Noble College Booksellers Inc for $596 million, in a deal that will expand the retailer's store base while providing entry into the burgeoning digital textbook book arena.
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Barnes & Noble to buy College Booksellers

Barnes & Noble Inc plans to buy Barnes & Noble College Booksellers Inc for $596 million, in a deal that will expand the retailer's store base while providing entry into the burgeoning digital textbook book arena.
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Scripps posts surprise profit, shares soar

Media conglomerate E.W. Scripps Co posted a surprise quarterly profit, helped by lower expenses even as advertising revenue slumped, and said it amended a credit agreement, sending its shares up as much as 33 percent.
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Wall St slips after four-week rally

Stocks fell on Monday as investors booked profits following a four-week rally that took the broad S&P 500 index to a 10-month high on Friday.
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Credit Suisse fined for violating U.S. research pact

A U.S. regulator fined a unit of Credit Suisse Group AG $275,000 for failing to make independent research available to customers, as required under an industrywide settlement over alleged faulty stock research.
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General Motors, eBay test selling cars online

General Motors Co and eBay Inc are launching a test program in California that will allow consumers to negotiate with dealers and buy vehicles online, the companies said on Monday.
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McDonald's same-store sales rise, stock up

McDonald's Corp said sales at restaurants open at least 13 months rose a better-than-expected 4.3 percent in July, helped by gains in Britain, France and the United States.
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U.S. recession seen ending in third quarter

The worst U.S. recession since the Great Depression will probably end in the third quarter, but uncertainty exists over the speed and duration of the economic recovery, according to the most recent survey of private economists.
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Oil prices fall slightly tracking Wall Street

Oil prices dipped toward $70 a barrel on Monday tracking modest Wall Street losses on the eve of a meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve, and after OPEC's president said current prices are not bad.
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Wall Street sags on profit-taking; Fed, consumers eyed

U.S. stocks slipped on Monday as a four-week rally encouraged investors to take profits, but McDonald's better-than-expected July sales pushed up the Dow component, briefly lifting the index to a positive territory.
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U.S. recession seen ending in Q3, debate over recovery

The worst U.S. recession since the Great Depression will probably end in the third quarter, but uncertainty exists over the speed and duration of the economic recovery, according to the most recent survey of private economists.
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Mid-day Minute - August 10 Tech

Nortel Networks said on Monday its chief executive will step down immediately and its board will shrink from nine directors to three as the bankrupt telecom equipment maker sheds major assets. Nortel, once North America's biggest maker of telephone gear, also posted a bigger quarterly loss due to big reorganization costs and plunging sales, which it blamed on the weak economy.
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Oil prices edge above $71 a barrel

Oil prices edged above $71 a barrel on Monday as traders eyed directionless equity and currency markets for guidance on the eve of a meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve.

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