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Homes Sales Beat Views; Merger for Smaller Banks? UBS Won't Sell Unit for Now

Blessing and Curse; Delta's Financing; Xerox Shifts

Dollar's Rebalancing Woes; Deals Boost Stocks; Investors Sue BofA

Xerox Shifts to Outsourcing; J&J's Biotech Bet; Abbott Expands

Equities' Exam; Tax Evaders Pressured; Kraft's Hostile Bid

Got bad news? It pays to relegate it in a footnote of the press release.

Fed anticipates; G20's Shift; BofA Urges

Rising Powers at Table; Way Opening for Buyouts; Loan Losses Grow

G20 Tackles Bank Pay; Policy Needs Not Obvious; Citi Shrinks

G20 Gathers; Mixed Economic Signals; Losing the Bailout Funds

U.S. venture capitalists have had to contend with an IPO market that has been inhospitable -- but finally there are reasons to be optimistic a recovery could be around the corner.

Fed Upgrades; Credit Card Blues; Can't Do It Alone

West rallies for U.S. plan; Ford's India Push; Housing High

Global Climate Push; Steady Policy Outlook for Fed; BofA Turns Over Docs

Economy Reviving; Obama's Global Climate Push; Banks Fined Over IPO

Big Citi Stake Sale; Google's Trademark Battle; Stocks Higher

Pressure Grows on BofA; Dell Acquires Perot; Global Stocks Slip

Reshaping the World's Economy; Business Leaders Cautious; Super-Cop Favored

Fed Takes Role on Pay; Citi Draws a Line; Airbus Sees Tough Years

The Next Foreclosure Crisis; Telecom Chief Mixed on Economy; Employers to Bear Brunt

Employers may bear the brunt; Billions for AMR; AT&T's Flat Projections

Rift opens at Fed; Carmakers lose upperhand to suppliers; Missile Shield Plan Scrapped

Cuomo pressures BofA; Cit's Wait and See; Fed Divided on Rate Hikes

Two Pct Growth in Coming Quarters; U.S. Prices Rise; Chrysler's Plans

SEC's Options Tough; Adobe's Gamble; Lehman's Complaint

Worst is Probably Over: Bernanke; Banks to Remain in Bailout Web for Now; Analysts Still Plague by Lehman Bust

Twenty-two years after appearing on the big screen, and one year after the collapse of investment bank Lehman Brothers, the film character Gordon Gekko continues to resonate on Wall Street.

Timing of Exit Debated; Will U.S. Sell Citi Shares?; Euro Cars Get Boost

Daily Outlook - Sept 14