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CF seals $4.7 billion deal for Terra
Daily News-Sun - Sun City AZ, 10 minutes ago / After more than a year of bids and counterbids, CF Industries landed Terra Industries on Friday for $4.7 billion in a deal that will create one of the world's largest fertilizer companies.
CF seals $4.7 billion deal for Terra
- BankSITEOfficial: Obama wants Yellen as Fed vice chair
CBS - WBBM Newsradio 780 - Chicago IL, 4 minutes ago / President Barack Obama wants to nominate Janet Yellen, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, to take over as vice chairman of the Federal Reserve, an administration official said Friday.
Official: Obama wants Yellen as Fed vice chair
- CBS - KYW AM 1060 - Philadelphia PAOfficial: Obama wants Yellen as Fed vice chair
- Tulsa World - Tulsa OKOrange County DA to Announce Suit Against Toyota
Orange County Weekly - Santa Ana CA, 21 minutes ago / The Orange County District Attorney's Office at 10 .m. will announce a lawsuit against Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., aimed at preventing the company from endangering the public through the sale of defective vehicles and deceptive business practices, the Orange County Register reports.
Toyota engineer to assist probe of NY Prius crash
- Finger Lakes Times - Geneva NYToyota engineer to assist probe of NY Prius crash
- Tri-City Herald - Kennewick WAThe Origins of Lehman's 'Repo 105'
The New York Times - New York NY, 9 minutes ago / Named after a technical aspect of the gimmick, the accounting sleight of hand helped Lehman temporarily remove about $50 billion of assets from its balance sheet, helping to make it look better than it really was.
Lehman Brothers bosses could face court over accounting 'gimmicks'
- Canberra DailyTop management, banks, audit firm blamed for Lehman fall
- Canberra DailyRetail sales rise boosts hopes of revved-up recovery
Gadsden County Times - Quincy FL, 8 minutes ago / Retail sales posted a surprising increase in February as consumers did not let major snowstorms stop them from racking up purchases.
Retail sales rise unexpectedly in February
- The Times-Reporter - New Philadelphia OHFeb. retail-sales report offers positive surprise
- The Daily Courier - Grants Pass ORCourt OKs TV rules opposed by Comcast, Cablevision
Hattiesburg American - Hattiesburg MS, 7 minutes ago / The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia leaves in place the Federal Communications Commission "program access" rules, which are intended to ensure that cable companies cannot withhold highly desirable programming that they own from competitors.
Federal court upholds FCC access rules for cable programming that Comcast, Cablevision opposed
- CBS - WHNT NewsChannel 19 - Huntsville ALCourt OKs TV rules opposed by Comcast, Cablevision
- CW - KOTV 6 The News On - Tulsa OKChina Warns Google Again After C.E.O.
The New York Times - New York NY, 9 minutes ago / One of China 's top Internet regulators warned bluntly on Friday that any move by Google to stop censoring its Chinese search engine would be "irresponsible" and would draw a response from the Beijing government.
China Warns Google To Obey Law
- Government Enterprise (CMP)China Warns Google Again After C.E.O.
- The New York Times - New York NYToronto stock market little changed; Canadian dollar surges following jobs data
Lethbridge Herald, 37 minutes ago / The Toronto stock market was little changed Friday morning at the end of a lacklustre week.
Potash raises 1st-quarter profit outlook, sees sharp rebound in fertilizer demand
- The San Francisco Examiner - San Francisco CAREFILE-UPDATE 6-Oil drops below $81, consumer confidence weighs
Interactive Investor, 13 minutes ago / Oil slipped 1 percent to below $81 a barrel on Friday, as data showing a drop in consumer confidence renewed demand concerns.
Oil prices climb towards $83 on upbeat IEA re
- The Oregon Herald - Portland OR'Astonishing' growth in Chinese oil demand: IEA
- The Oregon Herald - Portland ORHomeowners seek help at Glendale foreclosure event
The Island Packet - Bluffton SC, 11 minutes ago / Hundreds of homeowners trying to avoid losing their homes to foreclosure met with housing counselors and lender representatives at an event in Glendale on Thursday.
Homeowners seek help at Glendale foreclosure event
- ABC - KAAL 6 - Austin MNHomeowners seek help at Glendale foreclosure event
- The Merced Sun-Star - Merced CAAnalyst lifts rating for Aeropostale
ABC - KESQ 3 - Palm Springs CA, 11 minutes ago / Shares of Aeropostale Inc. climbed 5.3 percent Friday, sparked by a strong fourth-quarter performance and a better-than-expected 2010 profit guidance.
Analyst lifts rating for Aeropostale
- NBC - NBC 12 WWBT - Richmond VAAnalyst lifts rating for Aeropostale
- The Island Packet - Bluffton SCKKR Plans Its IPO: Hold Onto Your Wallet With Both Hands
Salon.com, 26 minutes ago / That's where a group of rich people get together to borrow loads of money from banks and the bond market to buy a business that generates cash.
KKR to list shares on NY exchange
- ONN.tvBalck & Decker to merge with Stanley Works
Fayetteville Observer - Fayetteville NC, 39 minutes ago / TOWSON, Md. Black & Decker says its shareholders approved the company's $3.5 billion buyout by fellow toolmaker Stanley Works, clearing the way for the companies to combine.
Shareholders OK Black & Decker, Stanley Works deal
- The Florida Times-Union - Jacksonville FLInvestors question sustainable euro weakness
FXStreet.com, 14 minutes ago / The dollar is under pressure to end the week after words from a powerful investment house jolted investors expecting further decimation of the single European currency into a spin by warning that the next 10 cents for the euro is more likely on the upside than the downside.
Good news for stocks is good for the $
- CNNMoneyStocks higher on surprising retail sales growth
Winona Daily News - Winona MN, 2 hours 33 minutes ago / Stocks are rising in early trading after retail sales unexpectedly rose in February, raising hopes that the economy may be gaining momentum.
Stocks higher on surprising retail sales growth
- Wisconsin State Journal - Madison WIStocks higher on surprising retail sales growth
- The Billings Gazette - Billings MT-
Apple now taking pre-orders and reservations on iPads
Sun Sentinel
Sun Sentinel, 42 minutes ago/ Apple has begun accepting customer pre-orders and reservations for the new Wi-Fi iPad.
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Five low-intensity blasts hit Lahore
Hindustan Times - India
Hindustan Times - India, 20 minutes ago/ Five small explosions hit Lahore late Friday causing no casualties, hours after twin suicide attacks killed up to 45 people in the Pakistani cultural capital, police said.
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Lady Gaga's 'Telephone' video: what she's wearing
The Independent - London - UK
The Independent - London - UK, 1 hour 29 minutes ago/ Lady Gaga's and Beyonc's latest music/fashion collaboration, the new video for Telephone , had its world premiere March 11.
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Runaway Prius Owner Has Had Money Troubles, But Says He Isn't Looking To Profit
NPR
NPR, 1 hour 11 minutes ago/ The owner of a 2008 Toyota Prius that hit 90+ miles per hour as it sped along a southern California highway on Monday "is finding out the downside of instant celebrity in the Internet age," USA TODAY's Drive On blog writes .
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Kristen Stewart at premiere for new movie Runaways as she praises trailer for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
The Daily Mirror - London - UK
The Daily Mirror - London - UK, 2 hours 12 minutes ago/ Kristen Stewart ditched the gothy vampire look to go pretty in pink on the red carpet last night for her new movie The Runaways.
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