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      REUTERS - Nasdaq OMX Group Inc has been sued by an investor who claimed the exchange operator was negligent in handling orders for Facebook Inc shares following its initial public offering, causing losses ...

    • By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nasdaq OMX Group Inc (NDAQ.O) admitted in a call with its member brokerage firms on Tuesday that it put the wrong fix for a technical glitch related to Facebook's (FB.O) ...

    • * IAEA says deal with Iran near, easing fears of supplydisruptions * World Bank cuts China economic growth forecast * Coming up: EIA oil data at 1430 GMT on Wednesday By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE, May ...

    • * IAEA says deal with Iran near, easing fears of supplydisruptions * World Bank cuts China economic growth forecast * Coming up: EIA oil data at 1430 GMT on Wednesday SINGAPORE, May 22(Reuters) - Brent ...

    • * Dollar index hits loftiest level since Sept. 2010 * Spot gold may fall to last week's low at $1,527/oz -technicals * Coming up: EU summit (Adds details, comments; updates prices) By Rujun Shen SINGAPORE, ...

    • A truck drives into a shipping container area at Qingdao port in Qingdao

      By Koh Gui Qing BEIJING (Reuters) - The World Bank cut its economic growth forecast for China this year to 8.2 percent on Wednesday and urged the country to rely on easier fiscal policy that boosts consumption ...

    • UPDATE 1-Norsk to shut Australia aluminium smelter Reuters - UK Focus - 1 hour 12 minutes ago

      (Adds details on global smelter shutdowns, analyst comment) * Smelter to close as high dollar, low metals price bite * Starts consultation with workers * Underscores plight of global aluminium sector SYDNEY, ...

    • FOREX-Euro nears 21-month low on Greek worries; Aussie falls Reuters - UK Focus - 1 hour 18 minutes ago

      * Euro, Aussie suffer on renewed Greek exit fears * USD shines as equities, risk currencies retreat * Dollar index hits 20-month high, highest since Sept 2010 * Aussie dollar hits 6-month low, kiwi hits ...

    • By Suzanne Barlyn and Ryan Vlastelica (Reuters) - Two top U.S. financial regulators said the issues around the initial public offering of Facebook should be reviewed, putting fresh pressure on the company, ...

    • A cleaner works on an escalator at the Lujiazui financial district of Pudong in Shanghai

      By Koh Gui Qing BEIJING (Reuters) - The World Bank cut its economic growth forecast for China this year to 8.2 percent on Wednesday and urged the country to rely on easier fiscal policy that boosts consumption ...

    • By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nasdaq OMX Group Inc admitted in a call with its member brokerage firms on Tuesday that it put the wrong fix for a technical glitch related to Facebook's IPO in place ...

    • TOKYO, May 23 (Reuters) - Key TOCOM rubber futures fell 3percent early on Wednesday tracking losses in oil and shares asinvestors remained on edge ahead of an EU leaders summit and aBank of Japan policy ...

    • By Lauren Young NEW YORK (Reuters) - It's no surprise to anyone that big investors get preferential treatment on Wall Street. Investors expressed disappointment, skepticism and even shock on Tuesday after ...

    • By Andrew Longstreth NEW YORK (Reuters) - As regulators scrutinize Facebook's problem-plagued stock market debut, they may have to confront areas of securities law that do not always clearly spell out ...

    • By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) - Not a single shareholder asked a question at Nasdaq OMX's annual meeting on Tuesday, just days after the exchange operator bungled Facebook's widely anticipated market ...

    • By Dan Levine SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc has agreed to settle a lawsuit that alleged the site's "Sponsored Stories" feature publicized users' "likes" without compensation ...

    • By Chikako Mogi TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares retreated on Wednesday as hopes for fresh measures to tackle euro zone debt faded and caution set in ahead of a meeting of European leaders, with renewed ...

    • SINGAPORE, May 23 (Reuters) - Singapore shares may fall onWednesday after both Tokyo and Seoul stocks opened lower onconcerns over Europe, with animal drug manufacturer China AnimalHealthcare Ltd likely ...

    • SINGAPORE, May 23 (Reuters) - Gold edged lower on Wednesday,extending sharp losses made in the previous session as hopesfaded that an informal European Union meeting later in the daywould yield steps to ...

    • KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely toinfluence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets onWednesday.FUNDAMENTALS* Malaysian palm oil futures edged up on ...

    • * Euro, Aussie suffer big time on renewed Greek exit fears * USD shines but yen lags after Fitch cut Japan's creditrating * BOJ meeting, informal EU summit in focus SYDNEY, May 23 (Reuters) - The euro ...

    • Rajat Gupta, a former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Procter & Gamble board member, arrives at the Manhattan Federal Court in New York

      By Grant McCool NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta was once on hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam's "important people" list but excluded from a fantasy football ...

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      By Dan Levine SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc has agreed to settle a lawsuit that alleged the site's "Sponsored Stories" feature publicized users' "likes" without compensation ...

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      By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - With two of its most distracting conflicts resolved in the past week and a half, Yahoo Inc hopes its new interim chief executive can focus on the biggest challenge ...

    • By Lauren Young NEW YORK (Reuters) - It's no surprise to anyone that big investors get preferential treatment on Wall Street. Investors expressed disappointment, skepticism and even shock on Tuesday after ...

    • * Five JPMorgan officials met with CFTC on May 11 * Meeting was to discuss "cross-border issues" * JPMorgan has fought overseas reach of US swaps rules * Gensler says JPMorgan shows need for ...

    • By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) - Not a single shareholder asked a question at Nasdaq OMX's annual meeting on Tuesday, just days after the exchange operator bungled Facebook's widely anticipated market ...

    • By Lauren Young NEW YORK (Reuters) - It's no surprise to anyone that big investors get preferential treatment on Wall Street. Investors expressed disappointment, skepticism and even shock on Tuesday after ...

    • By Dan Levine SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc has agreed to settle a lawsuit that alleged the site's "Sponsored Stories" feature publicized users' "likes" without compensation ...

    • By Poornima Gupta SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Dell Inc forecast disappointing second-quarter revenue as U.S. and European corporate tech spending weakens and consumer personal computer sales continue to ...

    • LONDON--(BUSINESSWIRE)-- Further to the announcement on 21 May 2012, Barclays Bank PLC (‘Barclays’) announces that it has agreed to sell 26,211,335 shares of common stock of BlackRock, Inc. (‘BlackRock’) ...

    • US faces 2013 recession after 'fiscal cliff': CBO

      The United States faces a likely recession next year if Congress fails to stop scheduled spending cuts and tax hikes in January, congressional budget analysts warned.

    • * Five JPMorgan officials met with CFTC on May 11 * Meeting was to discuss "cross-border issues" * JPMorgan has fought overseas reach of US swaps rules * Gensler says JPMorgan shows need for ...

    • By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. equities faltered minutes before the close on Tuesday and the euro fell as hopes European leaders will tackle the region's debt crisis ebbed, fanning doubts that ...

    • * U.N. IAEA director says deal with Iran near * OECD says euro zone crisis could derail global recovery * Coming up: EIA oil data 10:30 a.m. EDT Wednesday (Recasts, adds API data, additional detail) By ...

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