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White House says supports private banking system

The White House said on Friday it strongly believed in a privately held bank system, after rumors that the U.S. government could nationalize banks caused shares in Bank of America and Citigroup plummet. Let me reassure as best I can on banks, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs told a briefing with reporters. This administration continues to strongly believe that a privately held bank...

Court finds Calif. video game law unconstitutional

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A U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday that a California law restricting the sales and rental of violent video games to minors and imposing labeling requirements is too restrictive and violates free speech guarantees. The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that the labeling requirement unfairly forces video games to carry the state's controversial opinion about which games are violent. ...

Gold rises over $1,000 on haven buying

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Gold rose above $1,000 an ounce on Friday for the first time since March last year as nervous investors piled into the yellow metal to preserve wealth amid a tumbling stock market. Long-term inflation worries fanned by the massive U.S. economic stimulus package signed by President Barack Obama this week has driven investors into gold, which is perceived as the most likely asset to hold its value ...
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ANALYST VIEW: Citi, BofA slide anew on nationalization fear

Shares in Bank of America Corp and Citigroup Inc tumbled to new multi-year lows in premarket electronic trading on Friday on what analysts and investors said was growing fears the two longtime pillars of the U.S. financial sector could soon be nationalized.
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GM's Saab wins creditor protection, seeks savior

is one of Sweden's best-known brands. However, it said it needed a rapid restructuring in order to address the level of near-term losses and new funding from either private or public sources to launch more competitive models, and that it had to find a new partner. Surrounded by new and vintage Saabs in the company's museum showcasing its six decades of car making, Chief Executive Jan-Ake Jons...
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Electric Cars Not Yet Free of CO2 Emissions

Electric cars emit gases indirectly if they use widely available power from fossil fuel electric plants which burn coal, natural gas and petroleum and release greenhouse gases including carbon dioxide.
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TREASURIES-Bonds gain on bank nationalization fears

U.S. Treasury debt prices gained on Friday as deepening anxiety about the fragile state of the banking system pummelled financial stocks, sending investors scrambling into comparatively safe government debt.
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Bank uncertainty knocks Wall Street

U.S. stocks fell on Friday, pinning the Dow to levels not seen for more than six years, as investors worried that a financial sector rescue might involve nationalization of major banks, wiping out shareholders. The mounting fear sent investors scurrying to the relative safety of U.S. government bonds and gold, which rose briefly above $1,000 an ounce. Shares of Bank of America fell...
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Bank uncertainty knocks Wall Street; Citi hammered

U.S. stocks fell on Friday, pinning the Dow to levels not seen for more than six years, as investors worried that a financial sector rescue might involve nationalization of major banks, wiping out shareholders. The mounting fear sent investors scurrying to the relative safety of U.S. government bonds and gold, which rose briefly above $1,000 an ounce. Shares of Bank of America fell...
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Disney buys kids website Kerpoof

The Walt Disney Company has paid an undisclosed amount for Kerpoof Studios, a creator of online tools that kids can use to make artwork, write stories and create short movies.
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Gold futures rise $1,000 on flight to safety

they are sidelining the dollar strength, sidelining deflationary concerns and lower oil prices. They are very much buying gold as a safe-haven asset, Cooper said. There is potential for us to breach the $1,000 level. Saxo Bank senior manager Ole Hansen said the deteriorating macroeconomic picture and inflows into exchange-traded funds were currently the main influences on the gold price, n...
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Citi to sell $1.3 billion Brazil Redecard stake: source

Citigroup Inc plans to sell its 17 percent stake in Brazilian credit card company Redecard, sources with direct knowledge of the plans said on Friday, potentially raising 3.05 billion reais ($1.27 billion) for the struggling U.S. banking giant.
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BofA, Citi shares fall on nationalization fears

Bank of America Corp and Citigroup Inc shares plummeted for a sixth straight day on Friday, hammered by fears that the U.S. government could nationalize the banks, wiping out shareholders.
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Bank worries sink Wall Street; Citi plunges

U.S. stocks tumbled on Friday, depressing the Dow to levels last seen more than six years ago as investors worried a financial sector rescue might involve nationalization of major banks, wiping out shareholders. The mounting fear sent investors scurrying to the relative safety of U.S. government bonds and gold, which rose above $1,000 an ounce. Shares of Bank of America tumbled mor...
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Bank worries trip Wall St at open

U.S. stocks dropped at Friday's opening, extending a rout which has pulled the Dow Jones industrials to a fresh bear-market low, as worries about the fate of major banks escalated. * Fears that the U.S. government's bank rescue plan might involve nationalization and that the recession is worsening had investors scurrying toward the relative safety of U.S. government bonds as stocks plummeted in...
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Shares of BofA, Citi fall on nationalization fears

Shares of Bank of America Corp and Citigroup Inc plummeted for the sixth straight day on Friday, hammered by increasing fears that the U.S. government could take the control of the banks, wiping out shareholders. Bank of America shares were down 6.6 percent to $3.66 in premarket trading, their lowest level since 1984, while Citigroup fell 12.3 percent to $2.20, their lowest price since 1991. The ...
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Bank worries set to trip Wall Street at open

U.S. stocks headed for a drop at Friday's opening that would extend a rout which has pulled the Dow Jones industrials to a fresh bear-market low, as worries about the fate of major banks escalated. Fears that the U.S. government's bank rescue plan might involve nationalization and that the recession is worsening had investors scurrying toward the relative safety of U.S. government bonds as stoc...
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U.S. consumer prices rise in January on energy

U.S. consumer prices rose in January as energy costs rebounded, government data showed on Friday, temporarily easing fears of deflation amid a severe economic downturn. The Labor Department said its closely watched Consumer Price Index rose 0.3 percent, advancing for the first time since July, after falling 0.8 percent in December. The increase was bang in line with market expectations. U.S. sto...
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U.S. consumer prices rise 0.3 pct in January

U.S. consumer prices rose in January, advancing for the first time since July as energy costs rebounded, government data showed on Friday, but a severe economic downturn was likely to keep inflation pressures muted in the months ahead. The Labor Department said its closely watched Consumer Price Index rose 0.3 percent after falling 0.8 percent in December. Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast ...
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U.S. consumer prices rise 0.3 percent in January

U.S. consumer prices rose in January, advancing for the first time since July as energy costs rebounded, government data showed on Friday, but a severe economic downturn was likely to keep inflation pressures muted in the months ahead. The Labor Department said its closely watched Consumer Price Index rose 0.3 percent after falling 0.8 percent in December. Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast ...
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Obama reassures Canada on open trade

President Barack Obama on Thursday assured Canada, his country's biggest trading partner, that he would not pursue protectionist policies, and the two neighbors agreed to cooperate on cleaner energy technology.
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U.S. stance on OPEC oil cut unclear: Energy Sec. Chu

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu on Thursday could not say whether the Obama administration was against another oil output cut by OPEC when the producer group meets on March 15, and that he would have to find out the administration's position.
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Swiss bank shares tumble as UBS tax probe widens

making the Alpine state the world's biggest offshore center. Tax-dodging schemes are increasingly under attack by governments scrambling to find revenue needed to finance the soaring costs of government stimulus programs. John Christensen, director of the Tax Justice Network which campaigns against bank secrecy, said he also saw a dramatic shift in public opinion against tax havens. It is c...
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Futures signal more Wall Street pain on bank woes

U.S. stock index futures fell on Friday, putting Wall Street on track to extend a rout that has pulled the Dow Jones industrials to a fresh bear-market low as worries about the fate of major banks mount. Fears that the U.S. government's bank rescue plan might involve nationalization and that the recession is worsening had investors scurrying toward the relative safety of government bonds, with s...

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