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OECD'S Gurria: funding measures are enough to contain Europe crisis

The doubling of the International Monetary Fund's firepower, an increase in Europe's bailout fund and liquidity injections should be enough to contain Europe's sovereign debt crisis, the head of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development said on Wednesday.

Judge denies AIG motion in BofA $8.5 billion settlement

A New York judge on Tuesday rejected an effort by American International Group Inc and other objectors to Bank of America Corp's proposed $8.5 billion mortgage bond settlement to convert the case to a proceeding that may have widened its scope.

AIG says ex-air lease chief Hazy stole trade secrets

American International Group Inc has sued the co-founder and former chief executive of its aircraft-leasing unit, Steven Udvar-Hazy, accusing him and other former employees of stealing several thousand electronic files containing trade secrets.

Oracle confronts Google's Schmidt about Java

Google's former CEO told jurors that he was confident that the Android smartphone platform was developed legally, and that top executives at Sun Microsystems did not object to the project now at the center of a high-stakes court battle.

MF Global judge OKs payout; Freeh says no bonuses

A federal judge on Tuesday authorized the trustee liquidating MF Global Holdings Inc's brokerage unit to distribute as much as $685 million to customers whose accounts had been frozen when the futures brokerage went bankrupt.

Human Genome exploring options after rebuff of Glaxo

Human Genome Sciences Inc , which rebuffed an unsolicited $2.6 billion takeover bid by British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline , said on Tuesday it was reviewing strategic alternatives, including the sale of the company.

Fraud lawsuit survives over Goldman's Abacus CDO

Goldman Sachs Group Inc must defend fraud claims brought by a bond insurance company over its notorious Abacus mortgage product deal, a New York state judge ruled, but she decided that the investment bank did not unjustly enrich itself.

Protesters picket Wells Fargo meeting, 24 arrested

Police in riot gear arrested two dozen people on Tuesday as protesters with a huge inflated rat sought to disrupt a Wells Fargo & Co annual shareholder meeting to express anger over foreclosures, executive compensation and corporate taxes.

Apple revenue jumps, beats expectations

Apple Inc on Tuesday reported quarterly revenue that handily beat Wall Street's estimates, driven by strong demand for its iPhones and iPads, sending its shares more than 5 percent higher.

LightSquared creditors unite against Phil Falcone

Hedge fund manager Philip Falcone will face a united front when negotiating with key investors that own bank debt sold by LightSquared, the money-losing wireless telecom company controlled by his fund.

U.S. charges ex-BP engineer obstructed spill probe

A former BP Plc engineer was arrested and charged on Tuesday with intentionally destroying evidence related to how much oil was spilling from the company's broken well in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010, the U.S. Justice Department said.

SEC Probes Movie Studios Over Dealings In China

U.S. regulators are investigating major U.S. movie studios' dealings with China as the entertainment companies try to get a greater foothold in one of the fastest-growing movie markets in the world.

Ratings cut piles fresh agony on Nokia

Fitch ratings agency piled fresh agony on Nokia on Tuesday, cutting its debt rating to junk status for the first time and warning the struggling handset maker's cash position was under severe strain.

Wal-Mart creates global anti-bribery watchdog post

Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Tuesday that it has created a new global position to oversee compliance with a U.S. law that forbids bribes to foreign officials as it grapples with a bribery scandal that has led to more than $10 billion being cut from its market value.

AT&T profit up, helped by iPhone sales drop

AT&T Inc reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday, sending its stock up as much as 4 percent, as a decline in iPhone sales reduced the amount of cash it had to pay Apple Inc and boosted its margins.

CFTC's Sommers says no conclusions yet on MF Global

The futures regulator has the power to go after top executives who aid and abet violations by their companies, said Jill Sommers, who is heading up the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's probe into bankrupt brokerage MF Global.

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