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- FDA Clears Merck Hepatitis Drug
- 'Fatigue' Over Fed's Maiden Lane Auctions
- Government Aid on a Debit Card? There's a Fee for That
- Medicare Stirs Fray Over Debt
- Germany to Sanction Iranian Bank
- Rambus Is Dealt Patent Setback
- Benihana Scraps Auction
- Debit-Card Heist Lasted Months
- Wal-Mart Results to Grab Investor Interest
- Life Partners Could Face SEC Action
- Hedge-Fund Manager Charged with Fraud
- FCC's Baker Defends Job Change
- Taliban Lay Claim to Deadly Pakistan Blast
- Yahoo's China Feud Turns Ugly, Stock Falls
- Danisco CEO: Accept DuPont Bid
- Stocks Fall Broadly
- AIG's Pitch: 'Compelling' Opportunity
- Oil, Food Push Up Prices
- Yum Offers to Buy Chinese Restaurant Chain
- Japan to Spend $124 Billion on Recovery
| FDA Clears Merck Hepatitis Drug Posted: 13 May 2011 06:55 PM PDT The FDA approved the first new treatment for hepatitis C in about a decade, green-lighting a Merck drug that heralds a wave of stronger agents.       |
| 'Fatigue' Over Fed's Maiden Lane Auctions Posted: 13 May 2011 04:19 PM PDT The lukewarm results of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's latest auction of the subprime bonds acquired from AIG has renewed complaints on Wall Street that the weekly process is too slow.     |
| Government Aid on a Debit Card? There's a Fee for That Posted: 13 May 2011 03:58 PM PDT More states are paying benefits via debt cards that carry some unusual fees. Indiana recipients, for example, get charged for checking their balance at an ATM or for withdrawing cash more than once a week.     |
| Posted: 13 May 2011 06:02 PM PDT Medicare will exhaust its principal trust fund five years sooner than previously thought, which could heighten pressure on the White House and Congress to change the program as part of deficit-reduction negotiations.     |
| Germany to Sanction Iranian Bank Posted: 13 May 2011 03:31 PM PDT Germany has signed on to a European Union plan to sanction an Iranian-controlled German bank that handles billions of euros in annual transactions for clients doing business in the Islamic republic.     |
| Rambus Is Dealt Patent Setback Posted: 13 May 2011 02:53 PM PDT A U.S. appeals court dealt a pair of blows to Rambus—and its share price—as it vacated the chip technology company's win in patent cases against Hynix Semiconductor and Micron, and returned the cases to a district court.     |
| Posted: 13 May 2011 03:47 PM PDT Benihana Inc. scrapped its auction, saying it will instead focus on turning around the iconic Japanese hibachi chain.     |
| Debit-Card Heist Lasted Months Posted: 13 May 2011 03:46 PM PDT Thieves tampered with debit-card processing equipment at Michaels arts-and-crafts stores as early as Feb. 8, nearly three months before some customers first reported their bank accounts had been looted.     |
| Wal-Mart Results to Grab Investor Interest Posted: 13 May 2011 02:04 PM PDT Investors will be watching Wal-Mart's first-quarter results on Tuesday for signs of a turnaround in its U.S. operations and for new progress in its expanding international business.     |
| Life Partners Could Face SEC Action Posted: 13 May 2011 04:10 PM PDT Life Partners Holdings, which sells shares in strangers' life insurance policies to investors, has been notified by the SEC that the company and its two top officers could face civil charges.     |
| Hedge-Fund Manager Charged with Fraud Posted: 13 May 2011 11:30 AM PDT The manager of Gaffken & Barriger Fund, a collapsed hedge fund, was charged with defrauding investors in a fund that was purportedly formed to hold securitized real-estate loan.     |
| FCC's Baker Defends Job Change Posted: 13 May 2011 10:03 AM PDT FCC member Meredith Attwell Baker defended her decision to take a lobbying job at cable giant Comcast, saying she has complied with ethics laws.     |
| Taliban Lay Claim to Deadly Pakistan Blast Posted: 13 May 2011 08:50 AM PDT Suicide bombers attacked paramilitary recruits in Pakistan, killing at least 80 people. The Taliban claimed it was revenge over bin Laden's death.     |
| Yahoo's China Feud Turns Ugly, Stock Falls Posted: 13 May 2011 05:21 PM PDT Yahoo and Alibaba traded barbs over the ownership of a key Chinese business, further straining the two internet giants' relationship.     |
| Danisco CEO: Accept DuPont Bid Posted: 13 May 2011 06:37 AM PDT The chief executive of Danisco strongly urged financial investors not to block the planned company sale to U.S. chemicals firm DuPont, a scenario he said would lead to a drop in the share price and plunge the company into uncertainty.     |
| Posted: 13 May 2011 06:00 PM PDT U.S. stocks fell broadly as worries over Greece's finances ramped up heading into the weekend.     |
| AIG's Pitch: 'Compelling' Opportunity Posted: 13 May 2011 04:18 PM PDT American International Group describes its current valuation as "compelling" and lays out plans to boost its profitability in an online pitch of its stock offering.     |
| Posted: 13 May 2011 05:28 PM PDT Rising gas and food prices continued to drive an increase in consumer prices in April, but underlying inflation remained tame.     |
| Yum Offers to Buy Chinese Restaurant Chain Posted: 13 May 2011 03:48 PM PDT Yum Brands offered to acquire Little Sheep in a deal that values the Chinese restaurant chain at more than $860 million, a purchase that would mark a significant expansion for the U.S. company in its most profitable market.     |
| Japan to Spend $124 Billion on Recovery Posted: 13 May 2011 03:52 AM PDT Japan will spend about $124 billion on reconstruction after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, likely shaving 1% off economic growth this year.     |
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