Sunday, February 27, 2011

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Possible pullback on high oil (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 09:01 AM PST

Gasoline prices are seen posted at a petrol station in Hollywood, California, February 26, 2011. REUTERS/Gary HershornReuters - On Wall Street they wonder: Was that it? Is the pullback over?

Toys R Us mulls $800 million IPO for April: report (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 10:14 AM PST

A Toys Reuters - Toys R Us Inc is looking to raise around $800 million in an initial public offering in April, though a final decision has not been reached, the New York Post said on Saturday.

China's Wen puts social stability at heart of economy (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 12:47 AM PST

Reuters - Fighting inflation is a priority for China and the government must ward off threats to social stability stemming from rapid price increases and pressure to raise the value of the yuan, Premier Wen Jiabao said on Sunday.

Regulators close small Ill. bank; makes 23 in 2011 (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 03:57 PM PST

AP - Regulators on Friday shut down a small bank in Illinois, raising to 23 the number of U.S. bank failures this year after the limping economy and mounting soured loans felled 157 banks in 2010.

Shape of new Irish govt yet to emerge (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 05:17 AM PST

Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny reacts after addressing party members at the Burlington Hotel, Dublin, Ireland, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011. Ireland's ruling Fianna Fail party faced its worst defeat in nearly 80 years as a tidal wave of voter anger about the country being nearly pushed to bankruptcy swept the opposition Fine Gael to the brink of power Saturday. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)AP - Ireland's opposition parties have made big gains in a general election focussed on the country's economic woes, but the shape of the next government is hanging in the balance as counting continues for a second day on Sunday.

Big banks: Foreclosure probes carry financial risk (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 01:37 PM PST

AP - Probes by state attorneys general and other government agencies into banks' foreclosure practices carry the risk of fines and other major costs. That's from regulatory filings filed by three of the country's biggest banks.

Libyan chaos stirs global panic over oil supplies (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 05:12 AM PST

A Libyan oil worker walks in front of a refinery inside the Brega oil complex, in Brega east of Libya, on Saturday Feb. 26, 2011. Production at Brega has dropped by almost 90 percent amid the country's crisis because many employees have fled and few ships are coming to offload the product. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)AP - Libya's oil industry is in chaos — and there's no telling when that will end.

High Gas Prices Prompt a Renewed Interest in Solar-Powered Cars (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 12:57 PM PST

ContributorNetwork - Solar-powered cars may be appearing at a dealership near you in the not so distant future. The vehicles run on the sun's energy and have demonstrated at races held annually in Australia. Reducing America's dependence upon foreign oil and "green" fuel initiatives have prompted renewed interest in the viability of solar powered automobiles. Plug-in electric vehicles coming off the assembly lines can now be powered via solar panels attached to car's roof and the owner's homes.
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