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• S&P 500 slips with commods but Alcoa jumps (Reuters)
• General Motors U.S. sales up 26 percent for April (Reuters)
• U.S. sues Deutsche Bank over mortgage fraud (Reuters)
• Pfizer drugs wilt, lower-margin units shine (Reuters)
• Alcoa shares climb on chatter of Rio Tinto bid (Reuters)
• A look at economic developments around the globe (AP)
• Summary Box: Weak dollar boosts factory exports (AP)
• Summary Box: Avon 1st-quarter net income jumps (AP)
• US sues Deutsche Bank for mortgage fraud (AFP)
• Saab reprieved with cash and keys in China (AFP)
• Sears shareholders to hear new CEO's sales plan (AP)
• Feds sue Deutsche Bank, alleging mortgage fraud (AP)
• Oil falls on stronger dollar and supply forecast (AP)
• Pfizer 1Q net up 10 percent on lower costs, taxes (AP)
• Saab rescued by Chinese automaker (Reuters)
• MBAs Aim to Reinvent Management (BusinessWeek)

S&P 500 slips with commods but Alcoa jumps (Reuters) Posted: 03 May 2011 09:00 AM PDT Reuters - The S&P and Nasdaq declined on Tuesday as investors sold commodity-related shares, and saw the market digressing further from its recent rally.

General Motors U.S. sales up 26 percent for April (Reuters) Posted: 03 May 2011 08:31 AM PDT Reuters - General Motors Co's U.S. sales rose 26 percent in April, a sign that the automaker has not been greatly affected by supply disruptions from Japan after the March 11 earthquake.

U.S. sues Deutsche Bank over mortgage fraud (Reuters) Posted: 03 May 2011 08:02 AM PDT Reuters - The United States sued Deutsche Bank AG for more than $1 billion, accusing the German bank of defrauding the government by repeatedly lying to obtain federal insurance guarantees on mortgage debt.

Pfizer drugs wilt, lower-margin units shine (Reuters) Posted: 03 May 2011 08:53 AM PDT Reuters - Pfizer Inc reported disappointing quarterly revenue on declining demand for its prescription medicines, exposing the risks the world's biggest drugmaker would face if it sells better-performing units like its nutritional products business.

Alcoa shares climb on chatter of Rio Tinto bid (Reuters) Posted: 03 May 2011 08:25 AM PDT Reuters - Alcoa Inc shares rose 3.6 percent on Tuesday and activity in the options market surged on market talk that Rio Tinto was lining up a bid to buy the U.S. aluminum company.

A look at economic developments around the globe (AP) Posted: 02 May 2011 11:28 AM PDT AP - A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Monday:

Summary Box: Weak dollar boosts factory exports (AP) Posted: 02 May 2011 03:01 PM PDT AP - MANUFACTURING EXPANDS: Manufacturing activity expanded for the 21st straight month in April, though at a slower pace than March. A trade group said its index of manufacturing activity dipped to 60.4 from 61.2 in March. A reading above 50 indicates expansion.

Summary Box: Avon 1st-quarter net income jumps (AP) Posted: 03 May 2011 08:20 AM PDT AP - THE NEWS: Cosmetics seller Avon Products Inc. on Tuesday reported its first-quarter net income nearly tripled. Revenue rose 7 percent to $2.63 billion, helped by strength in Latin America.

US sues Deutsche Bank for mortgage fraud (AFP) Posted: 03 May 2011 09:16 AM PDT AFP - The US Justice Department sued German giant Deutsche Bank Tuesday for mortgage fraud, saying the bank illegally obtained government insurance for substandard mortgages during the US housing boom.

Saab reprieved with cash and keys in China (AFP) Posted: 03 May 2011 05:19 AM PDT AFP - Dutch auto minnow Spyker revealed on Tuesday a deal with Chinese carmaker Hawtai to pump 150 million euros ($221 million dollars) into stricken Saab, hoping this will be a key to sales in China

Sears shareholders to hear new CEO's sales plan (AP) Posted: 03 May 2011 03:13 AM PDT AP - Sears' new CEO faces shareholders Tuesday to detail what plans he has to revive sales at the long-struggling retailer.

Feds sue Deutsche Bank, alleging mortgage fraud (AP) Posted: 03 May 2011 08:33 AM PDT AP - The federal government has sued Deutsche (DOY'-chuh) Bank. It alleges the bank committed mortgage fraud by repeatedly lying so that it could join a government program that insured mortgages.

Oil falls on stronger dollar and supply forecast (AP) Posted: 03 May 2011 08:59 AM PDT AP - Oil fell Tuesday because of a stronger dollar and expectations that U.S. supplies are rising.

Pfizer 1Q net up 10 percent on lower costs, taxes (AP) Posted: 03 May 2011 07:19 AM PDT AP - Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. said Tuesday its first-quarter profit rose 10 percent, despite flat revenue, due to lower costs for production and research and a smaller tax bill.

Saab rescued by Chinese automaker (Reuters) Posted: 03 May 2011 08:41 AM PDT Reuters - A privately-owned Chinese auto maker has come to the rescue of Saab, paving the way for the Swedish marque's new model to be made in China by pumping cash into a company in danger of collapse.

MBAs Aim to Reinvent Management (BusinessWeek) Posted: 03 May 2011 05:08 AM PDT BusinessWeek - Free pizza has a way of motivating people. Armed with this knowledge, technology companies have supersized brainstorming sessions by creating "hackathons," intense events in which employees are divided into teams to focus on generating ideas and turning them quickly into prototypes, all while chowing down on pizza. The goal: to unearth the creativity lying dormant in employees, who might have felt stifled in traditional companies.

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