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• Wall Street falls on signs of economic slowdown (Reuters)
• Economy struggling to regain speed (Reuters)
• Options market gets first crack at LinkedIn Friday (Reuters)
• Lenovo quarterly net profit more than triples (Reuters)
• Freescale shares rise in NYSE debut (Reuters)
• SEC gears up to finalize new whistleblower rules (Reuters)
• US jobless claims head higher (AFP)
• Summary Box: Heinz 4Q net income rises (AP)
• Oil falls as U.S. growth data disappoints (Reuters)
• Fixed mortgage rates fall to 2011 lows (AP)
• Bruni-Sarkozy backs anti-sexism campaign (AP)
• Distressed home sales fall in Q1: RealtyTrac (Reuters)
• Oil lower on disappointing jobs, GDP reports (AP)
• Sony's profit forecast seen ambitious as quake, hacking weigh (Reuters)
• Honda sees near-normal American production in Aug. (AP)

Wall Street falls on signs of economic slowdown (Reuters) Posted: 26 May 2011 08:22 AM PDT Reuters - Stocks fell on Thursday following a rise in weekly jobless claims that added to concerns about an impending economic slowdown, while Goldman Sachs lowered its forecast for the S&P 500 index.

Economy struggling to regain speed (Reuters) Posted: 26 May 2011 08:01 AM PDT Reuters - Unexpectedly weak consumer spending kept the economy stuck in a slow growth gear in the first quarter and would likely struggle to regain speed amid signs of a slowdown in the pace of job creation.

Options market gets first crack at LinkedIn Friday (Reuters) Posted: 26 May 2011 08:04 AM PDT Reuters - Investors who believe LinkedIn Corp is overvalued after its explosive debut last week may get their first crack at proving that Friday, when options in the stock are set to be listed on U.S. exchanges.

Lenovo quarterly net profit more than triples (Reuters) Posted: 26 May 2011 07:05 AM PDT Reuters - Lenovo Group Ltd, the world's No.4 PC brand, more than tripled its fourth-quarter net profit, beating forecasts on robust demand from commercial customers and making up for a slowdown in the consumer sector.

Freescale shares rise in NYSE debut (Reuters) Posted: 26 May 2011 07:25 AM PDT Reuters - Shares of private equity-owned chipmaker Freescale Semiconductor Holdings rose in their stock market debut on Thursday.

SEC gears up to finalize new whistleblower rules (Reuters) Posted: 25 May 2011 06:36 AM PDT Reuters - Whistleblowers who provide substantive original tips leading to large-scale enforcement actions can get financial rewards under a new program about to be approved on Wednesday by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

US jobless claims head higher (AFP) Posted: 26 May 2011 06:01 AM PDT AFP - New US jobless claims rose last week after two weeks of declines, official data showed Thursday, underscoring high unemployment that is crippling the economic recovery.

Summary Box: Heinz 4Q net income rises (AP) Posted: 26 May 2011 08:53 AM PDT AP - HIGHER PROFIT: H.J. Heinz Co.'s net income rose 16 percent to $223.9 million, or 69 cents per share, for the quarter.

Oil falls as U.S. growth data disappoints (Reuters) Posted: 26 May 2011 08:59 AM PDT Reuters - Oil fell back on Thursday as disappointing U.S. economic data and renewed euro-zone debt worries stoked fresh oil demand concerns.

Fixed mortgage rates fall to 2011 lows (AP) Posted: 26 May 2011 07:24 AM PDT AP - Fixed mortgage rates hit the lowest point of the year for the third straight week.

Bruni-Sarkozy backs anti-sexism campaign (AP) Posted: 26 May 2011 08:58 AM PDT AP - France's first lady on Thursday backed an appeal by feminists condemning sexist comments that followed the arrest of former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

Distressed home sales fall in Q1: RealtyTrac (Reuters) Posted: 25 May 2011 09:18 PM PDT Reuters - Sales of distressed U.S. homes fell in the first quarter as demand remained weak, but they still made up about 28 percent of total sales, the highest amount in a year, a RealtyTrac report said on Thursday.

Oil lower on disappointing jobs, GDP reports (AP) Posted: 26 May 2011 07:23 AM PDT AP - Oil prices are lower after new government reports provide fresh signs of slower economic growth.

Sony's profit forecast seen ambitious as quake, hacking weigh (Reuters) Posted: 26 May 2011 04:10 AM PDT Reuters - Sony Corp's forecast of its first annual net profit in four years was viewed as optimistic, as the consumer electronics giant struggles with the aftermath of the disastrous March earthquake and a series of network security breaches.

Honda sees near-normal American production in Aug. (AP) Posted: 26 May 2011 08:56 AM PDT AP - Honda's North American factories will return to near-normal production in August, the company said Thursday, much faster than expected following supply disruptions.

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