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• Wall Street rises on data, chipmakers up (Reuters)
• Factory data clouds view on recovery's strength (Reuters)
• Consumer confidence at 1-year high in February (Reuters)
• CME Group reveals subpoenas in MF Global probe (Reuters)
• Microsoft joins Google+ dispute in EU: sources (Reuters)
• Rally on Wall St to be put to test (Reuters)
• James Bond and Batman help rescue London developers (Reuters)
• FDIC: Bank earnings hit five-year high in 2011 (AP)
• Ireland to hold referendum on European fiscal pact (AP)
• Housing secretary says FHA faces big risks (Reuters)
• Greece to vote on tough salary, pension cuts (AP)
• Home prices fell in December in most US cities (AP)
• NM gets nearly $12M from oil, gas leases (AP)
• Dakotas taxpayers might have 2008 refunds coming (AP)
• Obama: Politicians rewriting history on autos (AP)

Wall Street rises on data, chipmakers up (Reuters) Posted: 28 Feb 2012 08:02 AM PST Reuters - Stocks rose on Tuesday on strong U.S. consumer confidence data, but gains were capped after a report showed a drop in durable goods orders.

Factory data clouds view on recovery's strength (Reuters) Posted: 28 Feb 2012 08:14 AM PST Reuters - New orders for long-lasting manufactured goods fell in January by the most in three years as demand slumped across the board, suggesting the economy started the year on weaker footing than expected.

Consumer confidence at 1-year high in February (Reuters) Posted: 28 Feb 2012 07:30 AM PST Reuters - Consumer confidence scaled a one-year high in February as optimism about the labor market offset concerns over rising gasoline prices, an independent survey showed on Tuesday.

CME Group reveals subpoenas in MF Global probe (Reuters) Posted: 28 Feb 2012 09:17 AM PST Reuters - CME Group Inc received two subpoenas, including one for a criminal probe, in the immediate aftermath of the collapse of futures broker MF Global Holdings Ltd, the giant exchange operator said on Tuesday.

Microsoft joins Google+ dispute in EU: sources (Reuters) Posted: 28 Feb 2012 08:28 AM PST Reuters - Microsoft and several other firms have complained to EU antitrust regulators about Google's social networking tool, two people familiar with the matter said, in a move that may prompt the EU to broaden its ongoing investigation into Google.

Rally on Wall St to be put to test (Reuters) Posted: 25 Feb 2012 06:57 AM PST Reuters - A rally on Wall Street will be put to the test next week, with the S&P 500 at its highest level since before the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008.

James Bond and Batman help rescue London developers (Reuters) Posted: 27 Feb 2012 10:40 PM PST Reuters - Hollywood is helping London developers weather the financial crisis by turning empty offices into film sets, providing cash and publicity for landlords struggling to fill buildings with tenants because of the uncertain economic outlook.

FDIC: Bank earnings hit five-year high in 2011 (AP) Posted: 28 Feb 2012 09:22 AM PST AP - A surge in earnings by the biggest banks at the end of last year made 2011 the most profitable time for the industry in five years. More earnings and fewer troubled banks suggest the industry has healed since the 2008 financial crisis.

Ireland to hold referendum on European fiscal pact (AP) Posted: 28 Feb 2012 09:04 AM PST AP - Ireland's people are to be given their say on the European Union's new fiscal treaty, Prime Minister Enda Kenny announced Tuesday in a major test of public support for 17-country eurozone's plans to impose tighter budget discipline.

Housing secretary says FHA faces big risks (Reuters) Posted: 28 Feb 2012 08:08 AM PST Reuters - The Federal Housing Administration faces "considerable risks" to its finances and the Obama administration will continue to scale back the agency's presence in the mortgage market, the top U.S. housing official said on Tuesday.

Greece to vote on tough salary, pension cuts (AP) Posted: 28 Feb 2012 06:51 AM PST AP - Greek lawmakers are to vote on a package of tough salary and pension cuts Tuesday as part of measures needed to secure the payout of the debt-ridden country's second international package of bailout loans.

Home prices fell in December in most US cities (AP) Posted: 28 Feb 2012 09:14 AM PST AP - Home prices fell in December for a fourth straight month in most major U.S. cities, as modest sales gains in the depressed housing market have yet to lift prices.

NM gets nearly $12M from oil, gas leases (AP) Posted: 28 Feb 2012 08:19 AM PST AP - The New Mexico State Land Office says a monthly sale of oil and natural gas leases has brought in nearly $12 million.

Dakotas taxpayers might have 2008 refunds coming (AP) Posted: 28 Feb 2012 08:54 AM PST AP - The Internal Revenue Service says taxpayers in the Dakotas who did not file a federal return for 2008 might have refunds coming, but the three-year window for them to claim the money is closing.

Obama: Politicians rewriting history on autos (AP) Posted: 28 Feb 2012 09:10 AM PST AP - President Barack Obama proudly embraced his auto industry bailout Tuesday, telling a labor audience that assertions by his Republican critics that union members profited from taxpayer-paid rescue are a "load of you know what."

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