Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) posts earnings that trouble Wall St. and its shares fall by 10%. (Reuters)

A deal on mortgage data and foreclosures between five banks and state attorneys general is close to being done. The amount of the settlement will be about $25 billion. (Reuters)

Credit Suisse (NYSE: CS) posts a drop in Q4 results. (Reuters)

Rio Tinto (NYSE: RTP) posts poor results due to metal prices. (Reuters)

Levovo beats earnings forecasts as its market share rises, and it will produce a TV product for Chinese consumers. (Reuters)

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) to launch a cloud storage product. (WSJ)

The House probably will approve a bill to regulate insider trading by members of Congress and their staffs. (WSJ)

China and Canada to increase official trade relations. (WSJ)

China’s CPI rises to 4.5% in January — up from 4.1% in December. (WSJ)

Some car companies press sales in Indonesia as the number of drivers there surges. (WSJ)

Chrysler may set a deal with banks for consumer and dealer loans that would replace its relationship with Ally. (WSJ)

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) tightens it approval process for apps used on the iPad and iPhone. (WSJ)

Petrobras (NYSE: PTR) estimates of its reserves and the P&L they may create could be too optimistic. (WSJ)

Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) buys much of AIG’s (NYSE: AIG) troubled bond portfolio, which dates back to 2008. (WSJ)

Two million homeowners could benefit from a $25 billion settlement over mortgages reached between five banks and the government. (NYT)

Car sales in China fall 24% in January. (NYT)

Young people are watching TV more and more on PCs. (NYT)

BP (NYSE: BP) is conversing with the U.S. government over claims from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and may settle. (Bloomberg)

Sarkozy’s approval ratings in France are near all-time lows for a president. (Bloomberg)

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The Boeing (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner officially launches. (Reuters)

The CEO of AIG (NYSE: AIG) talks with senior management at several Wall St. houses about negative research reports on his company by their analysts. (WSJ)

ABN Amro to cut 2,350 jobs. (Reuters)

Warren Buffett invests $5 billion in Bank of America (NYSE: BAC). (WSJ)

Demands by Finland could undermine eurozone plans to bailout Greece. (WSJ)

An attempt by Toys “R” Us to go public delayed until next year. (WSJ)

Mike Ullmann III to get $30.7 million when he retires from JCPenney (NYSE: JCP). (WSJ)

Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO) and Mitsubishi raise the value of their offer for Coal & Allied Industries. (WSJ)

The liquidity of Greek’s banks worsens. (WSJ)

AMD (NYSE: AMD) adds a new CEO. (WSJ)

Delta (NYSE: DAL) says it will order a hundred 737-900 planes. (WSJ)

Samsung’s new Galaxy S II smartphone will not be sold by Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ). (WSJ)

Low interest rates helped company profits but not overall economic growth. (WSJ)

Some Chinese banks have difficulties as they increase money for capital requirements. (WSJ)

Investors still doubt the viability of some European banks. (NYT)

Pandora’s (NYSE: P) revenue and number of subscribers rise sharply. (NYT)

A ban on short selling in much of Europe is extended. (FT)

A shortage of engineers threatens U.S. car makers. (Bloomberg)

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The slide of the dollar has caused concerns about how it may hurt the stability of the credit markets. (Reuters)

Portugal set a bailout with the EU and IMF but it will require support from legislators. (Reuters)

Crude dropped on a belief that the US has continued to build supply and that China’s economy is slowing. (Reuters)

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) upgraded its iMac line with new processors from Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and AMD (NYSE: AMD). (Reuters)

Sony (NYSE: SNE) hire experts to handle the aftermath of hackers breaking into its PlayStation network. (Reuters)

The plans for mobile payments systems have slowed. (Reuters)

The AT&T (NYSE: T) and T-Mobile deal will get further scrutiny from the government. (Reuters)

Alcoa (NYSE: AA) rose on rumors of a Rio Tinto (NYSE: RTP) bid. (Reuters)

The chief of NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) said a deal with Nasdaq (NASDAQ: NDAQ) and ICE would kill jobs. (Reuters)

Offers for Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG) are now in front of its board. (Reuters)

George Soros and other hedge fund managers have been selling silver and gold. (WSJ)

BMW revenue rose sharply as did earnings. (WSJ)

The sale of Areva helped Siemen’s results. (WSJ)

Gas prices helped the sales of small cars. (WSJ)

The Institute of International Finance says demand for banks loans in emerging markets has risen sharply. (WSJ)

The OECD said that income inequality in developed nations is often the results of expertise in technology. (WSJ)

BP plc (NYSE: BP) will pay a $25 million fine for an Alaska oil spill. (WSJ)

Bain & Co. said sales of luxury goods were on a sharp upswing.  (WSJ)

AOL (NYSE: AOL) and Hearst now market huge ads that spread across much of an online page. (WSJ)

Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) earnings rose but revenue was off partially due to Lipitor sales. (WSJ)

Slow global GDP growth and a flight to safety has helped drive Treasury rates down. (WSJ)

A new study commissioned by the Asia Society in New York and the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars in Washington says the US may not be able to invest outside its borders at a pace with China over the next few years. (NYT)

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is marketing use of its Chrome browser as a way to increase its search traffic. (NYT)

The UN said the world will have a population of more than 10 billion people by the end of the century. (NYT)

A key Greek official said the nation will not seek a restructuring of its loans, (Bloomberg)

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The US has stopped imports from the area around Japan’s nuclear disaster (Reuters)

The damage to Japan could cost $300 billion (Reuters)

Officials of the Federal Reserve say the recovery is well underway (Reuters)

Warren Buffett sees sharp growth in global output in the next year (Reuters)

Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) will fight the sex bias case against it in the Supreme Court (Reuters)

Trouble in Yemen kept Brent crude at $116 (Reuters)

Samsung said it did not have a built up of inventory of its Galaxy tablets (Reuters)

Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) will launch its Playbook tablet (Reuters)

A federal judge rejected an agreement between Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and book publishers (Reuters)

The National Credit Union Association said it lost money on securities sold by banks, the value of which later collapsed (WSJ)

NRG Energy said two nuclear plants it plans to build in Texas may be postponed (WSJ)

The Egypt stock exchange will open with the expectation that shares will fall (WSJ)

The president of Groupon says he will leave (WSJ)

Local pensions will be hurt by the differences in what actuaries say they will yield and the effects of budget cuts (WSJ)

The IMF may increase its role in lending currencies in times of crisis (WSJ)

The UAW will try to organize  US workers at foreign car plants (WSJ)

The CEO of Sprint-Nextel (NYSE: S) attacked the AT&T (NYSE: T) plan to buy T-Mobile (WSJ)

Howard Stern sued Sirius XM  (NASDAQ: SIRI) because he says he was not given promised stock grants (WSJ)

Software makers are having trouble getting visibility at the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) app stores (WSJ)

The attendance of Steve Jobs at Disney (NYSE: DIS) was attacked for being too infrequent (WSJ)

AOL (NYSE: AOL) folded 30 websites (WSJ)

Detroit’s population dropped 25% in the last decade (WSJ)

An austerity vote may determine whether Portugal’s current leaders stay in place (WSJ)

Supervalu will used more plastic to save costs (WSJ)

Delta (NYSE: DAL) will cut flights to Japan as fliers stop going to the nation (WSJ)

Rare earth metal prices rose even though use by Japan will fall (WSJ)

Ireland’s banks face stringent stress tests (WSJ)

MacroMarkets LLC says that a survey of experts show housing will not rebound this year (WSJ)

Oil prices have been held down by low demand in Japan (NYT)

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) could still face parts problems in Japan (NYT)

The FDA banned some imports from Japan (NYT)

Saudi Arabia may walk away from support of the ruler of Yemen (FT)

Plans for a new Europe bailout fund focus on support for defaulting nations (FT)

Rio Tinto (NYSE: RTP) is searching for mining acquisitions (Bloomberg)

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Sony (NYSE: SNE) factories and Rio Tinto (NYSE: RTP) expansion plans were hurt by the earthquake’s aftermath. (Reuters)

AT&T (NYSE: T) may sell assets to close the T-Mobile deal. (Reuters)

Citigroup (NYSE: C) reinstated its dividend and will have a ten to-one stock split. (Reuters)

China rare earth prices rose as exports dropped significantly. (Reuters)

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) sued Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) over the App Store trademark. (Reuters)

Opera launched a new mobile browser. (Reuters)

Verizon (NYSE: VZ) said it had no interest in the T-Mobile deal. (Reuters)

Sprint-Nextel (NYSE: S) may need to find a partner. (Reuters)

The Social Security Disability fund will run out of money as states draw capital. (WSJ)

Banks want little legislation about where they can take deposits abroad despite potential capital flow from totalitarian regimes. (WSJ)

AT&T is prepared to fight regulators over its T-Mobile deal. (WSJ)

Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Lockheed Martin NYSE: LMT) will begin a joint venture to build rockets. (WSJ)

China Telecom profits rose almost 10% last year. (WSJ)

The Federal Reserve will release data on its lending programs. (WSJ)

Europe agreed on details of a new bailout fund. (WSJ)

Spring home sales will be helped by deep discounts. (WSJ)

France fined Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) over its Street View software. (WSJ)

Sprint will begin to use Google Voice. (WSJ)

Companies are having trouble dealing with high oil prices which often cannot be passed on to consumers. (WSJ)

A new Novartis MS drup received approval for use in the EU. (WSJ)

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) sued Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) over patents used in the Nook. (WSJ)

JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) will make a huge $20 billion loan to AT&T, an example of its M&A power. (WSJ)

Japan disaster costs could rise to $300 billion, a challenge to insurance companies. (WSJ)

Dell’s (NASDAQ: DELL) revenue in In India is close to $2 billion. (NYT)

Natural gas is being considered a replacement for nuclear power. (NYT)

Libya’s large gold reserves may help Gaddafi. (FT)

The new EU debt plan will face ECB resistance. (Bloomberg)

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AT&T (NYSE: T) will buy T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom for $39 billion (Reuters)

AIG (NYSE: AIG) says it expects bids for its subprime bond portfolio (WSJ)

Boeing (NYSE: BA) said its 747 has completed its first test flight (Reuters)

Brent rose to $116 on Libya concerns (Reuters)

Facebook will buy mobile app company SnapTo (Reuters)

Work has begun on the first phone which is part of the Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) alliance with Nokia (NASDAQ: NOK) (Reuters)

Rio Tinto (NYSE: RTP) extended its offer for Riverdale (Reuters)

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) approached a Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) executive as its looks for a CEO (WSJ)

Nissan will re-open its Japan plants (WSJ)

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) blamed China for problems with its Gmail system (WSJ)

Universum research showed Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is the most desired employer (WSJ)

Bankers believe that the AT&T deal for T-Mobile is the start of a new era of M&A (WSJ)

Sprint-Nextel (NYSE: S) has problems with the AT&T deal for T-Mobile (WSJ)

Nokia will launch a new smartphone with T-Mobile (WSJ)

The World Banks says the cost of the Japan quake could reach $215 billion (WSJ)

The T-Mobile deal will have anti-trust hurdles (WSJ)

A Nasdaq OMX (NASDAQ: NDAQ) bid for NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYZ) would have anti-trust trouble (WSJ)

The combined problems of European sovereign debt, Japan, and the Middle East could hurt the recovery (NYT)

Sony’s (NYSE: SNE) prospects in Japan were not badly hurt by the quake (NYT)

Iran has bought gold to cut its exposure to the US dollar (FT)

Buffett says he is concerned about investments in companies like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) because their prospects are hard to predict

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Chrysler hopes to refinance its debt ahead of an IPO (Reuters)

Banks which mishandled mortgage paperwork have been approached by state and federal authorities with a proposal to reduce mortgage balances in exchange for leniency. (WSJ)

GM (NYSE: GM) is close to a deal to pay off creditors. (Reuters)

Oil rose on concern about Libya. (Reuters)

Nintendo says it expects strong sales for its 3 DS which uses chips from Toshiba. (Reuters)

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) will launch a program on Bing that  will help users find the best retail deals near their locations. (Reuters)

Family Dollar rejected a $7 billion bid from Nelson Peltz. (Reuters)

Twitter said it was not in conversations about an IPO or an outside investment. (Reuters)

A state and federal proposal for the modification of mortgages as a way to offset the misuse of foreclosures has no data on penalties. (WSJ)

Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) CEO Lloyd Blankfein will testify at the trial of Raj Rajaratnam .(WSJ)

The Justice Department will examine whether a consortium of online video providers used anticompetitive practices to slow the adoption of Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) open source video code. (WSJ)

Rio Tinto (NYSE: RTP) began a search for new board members as its chairman prepares to retire. (WSJ)

The PE deal that bought HCA should return billions of dollars to investors (WSJ)

Beazer Homes (NYSE: BZH) CEO will return his bonus. (WSJ)

Purchases of tablet PCs have undermined sales of laptops. (WSJ)

The ECB may raise rates in April. (WSJ)

Obama offered cuts of $6.5 billion in the current budget as an olive branch to Republicans. (WSJ)

A shuttering of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could curtail the availability of 30 year fixed rate mortgages. (NYT)

China Mobile (NYSE: CHL) said Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may develop products for its network. (NYT)

More Congressman and Senators have asked that the US strategic oil reserve release crude into the market. (NYT)

Farm prices have reached the point where they may have ballooned too much. (NYT)

Merkel is against changes to the Ireland bailout loan terms. (Bloomberg)

The IMF says high world food prices may remain. (Bloomberg)

China exchanges plan to double the number of ETFs that they offer. (Bloomberg)

US jobless claims fell recently. (WSJ)

A judge who struck down part of the new healthcare law issues a stay of the ruling. (WSJ)

Growth in Brazil has slowed. (WSJ)

The budget of the Chinese military will rise by nearly 13%. (WSJ)

Top executives at BP (NYSE: BP) did not receive bonuses. (WSJ)

Total bought a portion of the equity of Russia’s largest independent gas producer. (WSJ)

Bombardier reached a deal with a leasing company controlled by the Industrial Commercial Bank of China. (WSJ)

The FCC may set rules that would prevent blackouts when TV stations and cable companies dispute carriage rates. (WSJ)

AT&T (NYSE: T) will offer a post paid bill options for tablet buyers. (WSJ)

GM (NYSE: GM) is likely to post its first annual profit since 2004. (Reuters)

An effort by shareholders to get Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) to reveal a succession plan for Steve Jobs was voted down. (Reuters)

AIG (NYSE: AIG) may post a large loss but results from important divisions will be watched by Wall St.  (Reuters)

The Administration will push for $20 billion in loan modifications as part of a settlement to settle foreclosure problems. (WSJ)

The US is about to make a decision on an Air Force tanker which will change the fortunes of either Boeing (NYSE: BA) or Airbus. (Reuters)

Most global markets fell on concerns about Libya. (Reuters)

An upcoming event staged by Apple will probably be used to launch the iPad 2. (Reuters)

Samsung released an ultra thin notebook in an attempt to get market share from Apple. (Reuters)

Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) YouTube will try to use Bollywood films and cricket to get a larger piece of the market in India. (Reuters)

Rio Tinto (NYSEL RTP) extended its $3.2 billion offer for Riverdale. (Reuters)

Obama will press banks to settle on mortgage foreclosure issues by reducing principles on large numbers of home loans. (WSJ)

A large number of Irish are leaving the country due to austerity measures. (WSJ)

Sears (NASDAQ: SHLD) named technology executive Lou D’Ambrosio as CEO. (WSJ)

The net income at BASF doubled. (WSJ)

Overstock (NASDAQ: OSTK) received penalties from Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) for misusing its AdWords system. (WSJ)

A bond sale from Illinois succeeded but at high interest rates. (WSJ)

Toyota Motor (NYSE: TM) has quietly set up quality support plans. (WSJ)

Wall St. bonuses dropped in 2010. (WSJ)

Oil prices could damage the worldwide recovery. (WSJ)

GE (NYSE: GE) and Siemens will launch electric car charging products. (WSJ)

Google has created software that will allow users to transfer data from Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) desktop software to Apps. (WSJ)

State unionized workers have joined hands and set aside regional differences. (WSJ)

Republicans may set a deal to keep the government open for two weeks and cut $4 billion in spending if a budget agreement is not reached. (WSJ)

Calls for demonstrations in China continue to be made online. (WSJ)

The business of selling used handsets in booming. (WSJ)

A patent infringement case against Abbott (NYSE: ABT) was reversed. (WSJ)

Consumer products companies are having challenges as they try to pass along higher cost of goods prices to customers. (WSJ)

Moody’s reported that investors in distressed debt have done better in this recession than in prior ones. (WSJ)

About 12% of US banks are at risk of failure according to a study from the FDIC. (WSJ)

China may have to import more wheat. (WSJ)

Airlines are trying to raise fares as oil rises. (NYT)

Brent crude rose above $119. (FT)

Credit Suisse is looking at its US unit as part of a tax fraud investigation. (FT)

US farm prices have risen with the surge in the value of commodities. (FT)

The merger between Porsche and VW has slowed as shareholder issues are being scrutinized. (Bloomberg)

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Reuters: Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Nokia (NYSE: NOK) will try to create competition for Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android (Reuters)

Management bonuses may reach 50% of salaries at GM (NYSE: GM) and Chrysler (Bloomberg)

Tension in Egypt drop crude higher (Reuters)

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has begun work on a smaller version of the iPhone that will cost less than the current one in an effort to attack Android (Bloomberg)

Facebook may allow employees to sell up to $1 billion in stock (AllThingsD)

The rise in 30 year mortgage rates will undermine a housing recovery (WSJ)

Angela Merkel is angry that Axel Weber did not take the post as ECB chief and will press for him to leave as head of Bundesbank (Reuters)

The UK is testing bank finances based on scenarios of severe global disruption (WSJ)

Comscore said Microsoft Bing made strides in market share (WSJ)

US workers may make slightly more money this year which may help the consumer recovery (WSJ)

States must prepare for less federal aid at a time when their deficits are deepening (WSJ)

PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) said commodity costs will hurt margins (WSJ)

Ebay (NASDAQ: EBAY) will use the success of PayPal to increase its sales growth (WSJ)

Ford Motor (NYSE: F) has begun to aggressively cut debt (WSJ)

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States will suggest a deal for China’s Huawei to buy the assets of 3Leaf Systems (WSJ)

Blockbuster will try to sell its assets as its financial position worses (WSJ)

Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) will close Texas facilities because of the state’s tax structure (WSJ)

The Washington Post (NYSE: WPO) will state a news aggregation site to help people set up their own personal news feeds (WSJ)

Exports have risen but the US will not be able to close its trade deficit soon (WSJ)

The SEC will fight budget cuts that would cripple its programs (WSJ)

Cotton moved up again toward an all-time high (WSJ)

China may lessen currency controls to make the yuan a more powerful part of global currency markets (NYT)

Obama plans a wireless system to bring broadband to much of the US population which odes not have service (NYT)

The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission found that Citigroup (NYSE: C) was close to going under in 2008 (NYT)

Renault will redouble its attempts to gain global market share (FT)

Rio Tinto (NYSE: RTP) will buy back $5 billion in shares (FT)

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The Hong Kong exchange said it was open to mergers after marriages began between North American and European exchanges. (Reuters)

Facebook and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) have both looked at deal to buy Twitter at a valuation which could be as high as $10 billion. (WSJ)

The Congressional Oversight Panel said Ken Feinberg did not do a good job revealing his practices as he cut Wall St. pay. (Reuters)

RealtyTrac said home foreclosures rose in January. (Reuters)

McAfee said Chinese hackers broke into the online files of five large multinational energy firms. (Reuters)

An ECB board member said rising commodity prices would not cause inflation. (News)

Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) will launch its new table, “TouchPad” to compete with the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad and Google Android-powered tablet PCs. (Reuters)

Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) caused concern among investors because of its weak earnings outlook. (Reuters)

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) canceled its new Meebo phone and admitted it will have big challenges ahead as it tries to compete in the smartphone business. (Reuters)

Activision Blizzard will drop its “Guitar Hero” video game line. (Reuters)

The London Stock Exchange merger with the Toronto exchange has pressured other exchanges to consider joining together. (Reuters)

PetroChina (NYSE: PTR) will pay $5.4 billion for Canadian gas assets. (Reuters)

Some investment firms may have been overcharged by currency trading operations at banks. (WSJ)

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: NYX) may be bought by Deutsche Borse. (WSJ)

Clearwire (NASDAQ: CLWR) will end its retail business and focus on WiMax infrastructure. (WSJ)

Some House Republicans say they are worried about troubled state deficits. (WSJ)

Corn futures rose sharply on news that crop supply will be smaller than expected. (WSJ)

Nokia and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) are in discussions about jointly made smartphones. (WSJ)

Students taking Advanced Placement tests are posting extremely low scores. (WSJ)

Brazil will cut spending in an effort to undermine inflation. (WSJ)

Oil drilling in the US has risen sharply. (WSJ)

Whole Foods posted better-than-expected earnings. (WSJ)

A $4.1 billion charge against AIG (NYSE: AIG) earnings will sharply reduce earnings but clean its books for an IPO. (WSJ)

Short sales declined on Nasdaq shares. (WSJ)

Gazelle, a research firm, says Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhones hold their value better than most other smartphones sold on the market for used handsets. (WSJ)

AT&T (NYSE: T) is concerned about sales now that Verizon Wireless will sell the Apple iPhone. (NYT)

Medical device makers say US government regulations have hurt their market in the US. (NYT)

The US delay the AIG IPO until May. (FT)

The IMF’s independent auditor office said the agency missed warning signs of the financial crisis because it did not see risking in US and UK bank regulation and oversight. (FT)

Rio Tinto (NYSE: RTP) earnings grew due to the rising price of oil. (Bloomberg)

The CFO of Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) may receive as much as $22 million after he leaves. (Bloomberg)

China real estate developers have begun to operate outside Beijing and Shanghai to find unexploited markets and dodge regulations. (Bloomberg)

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