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MAF Bancorp sees charge due to balance sheet restructuring
(Reuters) - MAF Bancorp Inc. said it expects to record a fourth-quarter charge of 45 cents a share as it is undertaking a balance sheet restructuring.

SEC's Cox defends compensation disclosure change
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. securities regulator defended his agency's relaxing the rules governing disclosure of stock options on Wednesday.

Fidelity's own gifts probe seen softening SEC blow
BOSTON (Reuters) - Fidelity Investments' move to reimburse its funds with more than $42 million, which it decided after an internal probe of improper gifts to its traders, should help ...

Alcoa Cleveland Works' UAW workers ratify contract
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. said on Wednesday members of United Auto Workers Local 1050, which represents 830 employees at its facility in Cleveland, Ohio, ratified a ...

U.S. says Virgin America can't fly as structured
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. transport regulators said on Wednesday they had tentatively rejected Virgin America Inc.'s application to fly, saying its ownership structure did not meet a U.S.

Apple shares recover
BOSTON (Reuters) - Apple Computer Inc. shares fell as much as 6 percent on Wednesday on a report of new developments in its stock options inquiry, but the shares later turned positive after ...

New homes sales unexpectedly strong
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales of new U.S. homes were unexpectedly strong in November and the backlog of unsold homes shrank, according to government data on Wednesday that suggested the ...

Ford shares rise on hope Toyota could help on costs
DETROIT (Reuters) - Shares of Ford Motor Co. rose to their highest in three weeks on Wednesday on hopes that a meeting between its CEO and the chairman of Toyota Motor Corp. would ...

Vodafone submits Hutchison Essar bid: FT
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Vodafone has submitted a bid for Indian mobile phone operator Hutchison Essar that puts a value of at least $17 billion on the company, the Financial Times reported ...

Dow at record over 12,500
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks staged a broad rally on Wednesday, with the Dow rising above 12,500 to end at a record, as investors rushed to invest cash in the equities market before the ...

MetLife expects 07 earnings to be below consensus
NEW YORK (Reuters) - MetLife Inc. , the largest U.S. life insurer, guided 2006 and 2007 earnings estimates down slightly on Wednesday, pressuring its shares.

Toyota tops customer retention survey
DETROIT (Reuters) - Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. leads the auto industry in retaining new vehicle buyers, according to a study released by JD Power and Associates on Wednesday.

Forest drug tops Lilly's in depression trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Forest Laboratories Inc.'s Lexapro proved more effective than Eli Lilly and Co.'s newer antidepressant Cymbalta in treating moderate to severe depression in a small ...

Icahn ends bid for Reckson
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Financier Carl Icahn said on Wednesday he ended his bid for Reckson Associates Realty Corp. , because he ran out of time after his partners dropped out, and investors ...

EU backs Airbus in Boeing spat
BRUSSELS/BANGKOK (Reuters) - The EU on Wednesday backed Airbus in a row over state subsidies with U.S. rival Boeing Co. while yet another client of the European planemaker threatened to ...

Yahoo reshuffles, CFO Decker gets key role
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc. on Tuesday announced a reorganization that marks Chief Financial Officer Susan Decker as a potential successor as CEO and simplifies its structure as it ...

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