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  CME, Deutsche Börse Explored Tie-Up

  CME Group and Deutsche Börse discussed merging in late 2007 but the exchange giants couldn't agree on a price. Speculation is swirling that CME may try to break up the German company's $10 billion acquisition of NYSE Euronext.

• Feds End Criminal Inquiry on Mozilo

  Federal prosecutors have decided to close their criminal investigation into former Countrywide Financial Corp. chief executive Angelo Mozilo without filing charges, according to people familiar with the matter.

• Banks Try Fees for Once-Free Services

  The nation's largest banks are testing how much their customers are willing to pay for checking-account services that used to be free.

• Bernanke Defends U.S. Policies

  Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke fired his most pointed rebuttal yet at foreign critics who say the U.S. central bank's easy money policies are breeding inflation and asset bubbles abroad.

  • Video: China Tensions Ahead of G-20 Summit
  • Heard: G-20 Flies Under Market Radar
  • Sarkozy's Push on Yuan Falters
  • India, Brazil to Press China on Yuan

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  As Obama Visits, Intel Touts New Plant

  Intel unveiled plans to build a $5 billion chip factory in Arizona and hire 4,000 additional workers, during a visit by President Obama.

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  HCA's IPO Target: Up to $30 a Share

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  For Some, Currency Hedging Is No Gain

• Obama Talked R&D; With Tech Chiefs

• Stocks Close at 2½-Year High

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  United Western Sues Regulators Over Its Seizure

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  China Raises Reserve Requirement

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  Rating Firms Again Disagree on RMBS Deal