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Letter: Lehman accounting tricks possibly illegal (AP) 19 Mar 2010
A Lehman Brothers whistleblower warned his bosses that accounting gimmicks the bank used before its collapse may have been illegal, his lawyer said Friday.

End in sight, health care battle tilts Obama's way (AP) 19 Mar 2010
One by one, House Democratic fence-sitters began choosing sides Friday, and the long, turbulent struggle over landmark health care legislation tilted unmistakably in President Barack Obama's direction.

Regulators shut 7 banks in 5 states; 37 in 2010 (AP) 19 Mar 2010
Regulators on Friday shut down seven banks in five states, bringing to 37 the number of bank failures in the U.S. so far this year.

Fed must reveal data on loans to firms, court says (AP) 19 Mar 2010
The Federal Reserve must reveal documents identifying financial companies that received Fed loans to survive the financial crisis, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.

Stocks fall as worries about Greek debt return (AP) 19 Mar 2010
Stocks halted their steady climb Friday after renewed concerns about Greece's ability to pay its debts left investors questioning a global economic recovery.

The four cities that best weathered the recession (AP) 19 Mar 2010
Call them the Final Four: The four large cities that have made it through the Great Recession with the smallest increases in unemployment.

Icahn launches hostile bid for all of Lions Gate (AP) 19 Mar 2010
Activist shareholder Carl Icahn raised the stakes in his yearlong dispute with Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. on Friday, launching an all-out bid to take over the movie studio following disagreements over its spending.

Boeing accelerates production of 747, 777 models (AP) 19 Mar 2010
Boeing Co. will speed up production plans for its 777 and 747 models in anticipation of greater demand from commercial airlines.

EU Commission calls for European loans for Greece (AP) 19 Mar 2010
The European Commission urged Germany and other eurozone governments Friday to put up a package of government-to-government loans to ease Greece's financial plight and end weeks of financial turmoil and speculation.

ALL BUSINESS: Don't blame shorts for Lehman demise (AP) 19 Mar 2010
Remember when everybody blamed short sellers for the demise of Lehman Brothers? Short sellers were immoral. Their greed brought capitalism to its knees. What they were doing was downright un-American.