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Bond yields fall on concerns about Europe debt 24 minutes ago NEW YORK (AP) -- Interest rates slipped in the bond market Monday as concern rose about yawning budget gaps in some European countries....  Read Story.

Parkway Properties FFO drops in 4Q 24 minutes ago JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Parkway Properties Inc. said Monday its fourth-quarter funds from operations dropped 33 percent as the office property owner wrote down the value of some of its holdings by   Read Story.

AstrZeneca gets OK for expanded Crestor use 24 minutes ago WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal regulators have granted AstraZeneca approval to market its cholesterol pill Crestor as a preventive measure against heart attack and stroke in patients with healthy chol  Read Story.

Ex-Intel executive pleads guilty in NYC to fraud about 1 hour ago NEW YORK (AP) -- A former Intel executive pleaded guilty Monday to charges he fed confidential information about the computer-chip maker to wealthy hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam, his old frien  Read Story.

HHS secretary asks insurer to justify rate hike about 1 hour ago LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Obama administration on Monday asked California's largest for-profit health insurer to justify plans to hike customers' premiums by as much as 39 percent, a move that could  Read Story.

Obama's health care summit: Just for show? about 1 hour ago WASHINGTON (AP) -- Could this turn into something more than political theater? President Barack Obama's televised dialogue with Republican lawmakers on health care, promised for later this month,   Read Story.

World's tallest tower closed a month after opening about 2 hours ago DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- The world's tallest skyscraper has unexpectedly closed to the public a month after its lavish opening, disappointing tourists headed for the observation deck an  Read Story.

Conn. governor calls for safety review after blast about 2 hours ago HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Connecticut's governor is calling for a review of state safety codes following a deadly explosion at a power plant in Middletown....  Read Story.

UPS: Pilots must agree to more cost savings about 3 hours ago ATLANTA (AP) -- Shipping giant UPS is again telling its pilots they need to agree to more cost savings or the company will have to furlough at least 300 of them....  Read Story.

US to commit $78.5B to try to halt Asian carp about 3 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration says it will spend $78.5 million to halt the giant Asian carp, which officials fear could spread and possibly endanger the Great Lakes region's $7 billi  Read Story.

MGM Mirage seeks to divest from Borgata in NJ about 3 hours ago LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Casino operator MGM Mirage is hoping to settle questions raised by New Jersey regulators over its ties to a controversial Chinese casino family by putting its stake in an Atlanti  Read Story.

Wintry weather drives energy prices higher about 3 hours ago NEW YORK (AP) -- Energy prices climbed Monday as another winter storm was expected to dump even more snow on the East Coast....  Read Story.

Judge puts SEC on defensive at NYC hearing on deal about 3 hours ago NEW YORK (AP) -- A judge has put a Securities and Exchange Commission lawyer on the defensive over a settlement resolving civil charges that accused Bank of America of misleading investors when it  Read Story.

FairPoint reorg plan would cut debt sharply about 4 hours ago PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- The telecommunications company FairPoint Communications Inc.'s debt would be cut by nearly two-thirds under its bankruptcy reorganization plan filed Monday....  Read Story.

Lockheed, Kaman unmanned helicopter test a success about 4 hours ago BLOOMFIELD, Conn. (AP) -- Lockheed Martin Corp. and Kaman Aerospace Corp. are launching their own unmanned military helicopter....  Read Story.

Reports: Toyota plans to recall 300,000 Priuses about 4 hours ago TOKYO (AP) -- Toyota plans to recall about 300,000 Prius hybrids worldwide over a brake problem and is likely to notify both the U.S. and Japanese governments Tuesday, news reports said, as a top   Read Story.

Europe could face years-long debt grind about 4 hours ago ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Is there any way out of Europe's debt morass?...  Read Story.

Official: No one believed under Conn. plant rubble about 5 hours ago MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) -- The deputy fire marshal of the town where a power plant explosion killed five people tells The Associated Press that no one is believed buried in the rubble....  Read Story.

Minn. exec to be sentenced March 10 in Ponzi fraud about 5 hours ago ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Minnesota businessman Tom Petters is scheduled to be sentenced March 10 on his conviction for orchestrating a $3.65 billion Ponzi scheme....  Read Story.

Analyst drops price target for heart device makers about 5 hours ago INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- A Goldman Sachs analyst has lowered price targets for two medical device makers and added a third sell-rated company to its "Americas Conviction" list after forecasting slow g  Read Story.

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