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Privacy groups challenge Google's DoubleClick deal (Reuters)
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 02:24:43 GMT

Reuters - Consumer privacy groups on Friday sought to derail Google Inc.'s $3.1 billion deal to buy online ad supplier DoubleClick Inc., filing a complaint with U.S. regulators to block the merger on privacy grounds.

Dow nears 13,000 on strong earnings (Reuters)
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 01:46:01 GMT

Reuters - U.S. stocks jumped on Friday, with the Dow closing at a record high after coming within 35 points of 13,000, as Google Inc. and Caterpillar Inc. joined the list of companies reporting stronger-than-expected quarterly results.

Nippon Steel, JFE set for record profits: paper (Reuters)
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 06:54:41 GMT

Reuters - Japan's top two steel makers, Nippon Steel Corp. (5401.T) and JFE Holdings Inc. (5411.T), are expected to report record group profits for the business year ending in March 2008, the Nikkei daily said on Saturday.

Paulson: Strong dollar in U.S. interest (Reuters)
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 03:05:35 GMT

Reuters - U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Friday he is "a big believer in a strong dollar" but reiterated that China's yuan currency needs to appreciate more against the greenback.

Kerkorian wants to meet with Chrysler workers (Reuters)
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 03:59:51 GMT

Reuters - Representatives of billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian are seeking a meeting with a group of Chrysler workers who are proposing an employee-led buyout of the automaker to consider some form of a cooperation, a person familiar with the effort said on Friday.

Economy - Friday (Investor's Business Daily)
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 23:00:00 GMT

Investor's Business Daily - Its Weekly Leading Index rose to 140.4 in the week ended April 13 from 140.3 the prior week. Lower jobless claims and rising stock prices helped, but higher interest rates offset some gains, the Economic Cycle Research Institute said. Its annualized growth rate, based on a four-week average, was unchanged at 3.6% for a 3rd straight week.

Treasury prices fall stocks surge (AP)
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 15:28:10 GMT

AP - Treasury bond prices were fell Friday morning, as stocks surged and the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a record high.

Mutual Fund Giant Sees Future In Economies Like India And Brazil (Investor's Business Daily)
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 23:00:00 GMT

Investor's Business Daily - Americans invented the mutual fund. U.S. investors have embraced them.

Wal-Mart says finds no evidence of surveillance (Reuters)
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 00:24:26 GMT

Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said on Friday that it has found no evidence that a fired systems technician secretly listened to its board or that the retailer conducted surveillance on shareholders who submitted proposals for its upcoming shareholders meeting.