Four more bank failures bring 2010 tally to 37
Last Update: 3/19/2010 2:39:56 PM
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Four additional banks in Georgia, Alabama and Minnesota were closed by regulators Friday, bringing the national total to 37 for the year to date. Ellijay, Ga.-based Appalachian Community Bank , Hiawassee, Ga.-based Bank of Hiawassee, Fort Deposit, Ala.-based First Lowndes Bank and Aurora, Minn.-based State Bank of Aurora were all closed. The four bank failures will cost the deposit-insurance fund $599.5 million, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

U.S. stocks end lower, post third-weekly gain
Last Update: 3/19/2010 12:56:00 PM
U.S. stocks close modestly lower on Friday, with the Dow average snapping its eight-day string of gains, as renewed worries over Greek finances and and an upcoming vote on health care unnerved investors.
$INDU,  $SPX,  BHI,  CNX,  MEE,  $DXY

Fed loses appeal; must disclose bailout details
Last Update: 3/19/2010 10:29:00 AM
The Federal Reserve will be required to identify the names of banks that could have collapsed if not for the central bank's emergency lending, a federal appeals court says.
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Palm shares plunge, giving back past year's gains
Last Update: 3/19/2010 12:05:00 PM
Palm Inc. saw its stock take another beating Friday, after the company reported disappointing sales of its latest smartphones and issued a dismal revenue forecast for the current quarter.
PALM,  S,  VZ

Taking last shots at health-care reform
Last Update: 3/19/2010 12:29:00 PM
Opponents and supporters of measure, now hurtling toward a critical vote in the House, make their last-ditch attempts to sway public opinion on what may be the biggest piece of legislation in decades.
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