MSNBC Asian stocks up on strong corporate results TOKYO — Asian stock markets rose in early trading Wednesday as sentiment turned upbeat on a batch of strong corporate earnings results. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average advanced 155.66Asia Markets Photos Stock Wikipedia: Nikkei 225 China Daily Wall Street declines on Fed official's remarks NEW YORK - Wall Street declined on Thursday after a Federal Reserve official made cautious comments on the U.S.Economy Photos Stock WallStreet Wikipedia: New York Stock Exchange Top Stories The Guardian US STOCKS-Wall St falls on tech outlook worries * Chipmakers weigh on Nasdaq * Exxon Mobil profit tops estimates, shares still slip * Fed's Bullard warns of Japan-like quagmire * Indexes down: Dow 0.3 pct, S&P 0.4 pct, ... (photo: AP / Jason DeCrow)Exxon Nasdaq Photos WallStreet Wikipedia: New York Stock Exchange Herald Tribune Citigroup paying $75M to settle civil charges WASHINGTON - Banking titan Citigroup Inc. is paying $75 million to settle civil charges that it misled investors about its potential losses from subprime mortgages as theBanking Charges Citigroup Civil Photos The New York Times Questions Swirl About Damaged Japanese Tanker Shipping officials said Thursday that they were examining the hull of a Japanese oil tanker that was mysteriously damaged this week as it traversed a strategically vitalAccident Japan Mideast Photos Shipping The New York Times Estimate Rises of Oil Spill in Michigan BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — More than one million gallons of oil may have spilled from a pipeline into the Kalamazoo River this week, significantly more than the ... (photo: AP / Paul Sancya)Environment Michigan Oil Spill Photos Wikipedia: Great Lakes The New York Times Citigroup Said to Pay $75 Million in Subprime Case Citigroup has agreed to pay $75 million to settle federal claims that it failed to disclose vast holdings of subprime mortgage investments that crippled the bank during ... (photo: AP / Mary Altaffer, file)Banking Investment Photos SEC Wikipedia: Citigroup The New York Times Obama Takes On Critics of Education Plan WASHINGTON — Saying that reforming education is perhaps “the economic issue of our time,” President Obama went before a major civil rights organizationEducation Obama Photos US Wikipedia: Barack Obama
