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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. securities regulators will continue to "vigorously pursue" charges against Bank of America Corp for allegedly misleading investors over bonuses paid to Merrill Lynch employees, a top Securities and Exchange Commission official said on Friday. Full Story »

LONDON (AFP) - Europe's main stock markets rose strongly early trading on Friday after sharp gains in Tokyo and a positive showing overnight on Wall Street. Full Story »

LONDON (Reuters) - World stocks extended gains and oil rebounded on Friday as upbeat data from China and the United States underscored an economic recovery, weighing on safe-haven government bonds and the low-yielding yen. Full Story »

LONDON (AFP) - London shares steadied at the start of trading on Friday, with the index rising by only 0.07 percent to 5,247.82 points. Full Story »

NEW YORK - Bond insurer Ambac Financial Group Inc. said Thursday it plans to raise its stock price above $1 within six months to avoid being delisted by the New York Stock Exchange. Full Story »

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A new U.S. securities regulatory investigation into potential insider trading began in mid-November with the issuance of subpoenas to a number of hedge funds that may have gotten an advance word on corporate takeovers, said people familiar with the matter. Full Story »

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of AOL Inc fell about 2 percent on their return to trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, following the Internet company's spin-off from Time Warner Inc, while shares of AOL's former parent rose. Full Story »

LONDON (AFP) - The leading stock exchange rallied on Thursday after four days of losses prompted by the Greek debt crisis. Full Story »

SANTIAGO, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Emboldened by its Clausura Championship victory, Chile's Colo Colo gave archrival Universidad Catolica another drubbing on Thursday -- this time on the stock market. Full Story »

NEW YORK (Reuters) - CIT Group Inc's new shares rose as much as 6 percent from opening levels in their debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday as the lender to small businesses emerged from one of the largest bankruptcies in U.S. history. Full Story »

LONDON (AFP) - London shares advanced in morning deals on Thursday as investors waited on the Bank of England's latest monetary policy decisions. Full Story »

BEIJING (Reuters) - Mongolia may eventually list state-owned mineral assets in international stock markets so that the country can convert more of its natural resource wealth into cash, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. Full Story »

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former senior IBM Corp executive denied being involved in a sprawling hedge fund insider trading case and asked a court on Wednesday to dismiss civil charges by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Full Story »

LATHAM, N.Y. - Plug Power Inc., a developer of energy technology, said Wednesday that Nasdaq has notified the company it has violated a rule that requires its share price not to close at a value of less than $1 for 30 days in a row. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - Enforcement officials from the Securities and Exchange Commission and Justice Department said Wednesday that their staffs are targeting the role of Wall Street rating agencies in the financial meltdown. Full Story »

All too often, mutual fund prospectuses feel eerily like those medicine commercials that have endless lists of potential side effects. The only difference, it seems, is that while both mutual funds and medications have led to plenty of unanticipated cases of headaches and profuse sweating over the past year, mutual funds have been more likely to wipe out your retirement savings in the process. Full Story »

THIMPHU (Reuters Life!) - Traders seeking a break from volatile global markets may want to head to Bhutan's bourse, where stocks are traded on just four computers -- when they have not crashed -- only twice a week. Full Story »

LONDON (AFP) - London shares slid further on Wednesday on jitters surrounding debt crises in Greece and Dubai. Full Story »