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  1. A fading GM logo is painted on a building near a Chevrolet dealership in Chicago. The road was cleared Thursday for General Motors to exit from bankruptcy protection after a court-imposed stay preventing the sale of its assets to a new company was lifted.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Scott Olson)
    AP Source: GM emerges from bankruptcy AP - 1 minute ago

    DETROIT - The new General Motors arose on Friday as lawyers finished an all-night paperwork session transferring the bulk of the automaker's assets to a company controlled by the U.S. government.

  2. The logo of American International Group (AIG) is seen at their offices in New York in this file photograph from September 18, 2008. REUTERS/Eric Thayer/Files
    Report: AIG asks gov't to approve bonus payments AP - Fri Jul 10, 12:15 AM ET

    After its bonus payments ignited a firestorm of criticism earlier this year, American International Group Inc. is asking the federal government to weigh in on the insurer's plan to resume paying millions in promised retention incentives next week, according to media reports.

  3. Workers complete welding the last pipe links at the construction site on the steppe near the country's commercial hub of Almaty July 10, 2009. China moved a step closer to securing a new source of gas supply on Friday when Kazakhstan finished building its segment of a pan-Central Asian gas pipeline designed to address China's growing energy needs. The sign on the pipe reads in Russian "The last welding connection of trunk gas pipeline". REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev  (KAZAKHSTAN ENERGY POLITICS)
    Oil below $60 as traders eye company results AP - 2 hours, 21 minutes ago

    VIENNA - Oil prices slid below $60 a barrel Friday as investors braced for company earnings reports next week that will provide clues on the strength of crude demand.

  4. The logo of Swiss bank UBS is pictured in front of the Swiss Federal Palace in Bern July 9, 2009. REUTERS/Michael Buholzer
    UBS tax deal uncertain ahead of U.S. court case Reuters - 54 minutes ago

    ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss bank UBS was braced on Friday for a high-stakes trial in the United States next week that could force it to reveal secret client data, as a last-minute deal remained elusive.