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- Friday federal headlines - May 24, 2013
US rate on 30-year mortgages rises to 3.59 pct.
Average rates on fixed mortgages rose for the third straight week, hitting their highest levels since mid-March. Still, mortgage rates remained close to historic lows, a trend that should help sustain the housing recovery.
House backs variable rate student loans
House approves student loan rates linked to financial markets despite a veto threat
Stocks end lower as investors reassess Fed worries
Stocks end lower after bumpy trading day, investors reassess Fed worries, China economy
Big stores nix credit card settlement, file suit
Major retailers opt out of fee-fixing settlement with Visa and MasterCard, file own lawsuit
Sony mulls hedge fund's entertainment sale idea
Sony CEO says board mulling hedge fund boss Loeb's proposal to spin off entertainment business
IMF chief Lagarde in court in fraud probe
IMF chief Lagarde appears in court in French fraud investigation over arbitration deal
Appellate court: Berlusconi ran illegal scheme
Appeals court says Berlusconi headed illegal operation to avoid taxes on movie rights
Oil tracks gains in stocks, erases early losses
Oil tracks gains in stocks, erases early losses; US pump price at $3.66 as weekend nears
Shareholder adviser firm paying $300,000 fine
Shareholder adviser firm paying $300,000 to settle charges of failing to protect client data
Kerry Kennedy, farmworker protest Wendy's in NYC
Kerry Kennedy joins Fla-based farmworker protest outside Wendy's NY stockholder meeting
Turkey debates alcohol sales and ad restrictions
Turkish lawmakers debate restricting alcohol sales and ads as critics warn of Islamization
Survey shows China manufacturing contracting
Survey shows China manufacturing contracting, adding to signs economy cooling
US stock market recovers most of an early loss
US stock prices ease, recovering most of an early swoon, after Chinese manufacturing contracts
Microsoft touts Xbox One as all-in-1 entertainment
Microsoft reveals Xbox One as all-in-1 entertainment console, last of 3 major systems unveiled
EU performs abrupt U-turn on olive oil regulation
In PR shambles, EU scraps mocked proposal to regulate olive oil bottles in restaurants
Stock slump continues on Wall Street
Uncertainty about Federal Reserve's commitment to economic stimulus sends markets lower
Fox show brings messy workplaces to television
Fox reality show puts employees at risk of being fired on television
ECB official: New bank authority 'indispensable'
A top European Central Bank official is calling for quick creation of an agency with powers to restructure and wind down busted banks, in an apparent pushback against Germany's insistence that such fundamental changes should take time.
Applications for US unemployment aid fall to 340K
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell 23,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 340,000, a level consistent with solid job growth.
US equities sell-off goes on; futures slump
US equities sell-off carries over as stock futures tumble; global markets sliding
Stocks pull back from record levels on Wall Street
Stocks pull back from record levels on Wall Street as a market advance slows
Japan Nikkei jumps as dollar passes 100-yen mark
Japan's Nikkei index jumps after dollar passes 100-yen mark for first time since April 2009
Baxter drug fails to slow Alzheimer's in big study
Baxter drug Gammagard fails to slow Alzheimer's disease in big study; hints of benefit in some
