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Markets close mixed
Markets close mixed
NEW YORK, May 6 (UPI) -- U.S. stock markets closed mixed Monday.
GM recalls 38,197 Chevys and Buicks
DETROIT, May 6 (UPI) -- Automaker General Motors said Monday it would recall 38,197 Chevrolet Malibu Eco and Buick hybrid sedans due to a potential fire risk.
Bank of America to pay MBIA $1.6 billion
NEW YORK, May 6 (UPI) -- Bank of America says it has agreed to pay U.S. bond insurance firm MBIA $1.6 billion to settle complex mortgage securities issues.
GM denies bailout funds went to China
DETROIT, May 6 (UPI) -- General Motors on Monday refuted a columnist's claims that its operations in China benefited from the U.S. taxpayer-funded bailout.
Walmart back atop Fortune 500 list; Exxon Mobil now No. 2
NEW YORK, May 6 (UPI) -- Retail chain Walmart retook its spot at the top of the Fortune 500 list of the largest U.S. companies, the magazine said Monday.
New York says two banks are violating foreclosure settlement
New York says two banks are violating foreclosure settlement
NEW YORK, May 6 (UPI) -- New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said two of five banks in a $25 billion settlement of foreclosure abuses repeatedly violated the agreement.
Buffett praises Fed Chairman Ben Berrnanke
Buffett praises Fed Chairman Ben Berrnanke
WASHINGTON, May 6 (UPI) -- Billionaire investor Warren Buffett offered high praise for U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.
Treasury to sell some GM common shares
WASHINGTON, May 6 (UPI) -- The U.S. Treasury Department said Monday it would put some of its shares of General Motors common stock up for sale.
Retail in Europe slides further than expected
BRUSSELS, May 6 (UPI) -- Retail sales dropped 2.4 percent in the 17-member eurozone from March 2012 to March 2013, the data office Eurostat said Monday.
Four largest economies in Europe in a slump
LONDON, May 6 (UPI) -- Business output contracted in the four largest economies in Europe in April, research firm Markit Economics said Monday.
Bankrate says think Tennessee for retirement, unthink Oregon
PALM BEACH, Fla., May 6 (UPI) -- If money is a factor -- and isn't it always? -- the best place to retire in the United States is Tennessee, finance consulting firm Bankrate.com said Monday.
Crude oil inches toward $96
Crude oil inches toward $96
NEW YORK, May 6 (UPI) -- Crude oil prices climbed to nearly $96 per barrel Monday morning on the New York Mercantile Exchange as traders viewed Friday's employment report as positive.
Tracking those calories
Tracking those calories
CHICAGO, May 5 (UPI) -- I always seem to be on a diet -- some days more than others, admittedly. But I've always been stymied when it comes to how many calories I can consume without getting depressed at the next morning's weigh in.
The end for the Coda EV
The end for the Coda EV
Never heard of Coda Automotive? Don't feel too bad.
U.S. corn planting off to late start due to wet, cold spring
DES MOINES, Iowa, May 4 (UPI) -- Corn farmers in Iowa and elsewhere said they are getting a late start to the planting season due to unseasonably wet and cold weather in the Midwest.
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Beyonce arrives on the red carpet at the Costume Institute Benefit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on May 6, 2013. UPI/John Angelillo