State unlikely to block newspaper deal

State Attorney General Mark Bennett will be reviewing the sale of the Honolulu Advertiser to the owners of the Star-Bulletin, the (Honolulu) Star Bulletin reported.

FDIC closes banks in Nevada, Washington

Friday, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. closed Carson River Community Bank and Rainier Pacific Bank because of bad loans, The Wall Street Pit Blog reported Saturday.

Senate plan would ditch cap-and-trade

The Senate is understanding this is not a simple problem -- it's multiple problems, and it requires multiple solutions, Carl Pope, executive director of the Sierra Club, told The Washington Post in a story published Saturday.

MGM Mirage given reprieve on debt payment

The extension by lenders is a milestone in efforts to improve the company's balance sheet, which has about $12.5 billion in debt, said MGM Mirage Chief Financial Officer Dan D'Arrigo.

Fannie Mae reports $72 billion 2009 loss

The additional $15.3 billion would bring Fannie Mae's total bailout tab to more than $76 billion.

MGM Mirage given reprieve on debt payment

The extension by lenders is a milestone in efforts to improve the company's balance sheet, which has about $12.5 billion in debt, said MGM Mirage Chief Financial Officer Dan D'Arrigo.

Greece's minister warns of deeper cuts

We must do whatever we can now to address the immediate dangers today, Papandreou told his parliament Friday. Tomorrow it will be too late and the consequences will be much more dire.

Argentina warns BHP against oil drilling

BHP, the world's largest mining company, holds 14 exploration and production licenses with Falkland Oil and Gas and has said it wants to begin drilling within the next four months.

Markets close with slim gains

In the second of three estimates on the country's GDP, the Bureau of Economic Analysis said consumer spending rose 1.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009 -- a positive figure, but not as strong as the 2.8 rise in the previous quarter.

Ontario invests $81M in Ford engine plant

At a news conference, Finance Minister Dwight Duncan and Economic Development Minister Sandra Pupatello said the investment would create and retain up to 757 new jobs over five years, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported.

Greece, labor, weigh on markets

Reminiscent of the credit default derivatives that almost toppled American International Group, The New York Times reported that investors are making bets that make it harder for Greece to dig out of a debt problem that is weakening the euro.

Greece, labor, weigh on markets

Reminiscent of the credit default derivatives that almost toppled American International Group, The New York Times reported that investors are making bets that make it harder for Greece to dig out of a debt problem that is weakening the euro.