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• Morningstar: 529 college savings plans up in 2012 despite some lags Monday, 22 Apr 2013 | 4:39 PM ET

  NEW YORK, April 22- Families saving for college poured billions of dollars into U.S. 529 education savings plans over the past five years, even as these plans' performance lagged behind other investments like mutual funds, investment research company Morningstar Inc said on Monday.

• TREASURIES-Yields stay low on weak home sales, waning inflation Monday, 22 Apr 2013 | 4:03 PM ET

  *Fed bought $3.73 billion in Treasuries in QE operation. NEW YORK, April 22- U.S. government debt prices rose on Monday on news of weaker-than-expected home resales in March and the implications of waning inflation. Lower yields reflect a smaller inflation-risk premium, "said Zach Pandl, strategist at Columbia Management.

• Ralph Lauren Pays to Settle Bribe Charges in Argentina Monday, 22 Apr 2013 | 10:56 AM ET

  

  Ralph Lauren will pay more than $1.6 million to settle a criminal and civil investigation into allegations that one of its subsidiaries bribed government officials in Argentina.

• TREASURIES-Bond prices rise on weaker stocks, economic worries Monday, 22 Apr 2013 | 10:44 AM ET

  *U.S. to sell $99 billion in 2- year, 5- year, 7- year debt. NEW YORK, April 22- U.S. government debt prices rose modestly on Monday in advance of this week's $99 billion in coupon-bearing supply, as an uneven stock market and worries about the economy overshadowed hopes for a possible end to the political stalemate in Italy.

• US STOCKS-Futures up with full earnings calendar on tap Monday, 22 Apr 2013 | 8:25 AM ET

  *Halliburton rallies in premarket after results. NEW YORK, April 22- U.S. stock index futures were higher on Monday, rebounding from stocks' worst week in 2013, as the latest quarterly earnings included major companies ranging from Caterpillar Inc to Halliburton Co to Texas Instruments Inc..

• US STOCKS-Futures rise as Wall St faces full earnings calendar Monday, 22 Apr 2013 | 7:55 AM ET

  *Halliburton rallies in premarket after results. *Power-One soars after $1 billion purchase offer from ABB. NEW YORK, April 22- U.S. stock index futures were higher on Monday, rebounding from stocks' worst week 2013, as the latest quarterly earnings included major companies ranging from Caterpillar Inc to Halliburton Co to Texas Instruments Inc..

• PRECIOUS-Gold rises as buyers swoop, gains may be short-lived Monday, 22 Apr 2013 | 6:04 AM ET

  *Gold to test resistance at $1,424- technicals. *Strong buying seen in Asia, ETF holdings drop. LONDON/ SINGAPORE, April 22- Gold rose on Monday, supported by strong physical buying after its fall last week to the weakest price in two years, but sentiment was shaky as bullion holdings in exchange-traded funds were trimmed to the lowest in three years.

• REUTERS SUMMIT-India currency futures stifled by central bank rules - MCX-SX Monday, 22 Apr 2013 | 5:17 AM ET

  MUMBAI, April 22- Indian currency futures volumes have been stifled by a central bank move last year to prevent rupee weakness which has indirectly created prices variations between listed and over-the-counter derivatives, a senior official at domestic exchange MCX-SX told Reuters.

• REUTERS SUMMIT-CME FX volumes jump on return of volatility, yen swings Monday, 22 Apr 2013 | 4:34 AM ET

  *CME Group sees record yen futures/options volumes. SINGAPORE, April 22- CME Group is seeing record volumes in futures involving the Japanese yen, spurred by rising volatility in currency markets and the yen's sharp swings this year, the head of the exchange's currency and interest rate products told Reuters.

• PRECIOUS-Gold jumps more than 2 pct on technical buying Monday, 22 Apr 2013 | 3:22 AM ET

  *Gold to test resistance at $1,424- technicals. SINGAPORE, April 22- Gold jumped more than 2 percent on Monday after a rebound above $1,400 ignited technical buying, but sentiment was shaky as steady outflows from exchange-traded funds trimmed their bullion holdings to the lowest in three years.

• TREASURIES-Bond prices flat as stock gains offset economic worries Monday, 22 Apr 2013 | 12:28 AM ET

  *U.S. to sell $99 billion in 2- year, 5- year, 7- year debt. NEW YORK, April 22- U.S. government debt prices were flat on Monday in advance of this week's $99 billion in coupon-bearing supply, as uneven gains in the stock market offset worries about the domestic economy losing momentum.

• PRECIOUS-Gold jumps 1 percent, ETFs holdings at 3-yr low Sunday, 21 Apr 2013 | 10:46 PM ET

  *Gold to test resistance at $1,424- technicals. SINGAPORE, April 22- Gold jumped more than 1 percent on Monday after a rebound above $1,400 ignited technical buying, but sentiment was shaky as steady outflows from exchange-traded funds trimmed holdings to their lowest in three years.

• PRECIOUS-Gold inches above $1,400, seen choppy Sunday, 21 Apr 2013 | 8:56 PM ET

  SINGAPORE, April 22- Gold edged up on Monday and held above the psychologically key level of $1,400 an ounce, although sentiment was shaky after steady outflows from exchange-traded funds trimmed holdings to their lowest in three years. *Gold had added $1.49 an ounce to $1,405.34 by 0032 GMT.

• Argentine debt holdouts make final plea to U.S. court for payment Friday, 19 Apr 2013 | 8:08 PM ET

  NEW YORK, April 19- Bondholders fighting Argentina for full repayment on defaulted debt made their final plea late on Friday to a U.S. appeals court asking them to affirm prior rulings ordering a $1.33 billion payment, saying Buenos Aires continues to defy U.S. law.

• UPDATE 1-Boston's financial staff work from home during lockdown Friday, 19 Apr 2013 | 1:14 PM ET

  April 19- The streets of Boston's financial district, usually bustling, were empty on Friday as a virtual lockdown for a police manhunt disrupted the largest center for U.S. mutual funds and affected trading across markets. About 20 percent of the nearly $15 trillion of U.S. mutual funds and exchange-traded funds are managed out of Boston, according to Lipper.

• TREASURIES-Prices dip after rally as investors turn to stocks Friday, 19 Apr 2013 | 9:34 AM ET

  *G20 nations accept Japan's easing program. Leaders of the G20 group of nations accepted that Japan's $1.4 trillion stimulus "is aimed at achieving price stability and economic recovery, and therefore is in line with the G20 agreement in February," said Taro Aso, the country's finance minister.

• US STOCKS-Futures up as market rebounds after ending below key level Friday, 19 Apr 2013 | 7:42 AM ET

  *IBM shares down, Google up after results. NEW YORK, April 19- U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday, setting the market up for a bounce back a day after the S&P 500 closed below its 50- day moving average for the first time this year.

• INTERVIEW-Japan's Taiyo Life to shift funds to foreign bonds Friday, 19 Apr 2013 | 6:34 AM ET

  *Raised foreign bond holdings by Y200 bln in year to March 2013. TOKYO, April 19- Taiyo Life Insurance, Japan's sixth-largest life insurer, plans to increase its foreign bond holdings and may cut investment in domestic bonds in the year to March, the company's director in charge of investment planning, Chikahiro Tsuboi, said on Friday.

• INTERVIEW-Japan's Taiyo Life to boost foreign bond holdings Friday, 19 Apr 2013 | 4:03 AM ET

  TOKYO, April 19- Taiyo Life Insurance, Japan's sixth-largest life insurer, plans to increase its foreign bond holdings and may cut investment in domestic bonds in the year to March, the company's director in charge of investment planning, Chikahiro Tsuboi, said on Friday.

• Longer JGBs outperform after BOJ tweaks purchase scheme Friday, 19 Apr 2013 | 3:02 AM ET

  TOKYO, April 19- Superlong Japanese government bonds continued to outperform on Friday, flattening the yield curve after this week's smooth 20- year sale and as market participants welcomed the Bank of Japan's change to its bond-buying operations.