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• MF Global Customers Will Get Money Back: Freeh

  

  Former customers of Jon Corzine's collapsed brokerage MF Global would recover most, and probably all, of their money under the latest projections by the trustee liquidating its bankrupt parent company.

• GLOBAL ECONOMY-Watch what central bankers say, not what they do

  LONDON, Feb 3- Central banking is in a state of flux as policymakers from Tokyo to Washington ditch prevailing orthodoxies to try to grab a bigger share of a slow-growing global economic pie.

• Higher US Bond Yields Could Impede Economic Recovery

  Housing sector most vulnerable if yields keep rising

• MF Global customers to get most of their money back - Freeh

  NEW YORK, Feb 3- Former customers of Jon Corzine's collapsed brokerage MF Global would recover most, and probably all, of their money under the latest projections by the trustee liquidating its bankrupt parent company.

• NBC News president Steve Capus stepping down

  NEW YORK-- NBC News President Steve Capus, who presided over years of strong ratings at the news division and expanded digital offerings but was hurt by the downfall of the "Today" show, said Friday that he was resigning.

• Argentina aims at bond 'holdouts' ahead of court showdown

  BUENOS AIRES, Feb 2- Argentina has made its final written arguments ahead of a Feb. 27 U.S. courtroom showdown against "holdout" bondholders demanding 100 cents on the dollar for debt that the South American country defaulted on more than a decade ago.

• UPDATE 4-Clearwire says Dish bid still under consideration

  NEW YORK, Feb 1- Clearwire Corp said on Friday that it was still evaluating a takeover bid from satellite television provider Dish Network Corp even though it continues to recommend the Sprint Nextel Corp offer it had accepted in December.

• AMR asks for more time to file bankruptcy plan

  FORT WORTH, Texas-- American Airlines parent AMR Corp. has asked a federal judge for another extension, until April 15, to file a bankruptcy-reorganization plan. AMR has exclusive rights through March 11 to file a plan of reorganization and had already asked the court for permission to extend that right until April 1.

• Cowen agrees to buy investment bank Dahlman Rose

  NEW YORK-- Investment firm Cowen Group Inc. said Friday it is buying Dahlman Rose& Co., a privately held investment bank. Cowen is buying Dahlman Rose with stock but the two firms did not disclose further financial details. Cowen Group shares rose 3 cents to $2.69 Friday and were unchanged in aftermarket trading.

• Keryx shares more than doubles on kidney drug data

  NEW YORK-- Shares of Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Inc. more than doubled in value this week even after a steep drop Friday as Wall Street responded enthusiastically to clinical trial data for Zerenex, an experimental treatment for a side effect of kidney disease. The New York company has no approved drugs, and its shares surged 82 percent Monday.

• Final Glance: Utilities companies

  American Electric Power Co. fell$. 05 or. 1 percent, to $45.24. Consolidated Edison Inc. Holding Co. rose$. 17 or. 3 percent, to $57.05. Dominion Resources Inc. rose$. 06 or. 1 percent, to $54.17.

• Final Glance: Telecom companies

  AT&T Inc. rose$. 72 or 2.1 percent, to $35.51. Sprint Nextel rose$. 06 or 1.1 percent, to $5.69. Verizon Communications Inc. rose$. 95 or 2.2 percent, to $44.56.

• NYSE stocks posting largest volume increases

  NEW YORK-- A look at the 10 biggest volume gainers on New York Stock Exchange at the close of trading:. Bonanza Creek Energy Inc.: Approximately 4,686,400 shares changed hands, a 933.3 percent increase over its 65- day average volume. The shares fell$. 13 or. 4 percent to $30.75.

• Nasdaq stocks posting largest volume increases

  Air T Inc.: Approximately 34,800 shares changed hands, a 1,378.9 percent increase over its 65- day average volume. The shares rose$. 31 or 3.6 percent to $9.00. Brightcove Inc.: Approximately 4,835,300 shares changed hands, a 1,184.0 percent increase over its 65- day average volume.

• Nasdaq stocks posting largest volume decreases

  Advocat Inc.: Approximately 200 shares changed hands, a 95.9 decrease from its 65- day average volume. The shares rose$. 15 or 3.0 percent to $5.23. China Growth Equity Investment Ltd.: Approximately 700 shares changed hands, a 96.8 decrease from its 65- day average volume.

• NYSE stocks posting largest volume decreases

  NEW YORK-- A look at the 10 biggest volume decliners on New York Stock Exchange at the close of trading:. Blackrock Muni New York Intermediate Duration Fund Inc.: Approximately 1,900 shares changed hands, a 80.5 decrease from its 65- day average volume. The shares rose$. 07 or. 4 percent to $15.92.

• Final Glance: Department Store Retail companies

  Kohl's Corp. fell$. 28 or. 6 percent, to $46.01. Nordstrom fell$. 11 or. 2 percent, to $55.12. J.C. Penney Co. fell$. 45 or 2.2 percent, to $19.88.

• Final Glance: Railroad companies

  Canadian National Railway Co. rose$. 28 or. 3 percent, to $95.94. Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. rose$. 55 or. 5 percent, to $116.08. Kansas City Southern rose $1.23 or 1.3 percent, to $94.34.

• Final Glance: Homebuilders companies

  DR Horton fell$. 31 or 1.3 percent, to $23.35. Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. fell$. 10 or 1.8 percent, to $5.61. Lennar Corp. fell$. 47 or 1.1 percent, to $41.07.

• Final Glance: Construction companies

  Foster Wheeler rose$. 38 or 1.5 percent, to $26.49. Quanta Services Inc. fell$. 31 or 1.1 percent, to $28.66. Shaw Group rose$. 04 or. 1 percent, to $47.36.