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NEW YORK, April 5- Bank of America Corp on Friday won a federal judge's approval for a $2.43 billion settlement with investors who said the lender hid crucial information when it bought Merrill Lynch& Co..
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NEW YORK, April 5- Major stock markets tumbled, the dollar fell, while Treasury prices rallied on Friday after a much weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report added to fears the U.S. economic recovery was losing steam.
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*F5 Networks plunges after weak outlook, weighs on peers. NEW YORK, April 5- U.S. stocks dropped more than 1 percent on Friday in the wake of payrolls data that was much weaker than expected, the latest in a series of reports to indicate economic growth may be losing momentum.
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*CME sounds out Chile as location for copper warehouses. LONDON/ NEW YORK, April 5- U.S. exchange operator CME Group is sounding out Chile as the location for a network of warehouses as its copper contract takes market share from the London Metal Exchange, sources familiar with the matter said.
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*F5 Networks plunges in premarket after weak outlook. NEW YORK, April 5- U.S. stock index futures pointed to a drop of more than 1 percent at the open on Friday, following a payroll report that was much weaker than expected, the latest in a series of reports to indicate that economic growth may be losing momentum.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Several courts in Ohio are illegally jailing people because they are too poor to pay their debts and often deny defendants a hearing to determine if they're financially capable of paying what they owe, according to an investigation released Thursday by the Ohio chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union.
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President Barack Obama will offer cuts to Social Security and other benefits programs in a budget proposal next week aimed at winning over enough congressional Republicans to pass a broad deal to reduce the deficit.
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Best Buy rallies on plan to sell discounted iPads. NEW YORK, April 4- U.S. stocks edged higher on Thursday on supportive plans by major central banks, though another disappointing U.S. economic report added to worries about the economy's strength. Offsetting that, the Bank of Japan shocked markets with ambitious plans to fight deflation.
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DAYTON, Ohio, April 4- A second Federal Reserve official has suggested that U.S. interest rates may have to remain near zero until the unemployment rate falls as low as 5.5 percent, lower than the 6.5 percent threshold the U.S. central bank has in mind.
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DAYTON, Ohio, April 4- Two top policymakers at the U.S. Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart and Charles Evans of the Chicago Fed expressed hope that the BoJ would finally be able to get the Japanese economy back on track after two decades of stagflation.
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NEW YORK-- Shares of Navidea Biopharmaceuticals Inc. rose Thursday after the company reported favorable new clinical trial results for its imaging agent Lymphoseek. The Food and Drug Administration approved Lymphoseek March 13 to help doctors locate lymph nodes in patients with breast cancer and skin cancer.
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The Coast Guard last month quietly sent to the White House's Office of Management and Budget a proposal to allow the barging of fracking wastewater.
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FAIRLAWN, Ohio-- Chemical company Omnova Solutions lost money in its seasonally weak fiscal first quarter, stung by a loss from discontinued operations and weaker volumes. A year earlier it earned $13.5 million, or 29 cents per share.
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CINCINNATI-- Electric bills paid by typical customers of Duke Energy Corp. in Ohio would go up $3.72 a month under a settlement the company has reached over its 2012 request to raise its rates. The settlement calls for an annual $49 million increase in revenue for the Cincinnati- based utility for an average 2.9 percent increase on electric bills.
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*Healthcare stocks rally, Humana among S&P's top percentage gainers. The news boosted shares of some health insurers, including Humana, which derives about two-thirds of its revenue from Medicare Advantage business.
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Bill Haslam's administration on Tuesday rolled out its amendment to the appropriations bill, which includes nearly $45 million to increase the amount of cash grants available to companies looking to invest in Tennessee.
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*Healthcare stocks rally, Humana is S&P's top percentage gainer. NEW YORK, April 2- U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, moving the S&P 500 closer to its all-time intraday high, as increased payment rates for some health insurers boosted the sector and Cyprus concluded bailout talks.
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*Healthcare stocks rally, Humana is S&P's top gainer. Humana, which derives about two-thirds of its revenue from Medicare Advantage business, rose 7 percent to $80.11. UnitedHealth Group rose 6.2 percent to $62.67, and Cigna Corp was up 4.1 percent to $65.49.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va.-- As revenues continue to decline in West Virginia's five casinos, the Senate Finance Committee has passed a bill authorizing a sixth casino in the state. The bill would allow a casino to be built on a "rural resort community" in Pendleton County near the Virginia border.
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JACKSON, Miss.-- A bill to borrow $196 million in Mississippi would send tens of millions to universities and community colleges for construction projects. Phil Bryant's desk after sailing through the House and Senate on Monday. The typical amount authorized was $345 million, ranging from a low of $28 million in 2008 to a high of $857 million in 2010..