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AP - NYSE Euronext, the trans-Atlantic stock exchange operator, said Tuesday it returned to profit in the fourth quarter as cost-cutting helped offset a drop in revenue from falling global share trading volumes.

AFP - Shares in London were steady at the start of trade on Tuesday amid lingering concerns about massive state debts in Europe.

AP - World stocks were mixed Tuesday following Wall Street’s decline on lingering worries about high European debt levels.

AP - The Dow Jones industrial average closed below 10,000 for the first time in three months Monday on nagging concerns about debt loads in Europe.

Wild optimism about economic growth is at the heart of the Obama administration’s plans to shrink the federal budget deficit. And that’s not the only problem.

AP - The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:

Reuters - A federal judge expressed skepticism about the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s $150-million settlement with Bank of America Corp over the Merrill Lynch takeover, questioning whether the regulator was too tame in setting forth facts to help him decide.

AP - A judge promised Monday to decide by the end of next week whether to approve a $150 million settlement between the Securities and Exchange Commission and Bank of America over civil charges alleging the bank misled shareholders when it acquired Merrill Lynch.

AP - Nasdaq OMX Group Inc., which operates equities and options exchanges in the U.S. and abroad, reported a better-than-expected fourth-quarter profit on Monday. Revenue declined, however, as trading volumes and pricing dipped.

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