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AP - A Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit filed Wednesday accuses Mayor Larry Langford of taking more than $156,000 from a friend whose firm made millions on risky bond transactions that have pushed an Alabama county to the brink of bankruptcy.
Reuters - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday said it has charged the mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, and two of his friends in connection with an undisclosed payment scheme in municipal bond deals.

Virgin Group Chairman Richard Branson dangles on a rope to unveil the Virgin Mobile logo in Mumbai March 2, 2008. (Punit Paranjpe/Reuters)Reuters - The New York Stock Exchange said on Wednesday that Virgin Mobile USA declined to comment on unusual activity in the cell phone company's shares.


An installation at the London stock exchange. Leading shares in London closed flat having reversed earlier gains ahead of the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision and after better-than-expected US economic data.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Leading shares in London closed flat on Wednesday, having reversed earlier gains ahead of the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision and after better-than-expected US economic data, balanced by weakness among the UK miners.


Reuters - A former chief operating officer at job recruitment Web site Monster Worldwide Inc was charged on Wednesday with securities fraud and conspiracy in connection with an alleged scheme to backdate millions of dollars' worth of employee stock option grants.
A big stock market rally evaporates as the central bank cites continuing stress in financial markets. Markets may open weaker because some investors want more attention paid to inflation. The Dow and S&P 500 have their first monthly gains since October.
Reuters - The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index trimmed early gains but still ended more than 100 points higher on Wednesday, helped by optimism over corporate results and stronger economic data from south of the border.

Traders on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange look at televisions during the broadcast of the announcement that the Federal Reserve cut interest rates, April 30, 2008. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)AP - Wall Street gave up sharp gains and closed lower Wednesday after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter point but left investors guessing about the central bank's next move. The Dow Jones industrial average, momentarily soaring above 13,000 for the first time since early January, ended the session with a modest loss.


The Deutsche Bank towers in Frankfurt. Europe's main stock markets dropped in cautious trade as investors awaited a statement from the US central that will accompany an expected cut in interest rates, dealers have said.(DDP/AFP/File/Thomas Lohnes)AFP - Europe's main stock markets dropped on Wednesday in cautious trade as investors awaited a statement from the US central that will accompany an expected cut in interest rates, dealers said.


Traders on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange look at televisions as they broadcast the announcement that the Federal Reserve had cut interest rates April 30, 2008. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)Reuters - Stocks fell on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve trimmed interest rates but left unclear the outlook for further rate cuts, prompting profit-taking as the Standard & Poor's 500 index ended its best month since December 2003.


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