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Prices of imported goods rose 3.2% in June, the largest increase since November 2007 and the fourth consecutive monthly gain, as petroleum prices shot higher, the Labor Department estimated Friday.

The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. filed a lawsuit this week that includes a lengthy, detailed complaint against its competitor New York-based Arch Insurance Group Inc.

The international game of chicken over Switzerland's bank secrecy laws took another twist Wednesday.

July 6, 2009 Monday 12:34 PM EST LENGTH: 169 words HEADLINE: Chubb may face $2 bln in D&O losses, analyst says BYLINE: Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO -- Chubb Corp.

"Boeing gets $460 mln pact from Turkey's SunExpress TEL AVIV -- The Turkish airline SunExpress ordered six Boeing Co.

The City of Los Angeles is likely to face costs of $3.8 million related to Tuesday's public memorial service for singer Michael Jackson, higher than a previous estimate of $2.5 million, Los Angeles City Councilman Dennis Zine told MarketWatch late Monday, citing new figures from the city's chief legislative analyst.

SAN MATEO, CA, July 05, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The RayChel Realty Group announced today that they will be hosting their Home Buying Workshop for First Time Home Buyers in San Mateo County.

Sorry, Crofton residents and home buyers. You missed the boat. While you were waiting for rates to bottom out, gambling that rates would go even lower than they were a few weeks ago to re-finance or buy a home, they started back up.

European shares pulled back a touch after the release of weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs data.

Best misleadingly optimistic headline I've seen lately: Euro-zone June manufacturing PMI hits 9-month high MarketWatch - a Z39 minutes agoa Z LONDON -- Activity in the 16-nation euro zone's manufacturing sector continued to fall in June, but contracted at the slowest pace in nine months, according to the Markit manufacturing purchasing managers ...

June 27, 2009 Saturday 10:27 AM EST SECTION: NEWS & COMMENTARY; Healthcare LENGTH: 468 words HEADLINE: Obama: Health-care status quo 'unsustainable' BYLINE: Ronald D. Orol, MarketWatch mailto:rorol@marketwatch.com . Ronald D. Orol is a MarketWatch reporter, based in Washington.

MarketWatch Janet Robinson is weary of the reports that the Times has already decided to charge for online news, and that the company is about to be acquired by Carlos Slim or David Geffen .

A lawsuit filed against McDonald's Corp. by a former employee earlier this year shines a light on the lengths to which some companies may be going to avoid disclosing perks and other potentially embarrassing executive compensation.

June 25, 2009 Thursday 10:09 AM EST SECTION: NEWS & COMMENTARY; Economy and Politics; The Fed LENGTH: 1738 words HEADLINE: Bernanke testimony on Merrill deal BYLINE: MarketWatch WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke denied Thursday any improper behavior by the Fed in relation to Bank of America's acquisition of Merrill Lynch.

June 24, 2009 - Comments "contraction is slowing" "Depression...averted" Of course! Social moods moves in waves and we are seeing a relief wave in this Primary wave 2. Wave 3 lies ahead when optimism peaks and then it could be as bad as Alstry screams But it will surely be as bad as Bob Prechter says in "Conquer the Crash". Fed breathes a huge sigh ...

Description: Marketwatch Media Columnist Jon Friedman, Former White House Press Secretary Dana Perino, and Former Playboy Enterprises CEO Christie Hefner on President Obama's busy media schedule of speeches, news conferences and interviews since becoming president.

Treasury prices remained lower Wednesday, pushing yields up slightly, after the Commerce Department said that sales of new homes stayed near record-low levels in May.

June 22, 2009 Monday 2:38 PM EST SECTION: NEWS & COMMENTARY LENGTH: 332 words HEADLINE: Regulator warns Manulife on variable annuities BYLINE: Alistair Barr, MarketWatch mailto:ABarr@marketwatch.com . Alistair Barr is a reporter for MarketWatch in San Francisco.

Intel Corp. and Nokia Corp. are giants in their respective fields, but they are both vulnerable to new competitive pressure as the consumer electronics market evolves to portable computing devices like the smart phone and netbook.

American International Group Inc. is a pariah among pariahs for atrocious decisions made after the government stepped in with $180 billion in cash and guarantees.