Sony bets on
'King'
The estate of Michael Jackson
and music giant Sony agree
the biggest recording deal in history, worth at least $200 mln.
• Michael Jackson economy
• Datebook | Market preview
• China hasn't received Google exit papers | If Google walks?
• Asia markets waiting on Fed, BOJ | Latest international headlines
FINANCIAL REFORM
Dodd proposes risk limits
Financial institutions would face restrictions on how they lend, borrow, invest and trade.
• Weidner: Dodd's reform effort is his own legacy
• Republicans: We need more study time | Washington waits
Swiss mountain or molehill?
Switzerland has avoided the worst of Europe's debt crisis, but its currency is another matter.
• U.S. yuan pressure rises
• Dollar's off ahead of FOMC
Lehman fired whistle blower
A report says the bankrupt financial giant ousted a whistle-blower just weeks after he raised flags about the firm's accounting.
Lehman files bankruptcy plan
Discredited securities firm and 22 affiliates file resolution plan for creditors in bankruptcy court.
• U.K. to probe Ernst & Young
• Barclays also looked at UBS
Fed funds futures no crystal ball
This little-understood market has weaknesses as a predictive tool.
• Fed funds 'How to' | Fed to hold
EUROPEAN MARKETS
Banks, cars lift Europe stocks
Investors mull economic data and await a U.S. rate decision.
• New-car registrations rise
• German ZEW gauge falls
• Euro-zone CPI data slows
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ASIA MARKETS
Japan's new ETF rush
ETF Securities says its planning the largest-ever commodity ETF launch in Asia, due this week.
• Toyota rebuffs Prius claims
COMPENSATION
Deutsche Bank CEO gets $13 mln
While the firm's eight-member executive board sees pay surge to around $53 million for 2009.
• AIG hopes bonus saga entering final chapter
ENERGY
Shell sees cash flow surging
Royal Dutch Shell outlines a future where the oil giant is swimming in cash.
• Solar Millennium shares tumble as CEO resigns
HEALTH CARE | Topics: Health
Do or die time for reform
Obama's top domestic priority in home stretch, with lawmakers preparing to vote as soon as Friday.
• How moderates can be swayed
• Boston Scientific halts defibrillator shipments
RETAIL
M&A in style
There are 11 U.S. mergers in textiles so far in the first quarter, led by Phillips-Van Heusen's $3 billion deal for Tommy Hilfiger.
• Wrapping up Hilfiger | Next act (First Take)
TECHNOLOGY
Germany's SAP eyes M&A
Business-software giant's execs say the company's revamp could include acquisitions.
• Alibaba.com 2009 net income falls 12%
• FCC's big broadband plan to draw opposition
• Google hire takes gloves off in Apple rivalry
In Personal Finance »
INVESTING
Muni-bond ETFs risky, but wanted
Investors starved for yield continue to stuff cash into exchange-traded funds targeting municipal bonds.
• View of funds depends on where you stand
• A time to buy, sell | Unprepared for retirement
REAL ESTATE
Cutting red tape on short sales
Short sales are a valuable tool for struggling homeowners — but also complex, confusing.
• Foreclosures sour home builders' outlook
TAXWATCH
Home-buyer credit is Exhibit A
One of the problems with the tax system is that people’s lives can get complicated.
• Tax Q&A on spouses who live apart
Consumer Finance
Banks that say 'Yes'
Despite the drought in lending, some banks
still are writing consumer loans. (WSJ.com)
Video and Radio »
Food fight with Wal-Mart
Grocers have cut prices to keep their customers from heading to Wal-Mart. But the No. 1 retailer may now be lacing up its gloves to regain market share.
• Look who's about to cut prices
Tooling with Lowe's stock
Sales and earnings are seen rebounding this
year at Lowe's, giving the retailer's shares room
to improve by as much as 33%.
Taking on Sarkozy
France's opposition Socialist party deals blow to President Nicolas Sarkozy's UMP party in the first round of the country's regional elections.
Holes in the market's tear
High bullish sentiment and low volatility may end up undermining the latest rally, says Bob O'Brien.
China's harsh words for U.S.
U.S.-China relations are feeling strained, complicated by political, currency and technology issues, according to Andrew Browne.
Americans killed in Mexico
Three people connected to the U.S. consulate in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico's most violent border city, are found murdered.
The economy's vicious cycle
The dearth of credit for hundreds of thousands of small businesses is keeping the economic recovery from gaining momentum.
Tax day's a month away
Jennifer Kushinka offers some tips on completing and filing your tax return by April 15.
Iraqi election results trickle in
Vote counting and sorting must be speedy and transparent to avoid delay of results, Iraqis say.
Jetpacks coming to market
A $100,000 Martin Aircraft jetpack can travel up to 31 miles and reach as high as 8,000 feet.
Building a safer hot dog
Is wiener safety the next big thing? Get the long and short of it
from John Wordock
and Ann Cates of MarketWatch Radio.
• Hummus in Dede's Mediterranean Kitchen
St. Paddy's Day ... in Shanghai
More than a thousand Irish and Chinese revelers march in downtown Shanghai on Saturday.
• Chicago River gets annual green-dye job
SportsWatch »
Bench it like Beckham
The English side had suffered a spate of setbacks in the World Cup run-up even before longtime star David Beckham was felled by a career-threatening Achilles injury in a Sunday match (blog).
• Injury certain to bench Beckham for World Cup
Left: Ex-England captain David Beckham being attended to by AC Milan medical staff after Sunday injury.
The world's best job — and worst
It's an honor to coach a national team in soccer's World Cup. But, for most managers, it's also a can't-win proposition.
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Here are three ideas to get your nest-egg thinking back on track.
• The Top 10 places to retire | New 401 (k), IRA rules
The process of buying a bargain short-sale home can be a long one, but lenders and the government are hoping to speed things up.
• Don't try these improvements at home on your own
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What to do about withholding and how you file jointly when you live apart from your spouse head readers' list of queries.
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