Judge promises to rule on SEC, BofA settlement (AP)

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.

• How the major stock indexes fared on Monday (AP) 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.



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• Dow closes below 10,000 for first time in 3 months (AP) 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.



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• Euro zone debt worries sink Dow below 10,000 (Reuters) Reuters - The Dow industrials closed below 10,000 for the first time since November on Monday as investors sold bank shares due to heightened concerns about the euro zone's sovereign debt troubles.



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• Lower taxes, charges boost Nasdaq OMX profit (AP) AP - Eroding market share and weaker trading volumes hurt Nasdaq OMX Group Inc.'s fourth-quarter revenue, but sharply lower taxes and fewer charges helped the global exchange operator report better-than-expected profit growth.



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• CVS Caremark, Motorola, Hasbro are big movers (AP) 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:



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