AP - FBI Director Robert Mueller said Thursday that the agency is committed to investigating and prosecuting companies involved in mortgage fraud and other violations in connection with home loans made to risky borrowers.

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Reuters - Google Inc on Thursday
reported disappointing quarterly results on rising capital
spending and costs for acquiring advertising customers,
unnerving investors who sent its shares down 6.5 percent.

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Reuters - Yahoo Inc nonexecutive
Chairman Terry Semel is leaving the board, the Internet company
said on Thursday, announcing the end of its formal ties with
the ex-CEO credited with reviving the company and then losing
touch.

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Reuters - MBIA Inc said on Thursday it
would have the cash to meet commitments even after reporting a
worse-than-expected loss, but rating agencies kept the pressure
on the world’s largest bond insurer with a series of actions
and warnings late in the day.

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FT.com - The Philippine economy grew at an annual rate of 7.3 per cent last year, recording its biggest expansion in 31 years thanks to stronger consumer and government spending.

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Reuters - Google Inc on Thursday
reported a disappointing quarterly profit and aggressive
spending plans to support a widening range of Web services,
unnerving investors who sent its shares down 8 percent.

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