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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Boeing Co. said late Friday it may file a protest against the U.S. Air Force's decision to choose a tanker made by Northrop Grumman Corp. and EADS to replace the nation's aging airborne tanker fleet. Boeing's comments come after meeting with Air Force officials Friday for a debriefing on why the company didn't win the multibillion dollar contract. 'While we are grateful for the timely debriefing, we left the room with significant concerns about the process in several areas, including program requirements related to capabilities, cost and risk; evaluation of the bids and the ultimate decision,' said Mark McGraw, Boeing's KC-767 tanker program manager, in a statement. McGraw also said reports that Northrop-EADS won by a wide margin 'could not be more inaccurate.' The company will give serious consideration to filing a protest with a decision next week, McGraw said.Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Elaborating on its earlier request to Fitch Ratings to withdraw insurer financial strength ratings on six of its units, MBIA late Friday noted that Fitch's rating process differs from other rating agencies. It also pointed out that Fitch's coverage of the underlying credit quality of transactions that MBIA insures is limited, which could lead to 'misinterpretation' in turbulent times. In response, Fitch stated that its analysis is of the highest quality and its understanding of MBIA's municipal and structured exposure is strong. Nonetheless, the rating agency will evaluate its ability to maintain coverage on MBIA over the next few days and make a final announcement. market pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Fitch cut ratings of several major banks and put a few on Watch Negative for a possible downgrade, citing concerns with consumer lending and home equity in particular, the rating agency said late Friday. It downgraded Washington Mutual Inc.'s long-term issuer default rating to BBB from A- and Wells Fargo's individual rating to A/B from A. At the same time, Fitch placed bank of america Corp. and Citigroup Inc. on Watch Negative, indicating the possibility of a downgrade in the future. market pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.

Red Oaks Fund wants Audible to slow down and rethink the offer on the table.

There are single people who like to complain that married couples have it easier at tax time; similarly, there's no shortage of married people bemoaning the 'marriage penalty.'

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ETFs that bet against the stock market made out big in an otherwise bad week.

The term Forex is short for foreign currency exchange market, and it refers to the direct trading of foreign currencies. Forex is actually a virtual network of currency dealers who are connected by means of telecommunications. This interbank market was originally created in 1971 when international trade changed from fixed to floating exchange rates.

These are some stocks that have been tagged by users over at StockTickr:ATHN: ATHENAHEALTH INC Outlook: Short New low on 7.77 times average volume: 1,424,842 vs. 183,337(tags: New Low on Huge Volume, short)EGO: ELDORADO GOLD CORP Outlook: Long Industry: Gold New high on 3.65 times average volume: 5,071,316 vs. 1,390,450(tags: New High on Huge Volume, long)PBT: PERMIAN BASIN ROYALTY TRUST Outlook: [...]

This Stalking Stocks commentary video shows several candidates for break out or short sales for at least short term gains by buying the break or selling the break down on good volume and closing at least some on the first day. Today including: HPQ, IMCL, IR, LIFC, CENX, ECA, JOYG, CEG, SBUX.