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US regulators are to give companies a chance to provide a fuller explanation of the huge paper losses they are being forced to record under controversial accounting rules, in a move that could help them to cushion the blow of the credit crunch

Short TERM: another choppy session another lower close, DOW 120 Overnight the Asian...

China's government is raising the minimum price it will pay farmers for rice and wheat in a bid to encourage production and ease shortages blamed for a surge in inflation. The announcement Friday by the country's economic planning agency adds to a string of...

As Kentucky lawmakers consider what to do about a projected $900-million budget shortfall over the next two years, most residents don't like the solutions they're hearing. Among them: steep cuts to higher education, a big hike in cigarette taxes and casino gambling.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Pfizer Inc. obtained clearance from Germany's Federal Cartel Office for the tender offer by its Explorer Acquisition Corp. unit to buy Encysive Pharmaceuticals Inc. for $2.35 a share. Pfizer said earlier Thursday that the deal cleared U.S. antitrust review. The 'regulatory condition' necessary for the tender offer to be completed has now been satisfied. The offer is slated to expire at midnight eastern time on Monday.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.

In the past, home swapping was the province of international vacationers seeking long-term getaways. But short-term swaps have taken off.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Wyeth plans to eliminate about 1,200 U.S. sales rep positions as part of its cost-cutting program, the wall street Journal reported on its Web site late Thursday. The drug maker informed sales reps in its pharmaceutical and consumer-healthcare divisions that the job cuts would go into effect at the end of March, according to the article. Wyeth had 50,527 employees worldwide as of Dec. 31, including 26,082 in the U.S.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.

North Korea test-fired several short-range missiles off its western coast Friday, a news report said. Yonhap news agency reported that the launches happened around 10:30 a.m. (9:30 EDT Monday), citing an unidentified government official. South Korea's Joint...

WAYNE Swan is preparing to take the unprecedented step of clarifying the legal definition of a short position in a stock, after recent market volatility was blamed partly on uncertainty about what type of short sales must be reported.

These are some stocks that have been tagged by users over at StockTickr:ED: CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC Outlook: Short Industry: Diversified Utilities New low on 1.79 times average volume: 4,764,889 vs. 2,668,605(tags: short, New Low on Huge Volume)ABPI: ACCENTIA BIOPHARMACEUTICALS INC Outlook: Short New low on 16.07 times average volume: 3,938,482 vs. 245,139(tags: New Low on Huge Volume, short)HK: PETROHAWK ENERGY [...]