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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- U.S. banking regulators said Friday they have closed IndyMac Banorp Inc., the biggest retail bank to succumb to the ongoing U.S. subprime mortgage crisis. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said in a statement it will take over operations of IndyMac , which had total assets of $33.01 billion and total deposits of $19.06 billion as of March 31. 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.

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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Amgen said late Friday it settled outstanding antitrust litigation with Ortho Biotech products L.P. related to discounts offered for some Amgen products. Amgen said under terms of the agreement it will pay $200 million to Ortho Biotech, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson , and the pending litigation will be dismissed with prejudice. Ortho Biotech had alleged that discounts offered for Amgen products Neupogen and Neulasta and Aranesp violated antitrust laws. 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.

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The Senate approved a massive housing relief bill on Friday on a 63-5 vote. The bill would overhaul the supervision of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac , bolster the Federal Housing Administration with $300 billion in additional loan assurances, and attempt to prevent foreclosures. The legislation will now make its way back to the House, where significant changes are possible before final passage. president bush has threatened to veto the bill because one provision would give money to local governments to buy foreclosed homes. 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.

These are some stocks that have been tagged by users over at StockTickr: INGN: INTROGEN THERAPEUTICS INC Outlook: Short Industry: Drug Related Products New low on 36.35 times average volume: 2,035,531 vs. 56,000 (tags: short, New Low on Huge Volume) LMNX: LUMINEX CORPORATION Outlook: Long Industry: Medical Instruments Supls New high on 4.68 times average volume: 1,323,724 vs. 283,117 (tags: long, New High on Huge [...]

IndyMac Bancorp Inc. became the second-biggest federally insured financial company to fail after a run by depositors left the California mortgage lender short on cash.

Forex trading strategy is becoming more the domain of the individual trader as sophisticated software continues to level the playing field in the currency markets. Forex is short for foreign exchange and are the markets where currencies are traded.

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: ELN, PTEC, FFIV, NYT, WHQ, ADBE, ABX, KSS, IGT.

GBP/JPY once again failed to take out 212.32 resisetance decisively and subsequent dive aruges that consolidation from 209.39 has completed. Intraday bias is mildly on the downside for testing this support. As mentioned before, failure to sustain above 213.48 key medium term resistance argues that at least a short term...

Downloading YouTube videos of skateboarding dogs could soon help make that cross-country flight seem shorter. Of course, answering seven dozen e-mails from the boss and clients might make it seem longer. After conquering the surface of the planet, the Internet is taking on one of the few places beyond its reach: the airplane cabin.