SEC files fraud charges against 2 Chinese execs (AP)
AP - Federal regulators have filed civil fraud charges against the chairman and the former CEO of a Chinese company, accusing them of duping people to invest in a coal company that was an empty shell.
How the major stock indexes fared on Wednesday (AP)
AP - U.S. stocks fell Wednesday as some investors fretted over details of Greece's debt deal reached this week. The day before, the Dow Jones industrial average hit 13,000 for the first time in nearly four years.
Stocks lower a day after Dow's blip above 13,000 (AP)

Traders work at the Knight Capital kiosk on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, February 21, 2012. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidAP - A day after Dow 13,000, investors took a break.
Banks sink on European economic worry (Reuters)

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange February 21, 2012. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - Banks led stocks lower on Wednesday as the S&P 500 stalled near a 10-month-high after signs of weak European business activity rekindled concerns about a recession overseas.
Summary Box: Stocks fall a day after big mark (AP)
AP - CLIMB, INTERRUPTED: Stocks fell for the first time in four trading sessions and one day after the Dow Jones industrial average passed 13,000 for the first time in nearly four years.
Greek deal skepticism weighs on markets (AP)

Money traders work at a foreign exchange firm in Tokyo Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. The U.S. dollar rose to the 80-yen mark Wednesday for the first time since Aug. 4 in midday Tokyo time. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)AP - Markets were subdued Wednesday as investors worried that the Greek bailout plan might not be enough to keep the country from eventually defaulting on its debts and possibly leaving the euro currency bloc.
Euro steady but cautious after Greek deal (Reuters)

An investor checks stock information with a computer at a brokerage house in Hefei, Anhui province February 20, 2012. China shares ended up 0.3 percent on Monday after China cut reserve requirements for commercial lenders for the second time in nearly three months over the weekend. REUTERS/StringerReuters - The euro steadied after an initial jump and European stocks were lower after the agreement of a second bailout deal for Greece removed the threat of a disorderly bond default but left markets unconvinced it could avoid further turmoil.
Bank of China moves closer to LME membership (Reuters)
Reuters - Bank of China International (BOCI) is on track to become the first Chinese member of the London Metals Exchange - giving the bourse a boost while it is considering possible takeover bids - following authorization by the UK financial regulator.
Stocks may strain to hold 9-month highs (Reuters)
Reuters - If upcoming earnings from U.S. retailers are as unimpressive as the rest of the profit season has been, Wall Street could face a tough time justifying a stock market at nine-month highs.
Exclusive: SEC widens probe of exchange-traded funds (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. securities regulators have widened their inquiry into the trillion-dollar market for exchange-traded funds, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Can the stock market pick the next president? (AP)
AP - The number has been repeated so often by presidential prognosticators that it's an article of faith: No president has been re-elected since World War II with an unemployment rate higher than 7.2 percent.
World stocks rise on hopes for Greece, US economy (AP)

A man walks in front of the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Friday, Feb. 17, 2012. Asian stocks rose strongly on Friday after encouraging U.S. housing and employment reports sent Wall Street to its highest level this year and added to growing optimism of a recovery in the world's No. 1 economy. Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 index jumped 1.9 percent to 9,412.27. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)AP - Stock markets advanced Friday on hopes that Greece would soon get its crucial second bailout and following another batch of upbeat U.S. economic news.
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