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Washington Mutual’s bankrupt holding company has reached a ground-breaking settlement with the FDIC and JPMorgan Chase, recovering more than $6 billion. Full Story

February retail sales up slightly

Retail sales nationwide showed slight gains in February, up a seasonally adjusted 0.3% from January, according to the U.S. Commerce Department. Full Story

Chase CEO: End ‘too big to fail’

J.P. Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said that a special bankruptcy process is needed to handle failures of the nation's global financial institutions. Full Story

Lions Gate turns down Icahn

The board of directors of Lions Gate Entertainment has turned down Carl Icahn's unsolicited tender offer to buy 13,164,420 common shares to increase his stake rom about 18.9% to just under 30% Full Story

Green Cities

Green Cities Index

Search our Green Cities index, ranking 41 metros by 20 different indicators of a city's "greenness." Full Story