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US authorities have started investigating the lending practices at Beazer Homes USA Inc., BusinessWeek reported on Tuesday. The news sent a shock wave to the stock market sending shares of the sixth largest U.S. home builder almost 17 percent lower..
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ATM maker Diebold Inc. said Monday it will pay $25 million to settle civil charges of securities fraud under a tentative agreement with federal regulators.
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Federal regulators have won a court order freezing the assets of financier Danny Pang, whom they accuse of defrauding investors of hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Mississippi State showed all those bubble teams from the Southeastern Conference how to get into the NCAA tournament.
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Wayne Chism scored a career-high 27 points, Tyler Smith added 23 and Tennessee beat Auburn 94-85 Saturday to advance to its first Southeastern Conference championship...
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Wayne Chism scored a career-high 27 points, Tyler Smith added 23 and Tennessee beat Auburn 94-85 Saturday to advance to its first Southeastern Conference championship...
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