According to the WSJ Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) Told to Strengthen Bank (NYSE:BAC) )

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According to the Wall Street Journal, citing individuals familiar with the matter, Bank of America's board (NYSE:BAC) was informed by U.S. regulators that the company could deal with public enforcement with recent steps taken to strengthen the bank.

The bank has been working under a memorandum of understanding since May 2009. The memorandum, which is not public, identified governance, risk and liquidity management as problems that had to be fixed, the publication said, citing people familiar with the document.

Over the recent months, regulators met with Bank of America's board and said they wanted to see more progress on the bank's compliance with the memorandum, the Journal said.

Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) has potential upside of 76% based on a current price of $5.54 and an average consensus analyst price target of $9.75

Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) Bested Estimates for Q2, Rose 5.9% Year-Over-Year (potential upside19.6%)

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Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) reported Q2 EPS of $0.84, beating analyst estimates of $0.82 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose 5.9% year-over-year to $4.13 billion, topping consensus estimates of $4.07 billion.

Chairman and CEO Omar Ishrak said in a statement, "I'm pleased we delivered another quarter of consistent growth in a difficult environment. A majority of our businesses, and nearly all of our geographies, contributed to this growth. As we continue to focus on innovation, globalization, and execution, I see tremendous opportunities for growth in the future."

Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) has potential upside of 19.6% based on a current price of $33.27 and an average consensus analyst price target of $39.78.

Germany - MPs pay respects to alleged neo-nazi murder victims / Deutschland - MPs zahlen Hinsicht auf angebliche Neonazi-Mordopfer

xublished on Nov 22, 2011 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.net/ Bundestag politicians have paused to remember the victims of an alleged neo-nazi killing spree that has sent shockwaves across Germany.

They paid their respects to eight men from Turkey and one from Greece, all murdered in the last decade.

"We are aware of our responsibilities. We have decided to do everything possible within the rules of law to find how what happened and the background to these events," said Norbert Lammert, President of the German Parliament.
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Bundestag Politiker haben angehalten, um die Opfer einer angeblichen Neonazi-Amoklauf, dass Schockwellen gesandt hat, in ganz Deutschland erinnern.

Sie zahlten ihren Respekt zu acht Männer aus der Türkei und einer aus Griechenland, die alle in den letzten zehn Jahren ermordet.

"Wir wissen um unsere Verantwortung sind. Wir haben uns entschieden, alles möglich innerhalb der Regeln des Rechts zu tun, um herauszufinden, wie, was passiert und den Hintergrund dieser Ereignisse", sagte Norbert Lammert, Präsident des Deutschen Bundestages.

USA - Lady Gaga Honors Nigel Lythgoe at International Emmys in New York

From: AssociatedPress  | Nov 22, 2011

At the International Emmys in New York, Lady Gaga presents the honorary International Emmy Founders Award to executive producer of 'American Idol' and 'So You Think You Can Dance?' Nigel Lythgoe. (Nov. 22)

WGL Holdings (NYSE:WGL) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Brean Murray

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WGL Holdings (NYSE:WGL) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Brean Murray. The stock closed yesterday at $40.89 on volume of 631,000 shares, above the average daily volume of 254,531.

In the past 52-weeks, shares of WGL Holdings have traded between a low of $34.69 and a high of $43.88 and are now at $40.89, which is 17.9% above that low price.

WGL Holdings is currently above its 200-day moving average (MA) of $39.16 and should find resistance at its 50-day MA of $41.01. In the last five trading sessions, the 50-day MA has climbed 0.18% while the 200-day MA has risen 0.16%.

The Top 9 Perform Live on Tuesday 11/22 at 8/7c! - THE X FACTOR 2011 - Last Week Recap - Top 10 Eliminations

From: TheXFactorUSA  | Nov 18, 2011

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Congressional Super Committee Failure Won't Prompt U.S. Downgrade

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Fox Business is reporting that the failure of the Congressional "super committee" to reach an agreement on debt reduction will not prompt an immediate U.S. downgrade. The article states that ratings agencies Standard & Poor's and Moody's will not downgrade their credit ratings on the United States. Third-leading ratings agency Fitch, which currently has the most positive U.S. credit rating of the three agencies said it could cut the outlook on its "triple-A" rating. U.S. lawmakers announced Monday they had abandoned their effort to reduce the country's debt, the reporting calling this a sign that Washington will probably not be able to resolve the dispute over taxes and spending until after next year's presidential and congressional elections.

Turkey - Prime Minister compares Syria's Assad to Hitler / Türkiye - Başbakan Hitler'e Suriye Esad karşılaştırır

Published on Nov 22, 2011 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.net/ Activists claim two children around the age of 10 are among four people killed in a Syrian village 22 kilometres north-west of Homs. They say people living there refused to obey a government curfew and were shot at.

The deaths continue to mount up in the eight month conflict between President Bashar al-Assad and the opposition. So far, more than 3,500 people have been killed, according to the United Nations.
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Aktivistler 10 yaşlarında iki çocuk bir Suriye köyüne 22 kilometre Homs kuzey-batı öldürülen dört kişi arasında iddia ediyor. Orada yaşayan insanların bir hükümet sokağa çıkma yasağı uymayı reddetti ve ateş olduğunu söyledi.

Ölümlerin Devlet Başkanı Beşşar Esad ile muhalefet arasındaki sekiz aylık çatışma kadar bağlamaya devam ediyor. Bugüne kadar 3.500 'den fazla kişi Birleşmiş Milletler'e göre, öldürüldü.