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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Washington’s bid to put finishing touches on healthcare reform this weekend should help lift uncertainty on Wall Street, but there may be some turbulence along the way next week as the recent rally appears to be fraying.

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President Barack Obama made an emotional final pitch to Democrats on Capitol Hill to pass healthcare legislation, telling lawmakers that Sunday’s vote would be as historic and significant as the creation of Social Security and passage of civil rights protections

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Washington’s bid to put finishing touches on healthcare reform this weekend should help lift uncertainty on Wall Street, but there may be some turbulence along the way next week as the recent rally appears to be fraying.

Orlando, Florida (Reuters) – Regulators must be “significantly tougher” on large and complex financial firms to limit wider risks, but such firms are needed to keep the global economy humming, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Saturday.

President Barack Obama appeared to be nearing victory in his epic struggle to push healthcare reform through a reluctant US Congress, an achievement that would inject new momentum into his flagging presidency

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Dow industrials snapped an eight-session winning streak on Friday, as renewed worries about Greece sparked a climb in the dollar and weighed on U.S. stocks.

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Billionaire investor Carl Icahn offered on Friday to buy Lions Gate Entertainment Corp , in a move designed to forestall the studio’s expected bid for storied rival Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc .

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks fell on Friday, following the Dow’s eight consecutive days of gains as a rising dollar hurt oil prices and weighed on energy stocks.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Shares of mobile phone maker Palm tumbled on Friday on questions over its ability to survive in a tough market dominated by Apple, Google and Research in Motion.

Barack Obama’s epic struggle to push healthcare reform through a reluctant US Congress looked to be on the verge of success in a milestone that eluded his Democratic predecessors and that would restore momentum to his struggling presidency

The expiry of futures and options contracts added to nervousness as the euro drifted lower on Greek worries

As the search engine prepares to unveil plans for its joint venture Chinese website, local employees and legal experts say it could continue operations there in some form

Commission wants European Union governments to reach an explicit agreement on a financial standby facility for Greece to help it overcome its debt crisis

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street opened slightly higher on Friday with a barren economic calendar providing few catalysts, as Boeing rose after the planemaker said it will accelerate some production.