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Tuesday, March 24, 2015

THE WORLD'S TODAU FINANCIAL NEWS ON MARCH 24, 2015



U.S. stock futures were higher in early trading, after a late selloff Monday kept the Dow and S&P 500 alternating between gains and losses for the ninth consecutive session. (CNBC)


For the first time in months, the government's consumer price index isexpected to edge higher, with a 0.2 percent increase seen for February, compared to a 0.7 percent decline in January. (CNBC)


Policymakers should wait no more than a few months before considering raising interest rates, San Francisco Fed President John Williams said in a speech. Those comments had initially supported the dollar. (Reuters)


Oil prices saw wild swings this morning, after activity in China's factory sector dropped to an 11-month low. Saudi Arabia also said its production was close to an all-time high. (Reuters)


In recent months, Facebook (FB) has been quietly holding talks with at least half a dozen media companies about hosting their content inside the social network rather than making users tap a link to go to an external site. (NY Times)


Twitch-the video game streaming site that Amazon (AMZN) bought for $970 million last year-has been hacked. Users of the popular online site, which allows you to watch others play video games, will be prompted to make a new password. (CNBC)


After a couple of months of tinkering, the former Hulu CEO is ready to unveil his next startup, which will give users chance to pay $3 a month to watch videos they might be used to seeing for free. (Re/code)


The final scene in the courtroom drama of the Ellen Pao trial begins today, when lawyers on both sides of what could be a landmark sex-discrimination lawsuit are likely to begin their closing arguments. (USA Today)


U.S. broadband providers have filed lawsuits against the Federal Communications Commission's recently approved net neutrality rules, launching what's expected to be a series of legal challenges. (Reuters)


An Airbus A320 has crashed in Southern France, a German air traffic control spokesperson told NBC News. The plane, which was flying between Dusseldorf and Barcelona, was operated by Germanwings, which is owned by Germany's Lufthansa. (CNBC)


Negotiations with Iran to curtail its nuclear program were just getting underway when senior White House officials learned Israeli spies were eavesdropping on the closed-door talks. (WSJ)


Half of the households receiving federal Obamacare subsidies last year will have to repay some money back to the government when they file their tax returns, a new analysis estimates. (CNBC)


Toby Cosgrove, CEO of the Cleveland Clinic, joins CNBC's "Squawk Box" at 7:40 a.m. ET to evaluate the president's health care plan five years later.


Angelina Jolie has had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed after tests indicated possible signs of cancer, the actress announced in a New York Times op-ed, two years after she underwent a preventative double mastectomy. (NBC News)
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