At The Motley Fool, we know our readers like to be informed. Here's a quick look at today's most relevant financial news, boiled down to what you need to know. In today's video, we cover the following:

  • The UBS trader accused of making unauthorized transactions totaling as much as $2.3 billion pleaded not guilty to the charges.
  • Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) and other email-service providers including AOL (NYSE: AOL) and Google have joined forces to create a group against "phishing" in emails.
  • ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) sold a controlling interest in its Japanese refining business to Tonen General for $3.9 billion.  
  • Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Boeing (NYSE: BA) will bid against each other to build a next-generation fighter jet for South Korea.

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