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Stocks stage late recovery after Treasury announced plans for PPIP; Americans cut back on their borrrowing for the fourth consecutive month; ands Google takes aim at Microsoft with an operating system for personal computers.
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Policy makers on both sides of the Atlantic launched an effort to crack down on what they called speculation in oil markets ... Google is preparing to launch an operating system for PCs ... and Moscow talks ended with a U.S. challenge to the Kremlin
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Stocks slide as investors seem concerned ahead of second quarter earnings season; Information technology spending is on pace to post a 6% decline this year as I-T budgets continue to be cut; and consumer loan delinquencies rise to a record level in the first quarter of 2009.
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The Justice Department has begun looking into whether large U.S. telecom companies are abusing the market power they have amassed ... G-8 nations aim to repair trade talks at their summit but trade experts say Washington remains a hurdle ... and GM's CEO plans to introduce the revamped car maker as a ...
Stocks end mixed as a drop in oil leads to a sell off of energy stocks; A federal judge approves the sale of General Motors assets to a new government-run company; and the Department of Justice begins an initial review to determine whether large. telecom companies such as AT&T; and Verizon have abused ...
A federal judge approved GM's sale of assets to a new government-run company ... Vice President Biden said the White House "misread how bad the economy was" ... Wells Fargo is expanding the securities business it inherited from Wachovia ... and Rio Tinto agreed to sell its U.S. packaging business to ...
Stocks tumble in light trading as an unexpectedly weak jobs report dampened investors moods; Exelon boosts its offer for nuclear power provider NRG Energy by 12 percent; and the man who introduced the world to "Two Buck Chuck" wants to do it again with an Australian wine named "Three Dolla Koala."
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Ford, GM and Toyota called a bottom to the long decline in U.S. auto sales ... Wall Street compensation is on track to soar this year, but higher payouts will depend on whether financial firms continue to recover from last year's losses ... and the Obama administration announced a crackdown on hundreds ...
Signs of stabilization in the factory and housing sectors helped move stocks higher to open the third quarter; auto sales show signs of improvement, with ford down only 11 percent in June; and the Obama administrations makes moves to allow more underwater borrowers take advantage of lower interest rates.
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Wal-Mart is supporting the administration's drive to make companies pay for health coverage ... U.S. combat troops pulled out of cities across Iraq ... Freddie Mac selected Putnam veteran Charles Haldeman as its prime candidate for CEO ... and Gannett plans to cut between 1,000 and 2,000 jobs
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A shaky report on consumer-confidence aggravated investors' fears of weak profits and a prolonged recession, sending stocks lower to end the first half of 2009; The Minnesota Supreme Court declares Al Franken the victor in the long disputed race against Ned Coleman for a seat in the U-S Senate; and ...
Stocks climbed Monday, helped by gains in the energy sector as oil prices rose 3.4% ... Abbott Labs was ordered by a jury to pay rival J&J; nearly $1.7 billion for infringing on an arthritis-drug patent ... and a Supreme Court ruling paves the way for state prosecutors to take action against national ...
Stocks make gains ahead of quarter end, Bernie Madoff is sentenced to 150 years, Steve Jobs returns to work and crude oil prices rise
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Employee-benefits consultancies Towers Perrin and Watson Wyatt agreed to merge ... although Saturn will get a new owner later this year, any road to recovery will be challenging ... and cash-strapped states are considering raising taxes on oil production amid big budget deficits
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Stocks end mixed as economic jitters return to the forefront off investors minds; Personal income soared in May as aid rushed out by Washington to revive the economy sent income higher by 1.4 percent, but it failed to get people to spend; and Michael Jackson's death has led to skyrocketing sales of his ...
Ben Bernanke faced open hostility from lawmakers as the Fed chief appeared at a Congressional hearing ... cardiac arrest is the apparent cause of death of pop-music icon Michael Jackson ... and Palm reported a wider loss on a big revenue drop but the smartphone maker's results beat expectations
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Stocks gain sharply as consumer and housing stocks lead a broad market rally; Investors seemed to shrug off a rise in jobless claims, which climbed unexpectedly to 627 thousand last week; and Microsoft rolls out its upgrade effort ahead of Windows 7's October release.
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BP appointed Ericsson CEO Carl-Henric Svanberg as its chairman ... the Federal Reserve decided against enlarging its program to buy Treasury bonds to spur growth ... and the OECD raised its assessment of the world economy, saying the worst of the slowdown may soon be over
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Stocks end mixed for a second day as investors receive little direction from the Federal Reserve as to what lies ahead for the economy; The FOMC votes unanimously to maintain interest rates at a record-low range; and demand for durable goods unexpectedly rises 1.8% in May.
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The Iraqi government intends to auction off oil contracts to foreign companies for the first time in decades ... Oracle's revenue fell 5.2%, the first decline since 2002 ... and the Memphis hospital that performed his liver transplant gives Apple CEO Steve Jobs an "excellent" prognosis
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