EBay Inc. said Monday it will acquire U.S.-based online-payments business Bill Me Later and two Denmark classifieds sites for $1.34 billion, while announcing a 10% cut in its global work force. The online auctioneer also said it expects to hit...
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Bank of America (BAC) has consented to what could be an $8.6 billion settlement of claims brought by state attorneys general over certain risky loans originated by Countrywide Financial, which could serve as a precedent for other such settlements, The...
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On Sunday in California, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin had this to say about Sen. Barack Obama: “This is not a man who sees America as you and I see America. We see America as a force for good in this...
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The Treasury Department says it will increase its debt auctions to handle the $700 billion rescue program for the country's financial system. The Treasury said Monday it would increase the size of its auctions in coming weeks and is considering...
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It's also the Australian dollar's lowest point since the onset of the global credit crunch in mid-2007. The local unit dropped to $US0.7676 in August 2007 in the early days of the credit crunch. Bank of New Zealand currency strategist...
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Research and Prevention, and Francoise Barre-Sinoussi of the Institut Pasteur won half the prize of 10 million kronor (£800,000) for discovering the deadly virus that has killed millions of people since it was identified in the 1980s. Harald zur Hausen...
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Sri Lanka: Major Gen Janaka Perera and 22 other people killed & 80 injured from LTTE suicide blast at opening of a UNP party office in Anuradhapura.
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P Explosion in Punjab province kills at least eight people and wounds more than 30 At least eight people died and more than 30 were wounded today after a suspected suicide bomber targeted a senior politician's home in one of...
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Russia's biggest stock market plunged by nearly 12 percent in the first hour of trading Monday amid dropping oil prices and the failure of the U.S. bailout plan to ease fears over the global economy...The benchmark RTS tumbled to its...
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The Finance Ministry issued a statement Monday that it will "provide a significant increase in funding to the higher education system budget for this coming year… with the aim of… completely implementing the Shochat Committee recommendations in 2010."
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