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European, Asian markets rebound despite US losses

London :: United Kingdom | about 6 hours ago | Business News

Posted by arjun

LONDON - European and Asian stock markets rebounded Friday as expectations of a recovery on Wall Street prompted investors to scoop up battered financial and energy shares. The FTSE 100 index of leading British shares was up 42.78 points, or...

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Congress Sends Detroit Execs Back — With Homework

Washougal :: WA :: USA | about 8 hours ago | Business News

Posted by arjun

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif, second from left, talks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington to discuss the auto industry bailout. Faced with the choice of bailing out the ailing auto industry or letting it fail,...

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Citigroup Tries to Stop the Drop in Its Share Price

New York City :: NY :: USA | about 5 hours ago | Business News

Posted by arjun

For months, the nation's largest banks have struggled to regain investors' trust. In the center of the vortex is Citigroup, whose precipitous stock-market plunge accelerated on Thursday, sending shock waves through the financial world.The shares slumped 26 percent Thursday; the...

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Japan may keep interest rates steady

Tōkyō :: Japan | about 14 hours ago | Business News

Source: GMA News

Japans central bank, which kept its already low interest rates on hold Friday, looks like it may coast in neutral for a while despite signs of a prolonged economic slump at home and abroad. The Bank of Japan last month...

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Smucker reiterates full-year earnings forecast

Orrville :: OH :: USA | about 7 hours ago | Business News

Source: International Business Times

The jelly and jams maker still anticipates a profit between $3.45 and $3.50 per share, which excludes restructuring and other costs. The outlook includes the company's acquisiton of Folgers coffee, which it acquired from Procter & Gamble Co. earlier this...

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Poor sales hammer publisher-broadcaster

London :: United Kingdom | about 7 hours ago | Business News

Source: Miami Herald

Media General (MEG), the newspaper publisher and broadcaster, reported October publishing sales fell 17 percent, and a top investor disclosed stock sales. Total revenue fell 5.8 percent to $85.9 million last month from a year ago as tumbling sales at...

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Europe, Asia Weigh on Heinz Results

Milwaukee :: WI :: USA | about 5 hours ago | Business News

Source: Asian Wall Street Journal

Heinz Co. reported a 22% increase in fiscal second-quarter net income amid higher prices and currency-hedge gains, but volume fell as Europe, Asia and restaurants pared back on purchases of the company's products. While its North American consumer-products business saw...

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Markets fall amid consumer worries

Gold Coast :: Australia | about 18 hours ago | Business News

Posted by vishnughimire

Global stock markets have plunged again as shoppers in the US and elsewhere rein in their spending because of the economic crisis. In Asia, Japan's benchmark Nikkei and South Korea's Kospi index each fell by more than six per cent...

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Jobless rate rises in Indiana to 6.4%

Indianapolis :: IN :: USA | about 6 hours ago | Business News

Source: The Indianapolis Star

Indianas unemployment rate worsened slightly in October, tying its highest mark in 21 years. Indiana was at 6.4 percent, putting our state below the national rate of 6.5 percent and lower than neighboring states; the unemployment rate in Michigan is...

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Wal-Mart Names New Chief Executive

Bentonville :: AR :: USA | about 16 hours ago | Business News

Source: Washington Post

Mui Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, November 21, 2008; 9:35 AM Mike Duke will replace H. Lee Scott Jr., who led the company for nine years, on Feb. 1. Duke also joined the Wal-Mart's board of directors, effective immediately. Scott...

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