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Belgium mulls Fortis shareholder compensation: paper -
reuters-com
- 4 minutes ago
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The Belgian government will discuss on Tuesday whether Fortis shareholders could be compensated for their loss since the break-up and sale of the group to BNP Paribas , Belgian daily De Tijd said.
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Johnson Matthey cut to hold at Citi -
marketwatch-com
- 50 minutes ago
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Johnson Matthey , the specialist chemicals firm, was downgraded to hold from buy at Citigroup, with the broker citing a 75% rally on the back of better-than-forecast guidance the company issued in November, a bounce ...
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CRH sees fiscal-year profit drop, says outlook challenging -
marketwatch-com
- 2 hours ago
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Irish building materials group CRH said Tuesday that it expects 2008 profit before tax of more than 1.6 billion euros, down from 1.9 billion euros it recorded a year ago. CRH said that this result would ...
Building Materials
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Euro Zone Inflation to Fall Below 2%, Threatening Currency with Rate Cuts ... -
dailyfx-com
- 2 hours ago
The Euro Zone Consumer Price Index headlines the economic calendar in European hours, with expectations calling for inflation to slow to 1.8% in the year...
Inflation
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EUR/USD: (1.3517) Below Triangle off 1.4719 -
fxstreet-com
- 3 hours ago
Pair has retraced 50% of rise from low to 1.4719 (1.3525). Below Triangle off 1.4719 (see graph): Support area at 1.3505 (today’s low?), with next levels at 1.3468 (daily envelope bottom) and 1.3410 (daily Long Term Moving Average?): tough on 1st attempts. ...
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CES expectations muted in light of recession -
marketwatch-com
- 3 hours ago
As the high-tech industry prepares to kick off a new year, the turnout at the industry’s largest trade gathering this week may shed light on what some expect to be a brutal period for high-end gadgets and toys.
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Stocks mostly up; Tokyo, Shanghai lead gainers -
marketwatch-com
- 3 hours ago
Asian markets were mostly higher Tuesday, with Japanese stocks struggling to hold on to early gains spurred by recent weakness in the yen, while Hong Kong shares retreated on telecom firms such as China Mobile after a strong recent ...
China Mobile
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FX Levels for Today. January 6, 2009 -
fxstreet-com
- 7 hours ago
Overview TheForex market has begun to return to some form of normality following the holidays. The EUR copped it overnight as speculation swept the market about the ECB cutting rates sooner rather than later. Elsewhere, the ...
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After Hours: Indevus jumps as co. agrees to buyout plan; LDK Solar slumps -
marketwatch-com
- 7 hours ago
Shares of Indevus Pharmaceuticals Inc. soared late Monday after the company accepted a purchase offer from Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc., while fertilizer provider Mosaic Co.’s ...
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Lionsgate to buy TV Guide for $255 million -
reuters-com
- 7 hours ago
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Lionsgate agreed to buy TV Guide and TV Guide Network, seen by 83 million homes, for $255 million, from Macrovision Solutions Corp, the companies announced on Monday.
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Euro Zone Consumer Price Index Estimate - Economic Data Preview -
dailyfx-com
- 7 hours ago
The initial estimate of December’s Euro Zone Consumer Price Index is set to show inflation fell to an annual rate of 1.8%, in line with the European Central...
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UK Consumer Confidence Hits Record Low, Says Nationwide -
dailyfx-com
- 7 hours ago
Nationwide Consumer Confidence fell to 47 in December, the worst reading on record and the lowest in over 4 years. Consumer sentiment has been pressured...
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USD/JPY - 93.15 Daily Market Outlook - Jan 5 -
ibtimes-com
- 7 hours ago
Yesterday's rally to 93.59 signals the upmove from last year's low at 87.13 has once again resumed and a break above aforesaid resistance would extend gain towards 94.00, however, loss of upward momentum should cap price below 94.50/60 and risk has increased ...
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Toyota to halt car production for 11 days -
ft-com
- 8 hours ago
Toyota Motor Corp. said on Tuesday it plans to halt production at all of its plants in Japan for a total of 11 days in February and March, hurt by the sharp deterioration in global demand for cars
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Paul B. Farrell: 15 reminders that Wall Street's con game goes on 10 years -
marketwatch-com
- 8 hours ago
All this Wall Street happy-talk nonsense reminds me of the 2000-2002 bear-recession. For 30 months the best and brightest minds on Wall Street were all over the media hustling us: “Market’s hit bottom,” “recovery’s ...
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Exporters lift Tokyo, resource stocks gain in Sydney -
marketwatch-com
- 8 hours ago
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Asian markets advanced Tuesday, with Japanese shares taking gains into a sixth straight session on exporters such as Canon Inc. . Australian shares were lifted by resource stocks such as BHP Billiton after ...
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Paul B. Farrell: 15 reminders that Wall Street's con game goes on 10 years -
marketwatch-com
- 9 hours ago
All this Wall Street happy-talk nonsense reminds me of the 2000-2002 bear-recession. For 30 months the best and brightest minds on Wall Street were all over the media hustling us: “Market’s hit bottom,” “recovery’s ...
Wall Street
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Dollar rallies versus the Japanese yen and euro on U.S. stimulus and ECB ... -
ibtimes-com
- 10 hours ago
The greenback rallied from 91.80 to 93.59 and from 1.0705 to 1.1125 against the Japanese yen and Swiss franc respectively on Monday on speculation President-elect Barack Obama's fiscal stimulus will include hundreds of billions of dollars of tax breaks ...
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AP source: Ex-eBay CEO to run for Calif. governor -
usnews-com
- 10 hours ago
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Former eBay Inc. chief executive Meg Whitman plans to run for governor of California, a person with knowledge of her political aspirations said Monday....
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Citgo suspends low-income heating oil program -
usnews-com
- 10 hours ago
BOSTON (AP) -- Citgo, the Venezuelan government's Texas-based oil subsidiary, has suspended shipments of heating oil for poor families in the United States, citing falling oil prices and the world economic crisis, the nonprofit organization ...
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Auto sales hit fresh lows in December -
ft-com
- 10 hours ago
General Motors, Toyota, Ford and Honda all reported declines of more than 30 per cent in the US while car sales in Japan dropped 22 per cent to the lowest December level on record
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Volatility Returns To The Currency Markets -
fxstreet-com
- 10 hours ago
Volatility Returns To The Currency Markets The resonance of the New Year is starting to show its true colors at the start of the first full trading-week this year. The Dow finished a volatile day lower, in some ways ruining the sense ...
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Aecon Named One of Canada's 10 Best Employers -
marketwire-com
- 10 hours ago
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Jan. 5, 2009) - Aecon Group Inc. (TSX:ARE) announced today that it has been named one of the 10 Best Employers in Canada for 2009 in an annual study managed by Hewitt Associates, ...
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VeriSign to Report Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2008 Financial Results -
marketwire-com
- 10 hours ago
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA--(Marketwire - January 5, 2009) - VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), thetrusted provider of Internet infrastructure services for the networkedworld, announced that its earnings call for the fourth quarter and fiscalyear 2008 ...
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US Dollar Ends Day Mixed, Could See Directional Moves on Releases of ISM ... -
dailyfx-com
- 10 hours ago
- Euro Tumbles on Dovish ECB Comments, Euro-zone CPI Could Exacerbate Sentiment on Tuesday - British Pound Shows Signs of Life as Gilts Yields Rocket Higher
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Dollar Swept Up With Rebound In Risk Sentiment, Data Picks Up Tuesday ... -
dailyfx-com
- 10 hours ago
Is risk appetite returning for good; and has the dollar flipped from a safe haven to a lightening rod for speculative returns? Today's highly volatility...
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Wells Fargo buys $730 mln in receivables from GE unit -
marketwatch-com
- 10 hours ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Wells Fargo & Co. said late Monday it bought about $730 million in loan and lease receivables from GE Healthcare Financial Services, a unit of GE Capital. The receivables are mostly related to the ...
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Mazda U.S. December sales down 26.8% to 17,965 units -
marketwatch-com
- 10 hours ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Mazda North American Operations late Monday reported its U.S. sales in December fell 26.8% to 17,965 units from 24,556 units in December 2007. Car sales slid 13.3% to 14,288 and truck sales fell 54.5% ...
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Cigna to cut 1,100 jobs, or 4% of workforce, by mid-year -
marketwatch-com
- 11 hours ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Cigna Corp. said late Monday that it will cut 1,100 jobs, or about 4% of its workforce, by mid-year to lower costs. As a result, Cigna plans to take a $30 million to $40 million charge in the fourth ...
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The Global Recession And Financial Crisis Continue To Strangle Auto Manufac -
dailyfx-com
- 11 hours ago
Sales figures from auto manufacturers in the US have shown the need for government aid in recently released sales figures. According to today's number...
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