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Johnson Matthey cut to hold at Citi -
marketwatch-com
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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 ...
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Stocks mostly up; Tokyo, Shanghai lead gainers -
marketwatch-com
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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 ...
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After Hours: Indevus jumps as co. agrees to buyout plan; LDK Solar slumps -
marketwatch-com
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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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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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Exporters lift Tokyo, resource stocks gain in Sydney -
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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 ...
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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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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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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
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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
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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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Fed buys MBS in latest unconventional move -
reuters-com
- 11 hours ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Monday kick-started its latest unconventional program to boost the moribund economy, this time taking aim at the heart of the slumping housing market.
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GE's finance arm launches $10 billion FDIC-backed debt -
reuters-com
- 11 hours ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - General Electric Co's finance arm on Monday launched a $10 billion sale of FDIC-backed debt, the largest sale under the government guarantee program since its inception last November.
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Denison Mines Announces $41.25 Million 'Bought Deal' Financing -
marketwire-com
- 11 hours ago
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Jan. 5, 2009) - NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATESDenison Mines Corp. (TSX:DML)(NYSE ALTERNEXT US:DNN) ("Denison") is pleased to announce that it has entered ...
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MarketWatch First Take: First dispatches from Operation Rescue Detroit -
marketwatch-com
- 11 hours ago
General Motors Corp. showed the world Monday that boatloads of federal money aimed at securing the U.S. auto industry can achieve results. A beach head in Operation Rescue Detroit has been established.
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United Airlines December traffic, capacity fall -
marketwatch-com
- 11 hours ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- UAL Corp. said that December traffic at United Airlines fell 11.5% to 8.2 billion revenue passenger miles from 9.27 billion revenue passenger miles a year ago. A revenue passenger mile equals one passenger flown ...
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American Air December traffic down 8.2%, capacity falls 8.6% -
marketwatch-com
- 11 hours ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Traffic at American Airlines fell 8.2% to 10.32 billion revenue passenger miles in December from 11.24 billion last year, AMR Corp. said Monday. A revenue passenger mile is one paying passenger flown one mile. ...
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Endo Pharma to buy Indevus Pharma for $370 million -
marketwatch-com
- 11 hours ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc. said late Monday it agreed to acquire Indevus Pharmaceuticals Inc. for about $370 million. Under the agreement, Endo will pay $4.50 ...
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U.S. stocks retreat for first session in four -
marketwatch-com
- 12 hours ago
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks declined on Monday, snapping a three-day winning streak, as investors shifted through December sales results from automakers which, while poor, were not as awful as many had expected. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ...
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Google's search share rises, Microsoft's falls sharply -
marketwatch-com
- 12 hours ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Google Inc. continued to take a larger share of the U.S. Internet search market in November, according to data published Monday by Nielsen Online. Google's share of the market rose 21.7% compared to the period ...
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Mosaic second-quarter profit jumps to $2.15 a share -
marketwatch-com
- 12 hours ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Mosaic Co. said late Monday that fiscal second-quarter net income rose to $959.8 million, or $2.15 a share, from $394 million, or 89 cents a share, a year ago. Results for the latest quarter included an inventory ...
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US Auto Sales Continue to Drop -
ibtimes-com
- 12 hours ago
Ford Motor Co. posted a 32% drop in U.S. light-vehicle sales for December while Toyota Motor Co. reported a 37% fall and Honda Motor Co. had a 35% decline, closing out the auto industry's worst year in more than 15 ...
Ford Motor - Toyota Motor
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Meg Whitman quits P&G board, mulls run for Calif. gov: WSJ -
marketwatch-com
- 13 hours ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Meg Whitman stepped down from the boards of Procter & Gamble Co. , eBay and Dreamworks Animation SKG , effective Dec. 31, The Wall Street ...
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Bond Report: Treasurys move higher as Fed buys mortgage bonds -
marketwatch-com
- 13 hours ago
Short-term Treasurys gain, pushing yields down after the Federal Reserve said it had begun buying mortgage-backed securities. Thirty-year bond yields jump to above 3%.
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Canadian Markets: Energy, mining shares lead Toronto benchmark higher -
marketwatch-com
- 13 hours ago
Canadian stocks gain, with a rally in crude oil prices and hopes for stimulus measures for the U.S. economy boosting the shares of energy and mining firms.
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Nissan December U.S. sales down 30.7% to 62,102 units -
marketwatch-com
- 13 hours ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Nissan North America, a unit of Japan's Nissan Motor Co. , Monday reported its December sales fell 30.7% to 62,102 vehicles from 89,555 units in December 2007. Car sales slid 26.8% to 38,507 units while Truck Sales|truck ...
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BMW December U.S. sales fall 35.9% to 21,626 units -
marketwatch-com
- 13 hours ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- BMW on Monday reported its U.S. December sales fell 35.9% to 21,626 vehicles from 33,761 in December 2007. Sales of BMW brand models slid 40.2% to 18,060 units but Mini brand sales gained 0.1% to 3,566 cars. BMW's U.S. ...
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