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BOJ emergency funds gesture gets government to back off

December 2, 2009

The Bank of Japan offered banks more short-term funds after an emergency meeting on Tuesday, relieving government pressure on the central bank to help […]

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Toll shares rise as Q4 net contracts up 42 percent

November 12, 2009

The slump in the housing market ended around March, and while there is improvement, it will be slow and fitful, U.S. luxury homebuilder Toll […]

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Fed officials cautious on economic recovery

November 11, 2009

Federal Reserve officials on Tuesday struck a cautious note on the U.S. economy, citing high unemployment, heavy reliance on government support and commercial real […]

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Comcast close to gaining control of NBC universal: report

November 2, 2009

Comcast Corp and General Electric Co are closer to a deal to give Comcast a 51 percent stake in NBC Universal and a formal […]

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ING shares fall anew, analysts see major dilution

October 28, 2009

Shares in Dutch bancassurer ING Group NV fell for a second day on Tuesday, as analysts said a pending 7.5 billion euro rights issue […]

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Wells Fargo profit jumps

October 21, 2009

Wells Fargo & Co said shareholder profit rose 60 percent in the third quarter as mortgage banking revenue surged.
The San Francisco-based bank reported net […]

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Pfizer third-quarter profit rises

October 20, 2009

Pfizer Inc reported higher third-quarter profit as aggressive cost-cutting helped offset unfavorable foreign currency exchange rates and declining sales of drugs, including those facing […]

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Swiss banks uncertain, worried about future: survey

October 14, 2009

Geneva’s banks and trading houses are worried about the future allure of Switzerland as an international banking center, according to a new survey.
The annual […]

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St. Louis Fed’s Bullard Urges Rule to Guide Asset Purchases

October 12, 2009

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard repeated his call for a quantitative rule to adjust the Fed’s program to buy $1.75 […]

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IBM faces rivalry despite antitrust inquiry

October 10, 2009

IBM’s dominance in large computer systems called mainframes may make it look like the U.S. government has an open and shut case of monopoly, […]

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