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Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:57:56 GMT
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 Reuters - Stock index futures were little changed on Thursday ahead of a report on the U.S. labor market as initial enthusiasm over solid German data waned.
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Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:37:04 GMT
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Reuters - Greece's parliament was expected to endorse a debt swap with private bondholders on Thursday that forms the core of its 130-billion-euro bailout, despite new protests against tough budget cuts demanded in return for the rescue deal. |
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Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:10:57 GMT
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Reuters - The euro zone's economy is heading into its second recession in just three years, while the wider European Union will stagnate, the EU's executive said on Thursday, warning that the currency area has yet to break its vicious cycle of debt. |
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Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:07:38 GMT
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Reuters - Shares of Hewlett-Packard Co were down 2 percent in premarket trading on Thursday after the world's No. 1 computer maker posted a sharp decline in quarterly earnings and warned it would take several years to turn around its sprawling businesses. |
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Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:22:46 GMT
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Reuters - Greece's debt problems drove a slew of heavy losses across the European banking sector on Thursday, and bosses warned the euro zone crisis would continue to threaten earnings. |
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Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:34:57 GMT
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Reuters - U.S. securities regulators have widened their inquiry into the trillion-dollar market for exchange-traded funds, according to a person familiar with the matter. |
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:30:36 GMT
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AP - A group of protesters affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement plans to elect 876 "delegates" from around the country and hold a national "general assembly" in Philadelphia over the Fourth of July as part of ongoing protests over corporate excess and economic inequality. |
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Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:03:21 GMT
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Reuters - Target Corp posted a higher adjusted quarterly profit as the retailer's sales rose during the holiday season. |
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Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:51:55 GMT
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AP - The European Union is preparing regulations that will shut out Iran's banks from a major financial clearinghouse used by virtually every country in the world, a senior official said Thursday. |
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Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:26:40 GMT
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Reuters - Republican Mitt Romney revised his proposal for overhauling the U.S. tax code on Wednesday, calling for all individual tax rates to be cut by 20 percent while declining to offer specifics on how to make up the lost revenue from lower rates. |
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Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:26:06 GMT
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AP - The 17-nation eurozone economy will suffer a modest recession this year despite recent signs of stabilization, particularly in financial markets, the European Union's executive branch said Thursday. |
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Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:57:11 GMT
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AP - Target Corp. is reporting a 5.2 percent drop in earnings for the fourth quarter, as the retailer pushed big discounts to get tight-fisted shoppers to buy during the holiday season. |
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:47:22 GMT
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AP - The ink wasn't even dry on a settlement with the nation's top mortgage lenders when Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon laid claim to a chunk of the money to avert a huge budget cut for public colleges and universities. |
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Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:52:51 GMT
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 AP - Oil prices rose to nine-month highs above $106 a barrel Thursday, driven by market confidence in Germany and continued concerns about tensions over Iran's nuclear program.
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Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:05:00 GMT
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Time.com - In a campaign that may influence the policies of other states (and even the federal government), the three-time governor is heading down a hazardous political path |
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Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:25:50 GMT
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AP - Ford Motor Co. will pump $3.8 billion into its global pension plans this year as it tries to get them closer to fully funding their obligations. |
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