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Kill the competition: Madoff victims ... collapse cash-in ... FSA probe
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323 days 17 hours 49 minutes ago
Welcome to today's round-up of business news from The Times: what we're saying, what they're saying Top stories The Times: Victims of Bernard...
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Kill the competition: M&S sackings ... Madoff watch ... Car crash
Times Online - 322 days 17 hours 55 minutes ago
Welcome to today's round-up of business news from The Times: what we're saying, what they're saying Top stories The Times: Marks & Spencer will cut...
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Bond Report: Treasurys down after auction, Fed minutes
MarketWatch - 322 days 10 hours 33 minutes ago
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices declined Tuesday, sending 10-year note yields to the highest levels seen in a month, paring losses after...
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Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks maintain edge as Obama stumps for economic plan
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks resumed their earlier rise to close higher Tuesday after minutes from the December Federal Open Market...
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Kill the competition: Auto fears ... Retailers shine ... Tycoon suicide
Welcome to today's round-up of business news from The Times: what we're saying, what they're saying Top stories The Times: British car sales...
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Bond Report: Treasurys stay lower after 3-year note auction
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices fell Wednesday, pushing the yield on 10-year notes higher for a fifth consecutive session, as bond...
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Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks end sharply lower; worst day for Dow since Dec. 1
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Stocks thudded lower on Wednesday, with the Dow dropping the most since Dec. 1, as investors confronted more evidence of...
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Kill the competition: Cash cow ... Wall Street drops ... Indian fraud
Welcome to today's round-up of business news from The Times: what we're saying, what they're saying Top stories The Times: Chancellor Alistair...
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Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks trim losses to finish mixed ahead of jobs report
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks on Thursday overcame most losses sparked by Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s gloomy forecast, gaining some relief after...
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Shaw Group touts infrastructure opportunities; shares rally
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Shaw Group Inc. rallied as much as 23% Thursday, gaining in part as a result of the construction and...
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After Hours: Chevron warns of profit shortfall; Apollo Group shares jump
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Chevron Corp. lost ground Thursday evening following the oil giant's warning of an earnings shortfall...
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Palm debuts new touch-screen phone, operating system
LAS VEGAS (MarketWatch) -- Palm Inc. introduced a long-awaited new operating system and touch-screen wireless phone on Thursday following a nearly...
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Kill the competition: Obama spending ... Rate doubts ... Brown rev-up
Welcome to today's round-up of business news from The Times: what we're saying, what they're saying Top stories The Times: Barack Obama said only...
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Palm shares soar as new smartphone wins Wall Street praise
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Palm Inc. saw its stock price surge Friday morning, marking its second straight day of strong gains following the...
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MarketWatch First Take: Palm's new smart phone steals the show at CES
LAS VEGAS (MarketWatch) - The strong buzz for the new Palm Pre smartphone could be a good sign for the struggling Sunnyvale, Calif.-based device...
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John Dvorak's Second Opinion: Can Pre really help Palm survive?
BERKELEY, Calif. (MarketWatch) -- Analysts see Palm Inc.'s new Pre smart phone as something more than a wannabe iPhone, but it really looks like...
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Stronger dollar could pressure earnings if risks left unhedged
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- The U.S. dollar's fourth-quarter surge could take a bite out of some companies' bottom lines, and the extent to...
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