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If you didn’t think the ratings agencies were quite on par over the last, well for years now, there is another ratings agency action that needs to be discussed. While it may sound opportunistic,...
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Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is close to a purchase of Skype for $7 billion (WSJ) Microsoft is close to an $8.5 billion deal to buy Skype (Reuters) PIMCO increased its short position in US Treasury...
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Updated throughout the day. Zynga and Lady Gaga are at work on a promotional partnership (WSJ) Jiayuna, a Chinese dating site, will have a US IPO (FT) The CEO of HSBC will engineer a huge...
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AOL (NYSE: AOL) may break itself into pieces in preparation for a potential merger with Yahoo! (NASDAQ YHOO). (Reuters) Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, told “60 Minutes” that the...
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Twitter has, by most estimates, 145 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than one million...
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Reuters: The federal government will supply states with $1.5 billion in funds for small businesses. Reuters: Financial leaders around the world have begun to work to stop a currency war....
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These are some of this Friday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research notes: Allied Irish Banks plc (NYSE: AIB) Cut to Sell at Societe Generale. Amazon.com,...
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Reuters: American International Group (NYSE: AIG) and the Treasury are closer to a deal to recoup the taxpayers’ investment in the insurer. Reuters: China said movement on a bill to force...
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Twitter has, by most estimates, 100 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than one million...
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Reuters: Petrobras raised $70 billion in the largest stock offer in history. Reuters: There will likely be no tax cut before the election, according to Democrats Reuters: Obama asked the...
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Updated throughout the day. Sinochem has hired bankers to consider at bid for Potash (Reuters) The CEO of HSBC (NYSE: HBC) may quit if he is not named chairman of the bank (FT) Research In Motion...
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Reuters: Japan’s plan to intervene in yen trading has not moved the currency lower. Reuters: Oil dropped as investor moved away from risk Reuters: Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) sued to...
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Updated throughout the day Obama will proposed tax credits to encourage business expansion. (Bloomberg) The chairman of HSBC (NYSE: HBC) will step down to take a job with the UK government....
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Reuters: GM’s IPO road show will begin in November. Reuters: Costco’s (NASDAQ: COST) August sales rose 7%. Reuters: Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iTV is the latest effort to make a...
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Reuters: Kenneth Feinberg took over the BP plc $20 billion escrow account. Reuters: Americans are confused about healthcare reform according to a new poll Reuters: Sinochem approached...
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