Archive for April, 2008
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
By Robert Melnbardis MONTREAL, April 30 (Reuters) - Quebec's Liberal Party hasenough popular support to regain a majority government, andsupport for separation has weakened in the mainlyFrench-speaking Canadian province, according to a pollpublished on Wednesday. A CROP ...
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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
(Recasts. adds comments from analysts, other details) By Jonathan Stempel and Dan Wilchins NEW YORK, April 30 (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc (C.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said onWednesday it sold $4.5 billion of common stock, 50 percent morethan ...
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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
(New throughout, changes to Ottawa from previous Toronto) OTTAWA, April 30 (Reuters) - First-quarter profit at LoblawCos Ltd (L.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) increased nearly 15 percent, because of lowerrestructuring costs and bigger sales, Canada's biggest grocersaid on Wednesday. ...
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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
(Adds details from third paragraph) SANTIAGO, April 30 (Reuters) - Chilean industrialconglomerate Copec COP.SN said on Wednesday its first-quarterearnings fell 8.2 percent compared with the same period a yearago, as the weak dollar offset increased sales volumes andhigher prices for wood ...
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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
NEW YORK, April 30 (Reuters) - U.S. copper futures pushed higher onWednesday following a larger-than-forecast gain in U.S. economic growth lastquarter, traders said. Continued work stoppages at three of Chilean miner Codelco's copper mineskept support under prices, along with expectations that ...
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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
By Chris Aspin MEXICO CITY, April 30 (Reuters) - Mexico's antitrustwatchdog on Wednesday widened once more a probe intomonopolistic practices by telecommunications companiescontrolled by billionaire tycoon Carlos Slim. The Federal Competition Commission said it is starting aninvestigation ...
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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
(Corrects paragraph 7 to say the company expects 2008 earningsof 60 cents to 75 cents a share, not 60 cents to 70 cents) (Recasts, adds details) April 30 (Reuters) - Headwaters Inc (HW.N: Quote, Profile, Research), which makesbuilding materials, coal combustion ...
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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
(Recasts, adds details, share movement) April 30 (Reuters) - Rehabilitation services providerRehabCare Group Inc (RHB.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said first-quarter earnings morethan doubled, helped by lower operating expenses, sending itsshares up as much as 20 percent. The ...
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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
(Adds criminal case filed against former chief operatingofficer, attempts to reach defendants' attorneys) NEW YORK, April 30 (Reuters) - A former chief operatingofficer at job recruitment Web site Monster Worldwide Inc(MNST.O: Quote, Profile, Research) was charged on Wednesday with securities fraud ...
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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
(Adds share reaction, analyst comment, details on enginemarket share gains, changes dateline from NEW YORK) CHICAGO, April 30 (Reuters) - Cummins Inc (CMI.N: Quote, Profile, Research), a U.S.maker of engines and power generators, reported a 33 percentjump in quarterly earnings on ...
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