Archive for July 3rd, 2008
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
PHILADELPHIA, July 3 (Reuters) - Casino and racetrackoperator Penn National Gaming Inc (PENN.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), whose $6.1 billiontakeover plan collapsed, said Thursday it will use a new cashinfusion to repay a revolving credit facility, repurchase stockand invest in new business opportunities. ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
(Adds strategist comment) NEW YORK, July 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. commercial papermarket grew by the largest amount in four months in the latestweek, while the closely watched asset-backed sector alsogained, Federal Reserve data showed on Thursday. ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
* Short-dated debt rises on data pointing to weak growth * Long-maturity issues slump on curve-steepening trades * U.S. payrolls falls for sixth straight month * ISM data show surprise services shrinkage, record ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
SHANGHAI, July 3 (Reuters) - Shanghai Pudong Development Bank(600000.SS: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) estimated on Thursday that its net profit in thefirst half of this year rose at least 140 percent from a yearearlier. The bank cited growth in assets, ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
TORONTO, July 3 (Reuters) - The Toronto Stock Exchange'smain index poked its head into positive territory on Thursday,recovering from earlier steep losses, as energy shares wereboosted by oil prices, and bargain hunters snapped updown-trodden stocks. The S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE was ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
BRUSSELS, July 3 (Reuters) - The cost of texting fromoutside a home country in the European Union could be slashed byup to two-thirds and still give operators a fair return, thebloc's national telecoms watchdogs say. EU Telecoms Commissioner Viviane Reding decides ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
By Jennifer Martinez LOS ANGELES, July 3 (Reuters Life!) - If "American Idol"and a modern fairy tale combined to create a video game, you'dget "Boogie SuperStar" -- Electronic Art's latest game for theNintendo Co Ltd Wii system. ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
AMSTERDAM, July 3 (Reuters) - Dutch supermarket sales rose7.6 percent in June as consumers spent more and visited storesmore often due to European soccer championship offers anddiscounts, market researcher GfK said on Thursday. Supermarket sales rose to 2.35 billion euros ($3.7 billion)in ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
(Updates with Dow rising 1 percent) NEW YORK, July 3 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Thursday,sending the Dow up more than 1 percent, as investors snapped upshares of energy companies, including Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz),after ...
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