Archive for November 29th, 2008
Saturday, November 29th, 2008
General Motors (GM) falls 0.44 to 2.65. The chief executives of Detroit's Big Three auto makers appealed in dire language for U.S. taxpayers to help their industry, but couldn't dispel doubts in Congress that have clouded prospects for a government-led rescue: WSJ.Boeing (BA) is reworking its entire production schedule, adding ...
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Saturday, November 29th, 2008
MUMBAI, Nov 29 (Reuters) - The death toll from a series ofattacks in India's financial capital Mumbai has risen to atleast 155. "We are still counting," Mumbai police inspector AshokPatil told Reuters.
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Saturday, November 29th, 2008
(Adds detail, quotes) MUMBAI, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Operations to dislodge militantsat the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai ended on Saturday, securityofficials said, and at least three Islamist gunmen were killed. "Taj is under our control," Mumbai ...
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Saturday, November 29th, 2008
MUMBAI, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Operations to dislodgemilitants at the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai were over, securityofficials said on Saturday, and at least three Islamist gunmenwere killed. "Taj is under our control," Mumbai police chief HasanGafoor told Reuters. (Reporting ...
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Saturday, November 29th, 2008
(Adds Toys "R" Us shooting) By Alexandria Sage and Aarthi Sivaraman SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Shoppers luredby money-saving deals filled U.S stores on Friday, but theannual kick-off to holiday shopping appeared weaker this yearas ...
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Saturday, November 29th, 2008
* Canadian dollar falls 0.7 percent versus greenback * Opposition threats to topple gov't raises uncertainty * Bonds rise, but lag U.S. Treasuries By Cameron French TORONTO, Nov 28 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar ended lowerversus the U.S. currency on Friday as the greenbackstrengthened, while ...
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Saturday, November 29th, 2008
(Adds details throughout) By Ka Yan Ng TORONTO, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Canadian Finance Minister JimFlaherty on Friday defended a government proposal to eliminatesubsidies to political parties, saying it was wrong toconfiscate tax dollars to redistribute to ...
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Saturday, November 29th, 2008
BUENOS AIRES, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Argentine stocks closedhigher on Friday for the fifth straight session, buoyed bybanking shares seen benefiting from a government plan toencourage Argentines to repatriate and invest their funds. The benchmark MerVal index ended up 2.25 ...
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Saturday, November 29th, 2008
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce(CM.TO: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said on Friday that it resolved legal matters with aformer New York-based trader who was accused in 2004 of helpinghedge funds in the mutual fund market timing scandal. ...
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Saturday, November 29th, 2008
(Adds details) SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Fairchild SemiconductorInternational Inc (FCS.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) filed a patent infringement lawsuiton Friday against Infineon Technologies AG (IFXGn.DE: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) in theU.S. District Courts of Maine and ...
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