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HSBC profit up 2% on smaller tax bill - MarketWatch
France24HSBC profit up 2% on smaller tax bill
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LONDON (MarketWatch) -- A reduced tax bill helped HSBC Holdings report on Monday a 2% rise in annual profit, with the banking giant saying loan impairments should drop this year even as the employment picture lags the ...
HSBC's Net Rises on Higher Trading ProfitWall Street Journal
HSBC Posts Smaller-Than-Estimated Gain in 2009 ProfitBusinessWeek
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AIG Unit Said to Be Near Sale to a British Company - New York Times
BBC NewsAIG Unit Said to Be Near Sale to a British Company
New York Times
The board of American International Group has approved the sale of its big life insurance business in Asia to Britain's Prudential PLC for about $35.5 billion, and AIG's chief executive was headed to ...
U.K.'s Prudential in talks on AIG Asia unitMarketWatch
Prudential confirms talks to take over Asian AIG unitBBC News
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Greece Hopes Buoy European Shares - Wall Street Journal
The HinduGreece Hopes Buoy European Shares
Wall Street Journal
European stocks were higher Monday, following positive session in the US and Asia, as investors take heart from reports of a rescue package for Greece. The UK FTSE 100 index was 1% higher at 5410.32, Germany's DAX rose 1.6% to ...
ECB's Stark in Athens with Rehn to meet Greek officialsReuters
German Bonds Fall as EU May Push Greece for More Deficit CutsBusinessWeek
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European, US Stock-Index Futures Rise; Asian Shares Climb - BusinessWeek
ReutersEuropean, US Stock-Index Futures Rise; Asian Shares Climb
BusinessWeek
March 1 (Bloomberg) -- European stock-index futures gained on speculation Greece may receive assistance to finance its debt and as rising metal prices boosted the earnings outlook for mining companies. US futures and Asian shares ...
FX OUTLOOK-Dollar to gain; US jobs, central banks in focusAlibaba News Channel
Dollar and Commodities May Trade In Tandem in 2010The Epoch Times
ASIA FX: US Dollar Extends Morning Gains, Markets Remain EdgyMarket News International Wall Street Journal -Inquirer.net -DailyForex all 40 news articles »
Will Toyota's problems hurt Honda? - CNNMoney.com
ReutersWill Toyota's problems hurt Honda?
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Toyota's recall problems could hurt more than its own reputation. It may have damaged the valuable image of quality and dependability American buyers attribute to most ...
Toyoda slips into China on damage control missionReuters
Toyota chief visits China amid recall woesThe Associated Press
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Merck KGaA to Buy Millipore for About $6 Billion - BusinessWeek
Boston GlobeMerck KGaA to Buy Millipore for About $6 Billion
BusinessWeek
March 1 (Bloomberg) -- Merck KGaA agreed to buy Millipore Corp., a supplier of drug-development equipment for biotechnology companies, for about $6 billion in cash, beating a rival offer from Thermo Fisher ...
Germany's Merck to buy Millipore in $6 bln dealReuters
Merck to Pay $7.2 Billion for MilliporeNew York Times
Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Investigates Possible Breach of Fiduciary Duty by the ...MarketWatch (press release) MSN Money -TheStreet.com -The Associated Press all 274 news articles »
Euro-zone manufacturing PMI at 30-month high - MarketWatch
RTT NewsEuro-zone manufacturing PMI at 30-month high
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LONDON (MarketWatch) -- The euro-zone manufacturing purchasing managers index rose to 54.2 in February from 52.4 in January, Markit said Monday, a 30-month high as Germany recorded the fastest growth but Greece continued to lag behind. ...
Asia factory output expands, China slows a bitReuters
China Manufacturing Growth Slows, Curbing Overheating RiskBusinessWeek
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Vivendi Profit Beats Estimates, Aided by Games Unit - BusinessWeekVivendi Profit Beats Estimates, Aided by Games Unit
BusinessWeek
March 1 (Bloomberg) -- Vivendi SA, owner of the world's largest video-game company, posted a less-than-expected decline in full-year profit, aided by ?Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2? and other titles at its Activision Blizzard unit. ...
Vivendi beats forecasts, helped by games, telecomsReuters
Vivendi's Net Loss NarrowsWall Street Journal
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Bernanke Makes Two-Year Treasury Notes Sweetest Spot - BusinessWeek
Globe and MailBernanke Makes Two-Year Treasury Notes Sweetest Spot
BusinessWeek
March 1 (Bloomberg) -- Past may be no prologue for Treasury investors when Federal Reserve policy makers begin to withdraw their unprecedented monetary stimulus without raising interest rates. For the first time since at least ...
Protect yourself against a March rate hikeMarketWatch
Interest rate hikes bring good and badHouston Chronicle
Fed's Evans - rates low for extended periodAlibaba News Channel Seeking Alpha (blog) -FavStocks (blog) -Globe and Mail all 26 news articles »
Asia stocks rise on copper prices, Greece hopes - Reuters
The GuardianAsia stocks rise on copper prices, Greece hopes
Reuters
The share price indicator for Macquarie Group is seen in red on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) board in central Sydney February 9, 2010. HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian shares rose on Monday, boosted by mining stocks after a massive earthquake in ...
Jiangxi Copper, Copper Shares Jump on EarthquakeBusinessWeek
Chile quake sends copper prices higherBBC News
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