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Q. What is the outlook for my shares of Caterpillar Inc.? — P.V., via the Internet
A. The world's largest manufacturer of earthmoving equipment must plough through weakness in US construction and the decline in demand for engines that it puts in truc...
DATE: Apr 12, 2008
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LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England cut interest rates for the third time in five months yesterday to cushion the economy from the global credit squeeze, despite persistent worries about rising inflation.
The central bank said the quarter-percenta...
DATE: Apr 11, 2008
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I've been in London for a couple of weeks, where I was set upon by a vicious door that conked me on the head and smashed up all the ribs and muscles and arms on my right-hand side. As a consequence, I haven't been able to think straight (yes, yes, ve...
DATE: Apr 05, 2008
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Finance Minister Paula Cox last night said the Island would "not be daunted" by verbal attacks launched on its reputation, after an American risk consultant suggested political corruption and the prospect of independence were the biggest threats to B...
DATE: Mar 14, 2008
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — An old hospital was razed to make way for Phnom Penh's tallest building — a 42-storey twin condominium tower. A garbage-strewn slum became prime real estate after police evicted its dwellers to a parched rice field outside...
DATE: Mar 10, 2008
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LONDON (Reuters) - British retail sales surged in January as consumers pounced on electrical bargains and stocked up for an early Easter — a sign that consumer demand has yet to feel the pinch from the global credit crunch.
Sterling jumped more than ...
DATE: Feb 22, 2008
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PARIS (AP) — Troubled French bank Societe Generale SA said yesterday that a $7 billion trading scandal and the credit crisis in financial markets led to a fourth-quarter net loss.
France's second-largest bank said it lost 3.35 billion euros ($4.91 bi...
DATE: Feb 22, 2008
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) - Yahoo! Inc., owner of the most visited US website, may seek to avoid a Microsoft Corp. takeover by combining Internet operations with News Corp.
The two companies are discussing a transaction, according to a person with knowled...
DATE: Feb 15, 2008
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) - Bermuda-based Ingersoll-Rand Co., the maker of refrigerated truck equipment that's buying Trane Inc., said fourth-quarter profit fell 19 percent, hurt by a higher tax rate. Full-year profit may miss analysts' estimates because ...
DATE: Feb 15, 2008
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The US economy continues to show sign of weakness and this has prompted policymakers to move aggressively on both the monetary and fiscal fronts. Not too many months ago, the chairman of the Federal Reserve was fairly optimistic about prospects for t...
DATE: Feb 04, 2008
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