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WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson didn’t have to ask the crowd of roughly 700 business and government leaders, college students and reporters to hush as he took the stage on Tuesday to begin a conference on US capital markets.When...
DATE: Mar 16, 2007
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) — A California judge threw out charges against former Hewlett-Packard Co. Chairman Patricia Dunn yesterday for her role in a boardroom spying scandal that tarnished the reputation of one of Silicon Valley’s most respected comp...
DATE: Mar 16, 2007
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NEW YORK (Reuters) — HSBC Finance Corp. said yesterday it will stop making some tax refund loans in the wake of pressure from critics of the controversial products, which let taxpayers who expect refunds get cash early, at a high cost.The move by the...
DATE: Mar 16, 2007
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CHICAGO (AP) — Electronic futures market IntercontinentalExchange Inc. made a surprise $9.9 billion all-stock bid yesterday for the Chicago Board of Trade’s parent company, topping the $8 billion offer that CBOT Holdings Inc. had already agreed to wi...
DATE: Mar 16, 2007
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When Argonaut Group president Mark Watson III arrives in Bermuda to head the merged Argonaut/ PXRE entity Argo Group later this year he will be among the youngest international CEOs on the Island.
He celebrates his 43rd birthday next month but his co...
DATE: Mar 16, 2007
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) — US producer prices rose sharply in February and new claims for jobless aid fell last week, data showed yesterday, but sluggish factory activity in the Northeast suggested the economy was only limping along.The Labour Department...
DATE: Mar 16, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks managed a moderate advance yesterday, staying afloat as signs of strength in corporate takeover activity, jobs and overseas markets allowed investors to stomach a sharp rise in wholesale inflation.Wall Street still displayed ne...
DATE: Mar 16, 2007
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Is it a publicity stunt or an act of bravery for a chief executive officer to announce that he or she is taking a pay cut?
Steve Appleton has a rare perspective on that question. He’s the CEO of Micron, the Boise, Idaho, semiconductor company. In Oct...
DATE: Mar 16, 2007
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Troubled subprime mortgage lender New Century Financial Corp. said regulators in four states accused the company of violating laws by not producing money it had promised to borrowers.Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey and...
DATE: Mar 15, 2007
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Shares of Bisys Group Inc., a provider of administration and accounting services for mutual and hedge funds, fell as much as 12 percent after reports that the company is struggling to find a buyer.Bisys hired Bear Stearns & Co....
DATE: Mar 15, 2007
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