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Business Briefing | Company News: Marsh & McLennan Plans a $500 Million Stock Sale

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The insurance broker cleared the way to raise $500 million in a stock sale to finance acquisitions.   comments (0)  | report problem



Wells Fargo cleans out Wachovia's top execs

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Only one of Wachovia Corp.'s high-level executives will remain among the top brass after the bank is acquired by Wells Fargo & Co., a decision that may reveal a tilt that could factor into future consolidation decisions, analysts say. "The message being sent...   comments (0)  | report problem



Mexican growth slows to 1.6 pct, lowest since 2003

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MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexico says its yearly growth rate dropped to 1.6 percent in the third quarter, its slowest rate since 2003, as the U.S. economy stalls....  comments (0)  | report problem


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S.Korea announces record interest rate cut

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Reuters - South Korea's central bank on Monday delivered its biggest ever interest rate cut and promised other measures to calm the panic that has been driving down financial markets and rapidly eroding economic growth.  comments (0)  | report problem


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Sri Lanka's trade gap narrows from Jan to Sept

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AFP - Sri Lanka's trade deficit narrowed during the nine months to September, as a slowdown in the global economy hurt export sales, official data showed Saturday.  comments (0)  | report problem



Volcker Gives Baseball an Update On the Economy

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Paul Volcker, the former chairman of the Federal Reserve, spoke to baseball owners about the nation’s economy without specifically addressing how the league would be affected.   comments (0)  | report problem


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Brazil demands sweeping global financial overhaul

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SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) -- Brazil's president on Saturday demanded that major reforms of the international financial system include strong input from large emerging nations and said the collapse of modern banking structures is victimizing the world's poor....  comments (0)  | report problem


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Denmark Is Rethinking the Euro

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Affected by the financial crisis, Denmark, a member of the European Union that has so far refused to abandon its currency for the euro, is finding out how difficult it can be to go it alone.   comments (0)  | report problem


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Sanyo's quarterly profit drops 67 percent

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TOKYO (AP) -- Sanyo Electric Co., a troubled electronics maker that may get bought out by bigger Japanese rival Panasonic, reported Wednesday its second quarter profit dwindled to about a third of what it was a year earlier....  comments (0)  | report problem



Recession-Proof Jobs

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For the past several months, I've had a hard time picking selections for the Color of Money Book Club. Many of the books stacked against the wall in my office were written before what I call the Great Millennium Meltdown. Although some forecast trouble ahead,...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem



Effectiveness of AIG's $143 Billion Rescue Questioned

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A number of financial experts now fear that the federal government's $143 billion attempt to rescue troubled insurance giant American International Group may not work, and some argue that company shareholders and taxpayers would have been better served by a bankruptcy filing. The Treasury Department...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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Business Briefing | Company News: Judge Approves Sale of a Department Store Chain

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A Delaware bankruptcy judge approved the sale of Boscov’s, a regional department store chain, to two former executives.   comments (0)  | report problem


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