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Weyerhaeuser slashes dividend on earnings warning
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Weyerhaeuser Co. said Friday it's reducing its quarterly dividend to 25 cents a share from 60 cents a share and cutting costs to counteract a business slowdown.
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Madoff agrees to extension of asset freeze (Reuters)
Reuters – Bernard Madoff, the Wall Street investment adviser accused of running a $50 billion securities fraud, has agreed to extend court orders freezing his assets and appointing a receiver for his firm, according to court documents.
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New listings on domestic stock markets fall to 16-year low in 2008+
TOKYO, Dec. 19 (AP) – (Kyodo)Japanese stock markets saw only 49 new company listings in down 72 from the previous year to the lowest level since 1992, with Friday's debut of information technolo…
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London stocks finish down (AFP)
AFP – FTSE 100 stocks finished down on Friday on the back of ratings downgrades and further worrying news on the health of the economy.
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U.S. stocks plunge on oil slide, GE outlook
U.S. stocks ended sharply lower Thursday on market concerns over a collapse of oil prices and a lowering of American giant General Electric's credit outlook and that of its financial arm to negative.T…
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Stocks end bumpy session mostly higher (AP)
AP – Stocks finished a bumpy session mostly higher Friday, as investors, while still somewhat cautious about the economy, were encouraged by the government’s pledge to lend as much as $17.4 billion to U.S. automakers.
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Channell Announces Intent to Further Reduce Costs Through Accelerated SEC Deregistration and Nasdaq Delisting
CHNL ), a designer and manufacturer of telecommunications equipment supplied to operators of communications networks worldwide and water harvesting solutions distributed in markets throughout Austra…
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Automakers jump after TARP made available (Reuters)
Reuters – Shares of General Motors Corp and Ford Motor Co rose before the opening bell on Friday after a senior U.S. official said the White House would make available loans from the Troubled Asset Relief Program to ailing auto manufacturers.
Posted by admin on December 20, 2008 under News |
New listings on domestic stock markets fall to 16-year low in 2008+
TOKYO, Dec. 19 (AP) – (Kyodo)Japanese stock markets saw only 49 new company listings in down 72 from the previous year to the lowest level since 1992, with Friday's debut of information technolo…
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Nikkei falls 1.1 percent as Toyota slips, BOJ awaited (Reuters)
Reuters – The Nikkei average fell 1.1 percent on Friday in cautious trade ahead of a decision on interest rates by the Bank of Japan, with Toyota Motor (7203.T) retreating after a newspaper report warned about an annual operating loss.