Weyerhaeuser slashes dividend on earnings warning

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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.

Madoff agrees to extension of asset freeze (Reuters)

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Madoff agrees to extension of asset freeze (Reuters)

Bernard Madoff walks back to his apartment in New York December 17, 2008. (Shannon Stapleton/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.


New listings on domestic stock markets fall to 16-year low in 2008+

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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…

London stocks finish down (AFP)

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London stocks finish down (AFP)

FTSE 100 stocks finished down on the back of ratings downgrades and further worrying news on the health of the economy.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP – FTSE 100 stocks finished down on Friday on the back of ratings downgrades and further worrying news on the health of the economy.


U.S. stocks plunge on oil slide, GE outlook

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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…

Stocks end bumpy session mostly higher (AP)

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Stocks end bumpy session mostly higher (AP)

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange moments before the closing bell December 1, 2008 in New York City. Investors reeling from a roller-coaster ride face a holiday-shortened trading week expected to see light trade and modest portfolio adjustments ahead of the new year.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mario Tama)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.


Channell Announces Intent to Further Reduce Costs Through Accelerated SEC Deregistration and Nasdaq Delisting

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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…

Automakers jump after TARP made available (Reuters)

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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.

New listings on domestic stock markets fall to 16-year low in 2008+

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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…

Nikkei falls 1.1 percent as Toyota slips, BOJ awaited (Reuters)

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Nikkei falls 1.1 percent as Toyota slips, BOJ awaited (Reuters)

A man walks past a board showing Nikkei stock price index (top) and foreign currency exchange rates outside of a brokerage in Tokyo December 12, 2008. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/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.