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U.S. retail sales in October suffered the worst monthly drop on record as more Americans shunned discretionary purchases amid accelerating job losses in a […]
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Imre Apostagi says the hospital upgrade he's overseeing has stalled because his employer in Budapest can't get a foreign-currency loan.
The company borrows in […]
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Dave Croft Motors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday but plans to remain open as it attempts to reorganize.
In filings in U.S. […]
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Following is a table of forecasts for annual economic growth rates for Asia through 2009 from the Asian Development Bank in Manila.
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Policy makers in emerging economies from Russia to Vietnam may have to start acting less like Ben S. Bernanke and more like Paul Volcker […]
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Dutch bank Fortis will issue $2.35 billion in new shares and scrap cash dividends for the year to shore up its balance sheet.
Fortis was […]
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Taiwan's central bank will probably raise the benchmark interest rate to the highest in more than seven years to damp inflation.
Governor Perng Fai-nan […]
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U.S. oil services company Halliburton Co. gave up its pursuit of Expro International Group PLC on Monday, after the British company stuck by its […]
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Saks Inc., the operator of luxury chain Saks Fifth Avenue, reported Tuesday a 66% increase in first-quarter earnings compared with year-ago results depressed by […]
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Congress gave final approval Thursday to legislation aimed at ensuring the problems in the credit markets don’t prevent students from getting college loans.
The House […]
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