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Ups Raises Rates - The Ledger
united parcel service inc. on friday announced a general rate increase of 5.9 percent for 2009. ups, the world's largest package delivery company, will raise ground shipment rates by an average of 5.9 percent and increase rates on air express and ...
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T-mobile Unveils The New T-mobile G1 In High-tech Fashion With Star Studded Events In New York And Los Angeles
this week, t-mobile usa, inc. brought together hollywood's hottest stars and new york's elite tastemakers to celebrate the highly-anticipated launch of the new t-mobile g1, the world's first android-powered mobile phone in partnership with google.
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New York's Cuomo Probes Aig Spending
new york attorney general andrew cuomo is investigating what he contends is "unwarranted and outrageous" spending by american international group inc. (aig), even as the struggling insurer receives $123 billion of u.s. government funding to stay alive.
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Update:hk Lawmakers Lash Banks Over Lehman-backed Mini-bonds - Wall Street Journal
hong kong (dow jones)--hong kong lawmakers accused banks and regulators monday of mistreating investors who lost millions of dollars buying risky structured products backed by lehman brothers holdings inc. (leh). hong kong monetary authority chief ...
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Pfizer To Pay $894 Million To Resolve Celebrex, Bextra Lawsuits - Bloomberg
oct. 17 (bloomberg) -- pfizer inc. will pay $894 million to resolve most legal claims that its painkillers celebrex and bextra caused heart attacks and strokes. under the agreement, pfizer will pay $745 million to settle 90 percent of the lawsuits ...
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New York To Probe Aig Perks
albany, n.y., oct. 16 (upi) -- new york state attorney general andrew cuomo said he has put american international group inc. executives on notice that company perks must stop.
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Oxygen Biotherapeutics, Inc. To Present At Wall Street Analyst Forum Analyst Conference In New York City On Nov. 18
oxygen biotherapeutics, inc. (otcbb:oxbo) today announced that company chairman and ceo chris j. stern and cfo charles seeman will present at the wall street analyst forum analyst conference in new york on november 18, 2008 at 11:10 a.m. eastern time. the presentation will be webcast live and a replay will be available following the event on the company's website. webcast login information will ...
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Honeywell's Profit Up On Higher Sales - Cnn Money
washington (ap) -- honeywell international inc. said friday third-quarter earnings rose 16% on higher sales in its building controls division but trimmed the top end of its 2008 outlook, citing global economic conditions. the morristown, n.j.-based ...
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Tokyo, Japan - Forbes
japan is a member of the asia pacific economic cooperation (apec) which includes southeast asian countries like china, thailand and malaysia as well as the u.s., new zealand and canada. for these countries, japan is slowly doing away with import ...
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Pulse 87 Fm New York Gets First Ppm-based Custom Ratings Report
new york , oct. 16 /prnewswire-firstcall/ -- arbitron inc. (nyse: arb) announced today that it has released the first station-specific custom portable people meter(tm) listening estimates for "pulse 87" (wnyz-lp), a subsidiary of mega media group, inc., (otc bulletin board: mmda). the station broadcasts on the audio portion of a low-power television station on vhf channel 6 and 87.7 fm.
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Stec To Host New York Analyst Day
santa ana, calif., oct. 17, 2008 -- stec, inc. announced today that it will host an analyst day for equity research analysts and institutional investors on november 17, 2008 in new york city.
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Probe Of Lehman Collapse Escalated: Report - Msn Moneycentral
new york (reuters) - prosecutors have stepped up the investigation into the collapse of lehman brothers, with at least a dozen subpoenas being issued including one to the investment bank's chief executive, richard fuld, the new york times reported on ...
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Bush Will Host World Leaders At Economic Summit - Msn Moneycentral
camp david, md. (ap) - president bush, looking for answers to an global economic emergency with just three months left in office, will host an international summit to discuss ways to fix the world financial system but warned on saturday against ...
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Oxygen Biotherapeutics, Inc. To Present At Wall Street Analyst Forum Analyst Conference In New York City On Nov. 18
costa mesa, calif.----oxygen biotherapeutics, inc. today announced that company chairman and ceo chris j. stern and cfo charles seeman will present at the wall street analyst forum analyst conference in new york on november 18, 2008 at 11:10 a.m. eastern time.
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Landmark Church To Be An Art Gallery A 'slice Of New York Coming To Tamaqua'
landmark church to be an art gallery a 'slice of new york coming to tamaqua'
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Electric Bikes Getting Popular - Baltimore Sun
new york - when honora wolfe and her husband moved to the outskirts of boulder, colo., she wanted an environmentally friendly way to commute to her job as a bookshop owner in the city. wolfe, 60, found her solution about a month ago: an electric ...
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Weekly World News Acquired By New York Investor Group - Forbes
american media operations, inc. announced today the sale of the weekly world news and related trademarks and copyrights to bat boy llc. neil mcginness, formerly vice president of entertainment of img media, has been named chief executive officer of ...
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New York's Cuomo Probes "outrageous" Aig Spending
new york attorney general andrew cuomo is investigating what he contends is "unwarranted and outrageous" spending by american international group inc even as the struggling insurance giant receives $123 billion of u.s. government funding to stay alive.
news.yahoo.com

Alliance New York Municipal Income Fund Releases Monthly Portfolio Update
alliance new york municipal income fund, inc. today released its monthly portfolio update as of september 30, 2008.
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Financial Crisis Fuels Corporate Reformers - Reuters India
new york (reuters) - for u.s. investor advocates, the financial crisis could be the opportunity to rally more shareholders around a slew of long-sought corporate reforms -- with a big bull's-eye on executive payouts and board independence. the sharp ...
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