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Fannie, Freddie Disclose Subpoenas, Investigations - Boston Globe
washington— adding to their woes, mortgage finance giants fannie mae and freddie mac are facing a federal grand jury investigation into their accounting practices. the mortgage finance companies said monday that a federal grand jury in new york is ...
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Media, Technology companies Unite To Fight Piracy
a group founded by several major media and technology companies plans to promote the web as a place for consumers to get songs, television shows and movies without resorting to piracy.
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Typhoons, Sandstorms, Worry More Asian companies, Survey Says
sept. 30 (bloomberg) -- typhoons, sandstorms, floods and other weather phenomena are an increasing concern to asian companies as climate change takes hold, a report found.
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Fitch: Media, Entertainment Sector Liquidity Good - Forbes
media and entertainment companies are well-positioned to weather the liquidity crisis because of internal cash holdings and cash generated from operations, a credit ratings agency said tuesday. in a report on the sector, fitch ratings looked at ...
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As Ipos Hit 30-year Low, Vcs Hit Tough Times - San Francisco Gate
tuesday, september 30, 2008 for the first time since 1978, there were no venture-backed ipos at all in that time period, and the pace has barely picked up since. the money raised by ipos in the first quarter of 2008 fell to $283 million compared with ...
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companies Come Together To Promote Mobile Broadband
a group of 16 major it and mobile companies have united behind a gsma-led initiative to promote mobile broadband. the companies include dell, ericsson, lenovo, microsoft, t-mobile, toshiba and vodafone. the group's goal is to help people easily identify laptops that have built in access to the internet via high-speed networks. the marketing initiative is worth more than $1 billion over the ...
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U.k. Stocks Rebound, Led By Mining companies; Hbos, Rbs Drop
sept. 30 (bloomberg) -- u.k. stocks rebounded from a three- year low, led by mining companies including xstrata plc, and rio tinto group. gains were limited by banks after the u.s. congress rejected a $700 billion bailout plan.
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Deloitte Responds To Sec Ifrs Roadmap With A Roadmap For Real Estate - Forbes
new york, sept. 30 /prnewswire/ -- while the securities and exchange commission's proposed ifrs rule changes likely leaves some public real estate companies out of early adopter consideration, u.s. real estate companies may still want to commence ...
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Con Edison Cited For Environmental Excellence - Msn Moneycentral
consolidated edison, inc. has been cited for environmental excellence in two recent rankings recognizing overall corporate governance efforts for taking responsibility and developing a management approach to address climate change. consolidated ...
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Local companies’ Execs Among Fortune’s Most Powerful Women In Business
three executives at local companies have been named to fortune magazine’s annual list of the 50 most powerful women in business. (bac) (mer) (wb) (c) (pep)
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U.k. Stocks Advance, Led By Mining companies; Enrc Leads Gains
sept. 30 (bloomberg) -- u.k. stocks rebounded from a three- year low, led by mining companies. eurasian natural resources corp., xstrata plc, and rio tinto group climbed.
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companies Come Together To Promote Mobile Broadband - Webpronews
a group of 16 major it and mobile companies have united behind a gsma-led initiative to promote mobile broadband. the companies include dell, ericsson, lenovo, microsoft, t-mobile, toshiba and vodafone. the group's goal is to help people easily ...
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The View From Silicon Valley - Cnn Money
(fortune magazine) -- the heads-down, can-do entrepreneurs, and libertarian-minded financiers who populate the tech industry aren't typically the sorts to long for a government handout. but in the wake of the treasury department's $700-billion-plus ...
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Early Glance: Specialty Retail companies
(ap:new york) shares of some top specialty retail companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: autozone fell $2.12 or 1.7 percent, to $122.43. gap fell $.63 or 3.6 percent, to $16.93.
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Early Glance: Airlines companies
(ap:new york) shares of some top airlines companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: amr fell $.40 or 4.0 percent, to $9.52. airtran rose $.08 or 3.6 percent, to $2.33.
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City National Wins Three Greenwich Awards For Excellence In - Msn Moneycentral
las vegas, sept. 30, 2008 (globe newswire) -- city national bank has won three awards for excellence in middle market banking from greenwich associates, a leading global research firm focusing on the financial services industry. the awards -- among ...
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Area companies Stumble Down Wall Street - Journal Inquirer
on a day when the dow jones industrial average lost 780 points — a decline of nearly 7 percent — several companies either based in connecticut or having major ties to the state took even steeper spills. the most pronounced was pennsylvania-based ...
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Early Glance: Beverages companies
(ap:new york) shares of some top beverages companies are up at 10 a.m.: anheuser busch rose $1.64 or 2.6 percent, to $65.14. coca-cola rose $1.76 or 3.4 percent, to $52.79.
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Early Glance: Finance companies
(ap:new york) shares of some top finance companies are up at 10 a.m.: bank of america rose $2.01 or 6.6 percent, to $32.26. cit group rose $.45 or 7.3 percent, to $6.59.
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Citigroup's Takeover Of Wachovia Latest To Reshape U.s. Banking System - Los Angeles Times
with citigroup inc.'s government-brokered deal to swallow up most of rival wachovia corp., the country moves a step closer to a banking landscape dominated by a handful of goliaths. the diversified operations and national retail footprints of these ...
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