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11 May 2005 09:45 AM
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U.S. trade deficit fell to $55.0 bln in March:
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The U.S. trade deficit fell to $55.0 bln in March. This is the largest drop in over three years. Analysts were forecasting $61.5 bln. Import fell 2.5% to $157.2 bln. Imports from China fell 4.4% to $16.2 bln. Export rose to a new
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11 May 2005 09:27 AM
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Merrill deliberating on legal fees payment:
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Merrill Lynch & Co. is still hesitating whether it will pay legal fees for four of its executives that steered the company to the scandal.
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11 May 2005 09:02 AM
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War and foreign-aid bill passed by Congress:
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The US Congress passed a bill that will help the US soldiers in Iraq but evoked contradictions over Senate filibuster rules and federal judgeships.
Iraq
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11 May 2005 08:45 AM
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NYSE deal: who will sell first?:
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The deal with the New York Stock Exchange evokes questions from its shareholders that disagree with the possibility for other players to sell their stakes sooner.
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11 May 2005 08:31 AM
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North Korea talks still in danger:
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The six-party talks over the North Korea nuclear issue see no progress amid the latest information on possible preparation to the first nuclear weapon testing held in North Korea.
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11 May 2005 08:15 AM
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Tyco former CFO testifies on fee:
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Former chief financial officer of Tyco International Mark H. Swartz started testifying on Tuesday as to whether he told then senior vice president of finance that a multimillion-dollar fee to then-director Frank Walsh should be disclosed in the company’s proxy, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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11 May 2005 08:14 AM
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UAL heads to top pension default:
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United Airlines parent UAL Corp. is heading to the largest in the US history pension default on the decision of a bankruptcy judge to approve a proposal from the company to transfer four underfunded employee pension plans to the federal government.
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11 May 2005 07:33 AM
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Cisco Systems 3Q profit rose 16%:
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Cisco Systems reported on Tuesday that its fiscal third-quarter profit rose 16%.
Profit rose to $1.41 billion, or 21 cents a share, from $1.21 billion, or 17 cents a share, in the previous year. Excluding some items profit rose to 23 cents a share. Analysts were expecting EPS of 22 cents per share.
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11 May 2005 07:05 AM
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PRUDENTIAL EQUITY RAISED KOHL'S CORP. TO "OVERWEIGHT" FROM "NEUTRAL-WEIGHT":
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PRUDENTIAL EQUITY RAISED KOHL'S CORP. TO "OVERWEIGHT" FROM "NEUTRAL-WEIGHT"
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11 May 2005 06:01 AM
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A.P. Moeller Maersk agreed to buy P&O Nedlloyd for 2.3 billion euros:
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A.P. Moeller Maersk agreed to buy container shipping group P&O Nedlloyd N.V. for 2.3 billion euros ($2.96 billion) in cash, or 57 euros a share.
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10 May 2005 04:07 PM
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MARKET SNAPSHOT: COMMODITIES, U.S. EQUITIES, FOREX:
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The Dow Jones Industrial fell 105.59 points, or 1.02%, to 10,278.75. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 17.05 points, or 0.86%, to 1,962.62. The S&P500 was down 12.94 points, or 1.10%, to 1,165.90.
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10 May 2005 03:40 PM
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MOODY'S RAISED BAUSCH&LOMB'S CREDIT RATING TO "Baa3" FROM "Ba1":
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MOODY'S RAISED BAUSCH&LOMB'S CREDIT RATING TO "Baa3" FROM "Ba1"
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10 May 2005 03:39 PM
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MARKET SNAPSHOT: EUROPEAN EQUITIES:
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The Dax Index fell 41.28 points, or 0.96% to 4251.13, the FTSE 100 Index declined 17.90 points, or 0.36% to 4892
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10 May 2005 12:28 PM
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CITIGROUP SMITH BARNEY CUT DUKE ENERGY TO "HOLD" FROM "BUY":
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CITIGROUP SMITH BARNEY CUT DUKE ENERGY TO "HOLD" FROM "BUY"
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10 May 2005 12:24 PM
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JMP SECURITIES RAISED AMD TO "MARKET OUTPERFORM" FROM "MARKET PERFORM":
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JMP SECURITIES RAISED AMD TO "MARKET OUTPERFORM" FROM "MARKET PERFORM"
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