3 Dec 2008 at 8:58am
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 hit session lows on Wednesday after data showed the service sector hit a record low in November, adding to pessimism fueled by a gloomy outlook from BlackBerry maker Research in Motion . * The Institute of Supply …

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3 Dec 2008 at 5:59am
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3 Dec 2008 at 6:56am
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3 Dec 2008 at 8:01am
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3 Dec 2008 at 8:51am
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3 Dec 2008 at 8:22am
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3 Dec 2008 at 7:39am
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3 Dec 2008 at 7:39am
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Forex markets deal with foreign currencies. By foreign currency we mean currencies that are not your national currency. If you are an American, then the USD is your currency. Any other currency other than the US dollar is foreign currency

Forex is a trading ‘method’ also called FX or and foreign market exchange. Those involved in the foreign exchange markets are a few of the largest companies and banks from around the world, trading in currencies from various countries to make a balance as some are going to gain money and others are going to lose money. The basic principle of forex are similar to that of the stock market found in any country, but on a much larger, grand scale, that involves people, currencies and trades from around the world, in just about any country.

Different currency rates happen and change daily. What the value of the dollar possibly one day could be higher or lower the next. The trading on the forex market is one that you’ve to watch intimately or if you’re investing huge amounts of money, you could lose large amounts of money. The main trading areas for forex, goes on in Tokyo, in London and in New York, but there are also a lot of other locations around the world where forex trading does happen.

The most heavily traded currencies are those that include (in no particular order) the Australian dollar, the Swiss franc, the British pound sterling, the Japanese yen, the Eurozone eruo, and the United States dollar. You may trade any one currency against another and you may trade from that currency to another currency to build up additional money and interest regular.

The areas where forex trading is going on will open and close, and the next will open and close. This is seen also in the stock exchanges from around the world, as different time zones are processing order and trading during different time frames. The results of any forex trading in one country could have results and differences in what goes on in additional forex markets as the countries alternate opening and closing with the time zones. Exchange rates are going to change from forex trade to forex trade, and if you’re a broker, or if you’re learning about the forex markets you would like to know what the rates are on a given day before making any trades.

The stock market Is normally based on products, prices, and other factors inside businesses that will change the price of stocks. If someone knows what is going to happened before the general public, it’s often called inside trading, using business secrets to purchase stocks and make money - which by the way is illegal. There’s very little, if any at all details in the forex trading markets. The monetary trades, purchases and sells are all a part of the forex market but very little is based on business secrets, but more on the value of the economy, the currency and such of a country at that time.

All currency that’s traded on the forex market does have a three letter code associated with that currency so there’s no misunderstanding about which currency or which country one is investing with at the time. The eruo is the EUR and the US dollar is called the USD. The British pound is the GBP and the Japanese yen is called the JPY. If you’re involved in adjoining a broker and becoming involved in the forex markets you may get many online where you may review the company information and transactions before processing and becoming involved in the forex markets.

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28 Nov 2008 at 6:25am

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Eli Lilly & Co. said Friday it has withdrawn its new-drug application to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration for its chronic-pain medication Cymbalta. The Indianapolis pharmaceutical company said it intends to resubmit application in the first half of next year with additioal data from a recently completed study in chronic osteoarthritis pain of the knee. “This was a difficult decision, but we believe the updated data package will give the FDA a broader basis for reviewing our application,” said John Hayes, vice president of Lilly Research Laboratories, in a statement. Eli Lilly said the decesion does not affect the drugs FDA-approved indications for major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder or management of diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain. Shares of Eli Lilly fell 2% in premarket trading to $32.17.

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Gold mixed; poised for biggest monthly gain since 1999

28 Nov 2008 at 6:20am

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Gold futures swung between gains and losses in early Friday trading, heading for their biggest monthly gain since 1999. Gold for December delivery was last up $1.4, or 0.2%, at $809.90 an ounce in early electronic trading. It has gained 13% so far this month, the biggest monthly percentage gain since September 1999.

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28 Nov 2008 at 6:13am

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Crude-oil futures fell Friday on speculation that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries won’t cut its production at Saturday’s meeting. Crude for December delivery fell 73 cents, or 1.3%, to $53.71 a barrel in early electronic trading. OPEC has not ruled out cutting output at the meeting, but several delegates have said they were likely to only measure compliance of previous cuts and leave the decision on cuts till December.

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G. Willi-Food 3rd-quarter net down 79%, sales up 33%

28 Nov 2008 at 5:51am

TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) — G. Willi-Food International Ltd., the Yavne, Israel, kosher-food producer, reported third-quarter net income fell 79% on 33% higher sales. Net income fell to 642,000 shekels, or 0.01 shekel a share, from 3.1 million shekels, or 0.27, in the year-earlier period. Earnings attributable to shareholders fell 97% to 88,000 shekels from 2.8 million. Sales reached 79.1 million shekels from 59.7 million. The company also cut its estimate of sales for the year to more than 320 million shekels from more than 330 million. Due to the dollar strengthening against the shekel, the figures translate to $80 million versus the previous $100 million.

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Bank of China opens its first private bank abroad: report

28 Nov 2008 at 5:37am

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Bank of China Ltd. said Friday it has opened a private bank and institutional asset management arm in Switzerland, marking the group’s first step in the private banking business abroad, Agence France-Presse reported. Kenneth Ge, who chairs the new Bank of China (Suisse) SA, said that while BOC only began offering private banking services in China last year, the group was now already looking at expanding abroad. “We are considering starting offices in other areas. Switzerland is just a start. Switzerland is the first but it will not be the last,” the report quoted Ge as saying.

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Treasury’s financial rescue program reportedly understaffed

28 Nov 2008 at 5:21am

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The Treasury is struggling to hire enough people to handle the $700 billion financial rescue package passed by Congress in October, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. Recently, many decisions have been left up to interim staff members, often from other federal banking regulators, who are temporarily at Treasury but are expected to eventually return to their previous positions, the report said. Assistant Treasury Secretary Neel Kashkari, charged with running the Troubled Asset Relief Program, was cited as saying the department’s Office of Financial Stability is operating at half-staff, with about 40 full-time employees. However, Kashkari also said he hopes to double the number of full-time staff by the time President-elect Barack Obama is sworn in on Jan. 20. Outside observers said the difficulty of quickly building a qualified staff may be one reason the Treasury abandoned its original plans to use the TARP to purchase assets from financial institutions, deciding instead to inject capital into the banking system, the report said.

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Euro-zone annual inflation pace slows sharply in November

28 Nov 2008 at 3:06am

LONDON (MarketWatch) — Annual consumer price inflation across the 15-nation euro zone slowed sharply in November, falling to an annual rate of 2.1% from 3.2% in October, according to a preliminary estimate Friday by the statistical agency Eurostat. Economists had expected annual inflation to slow to a rate of 2.4%.

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European shares pull back as oil producers, autos decline

28 Nov 2008 at 2:53am

LONDON (MarketWatch) — European shares turned lower on Friday morning, pressured by losses for oil companies such as Total , down 2.3%, and automakers such as BMW , down 4.6%. The German DAX 30 index lost 1.3% to trade at 4,606.44, the French CAC-40 index also fell 1.3%, to 3,206.88, and the U.K. FTSE 100 index declined 0.6% to 4,200.96.

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European shares in tight range, Allianz shares jump

28 Nov 2008 at 1:08am

LONDON (MarketWatch) — European shares traded in a tight range on Friday morning, as gains from the insurance sector offset some losses for utility stocks. Allianz jumped 8.5% in the insurance sector after news that the sale of Dresdner Bank to Commerzbank will be concluded early. Commerzbank shares jumped 15.8%. Overall, the U.K. FTSE 100 index climbed 0.2% to 4,238.36, the German DAX 30 index rose 0.3% to 4,679.71 and the French CAC-40 index dipped 0.3% to 3,239.61.

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Foreign & Colonial IT cuts private equity fund valuation

28 Nov 2008 at 12:41am

LONDON (MarketWatch) — Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust said Friday that it’s cutting the valuation of its portfolio of private equity funds of funds by 19.6% to reflect the fall in markets since June 30. This has the effect of reducing the company’s published Nov 26 net asset value per share (cum income) by 3.76% to 226.76 pence. Foreign & Colonial said that it continues to invest in private equity and continues to believe its private equity portfolio will make a positive contribution to long-term returns.

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AstraZeneca gets FDA letter asking for motavizumab details

28 Nov 2008 at 12:33am

LONDON (MarketWatch) — Drugmaker AstraZeneca said Friday that its MedImmune unit has received a letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration asking for additional information on motavizumab. The letter is in connection with the Biologics License Application for motavizumab for the prevention of serious respiratory syncytial virus disease. Motavizumab is an investigational monoclonal antibody. MedImmune is confident that it can respond to the outstanding questions and, based on the company’s current understanding, does not foresee a need to conduct further trials. MedImmune currently expects to resubmit in the first half of 2009.

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STMicro cuts revenue view; demand eases, orders pushed out

28 Nov 2008 at 12:29am

TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) — STMicroelectronics, the Geneva chipmaker, cut its fourth-quarter-revenue forecast, citing slower billing, reduced demand, and order push-outs. In a statement on Friday, the company said it now sees revenue of $2.2 billion to $2.35 billion. On Oct. 28, it estimated fourth-period revenue at flat with to down 8% from the third-quarter’s figure of $2.7 billion. The new estimate is 12.8% to 18.4% down from the third-quarter figure. Because of unused capacity, the company sees gross-profit margin at 38%, plus or minus 1 percentage point. In October, the company said gross margin would improve to 38.8% — plus or minus a point. The Q3 figure was 37.2%. The situation “reflects the well-known weaknesses in the industry, across most geographies and market segments, and, in particular, in wireless, automotive, and computer peripherals,” STMicro said. The company said that in reaction, it’s further reducing manufacturing and cutting sourcing from third-party suppliers. And it’s concentrating on controlling costs.

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Royal Bank of Scotland: U.K. government to own 57.9%

28 Nov 2008 at 12:30am

LONDON (MarketWatch) — U.K. lender Royal Bank of Scotland said Friday that shareholders took up only 0.24% of the shares offered in its placing and open offer to raise 15 billion pounds ($23.1 billion). This means that the U.K. Treasury will take up the remaining shares and will own 57.9% of the bank.

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ThyssenKrupp can’t provide outlook, net profit up 5%

28 Nov 2008 at 12:25am

LONDON (MarketWatch) — German conglomerate ThyssenKrupp said Friday that it faces a significant drop in sales in fiscal 2009 due to the financial crisis and a corresponding downturn in the auto, machinery and construction industries. “The increasing uncertainty on the financial and real markets makes it impossible to provide a quantifiable forecast at this time,” the firm said. It made the comments as it reported fiscal-year net profit of 2.3 billion euros, up from 2.2 billion euros a year ago. Sales climbed to 53.4 billion euros, from 51.7 billion euros. Earnings before taxes and major nonrecurring items fell 8.2% to 3.5 billion euros but exceeded the company’s forecast of 3.2 billion euros made in August.

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India shares hover near break-even as Mumbai trading resumes

27 Nov 2008 at 9:38pm

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Indian shares hovered around break-even early Friday as trading resumed for the first time after the terror attacks Wednesday night on the financial capital, Mumbai. The benchmark Sensitive Index, or Sensex, was little changed at 9,028.06 recently, after moving between 8,889.18 and 9,078.93. The S&P/CNX Nifty index slipped 0.7% to 2,733.15. Shares of market heavyweight Reliance Industries slipped 0.7% and State Bank of India stock lost 1.1%, while Infosys Technologies added 1.3%.

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If you start practicing forex trading without knowing much about its pitfalls and legalities, you are consciously putting your money at the highest risk possible. It would be better if you start practicing forex trading by playing many online games and simulations where you can learn many of its tips and tricks

Thus you would like to learn about the Forex market, and trading internationally but you’re risking your personal wealth if you jump in before knowing all about how trading goes on. Online, you’ll get many games and simulations while learning the processes involved in forex market trading. The forex markets include countries from around the world, where all countries involved are using different currencies, and when faced against each other are worth more or less than the original valued currencies that are being traded. The forex markets are practised to make wealth in, for governments, banks, and brokers, and for many countries.

To get began in learning about forex trading, you’ll require to site the forex trading software, education-learning system you prefer to use. As you get the games, as they are called, you’ll enter information about yourself, about what you’re interested in learning and then you’ll download software to your computer. In following the ‘game’, you’ll learn how to make and lose money in the forex market. This type of game is going to make you more alert of what happens every day, how the markets open and close, and how different the various countries currencies actually are.

You’ll open an online ‘account’ using the gaming system. You’ll then be able to read the news, get and compare markets, and you will be able to make ‘fake’ trades so you may watch your money build or be eaten away in losses. As you learn the system, using it some times a week, you’re going to be more prepared, more educated and you’ll be ready to use the forex trades to make money. Naturally, you may still require the help of broker or a company to make your transactions go on but you’ll better understand the process, what will happen, and what calls you may prefer to make when you read about the news, the markets, and the currencies in other countries.

The forex market is also denoted to as the FX market. If you’re interested in joining the millions who are making money in the forex markets, you would like to ensure you’re dealing with a reputable banker or company involved in forex trading. With the spur of interest in the forex markets, there are many types of companies that are popping out on the Internet appearing to be genuine forex trading companies but actually, they’re not. Forex trading may be completed through a broker, a company that deals in the funds, and from inside your own country. E.g., the US has many regulations and laws regarding forex trading and what companies are allowed to work with the public dealing with international trading and markets.

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26 Nov 2008 at 4:42am
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26 Nov 2008 at 8:02am
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24 Nov 2008 at 7:24pm
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26 Nov 2008 at 4:20am
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26 Nov 2008 at 8:59am
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Foreign Exchange market is the biggest financial market in the world, with a potential of fast and great gains and a sizable number of investors. The advent of internet technology is what made Forex trading grow considerably popular as well as accessible with various types of investors.

FOREX trading is totally about trading foreign currency, stocks, and same type of products. The currency of one country is weighed against the currency of another country to determine value. The value of that foreign currency is taken into consideration when trading stocks on the FOREX markets. Almost countries have control over the value of that countries value, involving the currency, or money. Those who are much involved in the FOREX markets include banks, large businesses, governments, and financial institutions.

What makes the FOREX market different from the stock market?
A forex market trade is one that involves at minimum two countries, and it may occur worldwide. The two countries are one, with the investor, and two, the country the money is being invested in. Almost all transactions occurring in the FOREX market are going to take place through a broker, such as a bank.

What really makes up the FOREX markets?
The foreign exchange market is comprised of a variety of transactions and counties. Those involved in the FOREX market are trading in large volumes, big amounts of money. Those who are involved in the FOREX market are normally involved in cash businesses, or in the trade of very quick assets that you may sell and purchase fast. The market is big, very big. You could consider the FOREX market to be much greater than the stock market in any one country overall. Those involved in the FOREX market are trading regular twenty-four hours a day and sometimes trading is completed on the weekend, but not all weekends.

You might be surprised at the number of people that are involved in FOREX trading. In the years 2004, almost two trillion dollars was an average regular trading volume. This is a huge number for the number of regular transactions to occur. Think about how much a trillion dollars actually is and then times that by two, and this is the money that’s changing hands daily!

The FOREX market isn’t something new, but has been used for over thirty years. With the introduction of computers, and then the internet, the trading on the FOREX market continues to develop as progressively people and businesses alike become aware of the availablily of this trading market. FOREX only accounts for about ten percent of the total trading from country to country, but as the popularity in this market continues to grow so could that number.

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24 Nov 2008 at 12:12am
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24 Nov 2008 at 3:25am
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Eni acquires First Calgary Petroleums - Energy Business Review

24 Nov 2008 at 4:08am
First Calgary Petroleums’s common shares will be de-listed from the Toronto Stock Exchange and the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange. The transaction values First Calgary’s fully diluted share capital at approximately C$923 …

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24 Nov 2008 at 4:58am
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24 Nov 2008 at 4:22am
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Convertibles Collapse Offers Investment Lessons for All Investors - PR Inside

24 Nov 2008 at 1:02am
When I started in convertibles in London in 1995, hedge funds were peripheral players. The London convertibles market at that time was dominated by Swiss private banks and UK listed funds. Almost all funds operated a ‘buy and hold’, long-only …

Open-Plug Powers the New J132 Mobile Phone From Sony Ericsson - TradingMarket…

24 Nov 2008 at 2:14am
Open-Plug, the specialist in software development environments for mass-market mobile phones, announces today that its ELIPS application suite is embedded in Sony Ericsson’s J132 mobile phone. The J132 is a talk and text phone with FM radio and …

Agency director says some seniors slammed by economy - Northwest Arkansas News

24 Nov 2008 at 5:13am
Times are tough for everyone with the down turn in the economy, but area senior citizens on fixed incomes are getting hit a little harder this holiday season, according to one agency. “The gist of it is they’ve been hit with high fuel prices,” Jerry …

U.S. Stock Futures Climb as Citigroup Rallies 41%; Exxon Falls - Bloomberg

24 Nov 2008 at 3:04am
Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) — U.S. stock-index futures climbed as the government?s $306 billion guarantee of troubled Citigroup Inc. assets overshadowed a retreat in energy shares on lower oil. Citigroup jumped 41 percent in Germany after the Treasury …

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21 Nov 2008 at 5:34am

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., appears on track to become President-elect Barack Obama’s nominee for secretary of state, according to media reports Friday. A final announcement is not expected until after Thanksgiving, the reports said. Separately, the Washington Post reported that Penny Pritzker will not seek the job of commerce secretary.

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U.S. average gasoline prices fall below $2.00 a gallon

21 Nov 2008 at 5:32am

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Average U.S. retail gasoline prices fell below $2.00 a gallon for the first time since March 9, 2004, according to the AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report. Prices edged down two cents to $1.99 a gallon on Friday. Gasoline sold for $2.86 a gallon one month ago and $3.09 a year ago.

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Domestic air passenger yields gain 7.4% in October

21 Nov 2008 at 5:30am

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Domestic air passenger yield, or the average price a person pays to fly one mile, increased 7.4% in October from a year earlier, rising to 15.8 cents, according to the Air Transport Association. In a release late Thursday, the trade group’s data showed yield growth slowed from September, when it rose 12.5% on year to 16.1 cents. Yields exclude government taxes and fees, which often constitute a substantial portion of an airline ticket, ATA said.

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J.M. Smucker earnings per share up 8% in quarter

21 Nov 2008 at 5:22am

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The J.M. Smucker Co. said Friday that its second-quarter earnings were $51.5 million, or 94 cents a share, compared to $50.2 million, or 87 cents, in the same period a year ago. Sales rose 19% to $843.1 million. Excluding items, Smuckers second-quarter earnings per share were $1.02 in fiscal 2009. Analysts polled by FactSet Research estimated, on average, earnings per share of $1.00 and sales of $801.8 million. “The number of meals prepared and consumed at home, as recent market data indicate, continues to be trending upward in this challenging economic environment, and is currently at levels not seen since 1994,” commented Co-Chief executive Tim Smucker. Smucker expects full year earnings per share of $3.45 to $3.50. Smucker shares fell 3% Thursday to $38.25.

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European regulator rejects Bristol-Myers breast cancer drug

21 Nov 2008 at 5:17am

LONDON (MarketWatch) — The European Medicines Agency on Friday said it rejected a marketing application for Bristol-Myers Squibb drug Ixempra, with the regulator worried that damage to nerve cells didn’t outweigh the “very small increase” in survival from breast cancer. Separately, it approved Amgen’s Nplate to treat adult chronic immune idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, Novartis’ Rasilez HCT for hypertension, Roche’s RoActemra arthritis drug used with methothrexate, Janssen-Cilag International’s Stelara for psoriasis, Les Laboratories Servier Valdoxan for major depressive episodes in adults and Jannsen-Cilag’s Zevtera for skin and soft tissue infections.

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Mukasey remains hospitalized but alert: reports

21 Nov 2008 at 5:13am

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Attorney General Michael Mukasey remained at George Washington University Hospital on Friday morning, though conscious and alert, the Associated Press reported. Mukasey, 67, was taken to the hospital Thursday night after collapsing at a speech at the Federalist Society’s annual dinner in Washington, D.C., according to media reports. He had been giving an address about anti-terrorism policies in the Bush administration to a crowd of about 400 and appeared to slur his words about 20 minutes after he began to speak, The Wall Street Journal reported.

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Heinz quarterly profit grows 21% to $277 million

21 Nov 2008 at 5:13am

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — H. J. Heinz Co. said Friday its third-quarter profit totaled $277 million, or 87 cents a share, from $227 million, or 71 cents a share, in the same quarter a year before. Analysts had expected adjusted earnings on average of 74 cents a share, according to a FactSet Research survey. Revenue for the quarter was $2.61 billion compared to $2.52 billion in the year-ago period. The food giant also reaffirmed its forecast for full-year organic sales growth of at least 6% and profit in the target range of $2.87 to $2.91 a share for the current 2009 fiscal year, which ends April 29.

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ZymoGenetics names new CEO

21 Nov 2008 at 4:23am

LONDON (MarketWatch) — ZymoGenetics Inc. said Friday that its President Douglas Williams will become CEO, effective Jan. 2. Williams will succeed Bruce Carter, who will continue to serve as chairman of the board in a non-executive capacity, the company said.

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Two-year climbs back above 1% as stock futures rise

21 Nov 2008 at 3:56am

LONDON (MarketWatch) — Yields on two-year Treasury notes rose 13 basis points to 1.11%, as investors sold off government bonds as U.S. stock futures and international stock markets rose. Yields on 10 year Treasurys rose 17 basis points to 3.19%. Yields move inversely to prices.

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High-yield currencies in demand as stock futures rise

21 Nov 2008 at 3:55am

LONDON (MarketWatch) — High-yielding currencies like the Canadian dollar, the British pound and the Australian dollar advanced Friday, as currency markets took the cue from the gains in worldwide stocks after a report that Citigroup may sell itself. Of the major crosses, the dollar rose 1% to 95.07 yen while the euro rose 1.1% to $1.2590. The Canadian dollar, the British pound and the Australian dollar rose between 1.5% and 2.4% against the greenback.

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Oil futures briefly recapture $50 as stock markets rise

21 Nov 2008 at 3:52am

LONDON (MarketWatch) — Oil futures traded as high as $50.65 a barrel in electronic action Friday, as the oil market responded to big gains in worldwide stock markets and U.S. stock futures. Oil futures recently were trading up 51 cents to $49.93 a barrel after closing Thursday’s session at its worst level since May 2005.

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La Caixa in talks to sell Repsol stake to Lukoil

21 Nov 2008 at 3:06am

LONDON (MarketWatch) — Spanish bank La Caixa said Friday it has held talks to sell a stake in oil company Repsol to Russia’s Lukoil . The bank said it has also talked to several other interested parties about its Lukoil stake, held partly through holding company Criteria CaixaCorp . La Caixa said it could sell the stake to Lukoil if Spanish construction group Sacyr Vallehermoso also agrees to sell its roughly 20% stake in Repsol to the Russian oil company. La Caixa representatives will meet with other banks on Friday to also discuss participating in the financing of any deal, the bank added.

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CSG sees no imminent collapse of DSG Int’l; upgrades

21 Nov 2008 at 3:04am

LONDON (MarketWatch) — Credit Suisse raised its rating on British electronics retailer DSG International to outperform from underperform, saying it believes the market has overeacted to concerns about the group’s sustainability in the medium term. “The risk of a near-term financial failure is in our view being over discounted by the market and we believe management will reassure on its financial position at the interim results next week,” the broker told clients. It said, that according to its estimates, comparable sales would have to fall 15% in fiscal 2009 for the company to be close to fully utilizing its 400 million-pound credit facility and be in need of external financial aid. It assigned a “very low probability” to such a pessimistic scenario given it would imply the loss of almost 1 billion pounds of sales across the company’s regions over a six-month period.

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EasyJet upgraded at SocGen on valuation

21 Nov 2008 at 2:48am

LONDON (MarketWatch) — Societe Generale raised its rating on easyJet , Europe’s second-largest low-cost airline, to hold from sell, citing the recent decline in the share price. The broker told clients that management’s guidance for fiscal 2009, while very uncertain, is not inconsistent with consensus forecasts. It added, however, that the dispute between founder the company’s founder and largest shareholder, Stelios Haji-loannou, and the rest of the board over strategy casts a shadow across the stock. It said a resolution of that disagreement could act as a positive catalyst.

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Blackstone to launch Asia-focused hedge fund in 2009: report

21 Nov 2008 at 2:40am

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Blackstone Group L.P. will continue with the planned launch of an Asia-focused hedge fund early next year, although its size will be scaled back to around $200 million from its earlier target of almost five times that size, according to a wire report. The U.S. private equity firm, which is 12.5%-owned by China’s sovereign wealth fund, will structure the fund to target companies using an event-driven strategy, which could involve purchasing large stakes in distressed companies, according to a Dow Jones Newswires report Friday, which cited people with the situation. The fund has hired 11 analysts, seven of whom will focus on equities in Greater China, South Korea, India and Japan, while the remainder will focus on private companies, the report said.

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19 Nov 2008 at 3:53am
Putnam Investments’ new chief executive announces job cuts as part of a larger restructuring–in the current climate, funds have lost money across the board. It’s not as though Putnam Investments’ fund managers go to work every day and try to lose …

Bank fears resurface and suck down Asia stocks - International Herald Tribune

18 Nov 2008 at 12:55am
Asian stocks fell by up to 5 percent on Tuesday as prospects of a deep global recession and the biggest job cut plan in history at Citigroup doused expectations for a financial sector recovery in 2009. Major European stock market futures shed as much …

Gold steadies on oil, platinum awaits JM report - Economic Times

18 Nov 2008 at 2:59pm
SINGAPORE: Gold steadied on Tuesday as oil regained some footing, while a firmer yen against the U.S. dollar spurred buying in platinum ahead of the release of a supply and demand report by refiner Johnson Matthey. Speculators in Japan pushed up …

UPDATE 4-UK’s Woolworths in talks to sell stores for nominal sum - Forbes

19 Nov 2008 at 6:44am
LONDON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Struggling sweets-to-CDs retailer Woolworths is in talks to sell its high-street business to company restructuring specialist Hilco for a nominal sum, illustrating the pain being felt by British store groups as they grapple …

Wall Street remains worried ahead of testimony from automakers, stream … -…

19 Nov 2008 at 4:57am
NEW YORK (AP) _ Wall Street headed for a lower open Wednesday with investors worried about the economic fallout if Detroit’s Big Three automakers are unable to persuade lawmakers to give them a $25 billion bailout. The market will again be glued to …

Kuwait bankers urge $12.8 bln stock bailout fund - Forbes

19 Nov 2008 at 7:42am
The move comes a day after Kuwait asked its sovereign wealth fund, Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA), to set up a fund to invest in the battered bourse and shore up confidence. Kuwait did not officially reveal the size of the fund, but a government …

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19 Nov 2008 at 8:17am
GENEVA, Nov 19 (Reuters) - World wheat production is likely to fall 5 percent to 647 million tonnes next season, against a record 682 million tonnes harvested in 2008, due to a drop in area sown, U.S. analyst AgResource said on Wednesday. “We believe …

Resolve Business Outsourcing Income Fund ends payouts; units plunge - 680 News

19 Nov 2008 at 8:17am
TORONTO - The Resolve Business Outsourcing Income Fund (TSX:RBO.UN) is suspending distributions to investors. The trust’s already beaten-down units plunged as much as 66 per cent after Wednesday morning’s news, dropping $2.30 to a new low of $1.20 on …

World stocks drop on US economy fears - WTOP Radio

19 Nov 2008 at 9:00am
LONDON (AP) - World stock markets fell Wednesday amid concerns about the global economy after further grim U.S. economic news and as the Big Three Detroit -based automakers pleaded to be bailed out by Congress. The FTSE 100 index of leading British …

What Are Some of the Best Hedge Fund Managers Doing? - Seekingalpha.com

19 Nov 2008 at 4:07am
It’s 13F filing time again. Institutional money managers who oversee more than $100 million must report their holdings to the SEC each quarter in their 13F report. These reports can be used to analyze the position movements of the best fund managers …

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