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EU objects to Sun-Oracle deal

November 11, 2009

The European Commission has objected to Oracle Corp’s acquisition of computer maker Sun Microsystems Inc, throwing the $7 billion deal into question.
The commission said […]

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Russia Will Contain Deficit by Calling In Bank Loans, UBS Says

September 19, 2009

Russia will curb its budget deficit as the central bank calls in emergency loans and hands the money back to the government, reducing pressure […]

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Labor struggles as summer unofficially ends

September 7, 2009

TROY, ILL. — It was never Christmas, Thanksgiving, the Fourth of July or even Halloween.
Be that as it may, the nation’s working men […]

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Germany urges calm over Opel row as unions threaten

August 25, 2009

The German government sought to calm a growing transatlantic row over the fate of carmaker Opel on Monday as unions threatened “spectacular measures” to […]

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Uncle Sam is $1 trillion in the hole

July 15, 2009

The federal budget deficit increased in June as spending surged and tax receipts sunk, pushing the total budget shortfall to over $1 trillion in […]

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U.K. Companies’ Credit Supply Deterioration Slows, CBI Says

June 2, 2009

U.K. companies’ credit supply deteriorated at a slower pace in the past three months and lending conditions may start to stabilize, the Confederation of […]

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U.K. Consumer Spending, Inventories Plunged in First Quarter

May 23, 2009

U.K. consumer spending slumped the most since 1980 and companies ran down inventories at a record pace in the first quarter as the country’s […]

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Carol Bartz may actually be fixing Yahoo

May 6, 2009

Four months into her fix-it job at Yahoo, CEO Carol Bartz has worked through an impressive checklist.
The 60-year-old executive has moved swiftly to rebuild […]

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How big is food’s slice of budget pie?

March 16, 2009

NEW YORK — When Carla Chery sat down to plan her household budget, she simply calculated the average she typically spent to feed her […]

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U.S. January pending home sales drop 7.7 percent

March 4, 2009

Pending sales of existing U.S. homes fell sharply in January, with the index dropping to a record low, according to a report on Tuesday […]

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