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By Dan Wilchins 52 minutes ago NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc (LEH.N) is looking at cutting some 1,200 jobs in its latest round of cost cutting, a person familiar with the matter said, as weak financial markets spur layoffs across Wal..
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1 hour, 20 minutes ago SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Diversified U.S. chipmaker Marvell Technology Group Ltd (MRVL.O) posted better-than-expected profit on Thursday as revenues grew strongly in the second quarter.
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By Mark McSherry 1 hour, 23 minutes ago NEW YORK (Reuters) - Boeing Co (BA.N) said on Thursday it made its "best and final" contract offer to its largest labor union, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), including con..
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40 minutes ago SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Dell Inc (DELL.O) posted a surprisingly steep drop in quarterly earnings and said companies around the world are cutting back on technology spending, sending its shares tumbling and sparking fears of weakness in..
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OTTAWA, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - In-Touch Survey Systems Ltd. ("In-Touch" TSX-Venture: INX) today announced that it will acquire NCI Mobility LLP ("NCI") of Chicago, IL. Both NCI and In-Touch provide mobile data capture and brand research programs..
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc (NYSE:LEH - News) is looking at cutting some 1,200 jobs in its latest round of cost cutting, a person familiar with the matter said, as weak financial markets spur layoffs across Wall Street.
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BALTIMORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jasmine Holdco LLC (“Jasmine”) announced today that it submitted a request to Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALDN or the Company ) for the Company to call an Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders. Jasmine is..
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LITTLETON, Colo., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- CPI Card Group, a portfolio company of Tricor Pacific Capital, Inc., a private equity firm with offices in Vancouver, B.C., and Lake Forest (Chicago), Illinois, has acquired PCC, a leading plastic card manufacturi..
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ROME and PARSIPPANY, N.J., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Finmeccanica, S.p.A. (FNC.MI) and DRS Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: DRS - News) announced today that the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission have granted early termination of the wait..
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RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Company (NYSE:HRH - News), one of the world's largest insurance and risk management intermediaries, announced today that on August 27, 2008 it commenced mailing of proxy materials, to persons who were sha..
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- A former owner of a Hastings, Neb., plant has agreed to pay $1.16 million to the federal government to clean up contaminated soil and water at the site.
Pennsylvania-based Dravo Corp. reached a settlement this week to pay for the gove..
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The government reported Thursday that the economy grew at a 3.3 percent annual rate in the second quarter, up substantially from its initial estimate of a 1.9 percent pace.
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. rose Thursday, along with the broader market and despite an analyst cutting her price target and earnings estimates for the investment bank.
Goldman Sachs shares rose $6.35, or 4.1 percent, to $161.83 a..
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OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With triple-digit heat consuming much of California this week, Cal/OSHA investigators are targeting Fresno, Stanislaus, San Joaquin, Napa, Sonoma, Yolo, Santa Clara counties for heat illness prevention inspections of outd..
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Strong exports and consumer spending supported by government stimulus checks drove the U.S. economy up at a solid 3.3 percent annual rate in the second quarter, much faster than first thought, but growth is expected to flag as thos..
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Treasury bonds mostly fell Thursday after a government report indicated the economy grew at a faster pace during the second quarter and at least temporarily eased investors' need for safe-haven bets.
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Hundreds of travelers are stranded when creditors looking to recoup their money forced Canadian airline Zoom to ground its flights.
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By ASHLEY M. HEHER, AP Business Writer 5 minutes ago CHICAGO - Beleaguered retailer Sears Holdings Corp. reported a hefty drop in second-quarter profit as sales slumped, despite a restructuring aimed at drawing back shoppers who've taken their checkbook..
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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Florida-based healthcare provider Solantic announced today it has acquired Prima Vista Walk-In Medical. This is Solantic's first Treasure Coast location, and 18th center in Florida, with a second clinic schedu..
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