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PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GSI Securitization Inc. today announced the acquisition of ARGYLE Solutions, a technology-driven healthcare revenue cycle management company. In addition to its strong management team, ARGYLE brings to GSI three servicing..
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BURLINGTON, Mass. (AP) -- Nuance Communications Inc., which makes speech recognition software, slammed Zi Corp.'s management Monday for rebuffing its $40.4 million unsolicited takeover offer, calling the decision by Zi's board "perplexing and inappropriat..
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two giant mortgage companies get into hot water over risky investments. The government steps in to throw them a lifeline should they need it.
Hundreds of thousands of Americans buy homes more expensive than they can afford. Congress ap..
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HAGERMAN, N.M. (AP) -- New jobs are headed to the town of Hagerman.
A beef jerky company plans to open a production plant with federal grant money in the southeastern New Mexico village. It will employ 20 workers.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Ru..
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CRAWFORD, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Press Filing Center Crawford Middle School
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MR. JOHNDROE: Good morning. Let me make a few statements on a number of issues, and I'll be happy to take your questions.
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States Inc. spent nearly $1.1 million in the second quarter lobbying the federal government on underage drinking prevention, tax issues and other matters, according to a recent disclosure form..
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LAKE LAS VEGAS, Nev.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Noble Financial Capital Markets M.A.D. MAX Equity Conference takes place August 18, 2008 - August 19, 2008 at Loews Lake Las Vegas in Henderson. Listed below are the additional Noble Financial Capital Markets M.A..
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills fell in Monday's auction to the lowest levels in two weeks.
The Treasury Department auctioned $28 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 1.85 percent, down from 1.87 percent last..
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1 hour, 38 minutes ago (Reuters) - Bankrupt home furnishings retailer Linens 'n Things has devised a plan to emerge from bankruptcy early next year, the New York Post reported.
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56 minutes ago NEW YORK (Reuters) - Freddie Mac's (FRE.N) latest debt sale drew anemic demand on Monday, a day after Barron's reported an increasing likelihood the U.S. Treasury may essentially take over Freddie and rival Fannie Mae (FNM.N).
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1 hour, 48 minutes ago NEW YORK (Reuters) - Electronic Arts Inc (ERTS.O) has decided to let its $2 billion buyout offer for Take-Two Interactive Software Inc (TTWO.O) expire on Monday, but the two video game publishers are still in private talks.
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21 minutes ago DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp (GM.N) will roll out a major new sales promotion to U.S. dealers on Monday as it prepares events to mark the 100th anniversary of its founding, people briefed on the automaker's plans said.
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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of DRA CRT Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”, formerly CRT Properties Inc.), declared a regular quarterly cash dividend payment of $0.53125 per share on its 8.5% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred..
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Aug. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- HealthSouth Corporation (NYSE: HLS - News) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a 38-bed rehabilitation hospital in Midland, Texas, from RehabCare Group of Midland, L.P...
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LONDON (AP) -- British recruitment company Michael Page International PLC said Monday that profits rose 24 percent in the first half of the year compared to the same period last year, thanks to strong international growth.
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LONDON (AP) -- British retailer Woolworths Group PLC's share price shot up as much as 23 percent on Monday, after it rejected an offer from Iceland Foods Ltd. for its retail division.
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HOUSTON, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Weatherford International Ltd. (NYSE: WFT - News) announced today that it has acquired International Logging, Inc. ILI is a world-class provider of surface logging, or "mud logging", and provides formation evalua..
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PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC - News) announced today the company has completed the acquisition of the hydrocolloid ingredients business of International Specialty Products (ISP). Terms of the acquisition were..
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OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Concerns over the capital positions of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) that aid liquidity in the mortgage market, led in late July to a broad housing package in Congress. The law prov..
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