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| Gain in services powers stocks; Dow up nearly 200 The Associated Press NEW YORK — Stocks are surging to their highest level in five months after activity in US services companies powered ahead in September. The service sector grew for the ninth-straight month in a hopeful sign for the economy. Services had been growing ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Ballmer Promises Windows Slates For The Holidays InformationWeek Microsoft chief says his company's answer to the iPad will be in stores for the crucial 2010 year-end shopping season. By Paul McDougall Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said tablet-style computers based on the Windows 7 operating season will be in stores ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Yum Brands post 7 percent gain in 3Q profit The Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The owner of the Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and KFC fast-food brands says its third-quarter profit grew 7 percent on the strength of surging overseas sales. Louisville-based Yum said Tuesday that its net income was $357 million, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Treasury says TARP exceeded expectations Reuters By Donna Smith WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Despite its enormous unpopularity among voters, the government's Wall Street bailout plan succeeded much more quickly and at a lower cost than expected, a Treasury report released on Tuesday said. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| High safety scores now harder for trucks and cars The Associated Press WASHINGTON — New cars and trucks will have to work harder to make the grade in the government's safety ratings program. The Transportation Department said the upgrades to the 5-Star Safety Rating System will make it more difficult for new vehicles to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| CORRECT: AmEx Shares Continue To Drop After Antitrust Suit Wall Street Journal ("AmEx Shares Continue Freefall After Antitrust Suit," published at 3:48 pm EDT, misstated the ticker symbol for MasterCard. The correct version follows.) By Chris Dieterich Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--American Express Co. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| White House is going solar, again MarketWatch By Steve Gelsi, MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The iconic residence for the president of the United States, as well as a former strip mine in Ohio, will get solar panels in separate, high-profile projects announced Tuesday in the business of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Texas AG calls for statewide foreclosure freeze BusinessWeek Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott asked loan servicing companies on Monday to suspend all foreclosure activities over concerns about the accuracy of foreclosure documents. In a letter sent to 27 companies that service mortgage loans in Texas, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Oil rallies to a five-month high MarketWatch By Claudia Assis, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Crude futures rose to a five-month high Tuesday, helped by a weaker US dollar, bullish moves in global equities and hopes that the US will soon follow Japan's footsteps in expanding liquidity ... See all stories on this topic » |
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