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| China Tightens Bank Lending Rules Again New York Times By BETTINA WASSENER HONG KONG — For the third time in a month, China ordered banks on Friday to increase their reserve requirement, fanning expectations that Beijing would soon raise interest rates as it tries to control inflation and surging growth. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| TJX Plans to Convert or Shut Its AJ Wright Stores, Cut 4400 Positions Bloomberg By Chris Burritt - Fri Dec 10 15:34:02 GMT 2010 TJX Cos. plans to cut 4400 jobs as it converts 91 AJ Wright stores into TJ Maxx, Marshalls or HomeGoods stores and closes the brand's remaining 71 locations. The move is aimed to concentrate management ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Pfizer Recalls Lung Drug Thelin, Ends Clinical Trials Bloomberg By Elizabeth Lopatto - Fri Dec 10 14:48:19 GMT 2010 Pfizer Inc. is recalling its lung drug Thelin worldwide and halting trials of the medicine after it was linked to potentially life-threatening liver damage. No new patients should be prescribed Thelin ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| GM Seeks More Leeway on Pay Wall Street Journal By SHARON TERLEP And JOSH MITCHELL WASHINGTON, DC—General Motors Co. Chief Executive Daniel Akerson said Friday he wants the Obama administration to relax executive-pay restrictions placed on the company after last year's government bailout. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Tenet Healthcare Surges After Rejecting Takeover Bid Wall Street Journal NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Shares of Tenet Healthcare Corp. (THC) surged Friday, hitting a two-year high, as the hospital operator received--and rejected--a $3.3 billion hostile takeover bid from Community Health Systems Inc. (CYH). ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Consumer Sentiment in US Rises to a Six-Month High Bloomberg By Bob Willis - Fri Dec 10 15:21:34 GMT 2010 Shoppers walk through Herald Square with Macy's shopping bags in New York. Photographer: Jeremy Bales/Bloomberg Confidence among US consumers increased more than forecast in December to the highest level in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Geithner admitted to hospital for minor surgery CNNMoney By Aaron Smith, staff writer December 10, 2010: 11:36 AM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner was admitted to a hospital Friday to undergo a "minor" surgical procedure, according to the Treasury Department. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Commodities take China tightening in stride Reuters By Tom Miles BEIJING (Reuters) - China's latest move to mop up the excess cash that has helped fuel a commodity price rally in recent months is likely to make little impact on commodity markets, since many traders already anticipated such a step. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| IEA Says 'Giddy' 3Q 2010 Demand Likely Won't Last Wall Street Journal By John M. Biers Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES PARIS (Dow Jones)--Surging oil demand growth in the fourth quarter of 2010, driven by increasing Chinese consumption, robust gasoline use in the US and colder weather, will likely give way to more moderate oil ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Indian trade minister rejects EU social, environmental clauses Reuters By Juliane von Reppert-Bismarck BRUSSELS (Reuters) - India will not agree on social or environmental targets as part of an EU trade agreement, and does not support EU plans to help flood-ravaged Pakistan with export concessions, the country's trade ... See all stories on this topic » |
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