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American, BA, Qantas eye joint offer to JAL: sources

September 18, 2009

American Airlines will team up with British Airways and Qantas Airways to expand their alliance with cash-strapped Japan Airlines, two people with direct knowledge […]

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Goldman Sachs wises up on stock warrants

July 25, 2009

Goldman Sachs has wised up.
Just a few days ago, the firm was haggling with the government over how much to pay for the […]

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Six Flags seeks bankruptcy protection

June 14, 2009

NEW YORK - The amusement park company Six Flags is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, saying it needs to reorganize and shed $1.8 billion […]

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U.S. protectionism menaces jobs, business leaders warn

June 13, 2009

WASHINGTON – Canadian and American business leaders joined forces today to warn of the growing threat to prosperity in both countries due to the […]

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Purina building dog center to compete for customer affection

May 11, 2009

GRAY SUMMIT — On a hilltop at Purina Farms, yellow Caterpillar earth movers and green John Deere tractors stood idle. But Chance, a little […]

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Jamie Dimon: more bank consolidation

May 6, 2009

JPMorgan Chase & Co may be called on by regulators for more acquisitions, as the U.S. banking sector is likely to see further consolidation, […]

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Obama, regulators to review ’stress tests’

April 13, 2009

President Barack Obama plans to meet on Friday with top financial regulators to sketch out the next steps to take with the "stress tests" […]

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$388M verdict against Microsoft

April 10, 2009

Microsoft Corp. was ordered to pay $388 million in damages for infringing a patent held by anti-piracy software maker Uniloc Inc. Wednesday.
Microsoft (MSFT, Fortune […]

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Even Bill Gates feeling the economic pinch

February 18, 2009

Even billionaire Bill Gates may be feeling the pinch these days.
The value of Gates’ investments fell by $3 billion, or almost 20 percent, in […]

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Job market still sickly, factories remain weak

December 19, 2008

The sickly U.S. labor market showed little sign of improvement last week and continued weakness in the manufacturing sector held out no hope that […]

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