Markets End The Day Pretty Much Flat
Feb 8 2012 4:20PM
Posted 7 hrs 9 mins ago
(New York, NY) -- Markets ended the day pretty much flat. The Dow gained six points, closing at 12-thousand-884. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 rose three points, closing at 13-50. The Nasdaq picked up 12 points, closing at 29-16 ...Read More
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Holdout States Join $25 Billion National Mortgage Settlement Deal
Feb 8 2012 9:40PM
Posted 1 hr 49 mins ago
(Undated) -- Several states that had either refused to join or were on the fence about joining a 25-billion-dollar mortgage settlement are now expected to play along. Two major states, California and New York are indicating they'll become part ofthe deal as will Florida ...Read More
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Toyota Creating 400 US Jobs Moving SUV Assembly From Japan
Feb 8 2012 5:10PM
Posted 6 hrs 19 mins ago
(Chicago, IL) -- Toyota will invest 400-million dollars and create at least 400 new jobs in Indiana when it shifts assembly of its popular Highlander hybrid SUV from Japan to the U.S. The company made the announcement today at the Chicago auto show ...Read More
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S&P Warns Of Another U.S. Credit Rating Downgrade
Feb 8 2012 5:30PM
Posted 5 hrs 59 mins ago
(New York, NY) -- Credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's is warning of another possible U.S. credit rating downgrade. S&P says there is a one-in-three chance of a downgrade in the next six-months to two-years ...Read More
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Yahoo Chairman And Three Directors Step Down
Feb 8 2012 4:00PM
Posted 7 hrs 29 mins ago
(Sunnyvale, CA) -- Major board-level changes are taking place at Yahoo as the Sunnyvale-based company struggles to compete with heavyweights Google and Facebook. Chairman of the one-time Internet powerhouse, Roy Bostock, is stepping down as part of ...Read More
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Carney Accuses House Of Seeking To Weaken Insider Trading Bill
Feb 8 2012 1:40PM
Posted 9 hrs 49 mins ago
(Washington, DC) -- White House spokesman Jay Carney is accusing House Republican leaders of aiming to weaken an insider trading bill. In his daily briefing, Carney said Republicans "seem to be caving to pressure from Wall Street lobbyists ...Read More
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