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Business Briefing | Trade: Peru Signs Free Trade Deal With European Countries
Posted: November 28th, 2009, 1:15am EST by By DOW JONES
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Peru formally concluded a joint free trade agreement with Switzerland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland.
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Business Briefing | Regulatory News: Colonial BancGroup Says It Is Focus of U.S. Inquiry
Posted: August 8th, 2009, 1:48am EDT by By DOW JONES
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Colonial BancGroup confirmed it was the target of a federal criminal investigation, dealing a blow to its struggle to survive.
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SemGroup Files for Bankruptcy
Posted: July 22nd, 2008, 11:26pm EDT by By DOW JONES
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SemGroup, an oil marketing company based in Tulsa, Okla., filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, brought under by the increasing cost of trading oil in a time of record prices.
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Microsoft Buys Online Concern
Posted: July 2nd, 2008, 12:36am EDT by By DOW JONES
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Microsoft said on Tuesday that it would buy Powerset Inc., an Internet search company, the latest in a string of acquisitions aimed at bolstering its position online.
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3 Nominees Approved by Senate to Fill Openings on S.E.C.
Posted: June 28th, 2008, 1:56am EDT by By DOW JONES
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The Senate has cleared three nominees to the Securities and Exchange Commission, agreeing by unanimous consent to confirm Luis A. Aguilar, Elisse B. Walter and Troy A. Paredes.
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Chrysler Taps a $2 Billion Credit Line
Posted: June 24th, 2008, 9:18pm EDT by By DOW JONES
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The credit line was a condition of its sale last year from Daimler to Cerberus Capital Management.
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Business Briefing | Global Economy: Mexican Peso Strengthens on Rate Increase
Posted: June 21st, 2008, 1:04am EDT by By DOW JONES
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Mexico’s peso closed at its strongest level against the dollar in five years Friday after the Bank of Mexico raised its benchmark interest rate, citing higher inflation.
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Business Briefing | Health Care: F.D.A. Panel Urges More Data on Laser Vision Surgery
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 12:21am EDT by By DOW JONES
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After hearing testimony from patients whose vision was impaired by laser surgery, a Food and Drug Administration panel said Friday that the agency should do a better job informing patients of the surgery’s risks. -
China Building Stake in French Oil Company
Posted: April 4th, 2008, 3:56am EDT by By DOW JONES
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A Chinese public fund has been gradually building a stake in the French oil major Total since before the end of 2007, the company confirmed Thursday. -
Fed Hearings on Countrywide Deal
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 1:12am EDT by By DOW JONES
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The Federal Reserve announced Thursday that it would hold public meetings next month on the offer by Bank of America to acquire Countrywide Financial. -
UBS Is Said to Consider 8,000 Layoffs
Posted: March 17th, 2008, 12:57am EDT by By DOW JONES
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The Swiss bank is also weighing a possible split of its wealth management and investment banking business, a Swiss newspaper reported.