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Time Warner, CBS extend retransmission deal
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Time Warner Cable on Tuesday said it has reached a deal to extend its retransmission consent for CBS Corp. owned and operated television stations and to carry Showtime Networks' programming through 2013. It also said some selected CBS and Showtime programming will part ... more »
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Time Warner Cable on Tuesday said it has reached a deal to extend its retransmission consent for CBS Corp. owned and operated television stations and to carry Showtime Networks' programming through 2013. It also said some selected CBS and Showtime programming will part ... more »
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British Airways December traffic fell 3.4%
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- British Airways Plc , Europe's third-largest airline, on Tuesday said traffic measured in revenue passenger kilometers fell 3.4% in December. Load factor, a measure of how full the airline's planes are, slipped to 76.7% from 76.9% in the year-earlier period. The air ... more »
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LONDON (MarketWatch) -- British Airways Plc , Europe's third-largest airline, on Tuesday said traffic measured in revenue passenger kilometers fell 3.4% in December. Load factor, a measure of how full the airline's planes are, slipped to 76.7% from 76.9% in the year-earlier period. The air ... more »
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Brazil stocks up in early trading
AP - Brazil's stocks rose in early trading, with the Ibovespa stock index up 1.1 percent at 41,956 an hour into the session.
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AP - Brazil's stocks rose in early trading, with the Ibovespa stock index up 1.1 percent at 41,956 an hour into the session.
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McGraw-Hill cuting 375 positions
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The McGraw-Hill Cos. said Tuesday it is cutting about 375 jobs across the firm and will take a $16.4 million, or 4 cents a share after tax, fourth quarter charge to cover severance. The moves are part of a planned restructuring, the company said. Market Pulse Stories are Ra ... more »
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The McGraw-Hill Cos. said Tuesday it is cutting about 375 jobs across the firm and will take a $16.4 million, or 4 cents a share after tax, fourth quarter charge to cover severance. The moves are part of a planned restructuring, the company said. Market Pulse Stories are Ra ... more »
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Acuity Brands net income falls 38%
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Acuity Brands Inc. on Tuesday said net income for its fiscal first quarter ending Nov. 30 fell to $19.4 million, or 48 cents a share, from $31.1 million, or 72 cents a share in the year-ago period. Adjusted net income fell to 82 cents a share from 93 cents a share. Acuity B ... more »
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Acuity Brands Inc. on Tuesday said net income for its fiscal first quarter ending Nov. 30 fell to $19.4 million, or 48 cents a share, from $31.1 million, or 72 cents a share in the year-ago period. Adjusted net income fell to 82 cents a share from 93 cents a share. Acuity B ... more »
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Oil tops $50 on production cut talkOil prices broke $50 a barrel for the first time in four weeks Tuesday after reports indicated that OPEC producers were starting to comply with planned output cuts.
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US stocks could gain ahead of key data
Wall Street stocks were set for higher start as investors hoped for any signs of improvement in the economic outlook ahead of a fresh round of data from the service, industrial and housing sectors
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Wall Street stocks were set for higher start as investors hoped for any signs of improvement in the economic outlook ahead of a fresh round of data from the service, industrial and housing sectors
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Southwest posts 1.1% rise in December traffic
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Southwest Airlines Co. said Tuesday that traffic in December rose 1.1% to 5.8 billion revenue passenger miles, while capacity fell 1% to 8.3 billion available seat miles, compared with the same month a year ago. Load factor, or the percentage of the plane filled with passen ... more »
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Southwest Airlines Co. said Tuesday that traffic in December rose 1.1% to 5.8 billion revenue passenger miles, while capacity fell 1% to 8.3 billion available seat miles, compared with the same month a year ago. Load factor, or the percentage of the plane filled with passen ... more »
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Porsche Better Off Without Scania
The German automaker is right to do all it can to avoid buying the Swedish truckmaker.
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The German automaker is right to do all it can to avoid buying the Swedish truckmaker.
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Boston Scientific buys Irish stent-technology company
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Boston Scientific Corp. said Tuesday that it acquired Labcoat Limited, a privately held company based in Galway, Ireland. The Natick, Mass.-based medical-device maker described Labcoat as a development-stage drug-eluting stent-technology company. Terms of the deal were not ... more »
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Boston Scientific Corp. said Tuesday that it acquired Labcoat Limited, a privately held company based in Galway, Ireland. The Natick, Mass.-based medical-device maker described Labcoat as a development-stage drug-eluting stent-technology company. Terms of the deal were not ... more »
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