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Stocks in the Spotlight Friday
Citi and Mattel rose while Google and Microsoft fell.
Barron's Online – 7 hours, 56 minutes ago ¦ comment?
Citi and Mattel rose while Google and Microsoft fell.
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Freddie's Ready For The SEC
Mortgage agency finally registers its stock after nearly four decades on the market.
Forbes.com – 8 hours, 28 minutes ago ¦ comment?
Mortgage agency finally registers its stock after nearly four decades on the market.
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Pakistan's Stock-Market Meltdown
Time.com - Violence unhinges the country's once booming financial markets as investors worry about stability and some grow nostalgic for the Musharraf dictatorship
Yahoo! – 8 hours, 33 minutes ago ¦ comment?
Time.com - Violence unhinges the country's once booming financial markets as investors worry about stability and some grow nostalgic for the Musharraf dictatorship
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Mattel Wins In Court And On Bottom Line
Bratz victory comes as company posts better-than-expected Q2 results.
Forbes.com – 8 hours, 53 minutes ago ¦ comment?
Bratz victory comes as company posts better-than-expected Q2 results.
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Sirius-XM Deal Close To FCC Approval
Third commissioner lays out requirements for his backing.
Forbes.com – 8 hours, 58 minutes ago ¦ comment?
Third commissioner lays out requirements for his backing.
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Schlumberger Soars With Crude
Oilfield-services firm's outlook bright as exploration and production expands.
Forbes.com – 9 hours, 13 minutes ago ¦ comment?
Oilfield-services firm's outlook bright as exploration and production expands.
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Moody's cuts UAL Corp. debt ratings to 'Caa1' from 'B2'
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Moody's Investors Service on Friday lowered the corporate family and probability of default ratings of United Airline's parent UAL Corp. to Caa1 from B2 and its secured bank debt rating to B3 from B1. "These rating actions reflect the prospects of a weakening financial profile for United and the rest of the airline industry in the face of persistently elevated fuel prices, as well as potential revenue pressure as the domestic economy weakens," said Moody's in a statement. The outlook is negative. Caa-level credit rating is non-investment grade and is normally viewed as poor quality.Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Moody's Investors Service on Friday lowered the corporate family and probability of default ratings of United Airline's parent UAL Corp. to Caa1 from B2 and its secured bank debt rating to B3 from B1. "These rating actions reflect the prospects of a weakening financial profile for United and the rest of the airline industry in the face of persistently elevated fuel prices, as well as potential revenue pressure as the domestic economy weakens," said Moody's in a statement. The outlook is negative. Caa-level credit rating is non-investment grade and is normally viewed as poor quality.Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.
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Citigroup's Winning Ugly
'Better-than-expected' in Q2 was all Wall Street needed to hear.
Forbes.com – 9 hours, 23 minutes ago ¦ comment?
'Better-than-expected' in Q2 was all Wall Street needed to hear.
Forbes.com – 9 hours, 23 minutes ago ¦ comment?
Dow Ends Dramatic Week Up 3.6%
The Dow industrials climbed 49.91 points to close at 11496.57. For the week, the blue-chip indicator gained 3.6%, even though it posted its first close below the 11000 mark in two years during the period. Oil fell for a fourth straight day.
Wall Street Journal – 9 hours, 35 minutes ago ¦ comment?
The Dow industrials climbed 49.91 points to close at 11496.57. For the week, the blue-chip indicator gained 3.6%, even though it posted its first close below the 11000 mark in two years during the period. Oil fell for a fourth straight day.
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Aon taps Knight as non-executive chairman
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Aon Corp. said on Friday that Lester Knight has been elected non-executive chairman of the insurance broker, replacing Chairman and Founder Patrick Ryan who is retiring on Aug. 1. Knight is a founding and managing partner of RoundTable Healthcare Partners, a healthcare-focused private equity investment firm. He has been an independent director of Aon since 1999. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Aon Corp. said on Friday that Lester Knight has been elected non-executive chairman of the insurance broker, replacing Chairman and Founder Patrick Ryan who is retiring on Aug. 1. Knight is a founding and managing partner of RoundTable Healthcare Partners, a healthcare-focused private equity investment firm. He has been an independent director of Aon since 1999. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.
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