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Pakistan Raids Taliban Stronghold

Tue, 05/12/2009 - 10:48
Pakistan commandos flew in to hunt Taliban leaders in the Swat mountains, a strategy shift. The fight has now left 800,000 refugees.


Lower Jet Deliveries Hurt EADS Results

Tue, 05/12/2009 - 10:43
EADS reported a worse-than-expected 40% drop in net profit, hurt by a $163 million charge on its troubled A400M military transport program and lower jet deliveries.


Stocks Turn Lower After Data

Tue, 05/12/2009 - 10:37
Stocks slipped as investors digested new measures of chain-store sales and foreign trade. Bank shares and auto makers Ford and GM were lower.


Winds Stirred Up on Carbon-Dioxide Rules

Tue, 05/12/2009 - 10:35
The head of the EPA said a finding that greenhouse gases are a public-health danger won't necessarily lead to government regulation of emissions.


Crash Transcript Shows Pilot Banter

Tue, 05/12/2009 - 10:24
The pilots of the plane that crashed in February near Buffalo, N.Y., rushed through checklists but spent much of the flight discussing personal issues, according to the cockpit recorder transcript.


Madoff Trustee Sues Hedge Fund

Tue, 05/12/2009 - 10:22
The Madoff trustee sued hedge fund Harley International for more than $1 billion, claiming the fund "should have known" of the Ponzi scheme.


AIG Trustees Promise Swift Changes

Tue, 05/12/2009 - 10:05
AIG trustees plan to tell lawmakers they are actively seeking new board members and to defend their own roles.


Nissan Sees Profitability in Fiscal Year Ending 2011

Tue, 05/12/2009 - 09:39
Nissan posted a deep quarterly loss and booked its first annual net loss since Ghosn took the helm. He expects the auto maker to return to profitability in the fiscal year ending March 2011.


Ford to Sell Shares in Show of Strength

Tue, 05/12/2009 - 09:39
Ford will sell 300 million common shares in a public offering designed to shore up the car maker's cash reserves and keep the company out of bankruptcy.


Sun Gives Details on Merger Talks

Tue, 05/12/2009 - 09:38
Sun Microsystems was in takeover talks with three different companies at one point, but chose Oracle because of the certainty offered by the software giant's bid. (SEC filing)


Morgan Stanley Legal Chief Adds Title

Tue, 05/12/2009 - 09:26
Morgan Stanley Chief Legal Officer Gary Lynch will add the title of vice chairman and move to London as part of a series of changes in the firm's legal department.


Bank of NY Raises $1.2 Billion

Tue, 05/12/2009 - 09:24
Bank of New York Mellon raised $1.2 billion in a follow-on offering of its common shares, pricing 42 million shares at $28.75 on Monday night.


Ramirez Guilty in 'Pay to Play'

Tue, 05/12/2009 - 08:54
New York's attorney general announced that an associate of Hank Morris has pleaded guilty to securities fraud in a probe involving the state's largest pension fund.


Alpha Natural in $1.5 Billion Coal Deal

Tue, 05/12/2009 - 08:34
Alpha Natural Resources plans to buy Foundation Coal for about $1.5 billion in stock as it looks to diversify.


BofA Sells CCB Stake for $7.3 Billion

Tue, 05/12/2009 - 08:06
A group that includes Temasek Holdings, Hopu Fund and China Life purchased 13.5 billion shares of China Construction Bank from Bank of America for $7.3 billion.


Oil Widens U.S. Trade Gap

Tue, 05/12/2009 - 07:10
The U.S. trade deficit widened for the first time in eight months during March to $27.58 billion, as the price and use of imported oil both climbed.


Citi to Lend $5 Billion in TARP Funds

Tue, 05/12/2009 - 06:17
Citigroup will lend up to $5 billion in TARP funds in a municipal program to help finance construction of schools, airports, hospitals and other infrastructure products.


April Drop in Listings for Homes

Tue, 05/12/2009 - 05:37
The number of homes for sale in many cities fell in April, a sign the market may be nearing a bottom. But the amount of foreclosed properties that will hit the market is still uncertain.


Target Cooks Up Rebound Recipe

Mon, 05/11/2009 - 22:43
Target will expand food selections at its stores amid criticism by activist investor William Ackman.


H-P Is Testing Google's Android

Tue, 03/31/2009 - 12:05
Hewlett-Packard is considering replacing Microsoft's Windows with software developed by Google in some mini-PCs called netbooks.