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EU reaches deal on cross-border financial supervisors (AFP)

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AFP – Europe took a big step closer on Thursday to its goal of creating cross-border financial supervisors, reaching a “crucial milestone” in efforts to reform a sector blamed for the global

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Apple and Google to clash in music space by Christmas (Reuters)

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:16:10 +0000

Reuters – Google Inc is in talks with music labels on plans for a download store and a digital song locker that would allow its mobile users to play songs wherever they are as it steps up its rivalry with Apple Inc, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Summary Box: Pernod Ricard earnings (AP)

publisher — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:08:51 +0000

AP – COMPANY: Pernod Ricard SA, Paris-based drink maker known for its anise-flavored aperitifs as well as Beefeater gin and recently acquired Absolut vodka reported its full-year earnings Thursday.

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Summary Box: Pernod Ricard earnings
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5 Tax Moves to Make Now (U.S. News & World Report)

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:16:40 +0000

U.S. News & World Report – It may seem a bit strange to be talking about income taxes in September. There are, however, good reasons to think about taxes well before April 15. For starters, there are some big changes in the tax code that go into effect in 2011. Depending on your income tax bracket and investments, some simple planning now

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IMF, World Bank step up aid to Pakistan (AFP)

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AFP – The IMF and the World Bank have stepped up aid to flood-hit Pakistan to help the country cope with its worst-ever humanitarian disaster, officials said Thursday.

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Discounts, heat fuel August retail sales beat (Reuters)

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:57:48 +0000

Reuters – U.S. retailers posted sales that beat modest expectations in August as consumers sought out bargains during the key back-to-school selling season.

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Discounts, heat fuel August retail sales beat
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Burger King agrees to be sold for $3.26 billion (Reuters)

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Reuters – Burger King Holdings Inc , the No. 2 U.S. fast-food chain, agreed to sell itself to investment firm 3G Capital for about $3.26 billion in a deal analysts said would give the restaurant breathing room to fix its business.

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Burger King agrees to be sold for $3.26 billion
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Mortgage rates hit record low: Freddie Mac (Reuters)

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:25:44 +0000

Reuters – U.S. mortgage rates fell in the past week to the latest in a series of record lows as yields on government debt dropped, according to a survey released on Thursday by Freddie Mac, the second-largest U.S. mortgage

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Mortgage rates hit record low: Freddie Mac
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Del Monte 1Q profit edges up, but revenue slips (AP)

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:34:49 +0000

AP – Del Monte Foods Co. said Thursday that its fiscal first-quarter profit edged up 1.4 percent, but revenue softened on weakness in the consumer business and the company trimmed its expectations for revenue growth this year.

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Del Monte 1Q profit edges up, but revenue slips
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Instant View: Pending home sales rise in July (Reuters)

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Reuters – Pending sales of previously owned U.S. homes rose unexpectedly in July, an industry group said on Thursday, suggesting a tax credit-related housing market decline was close to bottoming.

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