Financial News
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Phone-book bonanza: Let your fingers do the walking
13 Dec 2005
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money.cnn.com
Yellow pages equal green for investors: Dex Media went public in 2004 and the stock enjoyed a nice run before R.H. Donnelley agreed to buy the firm. Time Warner-Microsoft ad deal near? J&J sticks with $21.5B bid for Guidant Verizon mulls $17B phone book sale GM unit selling $20 billion in assets Sears seeks control of Canada unit M&A Databank ... |
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Investors wary of Lehman's 4Q
13 Dec 2005
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money.cnn.com
Special Reportfull coverage Best Buy earnings short circuit Investors wary of Lehman's 4Q How hot is HP? H&R Block losses widen in 2Q PLUS: Earnings Calendar NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. said Tuesday that its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings rose 41 percent on record trading and banking results, but that rev ... |
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Conoco grilled on $34B price tag
13 Dec 2005
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money.cnn.com
Time Warner-Microsoft ad deal near? J&J sticks with $21.5B bid for Guidant Verizon mulls $17B phone book sale GM unit selling $20 billion in assets Sears seeks control of Canada unit M&A Databank Playing oil stocks Earnings could fall dramatically if rising prices lead to reduced demand -- here's a way to cope. (Full story) Prices, where to from here? • Soaring oil prices a thing of the past? Maybe, but don't expect a p ... |
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3RD UPDATE: ConocoPhillips Buying Burlington For $35.6B
13 Dec 2005
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morningstar.com
NEW YORK (Dow Jones) -- ConocoPhillips late Monday said it will buy Burlington Resources for $35.6 billion to create the nation's largest natural gas producer. The purchase, which had been rumored for several days, also will allow ConocoPhillips to move closer to challenging Chevron Corp. for the No. 2 position among global integrated oil companies based in the U.S. In premarket electronic t ... |
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Google shares rise; Internet sector mixed
13 Dec 2005
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marketwatch.com
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Google Inc. shares rose nearly 1% Monday as another brokerage raised its price target on the Internet-leading the search engine, while Chinese stocks showed some strength led by online video game provider The9 Ltd.  NET ETFs SymbolFund NameLast Price% Daily Return IYW iShares:Dow US Tech 51.28 -0.52% As of December 13, 2005 1:21: ... |
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Assessing Steve Case's case for spinning AOL
13 Dec 2005
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marketwatch.com
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Would AOL be better off outside of Time Warner Inc., as its founder and major shareholder Steve Case suggested in a weekend opinion piece in the Washington Post? document.write(''); MARKETWATCH COMMENTARY TOMI KILGORE (MONDAYS) U.S. Steel's breakout still in place despite reversal BAMBI FRANCISCO (TUESDAYS) Assessing Steve Case's case for spinning AOL DA ... |
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Threadneedle looks to consolidation
13 Dec 2005
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thisismoney.co.uk
This is Money9 December 2005 This week in our fund watch column, Michael Clarke talks to Paul Findley, the head of Threadneedle's UK High Alpha team. OTHER STORIES Market report: Market close Inventive wants Alchemy's magic touch Amazing bets on casino isle Unloved Dawson offers tasty yield Smaller companies: Tuesday THE EDITOR'S CHOICE TOP REPORT: Brits are most in debt TOP B ... |
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Burlington, ConocoPhillips, Shell in focus
13 Dec 2005
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marketwatch.com
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- ConocoPhillips' $35.6 billion takeover of Burlington Resources, Royal Dutch Shell's announcement of a $19 billion capital program, and a higher 2006 oil demand forecast drove the sector higher Tuesday. document.write('');  ENERGY ETFs SymbolFund NameLast Price% Daily Return XLE Sel Sector:Energy SPDR 52.88 +0.74% XLU Sel Sector:Util SPDR 31.96 ... |
