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Wendy's tests breakfast, brings back super-value menu
6 Jan 2006
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marketwatch.com
CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- Wendy's International Inc. turned in weak December sales results Friday, but unveiled more plans to drive sales and shareholder value, as investor groups pressured the restaurant operator.   MARKETWATCH TOP NEWS U.S. stocks gain as jobs data fuel interest-rate hopes Dec. payrolls up 108,000; jobless rate falls to 4.9% Treasurys jostled by jobs repo ... |
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Yahoo launches "Go" services
6 Jan 2006
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marketwatch.com
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Yahoo Inc. on Friday unveiled a new set of services called "Yahoo! Go" in a move that brings the Web giant's popular Internet-based functions to mobile phones and televisions.   MARKETWATCH TOP NEWS U.S. stocks gain as jobs data fuel interest-rate hopes Dec. payrolls up 108,000; jobless rate falls to 4.9% Treasurys jostled by jobs report b ... |
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New year brings turn in dollar's fortunes
6 Jan 2006
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ft.com
What a difference a (change in) year makes. The resurgent US dollar spent most of 2005 in bullish mode, chalking up annual gains of 15 per cent against both the euro and yen. // Come the first week of 2006 and the picture has changed dramatically. The dollar this week plunged 2.4 per cent to $1.2139 against the euro, 2.8 per cent to Y114.65 against the yen, and 3.3 per cent to SFr1.2703 versus the Swiss franc, all three-month lows, as well as falling 2.8 per cent to $1.7693 against sterling. T ... |
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Europe ends week at new 4½-year high
6 Jan 2006
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ft.com
Technology stocks led an advance for European stocks this week as the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite in the US climbed to a four year high. // The FTSE Eurofirst 300 made a resounding start to 2006, closing Friday at a fresh 4½-year high of 1,306.02, up 2.4 per cent on the week. Chipmakers responded well to gains for their Asian and US rivals. Germany’s Infineon, upgraded on Thursday by UBS from “r ... |
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London stocks buoyed by commodity boom
6 Jan 2006
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ft.com
London markets finished a storming week with further gains on Friday as hopes were raised that an end to US interest rate raises was in sight. // Mixed US non-farm payrolls data fuelled hopes that the Federal Reserve would end the cycle of raising rates sooner than expected. Many traders saw the news as vindication of their views. The market started the year at a cracking pace putting on 90 poin ... |
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Techs, U.S. data lift Europe to new highs
6 Jan 2006
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marketwatch.com
LONDON (MarketWatch) - Major European markets touched new highs Friday after an advance in the technology sector and on jobless data from the U.S. that didn't stoke inflationary concerns.   MARKETWATCH TOP NEWS U.S. stocks gain as jobs data fuel interest-rate hopes Dec. payrolls up 108,000; jobless rate falls to 4.9% Treasurys jostled by jobs report before falling IBM ... |
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Shaw Group results
6 Jan 2006
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marketwatch.com
On Jan. 6, a MarketWatch report on Shaw Group Inc.'s (SGR: SGR News, chart, profile Last: Add to portfolio Analyst Create alert Insider Discuss Financials More SGR, , ) first-quarter results contained an incorrect reference to the company's revenue forecast. Analysts polled by Thomson First Call predicted Shaw's revenue for the three months ended Nov. 30 would be $1.05 billion. Se ... |
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Sales drop hits Great Atlantic shares
6 Jan 2006
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marketwatch.com
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) - Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.'s stock fell by more than 4% on Friday, as investors viewed a drop in third-quarter sales as dimming its prospects for profitability. EARNINGSWATCH Sales drop hits Great Atlantic shares Sales boost feeds Darden, Ruby Tuesday gains Ashland sees 1Q EPS above Wall Street's forecast range Shaw says hurricane contracts ... |
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CSFB goes to neutral on Microsoft
6 Jan 2006
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marketwatch.com
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - Microsoft was the biggest percentage decliner among the blue-chip stocks Friday morning after Credit Suisse First Boston downgraded the software giant, saying it thinks the stock is unlikely to outperform its peers in 2006.   MARKETWATCH TOP NEWS U.S. stocks gain as jobs data fuel interest-rate hopes Dec. payrolls up 108,000; jobless rate fall ... |
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FTSE hits highest level since June 2__
6 Jan 2006
source:
today.reuters.co.uk
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's top shares extended gains on Friday to hit their highest level since Jun. 2001, led by aerospace group BAE Systems (BA.L: Quote, Profile, Research) , oil heavyweights like BP (BP.L: Quote, Profile, Research) and buoyed by resurgent takeover talk. By 1438 GMT, the FTSE 100 was 33.2 points, or 0.6 percent, higher at 5,724.4, having earlier touched 5,728.4. BAE Systems was 3.5 percent higher after UBS lifted its price target on the stock and bid talk supported sever ... |
