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| Feb 8 2012 6:06pm | Bosses in Cross Hairs on Wall Street |
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| Goldman and Morgan Stanley clarified for the first time that managers are also on the line when firms seek to recover pay under 'clawback' policies.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 5:59pm | In Syria, Russia Extracts No Vows |
| Russia held talks with Assad in Damascus that showed no sign of slowing the country's bloody conflict, as Syrian forces continued to pound the city of Homs.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 5:36pm | China Raises Fuel Prices |
| China raised its ceilings on gasoline and diesel prices in response to rising prices in international markets.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 5:22pm | It's Hardly a Ball for 11 Times Square |
| The risks of speculative office building are obvious at the 11 Times Square skyscraper. More than a year after it opened, the 1.1 million square-foot building is about 60% empty and unleased.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 4:35pm | Japan's Current Account Surplus Plunges |
| Japan's current-account surplus shrank at its fastest rate on record in 2011, as exports stumbled and energy prices soared.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 3:22pm | U.S. Companies See Opportunities at Home |
| U.S. companies are adding capacity in the U.S., replacing aging equipment and even moving overseas production home, a sign that corporate American could be poises to take a bigger role in the recovery.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 3:12pm | Investors Squawk at Xstrata Deal |
| Large shareholders of Xstrata came out against the company's plan to merge with Glencore International, highlighting what could be a difficult task selling the giant deal to shareholders and regulators.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 2:49pm | Yahoo Shakes Up Board |
| Yahoo said Chairman Roy Bostock and three other directors have volunteered not to stand for re-election to the company's board. The company named two new outside directors.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 2:43pm | Toyota Talks Up Despite Down Quarter |
| Toyota lifted its full-year net income forecast, but expects its earnings to come in at nearly half the level of last year, and below the profitability projections of its smaller Japanese rivals.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 2:42pm | Citi Bullish on Retail Banking |
| U.S. banks have been dogged in recent years by tougher regulation and sluggish loan growth. But Citigroup believes things will turn around for its U.S. retail-banking operations.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 2:33pm | Investors Await Nomura Rating Decision |
| Moody's was expected to announce this week whether it will cut Nomura's debt rating as the Japanese brokerage struggles to bolster its global business.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 1:56pm | Japan Confirms 'Stealth' Yen Intervention |
| Japan continued to conduct "stealth" interventions in the currency market after its highly publicized yen-selling campaign on Oct. 31, data released by the Finance Ministry confirmed.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 1:38pm | Alcoa Reviews Australia Smelter |
| Alcoa joined the ranks of international companies casting doubt on some Australian operations, after pressures including the high Aussie dollar prompted it to put an aluminum smelter under review.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 1:07pm | Sudan Rebels Free Chinese Workers |
| Rebels in Sudan released 29 Chinese workers, capping a hostage drama that exposed the risks of China's investments in the conflict-prone African region.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 1:03pm | India Cuts Growth Forecast to 6.9% |
| India again cut its economic growth forecast for the current fiscal year to 6.9%, which will be the slowest in three years, as aggressive monetary tightening at home and a shaky global economy crimped industrial activity.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 12:48pm | Cambodia's Developers Aim at Stars |
| A high-rise building boom in Cambodia's capital city, Phnom Penh, derailed by the 2008-2009 financial crisis, is starting up again.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 12:09pm | UBS Will Slice 60% From Bonuses |
| UBS said it will slash its investment-bank bonuses for 2011 by 60%, while the head of the unit will forgo any bonus following a trading scandal in September that cost the bank $2.3 billion.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 11:45am | BHP Billiton Posts Higher Revenue, Lower Net |
| BHP Billiton reported a 5.5% drop in profit and said it expects volatility in commodity markets to persist given Europe's debt crisis and weakness in manufacturing and construction across key markets.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 11:44am | Bernanke Cites Risks to Recovery |
| Bernanke faced Senate lawmakers Tuesday, again offering a message for Washington to get its fiscal house in order.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 11:27am | BP Raises Dividend on Profit Increase |
| BP raised its dividend for the first time since it resumed payouts in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon tragedy, as the U.K. energy giant reported earnings that beat expectations.... more |


