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| Feb 8 2012 4:29pm | Canadians Dish Out U.S.-Dollar Debt |
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| Investor hunger for top-rated sovereign debt prompted the Canadian government to launch a rare U.S.-dollar bond, capitalizing on the country's status as one of the few havens in these turbulent times. ... 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 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 2:29pm | Goldcorp Chairman Cited in Insider Probe |
| Canadian regulators said the chairman of one of the country's largest gold producers helped facilitate a scheme allegedly masterminded by former employee of one of Canada's best-known brokerages. ... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 1:24pm | Payout Doubles for MasterCard |
| The credit-card processor said it will double its quarterly dividend after a strong year in which it grew profit and revenue despite new regulations and mounting economic pressures. ... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 12:52pm | Blue Chips Hit a Yearly High |
| Blue chips closed at a fresh multiyear high as investors saw progress in Greece over austerity measures to address its debt crisis. ... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 12:47pm | Illumina Rejects Roche Offer |
| Gene-sequencing company Illumina rejected a takeover bid from drug maker Roche, calling the Swiss company's offer inadequate. ... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 12:20pm | How JetBlue Cracked Boston |
| JetBlue Airways has become the largest carrier at Boston's Logan International Airport, where it was once refused admission, a turnabout aided by its flexible strategy. ... 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 11:54am | Disney Profit Rises 12% |
| Disney's fiscal first-quarter profit climbed as its ESPN network collected higher rates from cable-system operators and theme-park attendance and prices increased. ... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 11:44am | Facebook Challenged on Board Diversity |
| CalSTRS, the big pension fund, challenged Facebook over what it sees as a lack of diversity on the company's board of directors. ... 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 11:25am | Coke to Spend More on Marketing |
| Coca-Cola plans to plow up to $650 million in new, annual cost savings back into supporting growth for its brands. ... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 11:23am | Prosecutors Broaden Charges in Insider Case |
| Federal prosecutors have brought additional fraud charges against two former hedge-fund managers in an alleged "criminal club" that made $61.8 million through improper trades. ... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 11:19am | Salvos Flying in Gupta Case |
| Prosecutors said they are planning to unveil more instances in which former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta allegedly shared inside information when the criminal case against him goes to trial. ... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 11:17am | Appeals Court Rejects Gay Marriage Ban |
| A federal appeals court in San Francisco ruled that California's voter-mandated ban on gay marriages was unconstitutional. ... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 9:58am | Breast-Cancer Charity Official Resigns |
| A high-ranking official at the Susan G. Komen breast-cancer charity resigned after a dispute over whether the group should give funding to Planned Parenthood. ... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 9:16am | U.S. Sets Money-Market Plan |
| The SEC is finishing a plan to shore up the money-market fund industry. Critics say the rules could damp returns for investors. ... more |


