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New mortgage rescue goes beyond subprime
Feb 11 2008 11:25PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - With mortgage defaults surging and politicians urging the industry to do more, six lenders agreed to widen their effort to help borrowers of all loans _ not just subprime.
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FBI raids house in Chinese spy case
Feb 11 2008 10:27PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Defense Department analyst and a former engineer for Boeing Co. were accused Monday in separate spy cases with helping deliver military secrets to the Chinese government, the Justice Department said.
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FBI raids house in Chinese spy case
Feb 11 2008 10:27PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Defense Department analyst and a former engineer for Boeing Co. were accused Monday in separate spy cases with helping deliver military secrets to the Chinese government, the Justice Department said.
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FBI raids house in Chinese spy case
Feb 11 2008 10:27PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Defense Department analyst and a former engineer for Boeing Co. were accused Monday in separate spy cases with helping deliver military secrets to the Chinese government, the Justice Department said.
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Lawyer sentenced in kickback scheme
Feb 11 2008 8:46PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - William Lerach, a former partner at a well-known New York law firm, was sentenced Monday to two years in federal prison for his role in a lucrative kickback scheme involving class-action lawsuits against some of the nation's biggest corporations.
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Lawyer sentenced in kickback scheme
Feb 11 2008 8:46PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - William Lerach, a former partner at a well-known New York law firm, was sentenced Monday to two years in federal prison for his role in a lucrative kickback scheme involving class-action lawsuits against some of the nation's biggest corporations.
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Lawyer sentenced in kickback scheme
Feb 11 2008 8:46PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - William Lerach, a former partner at a well-known New York law firm, was sentenced Monday to two years in federal prison for his role in a lucrative kickback scheme involving class-action lawsuits against some of the nation's biggest corporations.
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Lawyer sentenced in kickback scheme
Feb 11 2008 8:46PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - William Lerach, a former partner at a well-known New York law firm, was sentenced Monday to two years in federal prison for his role in a lucrative kickback scheme involving class-action lawsuits against some of the nation's biggest corporations.
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Lawyer sentenced in kickback scheme
Feb 11 2008 8:46PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - William Lerach, a former partner at a well-known New York law firm, was sentenced Monday to two years in federal prison for his role in a lucrative kickback scheme involving class-action lawsuits against some of the nation's biggest corporations.
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Tolkien estate sues New Line Cinema
Feb 11 2008 5:51PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The estate of "Lord of the Rings" creator J.R.R. Tolkien is suing the film studio that released the trilogy based on his books, claiming the company hasn't paid it a penny from the estimated $6 billion the films have grossed worldwide.
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Long-term Treasurys rise on CDO worries
Feb 11 2008 5:45PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Long-term Treasury prices rose Monday after news of problems at American International Group Inc. again raised concerns about risky low-quality debt.
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Long-term Treasurys rise on CDO worries
Feb 11 2008 5:45PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Long-term Treasury prices rose Monday after news of problems at American International Group Inc. again raised concerns about risky low-quality debt.
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Wheat hits record on supply concerns
Feb 11 2008 5:16PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Wheat futures briefly jumped to a new record above $11 a bushel Monday on expectations of tight global supplies that could lead to higher prices for bread, pasta and other food.
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Wheat hits record on supply concerns
Feb 11 2008 5:16PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Wheat futures briefly jumped to a new record above $11 a bushel Monday on expectations of tight global supplies that could lead to higher prices for bread, pasta and other food.
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Bush acknowledges economic uncertainty
Feb 11 2008 4:45PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush, acknowledging that the country is suffering through a period of economic uncertainty, called on Congress Monday to do more to help people and businesses hurt by the housing slump and credit crunch.
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Bush acknowledges economic uncertainty
Feb 11 2008 4:45PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush, acknowledging that the country is suffering through a period of economic uncertainty, called on Congress Monday to do more to help people and businesses hurt by the housing slump and credit crunch.
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Bush acknowledges economic uncertainty
Feb 11 2008 4:45PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush, acknowledging that the country is suffering through a period of economic uncertainty, called on Congress Monday to do more to help people and businesses hurt by the housing slump and credit crunch.
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Bush acknowledges economic uncertainty
Feb 11 2008 4:45PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush, acknowledging that the country is suffering through a period of economic uncertainty, called on Congress Monday to do more to help people and businesses hurt by the housing slump and credit crunch.
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Hasbro names new CEO; 4Q profit up
Feb 11 2008 4:17PM (CT)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Hasbro Inc.'s Chief Executive Alfred J. Verrecchia will step down in May and be replaced by Brian Goldner, who as chief operating officer has played a key role in the toymaker's turnaround in the past several years.
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Hasbro names new CEO; 4Q profit up
Feb 11 2008 4:17PM (CT)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Hasbro Inc.'s Chief Executive Alfred J. Verrecchia will step down in May and be replaced by Brian Goldner, who as chief operating officer has played a key role in the toymaker's turnaround in the past several years.
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Hasbro names new CEO; 4Q profit up
Feb 11 2008 4:17PM (CT)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Hasbro Inc.'s Chief Executive Alfred J. Verrecchia will step down in May and be replaced by Brian Goldner, who as chief operating officer has played a key role in the toymaker's turnaround in the past several years.
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Hasbro names new CEO; 4Q profit up
Feb 11 2008 4:17PM (CT)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Hasbro Inc.'s Chief Executive Alfred J. Verrecchia will step down in May and be replaced by Brian Goldner, who as chief operating officer has played a key role in the toymaker's turnaround in the past several years.
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Oil prices jump on Chavez threat
Feb 11 2008 4:08PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Oil futures shot higher for the third straight day Monday as concerns about potential supply disruptions overshadowed worries about the cooling economy.
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Chevron, BofA join Dow industrials
Feb 11 2008 3:58PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Bank of America Corp. and Chevron Corp. will replace tobacco company Altria Group Inc. and manufacturer Honeywell International Inc. in the Dow Jones industrial average, giving the stock market's best-known indicator bigger slices of the banking and energy sectors.
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SocGen launches capital hike
Feb 11 2008 12:39PM (CT)
PARIS (AP) - French bank Societe Generale SA hopes to raise nearly $8 billion in fresh capital through a heavily discounted rights issue launched Monday, designed to fill a gap in funds blamed on a massive trading scandal.
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US probes fire reports in GM's SUVs
Feb 11 2008 12:24PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The government is investigating reports of engine fires in General Motors' full-size sport utility vehicles.
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Hasbro names new CEO
Feb 11 2008 11:25AM (CT)
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) - The toymaker Hasbro Inc. says Chief Executive Alfred J. Verrecchia will step down as CEO and be replaced by Chief Operating Officer Brian Goldner.
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T-Mobile gets OK to buy carrier
Feb 11 2008 10:38AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - T-Mobile USA, the nation's fourth-largest cell phone carrier, has received approval for its $2.4 billion purchase of SunCom Wireless, a regional carrier that primarily serves the southeastern United States.
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T-Mobile gets OK to buy carrier
Feb 11 2008 10:38AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - T-Mobile USA, the nation's fourth-largest cell phone carrier, has received approval for its $2.4 billion purchase of SunCom Wireless, a regional carrier that primarily serves the southeastern United States.
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Yahoo rejects Microsoft's $44.6B bid
Feb 11 2008 9:38AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Yahoo Inc. spurned Microsoft Corp.'s $44.6 billion takeover bid as inadequate Monday without explaining how its management will match the payoff that the slumping Internet icon's shareholders would have received had the unsolicited offer been accepted.
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Economic fears dragging on tech spending
Feb 11 2008 6:47AM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - The technology industry's outlook for 2008 looks worse than it did just two months ago, when fears of a U.S. recession already were leading analysts to predict a slowdown in purchases of computers, software and tech services.
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Economic fears dragging on tech spending
Feb 11 2008 6:47AM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - The technology industry's outlook for 2008 looks worse than it did just two months ago, when fears of a U.S. recession already were leading analysts to predict a slowdown in purchases of computers, software and tech services.
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Countrywide to aid more borrowers
Feb 11 2008 6:12AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Countrywide Financial Corp., under pressure to help stem growing home loan defaults, says it will expand programs to help borrowers manage their mortgage payments regardless of the type of subprime loan they have or whether they have already fallen behind on payments.
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Hollywood writers to vote on contract
Feb 11 2008 4:04AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - TV producers say they expect writers to return to work as early as Wednesday now that the Writers Guild of America has moved to end its three-month-old strike.
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Hollywood writers to vote on contract
Feb 11 2008 4:04AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - TV producers say they expect writers to return to work as early as Wednesday now that the Writers Guild of America has moved to end its three-month-old strike.
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Hollywood writers to vote on contract
Feb 11 2008 4:04AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - TV producers say they expect writers to return to work as early as Wednesday now that the Writers Guild of America has moved to end its three-month-old strike.
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Hollywood writers to vote on contract
Feb 11 2008 4:04AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - TV producers say they expect writers to return to work as early as Wednesday now that the Writers Guild of America has moved to end its three-month-old strike.
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Hollywood writers to vote on contract
Feb 11 2008 4:04AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - TV producers say they expect writers to return to work as early as Wednesday now that the Writers Guild of America has moved to end its three-month-old strike.
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