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Japanese stocks surge; Dollar up vs. yen
Jun 9 2005 9:51PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japanese stocks surged Friday morning in a market buoyed by a strong midquarter update from U.S. chipmaker Intel and bullish remarks by U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan.
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Mass. not sending pension biz to Fidelity
Jun 9 2005 9:23PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts' pension fund is not sending any new money-management business to Fidelity Investments amid pending federal criminal and civil investigations of gift-related trading abuses at the Boston-based firm, state Treasurer Timothy Cahill said Thursday in an interview with The Associated Press.
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SEC requests documents, info. from Calpine
Jun 9 2005 8:47PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Calpine Corp. Thursday said the Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking information and documents from the energy company over its revision of proved oil and gas reserves and its April restatement of earnings.
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Grand jury indicts Amerindo's Vilar
Jun 9 2005 8:46PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A federal grand jury in Manhattan on Thursday indicted Alberto Vilar, a wealthy philanthropist who heads Amerindo Investment Advisors Inc., on additional charges of fraud and money laundering.
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Lilly to pay $690M to settle Zyprexa case
Jun 9 2005 8:14PM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Eli Lilly & Co. has agreed to pay as much as $690 million to settle lawsuits involving an estimated 8,000 people who claim the company did not properly list risks associated with its anti-psychosis drug Zyprexa.
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Ex-AremisSoft CEO to pay $200 million
Jun 9 2005 7:43PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A former CEO of now-defunct AremisSoft Corp. has agreed to pay some $200 million to settle charges by federal regulators that he illegally profited by selling millions of his shares of company stock while making fraudulent public statements about the company's finances.
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Doctors' management company investigated
Jun 9 2005 7:11PM (CT)
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - An obstetrician and gynecologist management company has been subpoenaed as part of an investigation into whether it received insurance kickbacks that artificially inflated malpractice insurance rates for Connecticut doctors, state and company officials said.
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Delphi's treasurer, Ex-VP resigns
Jun 9 2005 7:11PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Delphi Corp., the nation's largest auto supplier, said Thursday that its treasurer and a former vice president have resigned because of accounting irregularities at the company, bringing to four the number of high-ranking employees who have left because of the errors.
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Interstate Bakeries to close two plants
Jun 9 2005 6:55PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Bankrupt Interstate Bakeries Corp. announced Thursday it will close two San Francisco plants and lay off 650 workers, continuing a cost-cutting spree aimed at saving the endangered maker of Hostess Twinkies and Wonder Bread.
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Mediators: Northwest must keep negotiating
Jun 9 2005 6:33PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Northwest Airlines Corp. must keep negotiating with mechanics, mediators said on Thursday, handing the union a victory in its efforts to resist pay cuts.
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Firm opposes Symantec's proposed takeover
Jun 9 2005 6:14PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A major shareholder advisory firm on Thursday joined the chorus of critics panning computer security firm Symantec Corp.'s proposed $11 billion takeover of Veritas Software Corp., but the backlash isn't expected to derail the deal.
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Intel boosts 2Q revenue forecast
Jun 9 2005 6:08PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - In another sign the semiconductor industry is gaining strength, Intel Corp. boosted its second-quarter revenue forecast Thursday on better-than-expected demand for the chips that power notebook computers.
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Ex-broker Sihpol acquitted on most counts
Jun 9 2005 5:51PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A former Bank of America broker was acquitted Thursday of most counts of improperly trading mutual fund shares after hours in what has been seen as a test case for state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's campaign to reform the mutual funds industry.
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Toys R Us reports greater quarterly loss
Jun 9 2005 5:34PM (CT)
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Toys R Us Inc., whose shareholders vote this month on whether to take the company private, on Thursday blamed "sluggish" sales in seasonal and juvenile products for a larger first-quarter loss than a year earlier.
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Greenspan says economy is on firm footing
Jun 9 2005 5:33PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The economy is on "reasonably firm footing" and isn't fanning worrisome inflation, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan told lawmakers Thursday.
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Morgan Stanley pays $2.65M for violations
Jun 9 2005 5:31PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street firm Morgan Stanley agreed to pay $2.65 million to settle charges it sold stock in an initial public stock offering it had managed while the shares were still under what's known as a "lock-up" period, the National Association of Securities Dealers announced Thursday.
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GM to build new rollover testing facility
Jun 9 2005 5:30PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - General Motors Corp. said Thursday it would build a new rollover testing facility, a move that would help it develop rollover-sensing systems for air bags and occupant protection systems to prevent ejections.
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Ex-General Re exec pleads guilty to charge
Jun 9 2005 5:29PM (CT)
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - A former executive at Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s General Re insurance unit pleaded guilty Thursday to helping its top customer, American International Group Inc., concoct a sham transaction that made AIG's finances appear better than they were.
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Ex-money manager is charged in theft case
Jun 9 2005 5:28PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - A former investment firm manager who attempted suicide after admitting he stole from clients was charged Thursday for allegedly stealing more than $27 million from about 125 investors.
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Money funds rose by $2.02B in latest week
Jun 9 2005 5:16PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Assets of the nation's retail money market mutual funds rose by $2.02 billion in the latest week to $809.77 billion, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday.
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Bonds slip after Greenspan's assessment
Jun 9 2005 5:06PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Bond prices slipped Thursday as Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan expressed an optimistic assessment of the economy and said short-term interest rates would rise at a "measured" pace.
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HMO rate increase at 5-year low
Jun 9 2005 4:54PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - As employees take on a greater share of health care costs, proposed rate increases at health maintenance organizations are at their lowest levels in more than five years.
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Observers: Spitzer to still be aggressive
Jun 9 2005 4:49PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The acquittal of former Bank of America Corp. broker Theodore Sihpol represents a major setback in New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's battle against the mutual-fund industry, but most legal observers don't expect it will make Spitzer any less aggressive.
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N.Y. Tyco jury indicates it has verdicts
Jun 9 2005 4:35PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Jurors in the trial of two former top executives of Tyco International Ltd. indicated Thursday they had reached verdicts on an unspecified number of charges in a 31-count indictment but were seeking direction from the court on how to proceed on the unresolved charges.
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Instinet rejects Third Avenue's counterbid
Jun 9 2005 4:31PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Instinet Group Inc. rejected a better counterbid by an investment advisory group for the company's brokerage arm, instead choosing to go forward with its merger with The Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. as planned.
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Bausch & Lomb is hiring researchers again
Jun 9 2005 4:26PM (CT)
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - After a three-year overhaul, Bausch & Lomb Inc. is boosting research spending, expanding its main optics center and hiring hundreds more eye-care scientists and technicians.
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XM Satellite offers additional shares
Jun 9 2005 4:26PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Satellite radio broadcaster XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. said Thursday it has placed about 9.7 million of its common shares in a public offering, resulting in gross proceeds of about $300 million.
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Elan, Biogen up on Tysabri comments
Jun 9 2005 4:25PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Shares of Elan Corp. and Biogen Idec Inc. jumped Thursday after the New England Journal of Medicine published comments online that might offer a way for the companies' troubled multiple-sclerosis drug Tysabri to return to the market.
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Northwest drags down national ski numbers
Jun 9 2005 4:24PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - Ski resorts in the southern and central Rockies, California and New England enjoyed good snow and healthy crowds last winter, but the drought-plagued Pacific Northwest suffered through a disastrous season and lowered total skier numbers nationwide.
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Steelworkers reach deal with tire maker
Jun 9 2005 4:22PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The United Steelworkers of America reached tentative agreements with Bridgestone/Firestone Inc., covering 6,000 workers in seven states, the union and the company said Thursday.
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Research In Motion, NTP reach impasse
Jun 9 2005 4:20PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Research In Motion Ltd., maker of the popular BlackBerry handheld, said Thursday it has reached an impasse in finalizing the settlement of a patent dispute with NTP Inc.
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McDonald's gives mascot a sporty look
Jun 9 2005 4:19PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - New ads for McDonald's Corp. depict an athletic Ronald McDonald who could run rings around the old baggy-suited mascot _ the latest evidence the fast-food chain isn't clowning around about its image.
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H&R Block gives its CEO $398,640 bonus
Jun 9 2005 4:16PM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - H&R Block Inc. has given chief executive Mark Ernst a $398,640 bonus for his work during 2004, which ended with an increase in revenue but decline in earnings.
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Nielsen says system shows more TV watching
Jun 9 2005 4:15PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - New electronic gadgets introduced by Nielsen Media Research to track television viewing show that more people _ men in particular _ are watching more television than measured under the old paper diary system.
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Volvo appoints new president, CEO
Jun 9 2005 4:15PM (CT)
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) - Fredrik Arp has been appointed president and chief executive of Volvo Cars Corp., succeeding Hans-Olov Olsson, who will become chairman, parent Ford Motor Co. announced Thursday.
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Thursday's Commodities Roundup
Jun 9 2005 4:12PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Oil prices climbed above $54 a barrel Thursday as Tropical Storm Arlene headed into the oil- and gas-rich Gulf of Mexico, sparking fears of supply disruptions.
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Pathmark shareholders OK offer for share
Jun 9 2005 4:08PM (CT)
CARTERET, N.J. (AP) - Shareholders of Pathmark Stores Inc. approved a $150 million offer that will give a California businessman a 40 percent share of the struggling supermarket chain.
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Computer Associates acquires Niku Corp.
Jun 9 2005 3:58PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Software company Computer Associates International Inc. on Thursday said it has agreed to pay $350 million in cash to acquire Niku Corp., a maker of information technology management and governance software.
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Chevron reports progress on Unocal deal
Jun 9 2005 3:53PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Chevron Corp. and Unocal Corp. reached an agreement with Federal Trade Commission staff on a proposed settlement that would allow their proposed merger to close, the companies announced.
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Greenberg resigns from AIG board, shares up
Jun 9 2005 3:52PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - American International Group Inc. may begin putting its financial and regulatory problems behind now that Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, who built the company into one of the world's largest insurers, has stepped down from the board of directors.
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SEC asks Molson Coors for merger documents
Jun 9 2005 3:48PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - Already battling declining sales as it reorganizes, Molson Coors Brewing Co. on Thursday said federal regulators have asked for documents and other information about its merger in the wake of a series of lawsuits.
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Renowned NYC DJ heading to satellite radio
Jun 9 2005 3:47PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Cousin Brucie belongs to a new family. Veteran New York disc jockey Bruce Morrow, ignominiously dumped last week when WCBS-FM switched away from its oldies format, signed on Thursday with Sirius Satellite Radio. Morrow, whose radio days predate the Beatles, will host three shows: two with hits from the '50s, '60s and '70s, and his own talk show.
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UAW leadership discusses GM's health care
Jun 9 2005 3:44PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - The United Auto Workers union told local leaders Thursday that it won't reopen its contract with General Motors Corp. before 2007 but may ask workers to shoulder more of the troubled automaker's health care costs, according to several people who attended the meeting.
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Soybeans rise, grains decline
Jun 9 2005 3:41PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Soybean futures advanced Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade, while grains finished mixed.
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Mittal laying off 700 W.Va. mill workers
Jun 9 2005 3:39PM (CT)
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - Mittal Steel Co. is shutting down its only operating blast furnace in West Virginia for eight to 10 weeks, laying off 700 workers at its Weirton mill until business picks up, the company said Thursday.
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Euro nears nine-month low against dollar
Jun 9 2005 3:25PM (CT)
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - The euro fell near its nine-month low against the dollar Thursday after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan gave an upbeat assessment of the U.S. economy.
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Machinists want Boeing to share the wealth
Jun 9 2005 3:20PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - The last time The Boeing Co. sat down to bargain with its largest union, it was fighting through a steep downturn in business in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
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Crude futures rise ahead of OPEC meeting
Jun 9 2005 3:19PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A key crude oil futures contract rose more than 3 percent to close above $54 a barrel Thursday on concerns about refinery disruptions due to Tropical Storm Arlene, and as traders looked ahead to next week's meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.
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African Union wants cotton subidies done
Jun 9 2005 3:11PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - The African Union has set December as the target date for developing countries to eliminate cotton subsidies and reduce trade tariffs, the continent's trade ministers said Thursday after a two-day meeting.
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30-year mortgage rates hit 14-month low
Jun 9 2005 2:14PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Rates on 30-year mortgages fell again this week, dropping to the lowest point since the spring of 2004, according to a nationwide survey.
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OPEC to consider joint project with EU
Jun 9 2005 2:03PM (CT)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - OPEC is keen to increase investments that would boost production of crude oil, and the group is considering joint ventures with the European Union in new oil refineries, its president said Thursday.
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Navistar posts 2 percent rise in 2Q profit
Jun 9 2005 1:55PM (CT)
WARRENVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Navistar International Corp. said Thursday that second-quarter profit rose 2 percent from last year and the truck and specialty vehicle maker raised its outlook for the full year. Its shares rose more than 1 percent in midday dealings.
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Statues return to Chicago Board of Trade
Jun 9 2005 1:54PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A pair of huge granite goddesses that mysteriously vanished in 1929 were welcomed back at the Chicago Board of Trade on Thursday after an unlikely stay at a suburban forest preserve.
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Brazilian government proposes reforms
Jun 9 2005 1:31PM (CT)
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - Struggling to stem a political crisis sparked by charges of vote-buying in Congress, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva prepared a series of sweeping reforms Thursday.
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Bollore wins four Havas board seats
Jun 9 2005 1:21PM (CT)
PARIS (AP) - French investor Vincent Bollore tightened his hold on Havas SA Thursday, winning four seats on the advertising group's board despite the opposition of senior management.
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Judge rejects appeal for drug by patients
Jun 9 2005 1:18PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A federal judge has rejected a request from two people with Parkinson's disease to force biotechnology firm Amgen Inc. to give them a drug they used in an experimental treatment that was later halted.
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Blair won't give up EU budget rebate
Jun 9 2005 12:35PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Thursday insisted he would not give up Britain's lucrative EU budget rebate and rejected France's plea that he make a "gesture of solidarity" in the European Union's fierce funding debate.
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China announces plan on project investments
Jun 9 2005 11:49AM (CT)
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - Chinese officials on Thursday signed preliminary agreements to invest about $1.5 billion in construction, timber, agriculture and other industries in Russia.
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Brazil working on gas contingency plan
Jun 9 2005 11:48AM (CT)
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - The Brazilian government and natural gas officials were working out a contingency plan in case the political crisis in Bolivia interrupts supplies, Brazil's Energy Ministry said in a statement.
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Brazilian stocks plunge for fourth day
Jun 9 2005 10:54AM (CT)
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - Investors punished Brazilian stocks for the fourth day in a row Thursday amid continued fallout from allegations that the ruling Workers Party of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva paid bribes to secure votes in Congress.
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Ukraine gov't ordered to cut company list
Jun 9 2005 10:42AM (CT)
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) - President Viktor Yushchenko on Thursday ordered his government to cut the number of companies whose privatizations might be reversed, warning that too long a list would send the wrong signal to investors.
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Lukoil faces $1.5 million tax investigation
Jun 9 2005 10:41AM (CT)
MOSCOW (AP) - A subsidiary of Russia's No. 1 oil producer Lukoil became the latest Russian company to come under the focus of tax authorities, a news agency reported Thursday.
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GMAC residential mortgage unit plans bond
Jun 9 2005 10:29AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - General Motors Corp.'s financing arm, General Motors Acceptance Corp., has formed a separate residential mortgage unit that will attempt to tap the private bond market, the company said Thursday.
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Hedge funds turn positive in May
Jun 9 2005 9:48AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Hedge funds turned in a positive performance in May, driven by strong equity markets and the expectation of an end to interest rate hikes.
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British official warns of possible gridlock
Jun 9 2005 9:21AM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Unless Britons are charged for the distance they drive, they could eventually face unmanageable traffic jams on major roads, the nation's transport secretary said Thursday.
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Lawyers for Khodorkovsky appeal sentence
Jun 9 2005 8:40AM (CT)
MOSCOW (AP) - Lawyers for jailed oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and business partner Platon Lebedev filed appeals Thursday against their clients' guilty verdicts and nine-year sentences.
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Malone's Cablevision exit may be a signal
Jun 9 2005 7:57AM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - The official reason given Wednesday for cable mogul John Malone's departure from the board of Cablevision Systems Corp. was that he could avoid any perception of conflict of interest.
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Japan palace to stop giving away cigarettes
Jun 9 2005 7:38AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's imperial palace said Thursday it will end its century-old tradition of giving specially made cigarettes as gifts to employees, volunteers and others amid a nationwide anti-smoking drive.
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China Aviation Oil execs face charges
Jun 9 2005 7:38AM (CT)
SINGAPORE (AP) - The suspended chief executive of China's main state-linked jet fuel supplier and four other company officials were charged Thursday with insider trading, making false statements and other crimes linked to risky oil trades that pushed the company to the brink of bankruptcy last year.
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TSMC is optimistic for the full year
Jun 9 2005 7:36AM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - The world's biggest contract chipmaker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., said Thursday its May revenue fell 10 percent from the same month last year, but that it was optimistic about results for the rest of the year.
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EU's Mandelson to hold textile talks
Jun 9 2005 6:50AM (CT)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - European Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson will hold talks in Shanghai aimed at settling a dispute over rising Chinese textile exports that is threatening to spread to the shoe industry.
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Japan's current account surplus grows
Jun 9 2005 6:36AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The surplus in a broad measure of Japan's international commerce expanded 5.2 percent in April from a year earlier, as increased interest income on overseas asset holdings made up for dwindling export, the government said Thursday.
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France seeks to raise up to $3B in sale
Jun 9 2005 6:21AM (CT)
PARIS (AP) - Finance Minister Thierry Breton said Thursday the partial sale of France's gas company will raise up to 2.5 billion euros ($3 billion) in much needed funds for the state.
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Thomas Cook expects profit for full year
Jun 9 2005 6:18AM (CT)
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Tourism company Thomas Cook AG, Europe's second-biggest travel operator, reported slightly higher sales Thursday and said it was set to post a profit by the end of the year.
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Starbucks to regain control of venture
Jun 9 2005 6:01AM (CT)
HONG KONG (AP) - Starbucks Corp. said Thursday it will regain control of a southern China joint venture as overseas investors gear up for a brewing battle in China's coffee market.
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Calif. farmer: Relief needed to save farms
Jun 9 2005 5:22AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Edwin Camp has spent most of his life working on the family farm, tending potatoes, carrots and grapes in California's fertile Central Valley _ famously known as "America's salad bowl."
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Dollar up against yen, euro in Asia
Jun 9 2005 4:29AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The U.S. dollar was higher against the Japanese yen and euro in Asian trading late Thursday, but the currencies hewed to tight ranges as traders awaited U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's scheduled testimony later in the day.
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Telstra names Solomon Trujillo as its CEO
Jun 9 2005 4:03AM (CT)
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Telstra Corp., Australia's largest telephone company, on Thursday named Solomon Trujillo, the former chief executive of U.S. West and France's Orange SA, as its new CEO.
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ImClone shares soar on Erbitux data
Jun 9 2005 2:45AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of biotechnology company ImClone Systems Inc. soared Wednesday after the company said a late-stage study showed its Erbitux drug is effective in preventing the spread of head and neck cancer.
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Tracinda boosts stake in General Motors
Jun 9 2005 2:42AM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Tracinda Corp., the investment firm run by billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian, said Wednesday it had boosted its stake in General Motors Corp. to 7.2 percent a day after GM unveiled a strategy aimed at reviving the world's largest automaker's profits.
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HealthSouth settles SEC charges for $100M
Jun 9 2005 2:03AM (CT)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - HealthSouth Corp. is paying $100 million to settle civil fraud charges federal regulators brought as part of the $2.7 billion accounting fraud at the medical services provider.
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FTC OKs Harrah's acquisition of Caesars
Jun 9 2005 2:01AM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Harrah's Entertainment Inc. is one step closer to regaining its title as the world's largest gambling company. The Federal Trade Commission said Harrah's could move forward with its $5.2 billion acquisition of Caesars Entertainment Inc. An FTC spokesman had no comment but the Las Vegas-based companies said in a joint news release Wednesday that the federal agency had closed its investigation into the proposed deal.
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