S.& P. Cuts British Firm’s Debt Rating
A London money management firm, Cheyne Capital Management, may be forced to liquidate the assets backing its $10 billion commercial paper program in the latest casualty of the jittery credit market....
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German Bank Plans $6.7 Billion Write-Down
The write-down announced by BayernLB is double its previous estimate, more evidence that the contagion from the tight credit market continues to spread to state-owned banks....
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Guatemalan Voters Elect Businessman
Álvaro Colom, a gawky policy wonk and businessman who made fighting poverty his campaign’s centerpiece, won Guatemala’s presidential election on Sunday....
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Pope Calls For Peace And Celebrates Conversions
Pope Benedict XVI singled out Darfur in Sudan, Somalia and the ?tormented? Middle East in his prayer before thousands of pilgrims in Rome....
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Advertising: Pushing The Industry To Learn How To Count
Marketers are increasingly focused on the effectiveness of their pitches, trying to figure out the return on investment for ad spending....
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Shares News



Humberts shares suspended over financial fears

Share trading was suspended today in Humberts, one of England’s largest chains of estate agents part-owned by Vincent Tchenguiz, over doubts about its financial viability.
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Top estate agents firm close to collapse after credit crunch

One of Britain’s largest estate agents has fallen victim to the slowdown in the housing market, prompting fears for thousands of jobs around the country. Shares trading was suspended in Humberts, which has 80 branches from Central London to Hampshire, amid doubts about its viability.
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Tempus: No hang ups

Three months is evidently a long time at BT Group. The below-forecast sales growth and poor cashflow revealed in February’s third-quarter results was enough to trigger a 10 per cent fall in the shares of the £18 billion telecoms operator.
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British Energy bids send shares higher

The battle for British Energy, the UK’s main nuclear generator, has sprung back to life after the company said it was considering three offers, two of which have been priced higher than the company’s closing share price on Thursday of 680p a share.
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FirstGroup in cash call to fund Greyhound deal

FirstGroup, the bus and train operator, is issuing up to 43.7 million new shares to institutional investors to help pay for the $3.5 billion purchase of US transport group Laidlaw, which operates the 92-year-old Greyhound bus network. The deal was completed in last October.$
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Dell Shares Slump On Fears Of Being Left Behind In PC Market - Wall Street Journal

Siliconrepublic.comDell Shares Slump On Fears Of Being Left Behind In PC MarketWall Street JournalNEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Shares of Dell Inc. (DELL) slumped Friday as analysts say the company's fiscal ...Weak Q3 results send Dell shares downReutersDell, DR Horton, Rio Tinto in the spotlightMarketWatchPicks of the Week: Intel, RIM, Wells FargoBusinessWeekCNNMoney.com -Salt Lake Tribune -Bloombergall 753 news articles »

Dell Shares Slump On Fears Of Being Left Behind In PC Market - Wall Street Journal

Siliconrepublic.comDell Shares Slump On Fears Of Being Left Behind In PC MarketWall Street JournalNEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Shares of Dell Inc. (DELL) slumped Friday as analysts say the company's fiscal ...Weak Q3 results send Dell shares downReutersDell, DR Horton, Rio Tinto in the spotlightMarketWatchPicks of the Week: Intel, RIM, Wells FargoBusinessWeekCNNMoney.com -Salt Lake Tribune -Bloombergall 753 news articles »

Berkshire's B-Share Split - Forbes

Globe and MailBerkshire's B-Share SplitForbesWarren Buffett's flip-flop could bring new investors to Berkshire and more volume to its shares. When the world's greatest investor announced he was buying ...The Next Berkshire HathawayWall Street Journal (blog)BNSF's CEO forgoing extra compensation in Berkshire Hathaway mergerFort Worth Star TelegramBerkshire Obtains $8 Bln Unsecured Credit FacilityRTT NewsUSA Todayall 372 news articles »

Dell Shares Slump On Fears Of Being Left Behind In PC Market - Wall Street Journal

Siliconrepublic.comDell Shares Slump On Fears Of Being Left Behind In PC MarketWall Street JournalNEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Shares of Dell Inc. (DELL) slumped Friday as analysts say the company's fiscal ...Weak Q3 results send Dell shares downReutersDell, DR Horton, Rio Tinto in the spotlightMarketWatchPicks of the Week: Intel, RIM, Wells FargoBusinessWeekCNNMoney.com -Salt Lake Tribune -Bloombergall 753 news articles »

Berkshire's B-Share Split - Forbes

Globe and MailBerkshire's B-Share SplitForbesWarren Buffett's flip-flop could bring new investors to Berkshire and more volume to its shares. When the world's greatest investor announced he was buying ...The Next Berkshire HathawayWall Street Journal (blog)BNSF's CEO forgoing extra compensation in Berkshire Hathaway mergerFort Worth Star TelegramBerkshire Obtains $8 Bln Unsecured Credit FacilityRTT NewsUSA Todayall 372 news articles »

DR Horton Shares Plunge as Losses Exceed Estimates - Bloomberg

MiamiHerald.comDR Horton Shares Plunge as Losses Exceed EstimatesBloombergThe shares fell 15 percent. The net loss for the three months ended Sept. 30 was $231.9 million, or 73 cents a share, the Fort Worth, Texas-based company ...dr Horton results miss estimates, shares dropReutersHome Builder DR Horton Narrows Its Quarterly LossNew York TimesShares of dr Horton tumbled as Homebuilder Losses Were Worst than ExpectedTradersHuddle.comForbes -The Associated Press -Wall Street Journalall 304 news articles »

 
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