Even the Insured Feel Strain of Health Costs 2008-05-05 05:49 - For millions of people with employer health insurance, premiums and co-payments have increased quickly while coverage has become less extensive.
Microsoft Withdraws Bid for Yahoo 2008-05-05 05:48 - Microsoft said it was abandoning its bid after it raised its offer by $5 billion but Yahoo rejected it as still too low.
After Deal Dies, Yahoo Weighs Its Next Move 2008-05-05 05:48 - As Yahoo investors wait to see how far their shares will fall after Microsoft withdrew its offer, a Google partnership is being considered as a lifeline.
Government Intensifies Mortgage Investigation 2008-05-05 05:48 - The F.B.I. and the criminal unit of the I.R.S. have formed a task force to examine mortgages made with little or no proof of borrowers? earnings or assets, an official said.
Pearson to buy China schools 2008-05-05 05:25 - Pearson, the owner of the Financial Times and Penguin Books, is deepening its
interest in the education sector with the purchase of its first schools.
Online recruitment Step Stone returns for London listing 2008-05-05 05:25 - The online recruitment company Step Stone is relisting its shares in London,
almost seven years after it became one of the biggest casualties of the
dotcom collapse.
Split on rate cuts as slowdown bites 2008-05-05 05:25 - The Bank of England is set for a tight decision on interest rates this week,
amid new evidence of sharply falling business confidence and a series of
recent reports pointing to a sharp slowdown in the economy.
Smith & Nephew to take $100m hit on Plus deal$ 2008-05-04 06:01 - Smith & Nephew, the FTSE 100 medical-equipment group, today warned that
“unacceptable” sales practices in a business it bought last year will cost
it more than $100 million ($£50 million) in lost sales this year.
