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Archive for December, 2009

Time Warner Cable, Fox at impasse; blackout looms

Thursday, December 31, 2009 22:10

NEW YORK (Reuters) - About 13 million Time Warner Cable Inc subscribers were to lose most Fox programming at midnight on Thursday unless the cable service provider reached a last-minute deal to pay fees to News Corp to broadcast the shows. ...

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U.S. STOCKS - Wall St ends 2009 with best gains since 2003

Thursday, December 31, 2009 21:54

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended 2009 on Thursday with their best gains since 2003, with optimism about the economy's recovery pushing the benchmark Standard & Poor's index up 23.5 percent for the year.

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Oil ends 2009 78 percent above year-ago level

Thursday, December 31, 2009 20:46

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil finished the year above $79 a barrel on Thursday, climbing a whopping 78 percent in 2009 and notching the biggest annual gain in a decade.

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PepsiCo reveals forecast bottler used for merger

Thursday, December 31, 2009 20:01

NEW YORK (Reuters) - PepsiCo Inc made public on Thursday a financial forecast prepared by PepsiAmericas Inc when considering PepsiCo's unsolicited $7.8 billion takeover bid for its two largest bottlers.

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U.S. jobless claims hit 17-month low

Thursday, December 31, 2009 19:18

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of U.S. workers filing new applications for jobless benefits unexpectedly fell last week to the lowest level in about 17 months, suggesting the economy might be on the cusp of creating jobs. ...

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Newsmaker: Narayan Datt Tiwari

Thursday, December 31, 2009 18:53

The veteran politicians career has been plagued with numerous scandals overshadowing his administrative abilities.

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A missed opportunity

Thursday, December 31, 2009 18:53

Steady economic growth for the last 18 years has, expectedly, led to an unprecedented interest in the Indian consumption opportunity. This interest is global, and almost every significant international company has given India and the Indian market a look in recent times. While India has a long way to go ...

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AT&T ends sponsorship of scandal-hit Tiger Woods

Thursday, December 31, 2009 17:49

NEW YORK (Reuters) - AT&T Inc said on Thursday it was terminating its sponsorship agreement with Tiger Woods, joining the list of companies that have distanced themselves from the top golfer in the wake of a sex scandal. ...

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Revised PMI hits Wall St, but on track for strong ‘09

Thursday, December 31, 2009 17:27

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Thursday, extending earlier losses after a reading on Midwest business growth was revised downward, though it remained in expansionary territory.

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Rupee rises tracking shares, up 4.7 pct y/y

Thursday, December 31, 2009 13:25

MUMBAI (Reuters) - The rupee rose to its highest in almost three weeks on Thursday and gained 4.7 percent in 2009, supported by a rise in local shares, which touched their highest in 18 years during the year. ...

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