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on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:11:04 -0700
General Electric Co. reported a smaller-than-expected first-quarter profit on Friday and lowered its outlook for fiscal 2008, as a slowing U.S. economy sapped its financial services business....
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on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:11:04 -0700
Wall Street was poised to open lower Friday after General Electric Co. reported first-quarter results that fell below projections and pinned the miss on disruptions caused by the credit crisis....
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on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:11:04 -0700
Oil prices rose slightly to near mid-$110 a barrel Friday after slipping from a record at midweek as investors locked in profits from a stronger U.S. dollar....
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on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:11:04 -0700
Americans' confidence in the economy fell to a new low, dragged down by worries about mounting job losses, record-high home foreclosures and zooming energy prices....
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on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:11:04 -0700
Medical software company TriZetto Group says it has agreed to a $1.4 billion takeover by private equity firm Apax Partners....
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on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:11:04 -0700
Air traveler angst was sure to continue Friday as American Airlines grounded hundreds more flights. The financial toll and loss of goodwill likely would grow as well, as the inspection-related mess spread further to other carriers and hurt an industry already bleeding cash thanks to high fuel costs....
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on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:11:04 -0700
For years, the nation's largest drug and medical device manufacturers have courted doctors with consulting fees, free trips to exotic locales and by sponsoring the educational conferences that physicians attend....
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on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:11:04 -0700
Frontier Airlines went bankrupt Friday, the fourth carrier to do so in the past two weeks as exorbitant fuel prices eat into earnings and a weak U.S. economy keeps more people grounded....
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on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:11:04 -0700
The world's top financial officials, shaken by a credit crisis that has roiled markets around the world, are working on regulatory reforms that they hope will restore confidence in the markets....
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on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:11:04 -0700
Cadbury Schweppes PLC reported strong growth in first quarter global confectionary sales on Friday but slower growth in its North American beverage unit, which it plans to spin off next month....