Economic and Finance
Monster Worldwide Inc’s better-than-expected quarterly results were due to cost-cutting, including reducing its workforce without resorting to layoffs, the job site company’s CEO said […]
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More U.S. manufacturers are optimistic about the economy, but poor demand remains a top concern, according to a survey.
Forty-eight percent of U.S.-based industrial manufacturers […]
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Diversified U.S. manufacturer United Technologies Corp is now the favorite in the bidding for General Electric Co’s security business, Bloomberg reported, citing a person […]
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Investors should swap their shares of Yahoo Inc for those of Google Inc because Yahoo’s advertising revenues are on the decline while Google’s are […]
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Taiwan’s export orders fell at the slowest pace in a year in September, adding to signs the island’s economy is recovering from its first […]
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Hedge fund firm Galleon Group said it is winding down its funds, less than a week after its founder was arrested and charged with […]
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Qatar is selling 379.2 million shares in British bank Barclays, worth over 1.3 billion pounds ($2.1 billion), the second major Middle East investor set […]
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The United States must live within its means once its economy recovers if it is to preserve global confidence in the U.S. dollar’s status, […]
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U.S. securities and futures regulators are considering a joint enforcement squad to investigate and root out fraud in the markets, two sources familiar with […]
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Private equity is finally buying and selling companies again after being virtually halted in its tracks by the credit crisis, but skittish investors and […]
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