Wall Street Journal

Greece Is Not Seeking Financial Aid From Either EU Or IMF; George Papandreou

Posted on 03/18/10 at 4:11pm
The Wall Street Journal reports that Greek Prime Minister, George Papandreou, said on Thursday, that the country was not looking for any financial assistance from either the EU or the IMF.
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Senators Introduce Bill To Force Obama Administration To Take Action Against China’s Currency Policy

Posted on 03/16/10 at 6:34pm
The Wall Street Journal reports that a group of Senators, which includes Charles Schumer, Debbie Stabenow, Sherrod Brown, Lindsey Graham, and Sam Brownback, introduced a bill on Tuesday to force President Obama and his administration to take action against China for keeping the yuan at artificially low level.
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PepsiCo’s (PEP) Richard Goodman To Step Down From CFO Position At The End Of This Month

Posted on 03/16/10 at 10:05am
The Wall Street Journal reports that PepsiCo, Inc.’s (NYSE: PEP) CFO, Richard Goodman, will step down from his position at the end of this month. Goodman, 62, will continue to remain with the company as executive vice president for business information systems, global procurement, global operations and post-merger integration.
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Global House Prices May Fall Further

Posted on 03/12/10 at 10:16pm
The Wall Street Journal reports, citing an IMF research article, that house prices across the globe may fall further. However, the IMF believes that the U.S. may be in a better position, compared with other developed nations.
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Apple (AAPL) Awards Cook With $22 Million Bonus

Posted on 03/12/10 at 7:30pm
The Wall Street Journal reports that technology company Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has awarded Timothy Cook, its COO, a bonus of about $22 million.
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CF (CF) Inks $4.7 Billion Deal With Terra (TRA)

Posted on 03/12/10 at 4:28pm
The Wall Street Journal reports that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CF) succeeded in acquiring Terra Industries, Inc. (NYSE: TRA) for $4.7 billion, after Norway’s Yara International ASA (ADR) (OTC: YARIY) said that it wouldn’t up its initial $4.1 billion bid for Terra.
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Google (GOOG) Warned By Chinese Minister

Posted on 03/12/10 at 3:59pm
The Wall Street Journal reports that Chinese government has made its toughest statement yet on Google, Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) future in the country.
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Stock Futures Rise On News About Surprise Gains In U.S. Retail Sales (TM)

Posted on 03/12/10 at 10:39am
The Wall Street Journal reports that stock futures rose on Friday after a surprise gain in U.S. retail sales in February. The gain came amid fierce snowstorms, and continued trouble at auto maker Toyota Motor Corp. (ADR) (NYSE: TM).
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BP plc (BP) Buys Offshore Exploration Assets

Posted on 03/11/10 at 10:24am
The Wall Street Journal reports that British oil, and gas company BP plc (ADR) (NYSE: BP) said on Thursday that it has bought offshore exploration assets from Devon Energy Corporation (NYSE: DVN) for $7 billion.
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Latest Prius Tale Prompts Fresh Probe (TM)

Posted on 03/10/10 at 8:08pm
The problems for Toyota Motor Corp. (ADR) (NYSE: TM) do not seem to end. According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, Toyota and federal investigators are probing into the latest incident involving the company’s Prius.
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