Wall Street Journal
RBS Takes Further Write-Downs
Royal Bank of Scotland said it took a further $11.69 billion in pretax write-downs and will ask shareholders to approve a $23.78 billion rights issue.
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Texas Instrument's Profit Rises 28%
Texas Instruments' net rose 28% on growth in analog chips, but the company issued a conservative forecast.
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Texas Instrument's Profit Rises 28%
Texas Instruments' net rose 28% on growth in analog chips, but the company issued a conservative forecast.
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Samsung Chairman to Step Down
Samsung's chairman is resigning from South Korea's biggest conglomerate after he and other executives were indicted on tax charges.
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Samsung Chairman to Step Down
Samsung's chairman is resigning from South Korea's biggest conglomerate after he and other executives were indicted on tax charges.
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Money Could Sway Campaign Battle
Campaign-finance reports raise questions about Clinton's ability to compete against Obama in the nine remaining contests after Pennsylvania. Clinton has $8 million in the bank, compared with Obama's $42 million. (March cash data)
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News Corp. Nears Deal to Buy Newsday
Tribune is closing in on an agreement to sell its Long Island newspaper Newsday to News Corp. for about $580 million.
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Free-Dailies Publisher Metro Feels Pinch
Metro posted a net loss. The publisher of free newspapers faces problems similar to those of traditional counterparts.
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Approval of Carbon-Credit Projects Slows
The U.N. body that grants carbon credits is clamping down amid a debate over whether such awards curb emissions or merely allow polluters to buy their way out of cutting back.
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TCS's Net Increases 7.1%
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Retailer Pays Vendors Early to Buy Time
Linens 'n Things is taking drastic steps to stock its stores. Its CEO says he has scant time to avert a Chapter 11 filing.
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New Threat: Loan Losses
Until now, losses at many banks have come from multibillion dollar write-downs on toxic debt. But analysts believe the costs of building bad-loan reserves could cause just as much pain -- and for a lot more banks.
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Studios' Movie Channel May Be Tough Sell
Plans for a new pay-television channel are drawing an icy reception from cable and satellite-TV operators, indicating that the new channel may have a tough time angling its way into homes.
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Air France Withdraws Alitalia Offer
Air France pulled its offer for Alitalia, raising the stakes for Berlusconi to come up with a rescue plan.
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WSJ Managing Editor to Leave Post
Marcus Brauchli is expected to resign as managing editor of The Wall Street Journal after only 11 months in the job, but may remain with News Corp. in some capacity.
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Private Equity Sees Banks' Potential
National City is getting $7 billion in capital from a group of investors led by Corsair Capital. The move is the latest sign that private-equity firms think there is big money to be made by investing in banks pummeled by bad loans and the suffering economy.
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China Raises Doubts Over Heparin
Chinese officials suggested that the problem with the blood thinner heparin could have occurred in the U.S., and the FDA said it still had doubts that Chinese suppliers had taken adequate steps to remove a contaminant suspected in causing allergic reactions.
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Ex-Justice Official Charged in Probe
Prosecutors accused a former Justice official of criminal conflict of interest in a case tied to Abramoff.
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Subscription Growth Lifts Netflix Profit
Netflix's profit soared 36% on a big increase in subscribers, but the company cut its full-year earnings outlook.
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Subscription Growth Lifts Netflix Profit
Netflix's profit soared 36% on a big increase in subscribers, but the company cut its full-year earnings outlook.
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