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Tesco's tax avoidance schemes: Every little one counts

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:28:30 GMT

The Guardian newspaper has been successful in admitting additional evidence of further tax avoidance schemes into its libel defence against retailer Tesco. ...

Morningstar Nominates Fund Managers Of Decade

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:53:22 GMT

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Existing Home Sales Show Another Big Gain in October

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:33:06 GMT

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Japan Airlines shares tumble almost 10%

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:13:22 GMT

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Japan Airlines Corp. share fell by as much as 9.5% in Tuesday trading, after news reports that trading giant Mitsui & Co. sold all its shares in the April-September period. Mitsui sold its entire stake of 11.73 million JAL common shares in those six months, accounting

"Mr.China" Perkowski's auto components firm up for sale

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:01:10 GMT

HONG KONG, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Asimco Technologies, an automotive components maker founded by Wall Street veteran Jack Perkowski in Beijing about 15 years ago, is now up for sale in a deal that could fetch

Kobalt Music Founder and CEO Willard Ahdritz Wins BVCA Venture Ca...

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:30:00 GMT

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Willard Ahdritz, the CEO and Founder of Kobalt Music Group (Kobalt), has received the Venture Capital backed CEO

Individuals Rushing to Bear-Market Funds From JPMorgan to Pimco -...

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:01:01 GMT

[bn:WBTKR=JPM:US] JPMorgan Chase & Co []. and Pacific Investment Management Co. are inundated with money from individuals attempting to mimic the performance of hedge funds speculating that the stock-market rally is over.

Bank Of Japan 'asleep' On Deflation, Says Minister

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:44:00 GMT

HONG KONG -- Japanese Financial Services Minister Shizuka Kamei leveled fresh criticism Tuesday against the Bank of Japan's response to deflation, in the latest salvo in the war between the government and the central bank.

Market Chatter -- Corporate finance press digest

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:00:23 GMT

BANGALORE, Nov 24 (Reuters) - The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media on Tuesday: * British media and events group Informa has held early stage talks with

U.S. miner to develop major chromite play in Ontario

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:15:00 GMT

Cliffs Natural Resources buys Canadian miner with plans for project that could help revive sector in Northern Ontario's Ring of Fire region

Award in Hormone Suit (at The Wall Street Journal Online)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:22:22 GMT

A Pennsylvania state court awarded the punitive damages to a plaintiff who claimed her use of Pfizer Inc.'s hormone-therapy drugs caused breast cancer.

Israel makes surprise hike on inflation fears

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:27:14 GMT

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Blog: Will Google Wave Be A Game Changer?

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:55:35 GMT

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Freddie Mac may take big hit from failed finance firms

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:29:30 GMT

4, when Freddie terminated the relationship. Three weeks later, TBW filed for bankruptcy and announced plans to wind down its operations, according to the securities filing. As of Sept.

FortuNet, Inc.'s Board of Directors Receives Notice From Yuri Itk...

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:00:19 GMT

FortuNet, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq:FNET) announced today that its Board of Directors has received a notice from Yuri Itkis, as trustee of the Yuri Itkis Gaming Trust of 1993 (the "Trust") indicating the Trust's intention to commence a tender offer for all of the outstanding

HMO stocks rise as Senate gets set to weigh reform

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:25:12 GMT

NEW YORK (Reuters)—Shares of U.S. health insurers rose on Monday as investors reacted positively to the latest legislative developments on health reform.

Virany Joins National Investment Managers

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:36:24 GMT

A Lehman Brothers veteran has joined the Board of Directors for National Investment Managers (NIVM), a national retirement plan administration and investment management firm. Financial services expert Steve Virany agreed to serve on the Dublin, Ohio-based firm’s Board today, a press release stated.

Endgame for Petters trial: Sides sum up cases

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:07:38 GMT

In closing arguments at the Tom Petters trial Monday morning, prosecutors emphasized Petters’ leadership role in a Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors of $3.5 billion, while the defense portrayed him as a victim of con artists.

Orange and T-Mobile Deal to be Fast-Tracked (at BusinessWeek)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:56:28 GMT

Britain's Office of Fair Trade likely won't force the proposed mobile merger in the U.K. to undergo a competition review, speeding its approval by six months.

ConvergEx Acquires NorthPoint Trading Partners Prime Broker Busin...

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:56:52 GMT

Acquisition of NorthPoint adds established boutique prime broker platform to ConvergEx's suite of services.

Gordon Brown backs Growth Capital Fund for companies caught in 'p...

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:07:13 GMT

Gordon Brown has backed the launch of a public fund to provide debt and equity investments to fast-growing companies seeking between 2m and 10m but caught by a "permanent equity gap".

PennyMac Waiting for Non-Agency Price Drop

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:10:07 GMT

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Taser International marks 100th lawsuit dismissal

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:49:15 GMT

The ruling, in the case of Rosa v. Taser International, was the 100th dismissed against the Scottsdale stun gun maker. The case had lasted four years and involved an arrest-related claim where the defendant died in police custody after a Taser device was used.

Investing Classroom: Important fund docs, part 2

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:02:10 GMT

Funds lesson 1.8: The shareholder report contains a wealth of information about your fund, including expense ratiosMorningstar reports...

CAMAC Energy sells Oyo Oilfield interest to Pacific Asia

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:51:43 GMT

CAMAC Energy Holdings Ltd. has agreed to sell its interest in a production sharing contract in the Oyo Oilfield to Pacific Asia Petroleum Inc. in a deal valued at $38.8 million. Houston-based CAMAC secured an oil mining lease in the Oyo Oilfield in 2002, and holds a 60 percent interest.