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Treasury 10-Year Notes Decline as $21 Billion Auction Looms - San Francisco Chronicle

2010-09-08
Online News Heard Now (blog)Treasury 10-Year Notes Decline as $21 Billion Auction LoomsSan Francisco Chronicle8 (Bloomberg) -- Treasury 10-year notes fell as the US prepared to sell $21 billion of the securities today, the second of three debt auctions this week ...Treasury 10-Year Notes Decline as $21 Billion Auction LoomsBusinessWeekGovernment sells $33 billion in 3-year notes at record low yield of 0.79%MarketWatchTreasury Prices Jump; Three-Year Notes Sold For Record Low YieldWall Street JournalRTT News -Reuters -Bloombergall 157 news articles »

German Exports Slow - Wall Street Journal

2010-09-08
AFPGerman Exports SlowWall Street JournalDestatis said exports fell 1.5% in seasonally-adjusted terms to €82.2 billion ($104.33 billion) in July from €83.5 billion in June. ...German Exports Slightly Lower on Month in JulyABC NewsGermany's Trade Surplus Falls In JulyRTT NewsEuropean Economics Preview: German Trade Data DueRTT Newsall 94 news articles »

Foster's Knocks Back $2.5 Billion Offer for Wine - ABC News

2010-09-08
Moneycontrol.comFoster's Knocks Back $2.5 Billion Offer for WineABC NewsMELBOURNE (Reuters) - Foster's Group Ltd , Australia's largest brewer, knocked back a private equity offer worth up to $2.5 billion ...Foster's Gains After Rejecting $2.5 Billion Wine BidBusinessWeekAustralia's Foster's Rebuffs A$2.7B Offer For Wine BusinessWall Street JournalFoster's rebuffs $2.5 bln offer for wineReutersFOXBusiness -MarketWatch -AFPall 170 news articles »

California regulators seek up to $9.9 billion in fines from PacifiCare - Los Angeles Times

2010-09-08
The Business InsiderCalifornia regulators seek up to $9.9 billion in fines from PacifiCareLos Angeles TimesCalifornia regulators are seeking fines of up to $9.9 billion from health insurer PacifiCare over allegations that it ...California's Latest Budget Fix -- Suing The Crap Out Of Health InsurersThe Business Insiderall 41 news articles »

China Adds $7 Billion of Japanese Bonds, Extending Record Yearly Increase - Bloomberg

2010-09-07
ReutersChina Adds $7 Billion of Japanese Bonds, Extending Record Yearly IncreaseBloombergChina purchased a net 583.1 billion yen ($6.97 billion) of Japanese debt in July, the Ministry of Finance said today in Tokyo. China's increase in Japanese ...China buys 6.9 billion dollars of Japan bonds in JulyMSN Malaysia NewsJapanese Bonds Advance for Second Day on Strengthening Yen, Stock LossesBloombergChina extends Japanese debt buying streak in JulyReutersWall Street Journal -Wall Street Journal -BusinessWeekall 958 news articles »

Vodafone to Sell China Mobile Stake for $6.6 Billion - New York Times (blog)

2010-09-08
Moneycontrol.comVodafone to Sell China Mobile Stake for $6.6 BillionNew York Times (blog)The Vodafone Group is selling its 3.2 percent stake in China Mobile for about $6.6 billion. Some 70 percent of the proceeds will be returned to shareholders ...Vodafone Sells China Mobile Stake For GBP4.3 BillionWall Street JournalVodafone Sells Stake in China Mobile for $6.5 Billion After Value DoubledBloombergVodafone to Sell China Mobile Holding for About GBP4.3 BillionBusinessWeekInternational Business Times -Sydney Morning Herald -Telegraph.co.ukall 132 news articles »

Phillips-Van Heusen 2Q results top outlook - The Associated Press

2010-09-07
RTT NewsPhillips-Van Heusen 2Q results top outlookThe Associated PressRevenue more than doubled to $1.1 billion from $529.3 million a year ago. The increase reflected the Hilfiger acquisition and growth from existing ...Phillips-Van Heusen raises outlook, Q2 beatsFOXBusinessPhillips-Van Heusen 2Q, Full-Year View Tops StreetFOXBusinessPhillips-Van Heusen FYQ2 EPS Beats; FY View Ahead of EstimatesBarron's (blog)RTT Newsall 78 news articles »

National Bank of Greece to Raise $3.6 Billion in Capital - Wall Street Journal

2010-09-07
National Bank of Greece to Raise $3.6 Billion in CapitalWall Street Journal... the country's largest lender, in a surprise move Tuesday said it will proceed with a plan to raise €2.8 billion ($3.6 billion) in capital that its board ...National Bank of Greece Seeks to Raise 2.8 Billion EurosBloombergGreece's NBG to raise (EURO)2.8 billioneTaiwan NewsGreece's National Bank planning capital increaseReutersall 15 news articles »

Shovel ready: A $50 billion gov't bank - The Union Leader

2010-09-07
Malaysia StarShovel ready: A $50 billion gov't bankThe Union LeaderAfter an $800 billion "shovel-ready" stimulus package, bank bailouts, auto company bailouts and a "Summer of Recovery," President Obama on Monday proposed a ...The $50 billion surge or splurge?Baltimore Sun (blog)Would $200 billion in new business tax breaks and $50 billion in ...Wall Street JournalObama's Labor Day Plan: Where Would He Get $50 Billion? How Fast Would It Work?NPR (blog)KEYC -Newsweek -Helicopter Association Internationalall 4,262 news articles »

Mark Hurd is the $6.5-billion man for Oracle - Los Angeles Times (blog)

2010-09-07
Globe and MailMark Hurd is the $6.5-billion man for OracleLos Angeles Times (blog)The stock move has added $6.5 billion in market value to Oracle, lifting the company's capitalization to nearly $122 billion. [Updated at 2 pm PDT: Oracle ...Is Mark Hurd really worth $6 billion to Oracle?CNNMoneyOracle Hires Ex-HP CEO Hurd as President as Phillips DepartsBloombergMark Hurd: $6 Billon ManRedmond Channel Partner (blog)The Associated Press -Forbes (blog)all 2,180 news articles »

$600 Billion - NYTimes.com

2010-09-07
If you read the actual argument — which explains in detail how I arrived at the number — you'll see that I was thinking in terms of a one-year program; $600 billion is 4 percent of one year's GDP. I wasn't clear about the issue of ...

Health Insurer PacifiCare Faces Up To $9.9 Billion In Fines For ...

2010-09-07
California regulators are seeking fines of up to $9.9 billion from health insurer PacifiCare over allegations that it repeatedly mismanaged medical claims, lost thousands of patient documents, failed to pay doctors what they were owed ...

Dave Murphy: Half a Billion Eggs, DeCoster, Factory Farms and ...

2010-09-07
As massive food safety outbreaks become more common, everyday Americans are starting to take a closer look at what they eat and how it's made.

Is Mark Hurd Worth $6.8 billion? - Deal Journal - WSJ

2010-09-07
The short answer is: No. The long answer is: No. Neither answer deterred Oracle investors, who were cheered by the hiring of HP's former top boss.

Mark Hurd is the $6.5-billion man for Oracle [Updated] | Money ...

2010-09-07
Ousted by Hewlett-Packard Co., former CEO Mark Hurd is getting a rousing welcome from Oracle Corp. investors Tuesday. Oracle's shares were up $1.29, or 5.6%, to $24.21 at about 11 am PDT, reacting to the tech giant's announcement that ...

Why Obama's New $50 Billion Infrastructure Stimulus Will Flop On ...

2010-09-06
Unless he tries something radical, the public has already decided what it thinks about stimulus.

Hot Air » Obama to propose $50 billion in infrastructure spending ...

2010-09-06
What happens when over a hundred billion dollars in borrowed cash gets plunged into infrastructure spending and it fails to kick-start the economy? According to this administration, spend another $50 billion on the same failed policy. ...

CA regulators seek $10 billion from PacifiCare - LA Biz Observed

2010-09-07
Regulators have been going after the Cypress-based insurer for several years, but the $10 billion fine is much higher than what I've seen in earlier stories. It's believed to be the largest fine ever sought against a U.S. health insurer ...

Obama Blasts GOP, Calls For $50 Billion Infrastructure Plan For ...

2010-09-07
MILWAUKEE — A combative President Barack Obama rolled out a long-term jobs program Monday that would exceed $50 billion to rebuild roads, railways and runways, and coupled it with a blunt campaign-season assault on Republicans for ...

National Bank of Greece to Raise $3.6 Billion in Capital | www ...

2010-09-07
Japan's second biggest bank by assets Mizuho Financial Group announced Friday a plan to boost its capital base through a share issue worth 9.6 billion dollars, anticipating tougher banking rules.The 857.6 billion yen (9.6 billion ...

Five billion litres for Coorong

2010-09-07
AN extra five billion litres of water will flow into the Coorong over the next month giving it a welcome boost, Environment Minister Paul Caica says.

RM5 billion fund to help Bumiputera own shares

2010-09-07
BACHOK : The government has set aside RM5 billion through Ekuiti Nasional Berhad (Ekuinas) established by the Finance Ministry as an initial allocation to help Bumiputeras own selected shares.

BP deposits $3 billion into $20 billion escrow account for oil claims

2010-09-08
SPANISH FORT, Ala. — BP PLC announced Monday the first $3 billion of an eventual $20 billion escrow account has been deposited in a trust to pay legitimate claims stemming from the April 20 Deepwater Horizon incident.

Shovel ready: A $50 billion gov't bank

2010-09-07
After an $800 billion "shovel-ready" stimulus package, bank bailouts, auto company bailouts and a "Summer of Recovery," President Obama on Monday proposed a he-really-means-it-this-time infusion of billions of dollars to get the economy moving again.

Council approves mayor's $1 billion O'Hare bond plan

2010-09-07
Mayor Daley's plan to issue $1 billion in bonds retired by an airline ticket tax and other airport revenues to complete his massive O'Hare Airport expansion project ran into some brief turbulence Tuesday — and it had nothing to do with continued opposition by United and American Airlines . A parade of aldermen led by powerful Finance Committee Chairman Edward M. Burke (14th) said they are not ...

Fed Purchases $2.708 Billion of U.S. Treasuries in Reinvestment Program

2010-09-07
The Federal Reserve bought $2.708 billion of Treasuries as part of a program to reinvest principal payments on its mortgage holdings to prevent money from being drained out of the financial system.

Turkey Sells 4.11 billion Liras of 2012 Bonds at Yield of 8.13 Percent

2010-09-07
Turkey’s Treasury sold a nominal 4.11 billion liras ($2.72 billion) of 595-day zero coupon bonds at an average yield of 8.13 percent.

ECB drains 175 billion euros from overnight money markets

2010-09-07
The European Central Bank drained 175 billion euros (146 billion pounds) of overnight cash from euro-zone money markets on Tuesday paying depositing banks an average interest rate of 0.77 percent.

DBS Sells US$1 Billion, 5-Year Bonds; A Milestone For Singapore Bank

2010-09-07
DBS Sells US$1 Billion, 5-Year Bonds; A Milestone For Singapore Bank

Foster's rebuffs $2.5 billion offer for wine

2010-09-07
Foster's Group Ltd , Australia's largest brewer, has rejected a private equity offer worth up to $2.5 billion for its wine unit as too cheap and plans to continue with the split of its beer and wine businesses.

Mental Health News: Depression costs Japan's economy $32 billion: TOKYO — Suicides and other depress... http://bit.ly/cqluyd #mentalhealth

2010-09-08
Mental Health News: Depression costs Japan's economy $32 billion: TOKYO — Suicides and other depress... http://bit.ly/cqluyd #mentalhealth

Obama’s $50 Billion Union Infrastructure Boondoggle: The latest White House infrastructure sp... http://tinyurl.com/2a8qq9t #news #politics

2010-09-08
Obama’s $50 Billion Union Infrastructure Boondoggle: The latest White House infrastructure sp... http://tinyurl.com/2a8qq9t #news #politics

RT @KickBootyRacing: #TeamFollowBack ilovemylefteye: need 8 billion people to follow @freddyamazin @lexj4life @belacez @yuliayen @TheBoss101

2010-09-08
RT @KickBootyRacing: #TeamFollowBack ilovemylefteye: need 8 billion people to follow @freddyamazin @lexj4life @belacez @yuliayen @TheBoss101

http://bit.ly/5BNgzu Drug money saved banks in global crisis, claims UN advisor | 325 billion of it was washed legit | Guardian

2010-09-08
http://bit.ly/5BNgzu Drug money saved banks in global crisis, claims UN advisor | 325 billion of it was washed legit | Guardian

Quake: Treasury says cost has doubled: The full cost of the Canterbury earthquake could be as high as $4 billion, ... http://bit.ly/av6eVf

2010-09-08
Quake: Treasury says cost has doubled: The full cost of the Canterbury earthquake could be as high as $4 billion, ... http://bit.ly/av6eVf

Quake: Treasury says cost has doubled: The full cost of the Canterbury earthquake could be as high as $4 billion, ... http://bit.ly/av6eVf

2010-09-08
Quake: Treasury says cost has doubled: The full cost of the Canterbury earthquake could be as high as $4 billion, ... http://bit.ly/av6eVf

Alzheimer's disease drug market to increase from $4.3 billion to $13.3 billion in 2019: Report: Decision Resources... http://bit.ly/9MMcbl

2010-09-08
Alzheimer's disease drug market to increase from $4.3 billion to $13.3 billion in 2019: Report: Decision Resources... http://bit.ly/9MMcbl

Handling $266 billion a day http://bit.ly/c8ilEy

2010-09-08
Handling $266 billion a day http://bit.ly/c8ilEy

Vodafone to Sell China Mobile Stake for $6.6 Billion http://nyti.ms/aVHrEj

2010-09-08
Vodafone to Sell China Mobile Stake for $6.6 Billion http://nyti.ms/aVHrEj

Italian Mutual Funds Record Net Inflows of $1.8 Billion Euros in August http://bit.ly/awvlIA

2010-09-08
Italian Mutual Funds Record Net Inflows of $1.8 Billion Euros in August http://bit.ly/awvlIA

Intl News:#tcot #sgp Depression costs Japan's economy $32 billion: TOKYO — Suicides and other depression cases ... http://twurl.nl/x0tukp

2010-09-08
Intl News:#tcot #sgp Depression costs Japan's economy $32 billion: TOKYO — Suicides and other depression cases ... http://twurl.nl/x0tukp

Foster's Knocks Back $2.5 Billion Offer for Wine: The ailing wine business, with vineyards from California's Napa ... http://bit.ly/dnTalZ

2010-09-08
Foster's Knocks Back $2.5 Billion Offer for Wine: The ailing wine business, with vineyards from California's Napa ... http://bit.ly/dnTalZ

Foster's Knocks Back $2.5 Billion Offer for Wine: The ailing wine business, with vineyards from California's Napa ... http://bit.ly/dx8abf

2010-09-08
Foster's Knocks Back $2.5 Billion Offer for Wine: The ailing wine business, with vineyards from California's Napa ... http://bit.ly/dx8abf

India's Tata Steel to raise up to $5.5 billion debt: Source: www.reuters.com --- Wednesday, September 08, 2010KOLK... http://bit.ly/bD95Xi

2010-09-08
India's Tata Steel to raise up to $5.5 billion debt: Source: www.reuters.com --- Wednesday, September 08, 2010KOLK... http://bit.ly/bD95Xi

#Alliwant is a billion & two dollars (: [in cash]

2010-09-08
#Alliwant is a billion & two dollars (: [in cash]