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Grand Jury Probing Wal-Mart Spending (AP)
AP - A federal grand jury is reviewing allegations of misspending within Wal-Mart Stores Inc., an investigation triggered by the world's largest retailer when it voluntarily handed ...
Solo 401(k)s Now Invest In Real Estate (Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - You don't need to be Donald Trump to invest directly in real estate. Small-biz entrepreneurs are discovering that they can do it through their so-called ...
British Economy Grows 0.6 Percent in 1Q (AP)
AP - British economic expansion slowed marginally in the first quarter of 2005, as growth in business and financial services were held back by slower industrial production activity.
China Working Out Yuan Reform Timetable (Reuters)
Reuters - China's central bank governor said
on Saturday there were no serious political or technical
obstacles to reform of the tightly held yuan currency but the
timetable for any ...
Nasdaq, Instinet Seal $1.88 Bln Deal (Reuters)
Reuters - The Nasdaq Stock Market Inc.
and a consortium of investors on Friday agreed to purchase
Instinet Group Inc. for $1.88 billion cash in a move
that will intensify the already ...
Wal-Mart Keeps April Sales Forecast (Reuters)
Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said on
Saturday it remained on track to meet its modest April sales
growth forecast, and demand for food outpaced sales of general
merchandise.
Week Ahead: Stocks Face Earnings, Data (Reuters)
Reuters - After a rollercoaster ride through the
past week, investors will have to navigate a torrent of company
results and economic indicators next week for any signs of a
clear direction ...
Wal-Mart Keeps April Sales Forecast
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N said on Saturday it ...
Week Ahead: Stocks Face Earnings, Data
NEW YORK (Reuters) - After a rollercoaster ride through the past week, investors will have to navigate a torrent of company results and economic indicators next week for any signs of a ...
Honda Offers Retail Natural Gas Vehicle (AP)
AP - It what it describes as an industry first, Honda Motor Co. is offering a natural gas vehicle with its own home refueling machine at dealerships in California.
Fed Officials Warn Deficits Unsustainable (Reuters)
Reuters - Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan
said on Thursday the United States is not heading toward
1970s-era stagflation, but it risks economic stagnation "or
worse".;
Merck First-Quarter Earnings Fall (Reuters)
Reuters - Merck & Co. on Thursday said
first-quarter profit fell 15 percent following the withdrawal
of its arthritis drug Vioxx last year.
Google Profit Soars, Stock Up 6 Percent (Reuters)
Reuters - Web search leader Google Inc.
on Thursday posted a quarterly profit nearly six
times higher than a year earlier, blowing past Wall Street
targets as search advertising continued ...
Qwest Raises MCI Offer to $9.9 Billion (Reuters)
Reuters - Qwest Communications International
Inc. on Thursday raised its bid for MCI Inc. to
$9.9 billion, saying it was making its "best and final offer"
for the long-distance ...
Google Profit Soars, Stock Up 6 Percent
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Web search leader Google Inc. GOOG.O on ...
Qwest Raises MCI Offer to $9.9 Billion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Qwest Communications International Inc. Q.N on ...
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