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Dow up on Honeywell, but credit plan doubts linger
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Dow Jones industrial average rose on Thursday after economic bellwether Honeywell International raised its profit forecast, offsetting doubts about whether a global ...

China investment pace remains hot
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese capital spending in November barely slowed from record heights despite curbs on lending, showing that the central bank's task in keeping the economy from ...

HSBC says to buy Taiwan's The Chinese Bank
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Global bank HSBC Holdings has won a government auction for Taiwan's The Chinese Bank Co Ltd, which had gross assets of approximately US$3.1 billion at September 30 ...

Greenspan: Recession odds growing on slowing economy
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The odds of a recession in the United States are "clearly rising" due to the slowing rate of economic growth, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan ...

Panel rejects Merck over-the-counter statin bid
SILVER SPRING, Maryland (Reuters) - A U.S. advisory panel urged the government on Thursday to reject Merck & Co Inc's latest bid to sell a cholesterol-lowering drug without a prescription.

Red Kite Metals fund lost 22 percent in November: source
BOSTON (Reuters) - Hedge fund Red Kite Metals suffered double-digit losses last month as metals prices declined further, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

Gasoline prices boost retail sales, inflation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Retail sales were solid in November as the holiday shopping season got underway, but a good portion of consumer dollars went to higher-priced gasoline, which also ...

Citi to take $49 bln in SIVs onto balance sheet
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup plans to rescue $49 billion of structured investment vehicles in a move that further strains the biggest U.S. banking group's capital levels and may scupper ...

Lufthansa to buy stake in JetBlue
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Deutsche Lufthansa AG , Germany's national flag-carrier, will buy a 19 percent stake in low-cost U.S. airline JetBlue Airways Corp in a deal worth about $300 million ...

Lehman earnings fall amid $830 million writedown
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc said on Thursday fourth-quarter earnings fell 11 percent, as the credit market crisis triggered write-downs, and the company said further ...

Honeywell shares up after 2008 outlook tops Street view
BOSTON (Reuters) - Honeywell International Inc on Thursday forecast 2008 profit growth of 16 percent to 21 percent, broadly above Wall Street estimates, with strength in its aerospace ...

Dow Jones shareholders approve News Corp buyout
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dow Jones & Co Inc shareholders voted to approve a $5.6 billion buyout by News Corp on Thursday, giving Rupert Murdoch control of one of the world's most influential ...

N.Y. regulators "happy" to meet with Greenberg on AIG
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York State Insurance Department would be "happy" to meet with former American International Group Chief Executive Hank Greenberg to discuss his plans ...

Countrywide loan funding tumbles 40 percent in November
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Countrywide Financial Corp , the No. 1 U.S. mortgage lender, said on Thursday mortgage loan funding tumbled 40 percent to $23 billion in November, sending its shares ...

H&R; Block says may need more financing
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top U.S. tax preparer H&R; Block Inc said on Thursday its borrowing capacity may not be sufficient to meet its financing requirements and it may have to issue ...

Crisis has legs despite central bank endeavour
LONDON (Reuters) - Investor delight at a concerted central bank effort to relieve jammed money markets fizzled out on Thursday with experts saying the credit crisis would only end when ...

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