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Monthly Archive September, 2008

Central banks labor to calm markets in Lehman storm

September 15, 2008

Central banks mobilized worldwide on Monday to reassure financial markets after Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy protection and news that Merrill Lynch, another Wall […]

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Bank of America to buy Merrill for $50 billion

Bank of America Corp said it agreed to buy Merrill Lynch & Co Inc in an all-stock deal worth $50 billion, snagging the world’s […]

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Monsanto: Genetic blueprint will help produce better corn

September 14, 2008

Monsanto Co. says it is a step closer to further unlocking corn’s yield potential. The company has produced a genetic blueprint of one of […]

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Where the buck stops with Fannie, Freddie

September 12, 2008

During the Vietnam War, James Lockhart served as a naval officer aboard a nuclear submarine, the USS George Washington Carver. His job these days […]

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UAW rallies Fenton workers to protest shuttering of minivan plant

September 11, 2008

Shirley Weber walked the rally line outside Chrysler LLC’s Fenton minivan plant Wednesday not only for her own job, but for the jobs of […]

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Malaysia Output Growth Slows to 11-Month Low on Manufacturing

Malaysia's industrial production grew at the slowest pace in 11 months in July as demand for manufactured goods waned and electricity output eased.
Production […]

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Pinching pennies all life long

September 10, 2008

My late mother wouldn’t take taxis because she found them too expensive. It’s not that she couldn’t afford a cab ride. But she hated doling […]

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Lehman strategic plan in sight as KDB talks end

Lehman Brothers will try to regain investor confidence on Wednesday with a set of “key strategic initiatives” as hopes for a Korean-led rescue crumbled […]

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CanReit acquires 8 Canadian Tire stores

September 9, 2008

Two Toronto-based commercial real estate owners have acquired 11 retail properties from Canadian Tire Corp.
Canadian Real Estate Investment Trust announced yesterday it has […]

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Union strikes Boeing

September 8, 2008

Workers at Boeing walked off the job on Saturday after nearly two days of around-the-clock talks failed to avert what could one of the […]

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