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Pepsi Bottling Group, PepsiCo To Buy Russian Beverage Co - CNNMoney.com

Monday, March 17th, 2008

Pepsi Bottling Group, PepsiCo To Buy Russian Beverage Co
CNNMoney.com - 39 minutes ago
The Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. (PBG) and Pepsico Inc. (PEP) said Monday that their Russian joint-venture, PR Beverages Ltd. agreed to acquire privately held Sobol-Aqua JSC.
Pepsi says to buy bottling firm in Russia Reuters


Putting The Fizz Back Forbes
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IBM Researchers Develop World's Tiniest Nanophotonic Switch to … - CNNMoney.com

Monday, March 17th, 2008


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IBM Researchers Develop World's Tiniest Nanophotonic Switch to
CNNMoney.com - 1 hour ago
IBM (NYSE: IBM) scientists today took another significant advance towards sending information inside a computer chip by using light pulses instead of electrons by building the world's tiniest nanophotonic switch with a footprint about 100X smaller than
IBM Develops Tiniest Nanophotonic Switch To Route Optical Data RTT News


Flickr Video beta due in April CNET News.com
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Alitalia May Tumble After Air France Bids 20% of Market Value - Bloomberg

Monday, March 17th, 2008

Alitalia May Tumble After Air France Bids 20% of Market Value
Bloomberg - 6 hours ago
By Marco Bertacche and Andrea Rothman March 17 (Bloomberg) –Alitalia SpA, the unprofitable state-controlled Italian carrier, may decline in Milan trading after Air France-KLM Group agreed to buy the airline for less than a fifth of its market value.
Struggling Alitalia is bought by Air France Telegraph.co.uk


Milan shares flat midday; Media stocks, Fiat rebound; Alitalia slumps CNNMoney.com
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US central bank slashes interest rates - Guardian Unlimited

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007


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US central bank slashes interest rates
Guardian Unlimited - 1 hour ago
A TV screen at the New York Stock Exchange shows the decision of the Federal Reserve to cut a key interest rate. Photograph: Richard Drew/AP The Federal Reserve, America's central bank, last night slashed interest rates in a dramatic move designed to
What the Fed Decision Means for You ABC News
How does the Fed's action Tuesday affect my mortgage rates? Seattle Post Intelligencer
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Lehman Bros.' earnings fall 3% - Los Angeles Times

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007


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Lehman Bros.' earnings fall 3%
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago
The firm's third-quarter results ease fears over market turmoil's effect on Wall Street banks. By Walter Hamilton, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer NEW YORK — – The mortgage crisis and credit crunch took a bite out of Lehman Bros.
Lehman sheds light on Wall St strategy MSN Money
Lucky Lehman Financial Times
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Ready, set, sit . . . for about 43 hours - Indianapolis Star

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007


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Ready, set, sit . . . for about 43 hours
Indianapolis Star - 1 hour ago
By Maureen Groppe Indianapolis-area drivers wasted 43 hours in 2005 due to rush-hour congestion, according to a study released Tuesday by the Texas Transportation Institute, which regularly rates the congestion of metropolitan areas.
Hours wasted in traffic Metro Detroit Detroit Free Press
Metro area jammin' at No. 13 Rocky Mountain News
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UPDATE 3-Microsoft suffers stunning EU antitrust defeat - Reuters.uk

Monday, September 17th, 2007


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UPDATE 3-Microsoft suffers stunning EU antitrust defeat
Reuters.uk - 26 minutes ago
By David Lawsky and Michele Sinner BRUSSELS/LUXEMBOURG, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Microsoft suffered a stunning defeat on Monday when a European Union court backed a European Commission ruling that the US software giant illegally abused its market power to
Profile: Neelie Kroes BBC News
Does Microsoft matter any more? Channel 4 News
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Investors flee as Northern Rock shares plunge - Times Online

Monday, September 17th, 2007


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Investors flee as Northern Rock shares plunge
Times Online - 43 minutes ago
Britain's fifth largest mortgage lender is bracing itself today for a third day of panicking savers lining up at Northern Rock branches to empty their accounts and has opened early at 8.00am to accommodate the anticipated rush.
Northern Rock shares tumble again CNN International
Pound drops as Northen Rock woes continue Financial Times
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GM Offers Cap on Workers' Health Costs, People Say (Update3) - Bloomberg

Monday, September 17th, 2007


Turkish Press

GM Offers Cap on Workers' Health Costs, People Say (Update3)
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By John Lippert and Jeff Green Sept. 17 (Bloomberg) — General Motors Corp., trying to shed $50 billion in retiree medical obligations, offered to cap United Auto Workers members' out-of-pocket costs to help gain approval for a union-run health fund,
Changing benefits brings challenges Detroit Free Press
GM-UAW Bargaining Ends Early Washington Post
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Bank of England in dramatic intervention - Guardian Unlimited

Friday, September 14th, 2007


Turkish Press

Bank of England in dramatic intervention
Guardian Unlimited - 42 minutes ago
The Bank of England was last night forced to hand emergency funding to one of Britain's biggest mortgage providers - Northern Rock - as it became the first major financial institution in the UK to run into serious trouble as a result of the credit
Morning business news - Sept 14 RTE.ie
Northern Rock slashes profits forecast Financial Times
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