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Gmac Mum On Whether It Cleared Bailout Hurdle - Detroit News
grand blanc -- even after a crucial deadline came and went, the financing arm of general motors corp. remained silent saturday on whether it cleared a final hurdle to become a bank holding company and gain access to billions in federal bailout money ...
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(afx Uk Focus) 2008-12-26 03:44 Update 1-hyundai Corp Sale Plan Sparks Share Rally
seoul, dec 26 (reuters) - major shareholders of south korea's hyundai corp will pick a lead manager soon to offer a majority stake in the company, a bank said on friday, with news of the estimated $130 million deal sending its shares soaring. korea exchange bank (keb) said in a statement that 11 shareholders had agreed to put a stake in the trading and resources-development company up for sale ...
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U.s. Stocks Gain, Led By Gm On Gmac’s Bank Status; Exxon Rises
dec. 26 (bloomberg) -- u.s. stocks rose, giving the standard & poor’s 500 index its first back-to-back gains in three weeks, after gmac llc’s conversion to a bank spurred a rally in general motors corp.
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2008 A Tough Year For Local Businesses - Waterbury Republican-american
from the hiring of former gov. john g. rowland as waterbury's economic development czar in january to that frenzied week of activity in middlebury in december — when chemtura corp. named a new president, chairman and chief executive officer on a ...
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Downtown Cedar Rapids Erects Welcome Sign - Des Moines Register
more than 75 percent of downtown businesses are back following the june floods in cedar rapids. "but it doesn't feel like that when you walk around," said doug neumann, executive director of the economic planning and redevelopment corp. the majority ...
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(afx Uk Focus) 2008-12-26 00:59 Hyundai Corp Soars On Top Shareholders' Sale Plan
seoul, dec 26 (reuters) - shares in south korea's hyundai corp jumped by the daily limit of 15 percent on friday, after its lead shareholder announced a plan to put the trading and energy company up for sale in 2009. korea exchange bank said in a statement that 11 major shareholders who had been creditors to hyundai corp had agreed to the sale plan and to extend a debt rescheduling programme for ...
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Most U.s. Stocks Gain, Led By Gm On Gmac’s Conversion To Bank
dec. 26 (bloomberg) -- most u.s. stocks rose for the second consecutive day after gmac llc’s conversion to a bank spurred a rally in general motors corp.
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2008: Unforgettable - Charleston Post & Courier
it was, at best, two steps forward and two steps back for the charleston economy in 2008, an eventful, tumultuous and unforgettable year by any measure. gasoline prices, which shattered the $4-a-gallon ceiling at midyear and put a serious crimp on ...
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Press Digest - South Korean Newspapers - Dec 22 - Forbes
seoul, dec 22 (reuters) - the following is a summary of major south korean newspapers on monday, prepared by reuters in seoul. reuters has not checked the stories and does not guarantee their accuracy. the government is pursuing talks with north ...
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Most U.s. Stocks Gain, Led By Gm On Gmac’s Conversion To Bank
dec. 26 (bloomberg) -- most u.s. stocks increased, trimming the weekly declines by benchmark indexes, as general motors corp. rallied after the federal reserve allowed gmac llc to convert into a bank.
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U.s. Stocks Advance As Gmac’s Bank Conversion Spurs Gm Rally
dec. 26 (bloomberg) -- u.s. stocks increased, trimming the weekly decline by benchmark indexes, as general motors corp. rallied after the federal reserve allowed gmac llc to convert into a bank. asian shares gained for a second day.
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Park Ridge - Chicago Tribune
just past the massive bin holding the ruins of steve furlan's condo from the last time the des plaines river flooded, the water was rising again. the riverside man could do nothing but watch saturday afternoon. he had moved back only last week, after ...
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Looking Back, And Looking Forward - Allentown Morning Call
let's walk down memory lane: it's been a year of bankruptcies, closures and, yes indeed ... even some much-anticipated openings and changeups. speaking of changeups, some of lehigh valley's grocery stores, such as wegmans and weis market, have joined ...
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U.s. Stocks Gain, Led By Gm On Gmac’s Bank Status; Macy’s Falls
dec. 26 (bloomberg) -- u.s. stocks increased, trimming the weekly declines by benchmark indexes, as general motors corp. rallied after the federal reserve allowed gmac llc to convert into a bank. asian shares gained for a second day.
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U.s. Stocks Advance As Gmac’s Bank Conversion Spurs Gm Rally
dec. 26 (bloomberg) -- u.s. stocks rose, trimming the weekly decline by benchmark indexes, as general motors corp. rallied after the federal reserve allowed gmac llc to convert into a bank. asian shares gained for a second day.
www.bloomberg.com

Economic Year Full Of Ups, Downs - Billings Gazette
it was anything but a-business-as-usual 2008 across the united states, indeed the world. against a bleak national canvas of home foreclosures, layoffs, wall street ponzi schemes and bailouts and $2 trillion in losses to americans' retirement accounts ...
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South Korean, Australian Stocks Fall As Global Recession Concern ... - Bloomberg
dec. 23 (bloomberg) -- asian stocks fell for a third day as toyota motor corp. forecast a loss and china cut interest rates by less than some economists expected, fanning concerns a global recession will deepen. hyundai motor co. led carmakers lower ...
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U.s. Stocks Gain, Led By Gm On Gmac’s Bank Status; Macy’s Falls
dec. 26 (bloomberg) -- u.s. stocks rose, giving the standard & poor’s 500 index its first back-to-back gains in three weeks, as gmac llc’s conversion to a bank spurred a rally in general motors corp. and oil’s increase sent exxon mobil corp. higher.
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Gold Rises Most In A Week On Middle East, South Asia Tensions
dec. 26 (bloomberg) -- gold prices rose the most in a week as mounting tensions in the middle east and south asia boosted the appeal of the precious metal as a haven.
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Gov: Credit Rules Could Cost State Thousands Of Jobs - Rapid City Journal
the head of sioux falls-based premier bankcard said the company is "extremely disappointed" with a new federal rule that limits fees charged on credit cards offered to high-risk borrowers. the so-called subprime cards available to those with low ...
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