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Stocks Rally on Greece Hopes; Energy Surges
CNBC - 4 Hours ago
Stocks gained strongly amid hopes that the European Union would step in to bail out Greece, even though one German official deemed the report 'unfounded.' EU help for Greece would address a key issue

U.S. Stocks Rally on Greece Hopes BusinessWeek

Stocks rally on Greek bailout hopes CNN

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IBM Signs Five-Year Remote Managed Services Deal with Sandhar Technologies
Forbes.com - 3 Hours ago
BANGALORE, India, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that it has signed a five-year remote managed services agreement with Sandhar Technologies, an auto ancillary group based

IBM (NYSE: IBM) Signs 5-Year Remote Managed Services Agreement with Sandhar Technologies Street Insider

IBM Signs Five-Year Remote Managed Services Deal with Sandhar PR Newswire via MSN Money

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Wall Street climbs on reports of aid
Reuters UK - 3 Hours ago
The U.S. dollar fell against the euro, boosting commodity prices and shares of natural resources companies. A senior German ruling coalition source said euro zone governments have decided in principle

US stocks climb on reports of aid for Greece Melbourne Age

US STOCKS-Wall St climbs on reports of aid for Greece Reuters

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FTSE closes 0.4 percent higher, boosted by miners
Reuters - 4 Hours ago
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's top share index closed up on Tuesday, led higher by miners and banks, but lingering concerns over Europe's fiscal problems weighed on sentiment. The FTSE 100 <.FTSE> ended

FTSE creeps higher; banks and miners rebound Reuters

FTSE up 0.2 pct as banks, miners gain Reuters India

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Commodities

India to export 50,000 tonnes wheat to Nepal
Reuters India - 7 Hours ago
India, the world's second-biggest producer of wheat, banned exports of the grain in early 2007. It lifted the restriction for a few days in July 2009 before re-imposing it. The Directorate General of Add Comment

Teuton's High Property is 1.25 km South of Silver Standard's New ...
Zibb - 4 Hours ago
Company: Teuton Resources (TUO) Teuton Resources Corp. ("Teuton") (TSX VENTURE:TUO) (FRANKFURT:TFE) is pleased to announce that it intends to explore its High property in the 2010 field season, located

Teuton's High Property is 1.25 km South of Silver Standard's New Bridge Gold Deposit FOXBusiness.com

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NYMEX-Crude rises as dollar reacts to Greece talk
Reuters UK - 3 Hours ago
* Euro surges against dollar on Greece rescue talk * U.S. seeks U.N. resolution on Iran nuclear program NEW YORK, Feb 9 (Reuters) - U.S. crude futures rose more than 2 percent in volatile trading on Tuesday

NYMEX-Crude rises on dollar slip, Wall St. bounce Reuters UK

NYMEX-Crude choppy, edges up on dollar and cold FinanzNachrichten.de

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Vilmorin forms wheat seed alliance in S. America
Reuters UK - 3 Hours ago
* Vilmorin in 50-50 joint venture with Argentina's DonMario * Sees growing interest for new wheat varieties * H1 sales up at 314 mln euros; Q2 down as wheat seeds weigh * Confirms full year targets PARIS, Add Comment

Corporate finance

CPA2Biz Expands Executive Team With New Vice President of Sales
Forbes.com - 3 Hours ago
NEW YORK, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- CPA2Biz, a leading provider of firm solutions to the accounting profession, has appointed Joseph Poye to the position of vice president of sales. 'Joe has an

Eurotech Expands Executive Team With New COO and CFO, Adds Focus on Systems Business Military Embedded Systems

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RPT-UPDATE 1-LBO financing improving, say Apollo, others
Reuters India - 3 Hours ago
* Bank lending opening up, although not robust * Optimal conditions still not present for LBOs (Adds quotes from Goldman Sachs, Houlihan, details about deals, recasts lead) BERLIN, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Banks Add Comment

A Healthy Increase
CFO.com - 7 Hours ago
CFOs expect health-care costs to rise 6.8% on average this year, with the biggest increases coming at tech, software, and biotech companies. How much will health-care costs go up in 2010? According to Add Comment

UPDATE 2-IAC tops expectations, speeds up share buybacks
Reuters - 8 Hours ago
* Q4 EPS $0.20 vs Wall St view $0.17 * Earnings hit by $1 bln impairment charges on search * Q4 rev up 5 pct to $367 mln * Shares up 4 percent in early trade (Adds shares, analyst) NEW YORK, Feb 9 (Reuters) Add Comment

IPO

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. Announces Pricing of Public Offering of Convertible
Forbes.com - 8 Hours ago
BusinessWire - Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE: NLY) today announced the pricing of its public offering of $500.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 4% convertible senior notes due 2015.

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. Announces Pricing of Public Offer... Zibb

BRIEF-Annaly Capital Management announces offering of convertible senior notes Interactive Investor

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EV Energy Partners Announces Pricing of Public Offering of Common...
Zibb - 8 Hours ago
Company: EV Energy Partner LP (EVEP) EV Energy Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ: EVEP) today announced that its public offering of 3,000,000 common units was priced at $28.08 per unit to the public. The Partnership

EV Energy Partners Announces Pricing of Public Offering of Common Units FOXBusiness.com

EV Energy Partners (EVEP) Prices 3M Common Unit Offering at $28.08/Unit Street Insider

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AgFeed Industries, Inc. Announces Arrangement to Sell a Portion of Its Feed Business
Forbes.com - 11 Hours ago
NEW YORK, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- AgFeed Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: FEED), one of the largest independent hog production and animal nutrient companies in China, today announced the proposed sale of Add Comment

UPDATE 1-Dai-ichi Life to kick off IPO this month-sources
Reuters UK - 12 Hours ago
TOKYO, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance, Japan's second-largest life insurer, will later this month announce a tentative price range and other details for its initial public offering,

Dai-ichi Life to kick off IPO this month-sources Sharenet

CORRECTED - CORRECTED-Dai-ichi Life to kick off IPO this month-sources Reuters UK

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Fed watch

Fed plots strategy to undo growth measures
Washington Post - 7 Hours ago
That's the reality the Federal Reserve is confronting as it starts to explain how it will undo the aggressive growth-supporting steps that were put in place when the economy was in its deep dive -- and

Fed plots careful exit strategy Washington Post

Fed plots careful strategy to undo growth measures Washington Post

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Bernanke's Congress hearing put off due to weather
Reuters - 4 Hours ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's scheduled testimony before Congress on Wednesday has been postponed due to inclement weather, the House of Representatives Financial

Bernanke's Congress hearing put off due to weather (Reuters) Yahoo! News

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Bernanke Testimony Tomorrow Postponed by House Financial Panel
BusinessWeek - 7 Hours ago
Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The House Financial Services Committee postponed tomorrowâ??s hearing featuring testimony by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke on unwinding the central bankâ??s expansion

Bernanke Hearing Before House Panel Postponed FOXBusiness.com

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Fed Has No Ability to Tighten Policy: Strategist
CNBC - 12 Hours ago
Previous Video: Debt Fears Sink Euro Next Video: The Great Rate Airtime: ET Fed chief Ben Bernanke does not have the ability to begin tightening monetary policy, believes Kirby Daley, senior strategist Add Comment

Stockwatch

Pushed by international sales, McDonald's and Coca-Cola post upbeat numbers
Los Angeles Times - 4 Hours ago
Two of the worldâ??s largest food and beverage companies â?? McDonaldâ??s Corp. and the Coca-Cola Co. â?? said Tuesday that they haveÂ countries other than the U.S. to thank forÂ their recent strong performance.

UPDATE 4-Coca-Cola sales rise, led by emerging markets Reuters UK

Coca-Cola Bubbles Up In Emerging Markets Forbes.com

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Postal Service Begins 2010 With First-Quarter Loss
Forbes.com - 4 Hours ago
Overnight Delivery Performance Hits 96 Percent for Fifth Straight Quarter WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ --The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) ended the first quarter of this fiscal year (Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, Add Comment

Investment Technology Group names new director
San Francisco Chronicle - 3 Hours ago
Investment Technology Group on Tuesday named an executive from Schroders Investment Management to its board. Steven Wood is the global head of trading at the London asset firm with more than $222 billion

Investment Technology Group names former J.P. Morgan trader to board DCExaminer.com

BRIEF-Investment Technology Group CFO retires Interactive Investor

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Hartford spent $520,000 lobbying gov't in 4Q
San Francisco Chronicle - 4 Hours ago
Insurer Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. spent $520,000 in the fourth quarter to lobby the federal government on insurance regulation reform, consumer protection rights and other issues, according

SunTrust spent minimal amount lobbying gov't in 4Q Lexington Herald Leader

Insurer Hartford spent $520,000 in fourth quarter lobbying federal government DCExaminer.com

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Mergers & acquisitions

Eurozone agreed in principle to aid Greece - source
Reuters India - 4 Hours ago
'The decision on help for Greece has been taken in principle within the euro zone,' said the source who has knowledge of the negotiations on Greece. Various options were being considered and no decision

Eurozone agreed in principle to aid Greece - source (Reuters) Yahoo! News

UPDATE 2-Eurozone agreed in principle to aid Greece-source Interactive Investor

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UPDATE 1-Jazz Air to buy 15 Q400 planes from Bombardier
Reuters India - 3 Hours ago
* Has option to buy additional 15 aircraft VANCOUVER, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Jazz Air Income Fund (JAZ_u. TO No financial terms were revealed but deliveries of the turboprop planes, which will seat 74 passengers, Add Comment

Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc. announces $154 million in new acquisitions
Globe Investor - 3 Hours ago
OAK BROOK, Ill. (Business Wire) -- Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc., a public non-traded REIT with a diversified portfolio of commercial real estate assets, announced today that it recently completed Add Comment

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Tel. Italia up on Brazil merger report
Reuters India - 8 Hours ago
'The stock has been sought after in recent days and today there is a kind of positive attitude towards this kind of (merger) option, which has been relaunched by O Globo,' a trader says. The DJ Stoxx Add Comment

Economics

Schwab Study Finds Seattleites Feel Recession Isn't Close to Over
Forbes.com - 4 Hours ago
BusinessWire - According to a new Charles Schwab survey, over half of Seattle investors think the recession will continue for at least another year. Only 5 percent believe the recession has already ended.

Schwab Study Finds Houstonians Feel Recession Isnâ??t Close to Over EON

Schwab Study Finds Chicagoans Feel Recession Isn't Close to Over Forbes.com

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Fitch: Latin American Structured Finance Outlook Largely Stable in 2010; Problem
Forbes.com - 3 Hours ago
BusinessWire - The Rating Outlook for Latin American structured finance will remain Stable for most regions and asset types in 2010, according to Fitch Ratings in its annual Outlook report. However, the

Fitch: Latin American Banking Industry Well Positioned for Growth Amid Regional Individual.com

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London Olympics budget hit by falling land values
Guardian.co.uk - 4 Hours ago
Matthew Taylor The cost of the London 2012 Olympics could rise by up to Â£180m because of a slump in property values and a previously undisclosed bill for maintaining the Olympic park after its completion

London Olympics 'Within Budget' 4NI

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European Officials Consider Greek Bailout on Budget (Update1)
BusinessWeek - 3 Hours ago
(Adds euro in third paragraph.) Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- European officials said they are considering assistance for Greece as its struggle to contain the European Unionâ??s highest budget deficit threatens Add Comment



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