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Bridgestone aims for 80 percent profit boost in 5 years
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| Reuters - Bridgestone Corp (5108.T) aims to boost
annual profit by 80 percent and sales by a fifth over the next
five years as it steps up its quest to be the world's biggest
tire maker. |
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Wall Street drops as financials weigh
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| Reuters - Stocks fell on Thursday as shares of
financial services companies slid on concerns about the
lingering effects of the credit crunch following Bank of
America Corp's disappointin... |
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Permira to buy Japan's Arysta for $2.2 billion
(Reuters)
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| Reuters - Global private equity firm
Permira , said it had won the race to buy agrichemical
company Arysta LifeScience Corp for about 250 billion yen ($2.2
billion) enterprise value, mark... |
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GM, union talks adjourn amid signs of progress
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| Reuters - Negotiators for the United Auto Workers
and General Motors Corp agreed to a break in contract
talks on Monday after a marathon 16-hour bargaining session
that raised expectatio... |
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Oil extends fall
(Reuters)
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| Reuters - Oil prices fell on Monday, extending the
previous session's decline on profit taking from record highs,
but clung to $88 on violence between Turkish soldiers and
Kurdish guerril... |
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Weekly jobless claims jump more than expected
(Reuters)
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| Reuters - The number of U.S. workers filing
new claims for jobless aid jumped by 28,000 last week, far more
than anticipated and the biggest increase for any week since
February, the Labo... |
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Nokia to buy mobile advertising firm Enpocket
(Reuters)
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| Reuters - The world's top cellphone maker,
Nokia, said on Monday it had agreed to buy privately held U.S.
mobile advertising firm Enpocket, but did not disclose
financial details. |
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Southwest and Continental post higher profits
(Reuters)
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| Reuters - Southwest Airlines Co and
Continental Airlines Inc , two of the largest U.S.
carriers, posted higher quarterly earnings on Thursday as
fuller planes and fare increases helped o... |
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Wal-Mart cutting prices to win holiday sales
(Reuters)
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| Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on
Thursday it was cutting prices on 15,000 more items this week
as the world's largest retailer tries to boost sales heading
into the crucial holiday ... |
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Bank of America profit tumbles
(Reuters)
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| Reuters - Bank of America Corp, the
second-largest U.S. bank, posted a much larger-than-expected 32
percent drop in quarterly profit on Thursday, hurt by mounting
credit losses and dismal... |
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