SYDNEY (Reuters) – Macquarie Group , Australia’s top investment bank, spooked investors on Tuesday with a lukewarm outlook, warning them about weakening markets and sending its shares down 6 percent.
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Macquarie cautious on outlook; shares down 6 percent
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Governor David Paterson on Monday restated his intention to run for governor and denied rumors he might resign over potentially scandalous allegations in a forthcoming news report that fueled new speculation about his political future.
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Under fire, NY governor Paterson says he’s not resigning
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic Representative John Murtha, chairman of the House of Representatives defense appropriations subcommittee who exercised enormous influence on defense issues, died on Monday.
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John Murtha, defense appropriations chair, dies
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s call for a bipartisan healthcare summit sets the stage for a final push to get the stalled legislation through Congress, but skeptical Republicans said on Monday the only solution is to start over.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former Intel Capital director pleaded guilty on Monday to fraud in the Galleon insider trading case, telling a New York court that hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam gave him money for personal needs and that he profited from illegal trades.
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Not so long ago, John Thain’s legacy was that of the Merrill Lynch CEO who redecorated his office for $1.2 million before selling the dying investment firm to Bank of America in a controversial deal that is now under criminal investigation.
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John Thain’s turnaround challenge
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PARIS (Reuters) – Iran has rejected Western overtures and the international community has no choice but to move toward imposing new sanctions over its nuclear program, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Monday.
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AP – Stocks traded mixed Monday as investors remained wary about the strength of the economic recovery and mounting debt in Europe.
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New York Times (blog) West Bank to hold municipal elections July 17 Washington Post FILE – In this Monday, Feb. 1, 2010 file photo, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gestures during a news conference with the German Chancellor Angela Merkel, not seen, in the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany. The Palestinian government in the West Bank …
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NEW YORK — Stocks traded mixed Monday as investors remained wary about the strength of the economic recovery and mounting debt in Europe.
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