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BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand said on Tuesday it will sell some of its government rice stockpiles into the domestic market for the first time in nearly 1- years as the
Blockbuster in Talks For Stake in Viacom-led Channel: Report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blockbuster Inc <BBI.N> is in talks about taking a stake in the new premium TV channel to be launched by Viacom Inc <VIAb.N> with Lions Gate
Market Turmoil Pushes Deutsche Bank Into the Red
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank AG suffered its first quarterly loss in five years as global financial turmoil heaped more than $4 billion in writedowns on the bank and market
Calpers CEO Exits, Following Fund’s Top Investor
OAKLAND, California (Reuters) - The chief executive officer of the California Public Employees' Retirement System (Calpers), the biggest U.S. pension fund, said on Monday he would retire, days after its
Watchdog Group Says Chevron Complicit in Myanmar
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A human rights watchdog group on Tuesday accused Chevron Corp <CVX.N> of complicity in human rights abuses along a natural gas pipeline in Myanmar in which
Millionaires’ Appetite For Stocks Rising: Study
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Millionaires view the U.S. economy as "very weak," but sense a resumption of growth in early 2009 and expect to buy stocks and real-estate in the
Mall Reports May Shed Light on Consumer Health
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The two largest U.S. shopping mall operators are set to report quarterly results this week, and investors are looking for them to shed some light on
GM to Cut Truck Production, Negotiate Union Layoffs
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp <GM.N> on Monday said it would cut planned truck production at four North American plants in the coming quarter because of weaker demand for
Visa Quarterly Results Rise
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Visa Inc <V.N> on Monday posted quarterly results that beat analysts' expectations, but the company's shares fell in after-market trading amid investor concern about how the
Hartford 1st-quarter Earnings Plunge 83 Percent
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hartford Financial Services Group Inc <HIG.N> said on Monday that net income plunged more than 83 percent in the first quarter, in large part from losses