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BOJ Nomination Delayed to Monday Evening: Lawmaker

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government will likely delay its nomination of a new governor for the Bank of Japan until Monday evening, a ruling party lawmaker said.

Investor Values Nobel Biocare 30 to 50 Percent Higher: Barrons

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nobel Biocare Holding AG <NOBN.VX> may be worth 30 percent to 50 percent more than its current share price according to a Barron's April 7 story,

Ford Share Price Could Double: Source

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares in automaker Ford Motor <F.N> could double from a turnaround being led by Chief Executive Alan Mulally, according Barron's April 7 story.

G7 Cool Toward Public Mortgage Funds: U.S. Treasury

MIAMI (Reuters) - The idea of using public money to buy up distressed mortgages to ease a global credit crunch is receiving a cool reception from Group of Seven industrialized

Bear Stearns Employees Flood Wall Street Rivals With Resumes

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bear Stearns <BSC.N> employees are flooding Wall Street with their resumes as the firm is acquired by rival JPMorgan Chase <JPM.N>, but the job market looks

Woodside $1.5 Bln Angel Gas Platform Installed

KARRATHA, Australia (Reuters) - Woodside Petroleum Ltd, operator of the North West Shelf liquefied natural gas (LNG) venture in Australia, said it has completed the installation of a A$1.6 billion

Flowers Working on Sweetened Friends Bid: Report

LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. buyout firm J.C. Flowers is working on a sweetened bid worth around 3.5 billion pounds ($7 billion) for British insurer Friends Provident Plc <FP.L>, the Sunday

More Than 50 Pct Chance of U.S. Recession: Greenspan

MADRID (Reuters) - There is more than a 50 percent chance the United States could go into recession, former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan told El Pais newspaper in an

Europe to Press G7 on Market Faultlines, FX Flux

BRDO, Slovenia (Reuters) - Europe will press the G7 group of industrialized economies next week to demand more disclosure from banks on their securitization activities and the exotic securities behind

Several Gulf States Set on Currency Deadline

DOHA (Reuters) - Several members of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) that includes Saudi Arabia are determined to meet a 2010 target to introduce single currency, the council's secretary