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- WSJ, FX Trader Launch Dollar Index
- DirecTV Finds Some Unlikely Friends
- EBay Acquires Start-Up Card.io to Bolster PayPal
- Vivendi to Compromise to Seal EMI Deal
- Things Get Sticky Before Ramadan
- U.K. Plans Infrastructure Guarantees
- New School of Tech Management: Google
- Italy Raises Scrutiny of Sicily
- Finmeccanica Weighs Alliances
- Vivendi Seeks Buyers for Activision
- United Continental Pilots Back Strike
- Report: States Are on Unsustainable Path
- Fed Dims View, Weighs Options
- BlackRock Test Miffs Banks
- Fund Head Arrested in Fraud Case
- Libor Alternative Trades Briskly in Debut
- Finland Reaches Collateral Deal Over Spain Bailout
- EMC's Gelsinger Will Run VMware
- HSBC's Compliance Chief Resigns
- Spanish Official: Slow Reaction to Crisis
| WSJ, FX Trader Launch Dollar Index Posted: 17 Jul 2012 07:17 PM PDT The WSJ Dollar Index is an attempt to improve on existing indexes by basing its value on actual, up-to-date turnover by all participants in the foreign-exchange market.
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| DirecTV Finds Some Unlikely Friends Posted: 17 Jul 2012 06:29 PM PDT Several cable-TV operators have come out publicly supporting DirecTV during its program-fee dispute with Viacom, adding that they don't intend to ramp up marketing to capitalize on the situation.
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| EBay Acquires Start-Up Card.io to Bolster PayPal Posted: 17 Jul 2012 05:02 PM PDT EBay has acquired credit-card-scanning company card.io, bolstering its fast-growing PayPal payments unit.
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| Vivendi to Compromise to Seal EMI Deal Posted: 17 Jul 2012 03:14 PM PDT Vivendi's Universal Music Group is preparing to offer major concessions to European antitrust regulators in pursuit of a deal to acquire rival EMI Music.
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| Things Get Sticky Before Ramadan Posted: 17 Jul 2012 05:15 PM PDT Sugar traders find themselves in a sticky situation as a combination of higher demand from the Muslim world ahead of an important holiday and surprisingly low supplies from Brazil is sending prices sharply higher.
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| U.K. Plans Infrastructure Guarantees Posted: 17 Jul 2012 04:07 PM PDT Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne is expected to announce plans to stimulate the U.K. economy, with the government offering to provide guarantees on private investment in infrastructure projects and exports.     |
| New School of Tech Management: Google Posted: 17 Jul 2012 08:00 PM PDT Yahoo's hiring of Marissa Mayer as CEO cements Google's reputation as a launching pad for tech managers, the kind of role GE has played for much of American business.
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| Italy Raises Scrutiny of Sicily Posted: 17 Jul 2012 06:33 PM PDT Prime Minister Mario Monti announced plans to meet next Tuesday with the governor of Sicily to discuss the region's finances as business leaders raised questions about the Italian island's solvency.
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| Posted: 17 Jul 2012 07:42 PM PDT Finmeccanica would consider merging some operations with European rivals as part of an effort by the Italian defense and aerospace group to become more competitive, the company's chief executive said.
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| Vivendi Seeks Buyers for Activision Posted: 17 Jul 2012 02:25 PM PDT Vivendi is working with two investment banks to explore the sale of videogame giant Activision Blizzard, in which the French conglomerate owns a majority stake.
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| United Continental Pilots Back Strike Posted: 17 Jul 2012 02:51 PM PDT Pilots at United Continental concluded a strike vote with 99% of the voters approving a plan to withdraw their services, if allowed by federal mediators.     |
| Report: States Are on Unsustainable Path Posted: 17 Jul 2012 12:41 PM PDT Rising pension and health-care costs are hampering states' efforts to improve infrastructure, according to a new task force.
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| Posted: 17 Jul 2012 06:27 PM PDT Bernanke delivered a bleak new assessment of the U.S. economy but remained guarded about what the Fed would do about the disappointing outlook.
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| Posted: 17 Jul 2012 04:22 PM PDT The firm recently tested its new bond-trading platform without telling the Wall Street securities dealers that dominate that business, a move that miffed some traders at the banks.     |
| Fund Head Arrested in Fraud Case Posted: 17 Jul 2012 04:19 PM PDT A hedge-fund manager who allegedly invested with convicted Ponzi scheme operators Samuel Israel III and Arthur Nadel has been himself been charged with fraud.     |
| Libor Alternative Trades Briskly in Debut Posted: 17 Jul 2012 09:26 AM PDT Investors embraced a futures contract tied to a rate that some see as an alternative to the London interbank offered rate, trading more than 2,600 contracts on its debut.
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| Finland Reaches Collateral Deal Over Spain Bailout Posted: 17 Jul 2012 11:14 AM PDT Finland agreed to help shore up ailing Spanish banks in exchange for cash collateral, removing an obstacle to the European Union's planned €100 billion ($123 billion) Spanish bank bailout.     |
| EMC's Gelsinger Will Run VMware Posted: 17 Jul 2012 04:20 PM PDT Data storage giant EMC reshuffled its top ranks, setting up a two-way race to succeed longtime CEO Joe Tucci—in the event he ever does step down.     |
| HSBC's Compliance Chief Resigns Posted: 17 Jul 2012 05:51 PM PDT The top executive in charge of HSBC's anti-money-laundering programs told lawmakers he is stepping down in the wake of a Senate investigation into risky practices at the global banking giant.
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| Spanish Official: Slow Reaction to Crisis Posted: 17 Jul 2012 05:19 PM PDT The country's borrowing costs fell in latest debt auction, as the new central bank chief blasted policies under his predecessor.
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