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Gates, Bloomberg pool riches to fight smoking
Associated Press WriterMicrosoft founder Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are pooling their piles of money and pouring $375 million into a global effort to cut smoking. The billionaire philanthropists, who have a combined worth of more than $70 billion, said...Tags: Company Information, Epidemics and Plagues, Elections, Political Candidates, Microsoft Corp.
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McCain needs credible ally
Last Wednesday, The Washington Post published a poll of registered voters giving Barack Obama an eight-point lead — largely because the voters said they trusted him more than John McCain on handling their No. 1 issue, the economy. That noon, I...Tags: Alan Greenspan, Rob Portman, Elections, Executive Branch, Political Candidates
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In this economy, failure is an option
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe U.S. economy appears to be caught in a cycle of recurrent panic attacks. So many things have gone wrong, and so much anxiety has accumulated in the financial system, that nothing seems safe. As a result, no sooner has one crisis seemed to recede than...Tags: Stock Broking, SunTrust Banks Incorporated, Loans, Petroleum Industry, Wells Fargo & Co.
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DAVID BRODER: John McCain's ideal running mate -- A dynamo with heft to lift the economy
Washington Post Writers GroupOn Wednesday morning, The Post published a poll of registered voters giving Barack Obama an eight-point lead -- largely because the voters said they trusted him more than John McCain on handling their No. 1 issue, the economy, by an astounding 19...Tags: Alan Greenspan, Rob Portman, Lower House, Elections, Parliament
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Eastern Bank says it is sound
Sun reporterEastern Savings Bank of Hunt Valley sought to calm nervous depositors yesterday after an erroneous television news report said the bank could close amid financial troubles. Though later corrected, the mistake sparked dozens of calls to the bank and...Tags: CBS Corp., Energy, Mortgages, Hunt Valley, Energy KD
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See Charlie run and run and run as Alex closes in
Sentinel ColumnistJohn McCain favored a federal gas-tax holiday. Then Charlie Crist favored a state gas-tax holiday. John McCain favored expanded offshore oil drilling. Then Charlie Crist favored expanded offshore oil drilling. John McCain married a younger,...Tags: Miami Beach, Economic Policy, Elections, Charlie Crist, Executive Branch
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DQ aiming for an urban twist
Chicago Tribune reporterDairy Queen has long been a brand associated with small towns and suburbs, while Orange Julius joints have rarely ventured outside shopping malls. So what's up with that new Dairy Queen-Orange Julius outlet in the heart of trendy and urbane Bucktown,...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Beverage Industry, Wrigleyville, Chicago Real Estate, Bucktown
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Dow to buy Rohm and Haas
From wire reportsDow Chemical Co. has agreed to buy rival Rohm and Haas Co. for more than $15 billion in cash in a deal that Dow hopes will fuel its growth in a more lucrative wing of the chemical-making business. The deal, the biggest in Dow's 101-year history, is being...Tags: Building Material, Metal and Mineral, Rohm & Haas Company, Corporate Officers, Prices
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Dow Chemical To Buy Rival For $15.29 Billion
Dow Chemical says it has agreed to buy specialty chemicals maker Rohm and Haas for $78 per share, or more than $15 billion.
Based on the per-share purchase price and the roughly 196 million shares Rohm and Haas had outstanding as of April 22, the deal...Tags: Rohm & Haas Company, Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated, Dow Chemical Company, Regulatory Policy and Organizations
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Business Briefing
THE ECONOMY Short-term T-bill rates slip in sale The Treasury Department auctioned $24 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 1.865%, down from 1.9% last week. An additional $23 billion in six-month bills was sold at a discount rate of 2.06%,...Tags: AMR Corp., American Airlines, Inc., Housing Industry, Federal Reserve, Real Estate
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