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Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Allianz SE , Deutsche Bank AG’s RREEF investment fund and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. may raise their bid for Vattenfall AB’s German power grid after earlier talks failed to yield an agreement, said a person familiar with the matter.
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told Congress that the Obama administration is extending the $700 billion financial-rescue program until October, saying the U.S. must hold on to the money in case of new financial shocks.
Insurer Progressive Corp. said Wednesday its profit tumbled 42 percent in November, compared with a year-ago period that included a hefty gain from the sale of U.S. Treasury securities.
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Traders are snapping up options on Research In Motion Ltd. , betting the shares will climb 31 percent in five weeks as sales in China accelerate.
Delta Air Lines Inc. expects the improving revenue environment to continue in the months ahead, though sales of premium seats remain pressured.
Jackie Cure has announced the opening of Scott Williamson’s LandCrazy.com new office at 34 N. Main Street in downtown Waynesville.
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner Wednesday told Congress he was extending the Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP, until October 2010.
Sump Insurance of Clarinda has announced the winners in a recent drawing held at the businesses.
Find out what some progressive companies are doing to keep employees healthy and productive while controlling their health care costs. The 2009 NHBR Health Care Forum, sponsored by MVP Health Care , addresses the new connections between nutrition, lifetime wellness and its positive impact on health care cost trends.
The British government slapped a one-time tax of 50 percent on fat bank bonuses as it tried to win over voters ahead of a looming general election.
Jesup—John Barry Nichols, 55, of Jesup died Dec. 4, 2009. The Wayne County native was a retired English teacher with the Wayne County High School and former teacher in Liberty and Long counties.
An NHBR awards program that honors small-business owners.
Editor’s note: These articles first appeared in the St. Petersburg Times and are reprinted with permission of the writer.
Wilmer ``Will'' B. Sinclair, 30, of Marion Center, died Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009, in Rayne Township, Indiana County.
The tech sector declines shares of Texas Instruments fall on what analysts say is likely a wave of profit-taking.
(Corrects to show Spencer Stuart is handling board of directors search in the fourth paragraph.) Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- CIT Group Inc. is set to emerge from bankruptcy this week with less debt, more cash and no one in place to run the commercial lender after December.
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