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Struggling with a slowdown in its core business, credit card issuer Discover has been pushing this year to expand with new ventures in the United States and internationally.2.7

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Technology research and development company Qinetiq has appointed three finance firms to advise on its flotation, with some reports suggesting a move could come as soon as November.2.7

Stock futures pointed to a slightly lower start to U.S. trading Tuesday, as oil prices retreated from record highs but continued to hover around the $68-a-barrel mark.2.7

CFS declares third-quarter dividend of 2.5 cents a share By Aude Lagorce LONDON -- UCBH Holdings , the holding company for a California bank, declared a third-quarter cash dividend of 2.5 cents a share payable ...2.7

If share prices are any guide, the prospects of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange have soared since ... Frucher also credits the market's survival to its busy in-house technology arm, run by William Morgan and Thomas Wittman.2.7

A suit filed against eight of the nation's largest credit-card companies alleges that they colluded to require customers to settle disputes through arbitration, reported The Wall Street Journal.4.7

By Steve Gelsi , MarketWatch Last Update: 8:16 AM ET Aug. 18, 2005 . . Reprint ... Google, profit-taking sap stock-market futures Google files to sell more than $4 bln in Class A shares Limited Brands warns on outlook as net declines Crude futures stabilize above $63-a-barrel mark Morgan Stanley to keep Discover as part of new ...2.7

Jurors who have spent more than a month hearing medical jargon-filled testimony in the nation's first Vioxx-related civil trial finally got the chance to stop listening and start deliberating.2.7

Nordstrom shares soared yesterday in the first day of trading after the Seattle upscale clothing chain posted results that surpassed Wall Street's expectations.2.7

Online job postings for the Tampa Bay area fell slightly in July, according to a review of 1,500 Web sites by Monster.com. Monster attributed the dip, from an index score of 100 in June to 99 in July, to a ...

I recently read two articles that underlined how some major brokerages operate. First off, Morgan Stanley , in an effort to focus more on the customers who generate the most income for the company, is ...2.7

The incoming head of DaimlerChrysler's Chrysler division said on Wednesday that he sees no end to cost cutting -- including more possible job cuts -- to offset poor profit margins and increased spending on ...2.7

Soaring energy costs pushed U.S. producer prices up by twice as much as expected in July, ... Business pricing power continues to rise as the economy grows above trend and there are upside risks going forward that eventually will show up," said Morgan Stanley economist Ted Wiesman.3.2

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Today United Airlines is expected to announce a new branded regional jet service called United Express Explus.2.7

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GABRIELE T. SMITH seemed to carry an all-access pass to rap music's circles of power.1.6

Sanford C. Bernstein & Co.'s Brad Hintz, the third-ranked U.S. analyst for brokerage firms in Institutional Investor's annual survey, may be sanctioned by the NASD for trading shares of Wall Street firms he ...2.7

Following are changes in wireless company ratings reported by financial services and investment banking firms this week.2.7

ATLANTA, Ga. - One of the highest-paid people at Delta Air Lines is finally leaving the payroll - eight years after he left the company.2.7

Citigroup Inc.'s Sanford Weill said he will complete his term as chairman of the biggest U.S. financial-services company, ending his plans to leave early and start a buyout fund, Bloomberg News reported ...2.7

Morgan Stanleymaintained an "overweight" rating on Forest Laboratories after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration rejected an expanded label for the drug company's Namenda Alzheimer's treatment.2.7

HONG KONG: Buoyed by a surging property market and a robust local economy, Hong Kong blue chips ... We're expecting the economic recovery to continue this year and next," said Steven Li, head of research at JP Morgan.2.7

CHICAGO , Aiming to broaden its investor base, Chicago will include in its upcoming new-money and ... and Morgan Stanley & Co.2.7

Tribune Co., the No. 2 U.S. newspaper publisher, and No. 4 Knight Ridder Inc. each posted a 3.8 ... The slide, more than twice the national average expected by Morgan Stanley analyst Douglas Arthur, underscore difficulties facing the nation's biggest newspapers.4

Lehman Brothers and Lazard advised Omnicare on its $1.55 billion purchase of NeighborCare .2

Gateway Benefits From Calif. Government Pact P&G;, Gillette Deal Faces Resistance in Europe Broadcom Sues Qualcomm Over Licenses Wal-Mart Upbeat About June Sales GM Renews Employee Discounts for All Factory ...2.7

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Blackstone Group LP, the world's two biggest buyout firms, are making 2005 an unprecedented year for leveraged buyouts, generating more than $4 billion of fees for investment ...2.9

John Mack on Thursday made clear that change at the top of Morgan Stanley did not necessarily mean a change in strategy for the Wall Street bank.

ACC Bank today said it had launched its latest investment bond in the SolidWorld Bond Series ... The SolidWorld Bond 7 is a 100pc secure investment linked to 90pc of an uncapped return on a basket ...2.7

Diageo Plc, the world's largest liquor maker, said sales growth slowed in volume terms in the ... and some emerging markets,'' Alexandra Oldroyd, an analyst at Morgan Stanley in London, wrote in a note to investors earlier this week.2.7