Bank of Japan Holds Its Key Rate Steady
Date: 20 December 2007
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Thursday in its first unanimous decision since June, after a drop in business confidence signaled that companies were bracing for slower growth.
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Nissan and Chrysler Discussing a Pact
Date: 20 December 2007
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Nissan is in talks with Chrysler on a possible manufacturing agreement.
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Guilty Plea From Ex-HealthSouth Exec
Date: 20 December 2007
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
A former HealthSouth executive, Malcolm E. McVay, pleaded guilty Monday to making illegally structured bank deposits 10 months after being resentenced to probation for his role in the company’s $2.7 billion fraud.
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Sprint Nextel Hires a Chief From Its Spinoff
Date: 19 December 2007
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The cellphone company, which lost more than a million customers in the last five quarters, named Daniel R. Hesse as chief executive on Tuesday.
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Off-Field News Disheartening; Rivalries Exciting
Date: 19 December 2007
By Jeffrey Marcus
Jeffrey Marcus
A survey of soccer Web sites this morning yields an eclectic mix of news, and the off-the-field stuff is quite disheartening.
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Strike News: Shifting New Shows
Date: 20 December 2007
By Brian Stelter
Brian Stelter
Underscoring the topsy-turvy nature of the network’s strike schedules, ABC and NBC made tweaks to two midseason show premieres on Wednesday.
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Outside the Garden, an Eight-Foot Pink Slip for Thomas Seeks Change
Date: 20 December 2007
By Joe Lapointe
Joe Lapointe
Outside Madison Square Garden, a small group of Knicks fans voiced their dissatisfaction with the team’s coach, Isiah Thomas. Inside the arena, that message can get one ejected.
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How to Restore a Century-Old Marble Exterior
Date: 20 December 2007
By Sewell Chan
Sewell Chan
Also in the Morning Buzz: the Columbia University campus expansion, the M.T.A. fare and toll increase and new flight restrictions at Kennedy International Airport.
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Nick Mulling Post-Spears Pregnancy Show
Date: 20 December 2007
By The New York Times
The Associated Press reports:
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Harmony Gold Sells $252 Milion in Assets
Date: 19 December 2007
By Dealbook
Dealbook
Harmony Gold Mining, Africa’s third-largest gold producer, agreed to form a venture and sell a stake in assets including its Cooke uranium ore dump in South Africa to Pamodzi Resources Fund for $252 million.
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