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GM receives Gulf Arab interest in Hummer buy
26.08.2008 02:00
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DUBAI (Reuters) - General Motors Corp (GM) has received interest from two separate investors from the Gulf Arab region to buy its Hummer brand, the company's Middle East chief told Reuters on Tuesday.
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HP to close EDS purchase on Tuesday: paper
26.08.2008 02:00
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(Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co. expects to close its $13.25 billion acquisition of Electronic Data Systems Corp. Tuesday but did not give any details on possible job cuts, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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Temasek doubles profit, but worried about crisis
26.08.2008 02:00
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore wealth fund Temasek warned of further contagion from the global credit crisis after it doubled its full-year profit by selling billions of dollars of assets.
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Financial worries drive Wall Street down 2 percent
26.08.2008 02:00
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell sharply on Monday as credit concerns hounded financial stocks while global growth worries hurt big technology and industrial companies.
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Rio Tinto H1 jumps 55 percent on China demand
26.08.2008 02:00
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MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Global miner Rio Tinto posted a better-than-expected 55 percent jump in first-half profit, boosted by its 2007 takeover of Alcan and strong Chinese demand, and raised its dividend on Tuesday.
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Oil near $115 as dollar weighs
26.08.2008 02:00
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil hovered around $115 a barrel on Tuesday as the dollar strengthened, but losses were limited as tropical storm Gustav in the Caribbean turned into a hurricane, stoking concerns over output disruptions in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Merrill execs in Taiwan for graft probe: report
26.08.2008 02:00
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TAIPEI (Reuters) - Merrill Lynch executives arrived in Taipei to clarify the company's role involving in the possible money laundering by family members of ex-president Chen Shui-bian, a local newspaper said on Tuesday.
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BHP shuts Australia iron ore mine after fatality
26.08.2008 02:00
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SYDNEY (Reuters) - BHP Billiton Ltd has shut its giant Yandi iron ore mine in Australia until further notice while it investigates a fatality, the company said on Tuesday.
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Australia's Foster's H2 profit falls on wine woes
26.08.2008 02:00
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MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Foster's Group Ltd , Australia's largest brewer, posted a 9.4 percent drop in second-half profit on Tuesday, pressured by sliding sales at its Californian wine business and a strong Australian dollar.
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Medicare officials underestimated improper payments: report
26.08.2008 02:00
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(Reuters) - Medicare officials had undervalued the amount of improper payments made for medical equipment in 2006 because it failed to review sufficient medical documents, according to a government report.
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Gustav becomes a hurricane, hits Haiti
26.08.2008 01:00
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MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Gustav reached hurricane strength as it swirled through the central Caribbean and bore down on Haiti on Tuesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
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Federer in pursuit of fifth successive U.S. Open title
26.08.2008 01:00
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Roger Federer launches his bid for a fifth consecutive U.S. Open title on Tuesday when he plays Argentine Maximo Gonzalez in the first round.
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