NEW YORK (AP) -- The president of the entertainment division at software provider Microsoft Corp. sold 20,000 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. In a Form 4 filed with the SEC Tuesday, Robert J. Bach rep
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight expects to see "significant credit losses," but the mortgage books of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are probably in better-than-average shape, OFHEO Director James Lockhart said Wednesd
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of SEI Investments Co. slipped Wednesday after a Garp Research Securities analyst downgraded the investment manager, saying the company is vulnerable to a downturn in the stock market. Garp Research analyst Seth Dadds downgrad
NEW YORK (AP) -- A director with Wachovia Corp., one of the nation's largest banks, bought 15,000 shares of stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Tuesday. In a Form 4 filed with the SEC, John D. Baker II reported he bought t
NEW YORK (AP) -- Google Inc. retained its position as the top search engine in October and increased its share of the U.S. search market over September, according to data released Wednesday by comScore Inc. Google captured 58.5 percent of the market
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. (AP) -- Hospital operator Universal Health Services Inc. said Wednesday its board declared a regular quarterly dividend of 8 cents per share. The dividend is payable Dec. 17 to shareholders of record Dec. 3.
CARRBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, in his fight against domestic hunger, called on Congress Wednesday to take immediate action to fund programs that provide food services for millions. "This is an issue that we can
NEW YORK (AP) -- A plunge in a closely watched Treasury yield Wednesday spells relief for some borrowers who want to buy homes and big-ticket items like cars, but is a threat to retirement portfolios and the broader economy. A vigorous Treasury rally
The holidays have always been a time to gather around the dinner table, the Christmas tree, the hearth or some other inanimate object. This year, why not make it the warm glow of your television? Led by last year's family-friendly -- and still scarce
ORANGEBURG, N.Y. (AP) -- You wouldn't want to use it to carve a Thanksgiving turkey, but if you need to push a cuticle, measure a tire tread, clean a golf club or adjust a bicycle spoke, this is the knife for you. A Swiss Army knife that weighs nearl
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Paint and specialty chemical maker HB Fuller Co. said Wednesday it has completed the sale of its stake in an automotive joint venture to partner EMS Chemie Holding AG for $80 million. The company, which announced the sale in O
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- CHK THS OUT! TXTNG WHL DRVG CUD B ILGL. Wisconsin would become the third state to make text messaging illegal for drivers under a bill to be introduced in the state Senate. The proposal by Sen. Alan Lasee, R-DePere, is part of a
NEW YORK (AP) -- An index of Latin American ADRs took a beating Wednesday afternoon, following a decline in U.S. markets sparked by concerns about a slowing economy due to rising costs and a sinking housing market. The Bank of New York Latin America
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Calpine Corp.'s unsecured creditors and shareholders are nearly $7 billion apart in their estimates of the power company's postbankruptcy value, setting the stage for a fight over the company's Chapter 11-exit plan. The committee r
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