Archive for November 11th, 2008

Express Scripts Clients Receive Threats To Release Data

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
Express Scripts Inc. (ESRX) said a small number of its clients have received written threats to expose their personal information.
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Oil falls below $60 a barrel on concerns about global slowdown

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
Traders bet that near-term demand will continue to drop, despite news of China's massive economic stimulus package. By Ronald D. White Oil tanked below $60 a barrel, closing today below that benchmark for the first time since March 2007 as traders bet ...
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More calls for action as recession fears spread (AFP)

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
AFP - Britain and the EU called for strong joint action to hold off the recession threatening leading economies as more grim economic and corporate news battered world stock markets on Tuesday.
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Fannie, Freddie Boost Effort to Minimize Foreclosures (Update2)

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
By Dawn Kopecki and Rebecca Christie Nov. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the largest US mortgage-finance companies, will accelerate anti- foreclosure efforts by streamlining loan modifications to lower monthly payments for more ...
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Las Vegas Sands shares slide after project stalls

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
By Chris Oliver & William Spain, MarketWatch CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Las Vegas Sands Corp. plummeted more than 34% Tuesday after the hotel and casino operator said it will suspend construction activity in Macau to help preserve cash and try ...
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Consumer spending worries clobber stocks (AP)

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
AP - Wall Street has fallen again on a wave of worrisome news that revealed few industries are safe from the consumer spending slump.
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Wall Street falls as Alcoa, Tyco hint of more economic woe (Reuters)

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
Reuters - Stocks slid on Tuesday as faltering demand at aluminum maker Alcoa and a dismal outlook from Tyco International showed the economic slowdown is deepening.
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Oil dives below 60 dollars per barrel in New York (AFP)

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
AFP - Oil prices sank more than three dollars a barrel in New York Tuesday, after two days of minor gains, as stock markets tumbled on recession fears.
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AstraZeneca's Ulcer Drug Raised Risks With Clot Drug (Update1)

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
By Alex Nussbaum Nov. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Heart stent patients taking Bristol- Myers Squibb Co. and Sanofi-Aventis SA's anti-clotting drug Plavix increased their risk of heart attacks and strokes if they also took anti-ulcer medicines like AstraZeneca ...
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Oil drops 5 percent to $59 as demand weighs (Reuters)

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
Reuters - Oil prices fell 5 percent to $59 a barrel on Tuesday as the deepening global economic crisis dragged down markets and raised expectations of further slowdowns in energy demand.
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