NATIONAL Australia Bank (NAB) chief executive John Stewart has not ruled out a counterbid for takeover target St George Bank. The St George board yesterday endorsed an $18.6 billion takeover by the Westpac Bank and entered two weeks of exclusive negotiations. "We are watching it with interest to...
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Sydney, Australia, July 24, 2008 - (ABN Newswire) - The US stocks rose modestly overnight amid another sharp decline in crude oil prices. Analysts said the market also got a lift from prospects for passage of a major housing...
Some funny stuff for everyone. ("When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat." Ronald Reagan) 75% of that was McCain bashing, 25% was thinly veiled Obama worship. NLOL. Not even one half-smile for the entire...
Goody goody gum drops! General Motors is extending its employee discount to "friends" and "family". Will this have any impact on sales? Todd mouths off. And what of airline stocks? Interestingly, there's little historical...
LONDON - JPMorgan Chase may have ) closed up 2.9%, at 310.25 pence ($6.17). The shares had fallen more than 3.0% earlier in the session, suggesting that investors didn't like the idea of break-up, reported by the Daily...