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Yahoo Chief Rearranges Managers Once Again

Business news from NYTimes.com - February 27, 2009 - 12:31am
Carol Bartz announced a revamping intended to streamline Yahoo, make managers more accountable and accelerate decision making.

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Debt Tests Canadian Media Company

Business news from NYTimes.com - February 27, 2009 - 12:27am
CanWest Global Communications may soon be nearing default on its crushing debt load and possibly facing bankruptcy.

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Lehman Loss Just the Start for Money Fund

Business news from NYTimes.com - February 27, 2009 - 12:12am
The Reserve Fund says litigation could add more than 5 cents a share to its Lehman losses.

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Breakingviews.com: Spreading Pain in A.I.G.’s Bailout

Business news from NYTimes.com - February 26, 2009 - 11:28pm
The government needs to get tough with the insurer American International Group, as its hopes of selling some of its assets are fading and the government may be considering more aid.

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More Than One Way to Take Over a Bank

Business news from NYTimes.com - February 26, 2009 - 1:17pm
With private markets failing, there are rising calls to nationalize banks — but not the way Hugo Chávez and François Mitterrand did.

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Bits: New Yahoo Chief Reorders the House

Business news from NYTimes.com - February 26, 2009 - 1:13pm
Carol Bartz, Yahoo's new chief executive, announces a long-expected reorganization of its management ranks.

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Obama Plans Major Shifts in Spending

Business news from NYTimes.com - February 26, 2009 - 1:05pm
President Obama’s budget plan tries to trim a deficit estimated at $1.75 trillion for 2009 as it redirects wide streams of spending.

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G.M. Lays Its Future on Washington’s Doorstep

Business news from NYTimes.com - February 26, 2009 - 1:04pm
Rick Wagoner, the chief executive of General Motors, met with government officials to discuss the carmaker’s finances after the company reported a $9.6 billion loss for the quarter.

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Rocky Mountain News Fails to Find Buyer and Will Close

Business news from NYTimes.com - February 26, 2009 - 1:02pm
The newspaper’s owner, E.W. Scripps, said that its search for a buyer for The News was unsuccessful and that it will publish its last edition on Friday.

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In a Surprise, UBS Will Be Led by a Former Credit Suisse Executive

Business news from NYTimes.com - February 26, 2009 - 12:45pm
The chief executive of UBS, Marcel Rohner, resigned, and Oswald Grübel will succeed him.

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Stocks & Bonds: Shares Rise Early but Finish With a Slide

Business news from NYTimes.com - February 26, 2009 - 12:13pm
Shares of health insurance companies led the broader market lower in late afternoon trading as an early rally in financial markets evaporated.

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I.B.M. Affirms Its Outlook for the Year

Business news from NYTimes.com - February 26, 2009 - 12:09pm
I.B.M. forecast growth in its services business in the first quarter, in contrast to many technology companies that have scaled back expectations.

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Profit at Sears Declines 55%

Business news from NYTimes.com - February 26, 2009 - 12:08pm
Store closings, impairment and severance charges hit the retailer, but adjusted results beat analysts’ estimates.

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Record Loss at Royal Bank of Scotland

Business news from NYTimes.com - February 26, 2009 - 12:05pm
Reporting an annual loss of $34.2 billion, the bank became the first to sign up for Britain’s asset protection plan.

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Initial Jobless Claims Rise, and New-Home Sales Fall

Business news from NYTimes.com - February 26, 2009 - 11:58am
With unemployment rising as businesses cut costs and slash their payrolls, consumers are reducing their spending and putting off major purchases, including new homes.

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Loss at Cablevision

Business news from NYTimes.com - February 26, 2009 - 11:55am
Cablevision Systems said it lost $321.4 million, mostly the result of a hefty write-down on its Newsday newspaper.

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Apple Tells Investors That Steve Jobs Plans to Return

Business news from NYTimes.com - February 26, 2009 - 10:35am
At Apple’s shareholder meeting, the company said Steven P. Jobs still planned to return in June.

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Government Offers Details of Bank Stress Test

Business news from NYTimes.com - February 26, 2009 - 6:36am
Banks that fail the test would have to provide securities that could be converted to common stock in order to get additional government funds.

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Bernanke Again Rejects Bank Takeovers

Business news from NYTimes.com - February 26, 2009 - 6:36am
The Fed chairman spurned speculation again on Wednesday that the government might nationalize Citigroup or other big banks.

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State of the Art: Geniuses at Play, on the Job

Business news from NYTimes.com - February 26, 2009 - 6:01am
Let’s sift through some of the lesser-known projects created during Google’s “20 percent time.”

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