Yahoo Shareholder Wants CEO Marissa Mayer Ousted, Her Traces Erased
December 15, 2015
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Yahoo Shareholder Wants CEO Marissa Mayer Ousted, Her Traces Erased

The wide variance between the proposals put forth by Canyon Capital, SpringOwl and Starboard Value…

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Federal interest rate hike means economy ‘sufficiently strong’ to absorb it
December 15, 2015
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Federal interest rate hike means economy ‘sufficiently strong’ to absorb it

Perhaps not, and I understand that Chair Janet Yellen has to fend off the sharp…

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Oil Falls to Near 11-Year Low as Oversupply Worsens
December 15, 2015
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Oil Falls to Near 11-Year Low as Oversupply Worsens

But in its most recent monthly report, it admitted that its “oil demand forecast for…

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‘Missing’ Chinese tycoon is being questioned by authorities
December 15, 2015
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‘Missing’ Chinese tycoon is being questioned by authorities

One of China’s top entrepreneurs, the chairman of the Fosun conglomerate that owns Club Med…

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Islamic State conflict: USA to deploy special force to Iraq
December 15, 2015
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Islamic State conflict: USA to deploy special force to Iraq

The U.S. will deploy a new special operations force to the Middle East to help…

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Consumers shouldn’t be affected by interest rate hike
December 15, 2015
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Consumers shouldn’t be affected by interest rate hike

The Fed lowered short-term rates to near zero during the financial crisis in December 2008,…

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stresses need for nation-to-nation relationship
December 15, 2015
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stresses need for nation-to-nation relationship

Ministers of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet will meet with the families of missing and…

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Job gains keep unemployment at 5 percent
December 15, 2015
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Job gains keep unemployment at 5 percent

The monthly report said the economy added 211,000 private-sector jobs in November, and September and…

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The Week Ahead: Federal Reserve Guidance On Rate Hikes Key
December 15, 2015
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The Week Ahead: Federal Reserve Guidance On Rate Hikes Key

Combined with expectations for future rate moves, it also guides longer-term interest rates which affect…

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Qantas on track for record 1H profit
December 15, 2015
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Qantas on track for record 1H profit

Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce has reason to smile as he says all businesses of…

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