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Can You Deduct Online-gambling Losses? Maybe...

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Can You Deduct Online-gambling Losses? Maybe

Dress Barn Shares on 1Q Earnings and Full...

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Shares of Dress Barn Inc. rose after the company boosted its full-year view and announced better-than-expected first-quarter results...

Cautious optimism as job losses slow

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The pace of job losses slowed in many U.S. states in October, and the unemployment rate slipped in hard-hit...

Pre-Paid Legal Services Addresses FTC Complaint...

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On Friday, Pre-Paid Legal Services (PPD) tried to diffuse some of the negativity brought on by a complaint from the Federal Trade Commission...

Wet Seal Shares Fall On Weak 4Q Outlook

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Shares of retailer Wet Seal saw shares fall after the company gave a weak fourth-quarter outlook.

Hershey mulls $17 billion solo bid for Cadbury...

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PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - U.S. chocolate maker Hershey Co is considering launching a bid of at least $17 billion for British chocolatier...

Hershey mulls $17 billion solo bid for Cadbury...

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Reuters - U.S. chocolate maker Hershey Co is considering launching a bid of at least $17 billion for British chocolatier Cadbury Plc...

Electronics For Imaging to Auction Common...

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Electronics For Imaging (EFII), the Foster City, California-based maker of digital imaging and printing products, announced on Friday...

Morgan Stanley Sells Crescent Real Estate...

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Morgan Stanley (MS) announced on Friday that it will turn over ownership of Cresent Real Estate Equities to lending giant Barclay’...

Shares of Dell Drop Nearly 10%

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Thanks to Friday’s analyst predictions that computer giant Dell (DELL) may miss the boat on the rebound in the personal computer...

New Hampshire AG seeks bankruptcy for mortgage...

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AP - The New Hampshire attorney general's office wants to force a mortgage company that closed suddenly into bankruptcy.

MarketWatch's Top Stories Of The Week, Nov...

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MarketWatch's Top Stories Of The Week, Nov. 16-20

JPMorgan Chase Halts Arbitration Activity...

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JPMorgan Chase has agreed to remove arbitration clauses from credit-card contracts.

Black Friday deals may not signal retail...

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CHICAGO (Reuters) - When the U.S. holiday shopping season kicks off on the day after Thanksgiving, retailers can expect to see millions...

U.S. Q3 seen revised down on widening trade...

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy's return to growth in the third quarter was less brisk than previously thought as the trade...

Rio's Cloud Peak down in debut, others fare...

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors bet on growth in the IPOs of a Chinese hotel chain and an online education company on Friday, but were...

Paulson's golden investors have to commit...

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BOSTON (Reuters) - Investors tempted to put money into star hedge fund manager John Paulson's new gold portfolio will have to commit...

Paulson's golden investors have to commit...

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Reuters - Investors tempted to put money into star hedge fund manager John Paulson's new gold portfolio will have to commit at least...

Galaxy Shares Fall On Fund Raising Plan...

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Galaxy Shares Fall On Fund Raising Plan Report

Bigger U.S. Role in Broadband Is Likely

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The FCC began laying the groundwork for a bigger federal broadband role, offering a glimpse of the hurdles the...

Europe Markets: Miners, Danone pressured...

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Lower commodity futures drag on miners and shares in yogurt maker Danone fall after it cuts its sales guidance...

Sony eyes 3D, networked products to revive...

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Reuters - Sony Corp (6758.T) said it would launch 3D TVs and networked products and services to...

AOL to lay off a third of staff

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AOL, the struggling Internet company, plans to cut about a third of its workers if its planned spinoff from Time...

Lorillard Begins CEO Search

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Lorillard has begun looking for a successor to CEO Martin L. Orlowsky, whose contract at the cigarette maker expires...

Many parents wrongly claim college tax credit...

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More than 314,000 taxpayers made inaccurate claims for a popular tax credit that helps pay college expenses, getting...

Survey: 60 percent plan to find new job...

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Nearly two-thirds of U.S. workers intend to look for new jobs next year, according to a poll released Thursday...

AOL offers buyouts to over a third of work...

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AP - The struggling Internet company AOL plans to shed up to 2,500 jobs — more than a third of...

Silver prices to top $20 in short term,...

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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - Silver prices will top $20 an ounce "in the short term," pushed up by rising investment...

China Banks, Metal Stocks Extend Fall In...

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China Banks, Metal Stocks Extend Fall In Hong Kong

ISDA Names Conrad Voldstad as New CEO

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The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, the trade group representing the global derivatives markets...

Some theaters trapped in 2nd dimension by...

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When the credit markets froze more than a year ago, lenders didn't invest in the digital-projection technology...

Ex-Vivendi CEO Messier testifies: Losses...

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Vivendi CEO Jean-Marie Messier told a U.S. jury he "never, never, never" committed...

Electronics For Imaging to Auction Common...

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Electronics For Imaging (EFII), the Foster City, California-based maker of digital imaging and printing products...

Gap's Old Navy Shows More Zest

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Apparel giant Gap is to report fiscal third-quarter earnings Thursday, and is expected to benefit from the rejuvenated...

Courts Raise Bar on Monitoring Email

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Corporations routinely send employees a warning about email usage: Big Brother is watching. But recent cases have...

Sony chief executive outlines turnaround...

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AP - Sony said it aims to be profitable in gaming and flat-panel TVs by the fiscal year ending March...

DynCorp Says It May Have Broken Law

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Defense contractor DynCorp has admitted that it may have violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act when it tried to speed up the issuance...

Blackstone Unit to Buy Birds Eye

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Blackstone's Pinnacle Brands agreed to pay $1.3 billion to acquire Birds Eye, the largest frozen-vegetable company in the U.S.

Freddie Mac: 30-yr Mortgage Rate Lowest...

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Freddie Mac: 30-yr Mortgage Rate Lowest Since May

Nokia sees corporate interest for netbook...

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Reuters - Top cellphone maker Nokia has seen growing interest among companies for its first netbook or mini-laptop, a company executive...

New Link in Galleon Case

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A defendant accused of exchanging a case of cash for inside information has ties to Galleon's former No. 2 executive—the first link...

California requires TVs to be more energy...

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California on Wednesday became the first state to pass energy-efficiency standards for new TV sets, positioning itself to start ...

China Orders Bank to Curb Lending

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China's banking regulator has ordered a midsize Chinese commercial bank to curb its lending for the final two months of this year.

Bond Yields Turn Against Life Insurers

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Cash-rich life insurers are having trouble putting their money to work as rising prices in the corporate-bond market are driving down...

Goldman Holders Miffed at Bonuses

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Some of Goldman Sachs's largest shareholders have urged the firm to reduce its bonus pool, arguing the company should pass along more...

Deutsche Bank Ex-CEO Faces Fraud Case

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German prosecutors filed criminal fraud charges against former Deutsche Bank chief Breuer, alleging the executive gave false testimony...

Dell profit falls 54 percent amid PC slump...

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Dell Inc. said Thursday that its net income dropped 54 percent in the latest quarter and amid signs the company isn't fully benefiting...

Gold Extends Loss After Mortgage, Indicators...

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Gold Extends Loss After Mortgage, Indicators Data

U.S. Natural Gas Inventories Rise 20 Bcf...

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U.S. Natural Gas Inventories Rise 20 Bcf Last Week

Sony Bets on Online Push

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As Sony scrambles to reassert its technological relevance, CEO Howard Stringer is betting on a strategy for the electronics giant that...

BofA Merrill cuts '10 global semiconductor...

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(Reuters) - BofA Merrill Lynch lowered its 2010 growth forecast for global semiconductor industry and downgraded ten chipmakers, including...

New Link in Galleon Case

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A defendant accused of exchanging a case of cash for inside information has ties to Galleon's former No. 2 executive—the first link...

Galaxy Shares Fall On Fund Raising Plan...

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Galaxy Shares Fall On Fund Raising Plan Report

Bigger U.S. Role in Broadband Is Likely

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The FCC began laying the groundwork for a bigger federal broadband role, offering a glimpse of the hurdles the U.S. faces in improving...

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