Greek Bonds Drop, Spread to Bunds at Record, on Budget Concern
NYC Temperature Hits April 7 Record of 90 Degrees, May Rise
Temperatures in New York’s Central Park hit 90 degrees today, a record for April 7, and the National Weather Service said readings in the city may reach 92 before the end of the day.
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Palm Surges Most Since September on M&A Speculation (Update1)
Palm Inc. shares surged on speculation the smartphone maker will be purchased.
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Deutsche Bank Hires Bank of America’s Talbot for Debt Sales
Deutsche Bank AG hired Casey Talbot from Bank of America Corp. to run its investment-grade credit sales as investors pour record amounts of cash into debt funds.
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Jefferies Hires Pali’s Fisher for Equity Sales, Trading Desk
Jefferies Group Inc., the New York- based brokerage, hired Kevin Fisher as a managing director on its equity sales and trading desk.
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Greek Bonds Drop, Spread to Bunds at Record, on Budget Concern
Greek bonds fell, driving the 10- year yield premium to benchmark German bunds to the highest since the euro’s introduction in 1999, amid concern the government’s plan to redress its budget deficit may fail.
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China’s July Exports Rise 38.1% to Record $145.5 Billion
Mike Todd With Entrust Speaks At REIA Meeting
Mike Todd will speak at the Greater Chattanooga Real Estate Investment Association meeting on Aug. 19. The meeting, which starts at 6:30 p.m., will be held at Office Furniture Warehouse, located at 100 Cherokee Blvd. Sponsor is the Greater Chattanooga REIA.
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Foley Wins Connecticut Republican Governor Nomination, AP Says
Tom Foley, a former U.S. ambassador to Ireland, won the Republican nomination for governor in Connecticut, defeating two other candidates in today’s primary.
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Morgan Stanley Taps UBS’ Saito to Lead Japan Electronic Trading
Morgan Stanley hired Takayuki Saito from UBS AG to run electronic trading in Japan and strengthen broking at its venture with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.
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Life & Style
Simon Russell Beale shows me a horrendous bruise from a torn muscle in his arm. Was it sustained in a fight rehearsal for his forthcoming turn in Ira Levin’s complex 1978 thriller Death Trap? Or was he set upon by jealous “Sondheim-ites” (he makes it sound, wickedly, like “sodomites”) when he outsang trained opera singers at the recent Prom to celebrate the composer Stephen Sondheim’s 80th …
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China’s July Exports Rise 38.1% to Record $145.5 Billion
China’s July exports rose 38.1 percent from a year earlier to a record value of $145.5 billion, the customs bureau said on its website today. It confirmed figures released earlier by CCTV.
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SEC to propose improvements to record keeping requirements in camp this week
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