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China’s Tengzhong reportedly hits a pothole in its bid to purchase the Hummer auto brand from General Motors after Chinese regulatory authorities withhold approval and ask for more details.
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Tengzhong’s bid for Hummer hits snag in Beijing
That’s a lot of competition for any job opening, but the good news is that hiring continues in some pockets of the economy.
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Here’s where the jobs can be found today
A small group of newsletters beat the market both going up and coming down. Find out which stocks they like going forward.
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Mark Hulbert: Only 13 beat both bull and bear markets
Employers’ hiring plans for the upcoming fourth quarter dropped to their lowest level in the history of Manpower’s Employment Outlook Survey, which started in 1962.
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Hiring plans drop to record low: Manpower
Let’s face it, Wall Street is really a culture that embraces its fallen, its malefactors, its miscreants and its failures as long as they hold their heads up and keep their swagger.
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David Weidner’s Writing on the Wall: Crooks get a second chance on Wall Street
The first anniversary of Lehman Brothers’ bankruptcy revives painful memories for some former executives who have argued the investment bank shouldn’t have been allowed to fail while rivals like Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley were saved days later.
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A year after Lehman collapse, few execs resurface
As Lehman’s fall spread fear throughout the financial system, money-market fund managers were squeezed on both sides: investors demanding their money and frozen credit markets where no one was buying.
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The day the buck broke
With Chinese markets nervous after recent wild volatility in equities, upcoming economic data for August looms particularly large.
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Economic Preview: China data storm may confirm recovery
Japan’s current-account surplus falls more than expected in July, suffering from a fall in net returns on overseas investments.
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Asia Markets: Japan’s current-account surplus takes a hit
Taiwan shares trade modestly higher following news that the nation’s Prime Minister Liu Chao-shiuan has resigned in the wake of criticism over the slow response to last month’s deadly typhoon.
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Taiwan shares edge up as prime minister resigns
