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March 12, 2010 by
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Norway's Yara declined to raise its offer for U.S. fertilizer producer Terra Industries, which promptly finalized its $4.7 billion deal with rival bidder CF Industries.
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February 25, 2010 by
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The bulls and bears battled for control of the options market, after stocks managed to stage a rebound following two days of declines.
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February 25, 2010 by
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Asian stock markets were mostly higher Thursday, lifted by Bernanke's reassurance that U.S. interest rates will stay low for some time.The Nikkei was up 0.2%.
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February 24, 2010 by
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The Japanese insurer's $11.8 billion initial public offering—the largest global IPO in two years—comes as investors are starting to breathe life back into the formerly stagnant Japanese equities market.
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February 24, 2010 by
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Short-selling rose at the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market during the first half of February.
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February 24, 2010 by
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The Russell 2000 index of small-capitalization stocks rose 5.36 points, or 0.9%, to 630.43, boosted by comments from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke.
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February 24, 2010 by
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Westfield Group of Australia is weighing whether to enter the takeover battle for bankrupt mall owner General Growth Properties. Brookfield and Simon Properties have already made proposals.
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February 24, 2010 by
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Long-term mutual funds had net inflows for the 49th straight week on continued demand for bond funds, while stock funds added money as well.
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February 24, 2010 by
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Bank of America and J.P. Morgan Chase helped push the Dow industrials up 91.75 points, to 10374.16.
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February 24, 2010 by
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Regulatory inquiries won't derail Google, but investors shouldn't ignore their ability to crimp a company's room for maneuver.
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