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MSNBC
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Citigroup Inc., bracing for big credit-related losses in the fourth quarter, is looking to cut costs with another round of job cuts, according to CNBC.
CNBC reported Monday that "massive" layoffs were planned. Though exact numbers had not yet been set,..
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BusinessWeek
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Efforts to send IT work anywhere but Bangalore are taking on added urgency as costs of doing work in India rise and the dollar sinks
Softtek, a Monterrey (Mexico) provider of IT services, added 30 new clients last year. Most of them had been using Indi..
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BusinessWeek
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More U.S. health insurers are slashing costs by sending policyholders overseas for pricey procedures
For years, Americans have been traveling abroad to save money on elective procedures or dental work. David Boucher, 49, doesn't fit the usual profile f..
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BusinessWeek
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The computer maker misses analysts' expectations and blames turnaround costs and "conservative" consumer spending
Any hope that Dell (DELL) might be shielded from the U.S. economic slump was largely dashed on Feb. 28 after the computer maker reported f..
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BusinessWeek
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Squeezed by increasing commodity costs, food companies are finding creative ways to cut corners without sacrificing quality
Packaged food companies, under the gun to shore up profits squeezed by soaring commodity costs, are finding savings in unexpecte..
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MSNBC
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A minor fender-bender in a minivan can rack up thousands of dollars in repair costs, according to new crash tests conducted by the insurance industry.
Repairing damages to minivans involved in low-speed crashes of 3 to 6 miles per hour could range from..
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MSNBC
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Imports of refined gasoline also have boosted supplies. In the week ended Oct. 5, for instance, gasoline imports averaged 1.3 million barrels a day, up 169,000 barrels a day from the previous week and up 253,000 barrels a day from a year earlier, the EIA..
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FOX News
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U.S. stocks tumbled Thursday as Treasury yields surged above 5 percent, reinforcing fears that global inflation would force borrowing costs to rise.
The Dow Jones industrial average slid 198.94 points, or 1.48 percent, to end at 13,266.73, with all 30..
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Alter Net
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Leaders of developing countries are often forced to work with institutions that promote and protect foreign investment -- with little regard for the costs to democracy and the environment.
When Bolivian President Evo Morales took office in January 2006..
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BusinessWeek
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Tough regulations and high capital costs have been a deterrent, but that's starting to change—and a record-breaking deal may be on the horizon
Hello, buyouts? Telecom companies, once regarded as ill-suited to leveraged buyouts, are beginning to attra..
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CNN
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Carphone Warehouse said trouble getting its broadband service to work and start-up costs for its Virgin Mobile France joint venture would cost an extra 20 million to 30 million pounds in its 2007-8 financial year.
The British firm, which is making a lo..
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FOX News
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Dairy economists predict the retail price of milk could rise as much as 30 cents per gallon — a 9 percent jump — by fall. The reasons include rising fuel and feed costs for farmers and increasing demand for milk products around the globe.
The avera..
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USA Today
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Inflation at the wholesale level surged in February, pushed higher by a big jump in energy prices and the largest increase in food costs in more than three years.
Wholesale prices rose 1.3% last month, the biggest increase since November, the Labor Dep..
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Reuters
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Shares of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) slipped on Wednesday as some investors worried that big political wins by Democrats could bring higher payroll costs and derail the retailer's efforts to open a bank...
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