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| Insurance Woes Drag on Marsh's Net Marsh & McLennan posted a 62% drop in fourth-quarter net income, reflecting continuing weakness at its insurance brokerage business. online.wsj.com |
Google could gain from battle of giants Neither Microsoft Corp nor Yahoo Inc wants to blink first in the software giant's proposed $41.7 billion takeover of the Web pioneer but as the gamesmanship drags on, archrival Google Inc, the merger's raison d'etre, is the biggest benefici ... english.people.com.cn |
Housing starts, permits fall again as Fed in spotlight BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Welcome to our daily roundup of subprime- and credit-crunch-related news from MarketWatch. feeds.marketwatch.com |
Investigators Review VA Credit Charges WASHINGTON (AP) -- Veterans Affairs employees last year racked up hundreds of thousands of dollars in government credit-card bills at casino and luxury hotels, movie theaters and high-end retailers such as Sharper Image and Franklin Covey - and government auditors are investigating, citing past spending abuses.... hosted.ap.org |
UBS holders vote Peter Kurer onto board, becomes new chairman BASEL (MarketWatch) -- UBS AG shareholders Wednesday voted the Swiss bank's chief lawyer Peter Kurer to its board, despite impassioned pleas opposing his appointment by investors present at the assembly. Kurer, who will become UBS' chairman, was voted in with 585 million shares, with nearly 45 million shares voted against his election. The result was immediately met with boos, hissing and yelling from the more than 4,000 shareholders present in Basel. feeds.marketwatch.com |