Vanguard adds Scottish firm to stock fund team

May 16, 2008 on 4:44 pm | In Business News | No Comments

BOSTON (Reuters) - Vanguard Group said on Friday it has added a fourth firm to a three-member team managing a large foreign stock fund, a move that was criticized by an analyst.

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U.S. stocks little changed as oil at record

May 16, 2008 on 4:32 pm | In Business News | No Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were little changed on Friday as oil prices streaking toward $128 a barrel lifted energy shares and offset investor worries about a slump in U.S. consumer confidence to a 28-year low.

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Oil hits record near $128

May 16, 2008 on 2:33 pm | In Business News | No Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil shot to a record high near $128 a barrel on Friday after Goldman Sachs, the most active investment bank in energy markets, forecast a continued spike in prices through the end of the year due to thin supplies.

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Paulson says markets calmer but not fully settled

May 16, 2008 on 2:13 pm | In Business News | No Comments

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Friday that markets have calmed down to the point where prices will be driven by economic factors including an improving housing market rather than by fear.

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LSE shares jump 10 percent

May 16, 2008 on 12:48 pm | In Business News | No Comments

LONDON (Reuters) - Shares of the London Stock Exchange jumped as much as 10 percent on Friday on a report that Europe’s top stock market could offer upside potential if merger interest resurfaces or via cost reduction.

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Eos Airlines files motion to sell company

May 16, 2008 on 12:40 pm | In Business News | No Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Eos Airlines said on Friday it has asked a U.S. bankruptcy court to approve a schedule for the auction and sale of the company and its assets.

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Oil hits record high near $128

May 16, 2008 on 12:38 pm | In Business News | No Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil shot to a record high near $128 a barrel on Friday after Goldman Sachs, the most active investment bank in energy markets, forecast a continued spike in prices through the end of the year due to thin supplies.

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FTSE rises to 4-month closing high

May 16, 2008 on 12:13 pm | In Business News | No Comments

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s benchmark index rose 0.8 percent on Friday to hit its highest closing level in four months as surging crude prices pumped oil shares higher, while bid activity powered British Energy .

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Focus on Altadis rights isssue at Imperial results

May 16, 2008 on 10:39 am | In Business News | No Comments

LONDON (Reuters) - The size of a rights issue Imperial Tobacco plans to launch to pay for its purchase of Altadis will be the focus of the British group’s half-year results next week, analysts said on Friday.

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Oil rallies to new high near $128

May 16, 2008 on 9:32 am | In Business News | No Comments

LONDON (Reuters) - Oil shot to a record high near $128 on Friday after Goldman Sachs, the most active investment bank in energy markets, raised sharply its forecast for prices.

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