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May 4 (Bloomberg) -- Macquarie Group Ltd.’s shares fell themost in five months in Sydney trading after selling stock at adiscount and reporting profit that missed its own estimate.
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May 5 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S.Bernanke warned that another shock to the financial system wouldundercut the central bank’s forecast that the U.S...
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Australia Leaves Key Interest Rate Unchanged at 3%
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MGM Mirage Posts Profit, Says Cancellations Slow
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May 4 (Bloomberg) -- MGM Mirage, the biggest casinoowner on the Las Vegas Strip, reported a first quarterprofit from the sale of a casino. The shares extended gainsafter the company said business is stabilizing.
Hong Kong's Retail Sales Fall as Companies Cut Jobs, Salaries
May 4th, 2009 - Bloomberg
May 4 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong’s retail sales fell for asecond month as job and salary cuts caused by the globaleconomic slump hurt consumer confidence. Sales declined 7.7 percent in March to HK$20.8 billion($2.7 billion) from a year earlier...
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