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Japan cabinet approves election plan

Japanese cabinet members signed off on Prime Minister Taro Aso’s plan to dissolve parliament’s lower house for an election expected on August 30, as polls show his ruling party in danger of a historic defeat
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California reaches budget deal

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Which Airlines Are Solvent?

What should you look for when airlines report earnings this week? Cash.
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California took a step towards ending its long-running fiscal crisis after Arnold Schwarzenegger, the governor, struck a provisional agreement with the state government to close a $26bn budget deficit
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Four Minefields For Bernanke

The economy may be better, but the Fed chief still faces two tough days of questioning in his semi-annual report to Congress.
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Freeport Cleans Up On Copper

Soaring copper prices should help the mining company’s second-quarter earnings.
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EBay: Bloody But Stabilizing

Earnings Wednesday will likely show that the company is stanching losses but still in the infirmary.
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Boston Globe union approves cost cuts

The largest of Boston Globe’s labour unions approved a $10m package of cost cuts, paving the way to an eventual sale of the New York Times-owned newspaper
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Drug groups to reap swine-flu billions

Some of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies are reaping billions of dollars in extra revenue amid global concern about the spread of swine flu
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Barnes Noble bookstore chain unveiled its challenge to Amazon’s Kindle e-book service with an expanded online store selling more than 200,000 e-book titles for both laptop computers and mobile devices
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BlackRock Looks Solid

After its acquisition of BGI, Black Rock will be the world’s largest asset manager.
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TARP cop: Get tough on banks

The top cop tracking the $700 billion bailout program said Monday that he’s concerned federal officials are ignoring his proposals for preventing tax dollars from being wasted or pilfered.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_latest/~4/_gt_zBq78bU” height=”1″ width=”1″/
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US bail-out efforts are having a significant impact on some credit markets, the Treasury and Federal Reserve said, just as the watchdog for the rescue effort attacked a lack of transparency
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CIT may be saved – but now what?

Bondholders are throwing CIT a lifeline. But salvaging the small business lender could still test the company and its CEO, Jeffrey Peek.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_latest/~4/hzBQ-35ZXKU” height=”1″ width=”1″/
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Investors in Harman International were left scratching their heads after theSP 500 audio-equipment maker was forced to deny it had received a bid approach from a mysterious suitor
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Freeport Cleans Up On Copper

Soaring copper prices should help the mining company’s second-quarter earnings.
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The coffee company has been trying to win back customers by renewing its focus on its in-store experience.
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Mid-Year Funds Update

Our updated grades and fund scores are a good reminder that costs do matter.
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Caterpillar Feeling Rusty

Heavy machinery company faces high inventories and weak credit amid the sluggish sector.
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Best Buys–Balanced

One stop shopping?
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State Street’s Status

A shift to index funds could show up in the asset manager’s earnings report.
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