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30 Jul 2009 09:56

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Biz: Don’t cry for Exxon Mobil and their huge decrease in profit

  • 66% lower decline in profits for Exxon Mobil in the second quarter source
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29 Jul 2009 10:12

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Biz: ConocoPhillips still makes bank with huge profit losses

  • 76% decline the loss in net income during the second quarter for oil giant ConocoPhillips source
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25 Jul 2009 10:08

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Biz: Online advertising didn’t buck the trend of the recession

  • -5% decline in online ads in 1Q 2009; time to rethink? source
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22 Jul 2009 11:07

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Biz: Morgan Stanley: A big financial firm that’s actually feeling the recession

  • 3 straight quarters of pain and sadness for the financial giant source
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20 Jul 2009 11:48

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U.S.: Public support for Obama’s health care plan is flagging

  • 49% of those surveyed said they support the way Obama’s handling health care – the first time it’s dipped below 50% since he took office source
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16 Jul 2009 10:39

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Biz, U.S.: Initial jobless claims dipped, but it was a deceptive dip

  • 522,000 the number of initial jobless claims last week, the lowest level since January, although that number’s deceptive source
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15 Jul 2009 19:56

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Music: People don’t buy physical CD singles in the U.K. anymore

  • 3,809 midweek physical single sales for JLS’ “Beat Again” – the only single on the U.K. charts to sell more than 500 copies. In other words, the CD is dead dead dead. source
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12 Jul 2009 18:48

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U.S., World: The easiest way to cut back on expenses: cut back on babies

  • 0.4% predicted drop in the U.S. birth rate this year source
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10 Jul 2009 14:15

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Biz: Among the victims of the GM restructuring: Plants, workers, execs

  • ten plants will be closed by the end of next year, bringing them down to 37 source
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09 Jul 2009 11:01

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Biz: Hear that sound? It’s AIG’s stock falling further into oblivion

  • zero Citigroup’s analysis of the company’s possible equity value due to the mess they’ve gotten themselves in source
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