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Sprint Plans Big Write-Off Of Assets - Washington Post

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Sprint Plans Big Write-Off Of Assets
Washington Post - 3 hours ago
By Alejandro Lazo Sprint Nextel said yesterday that it may write off as much as $31 billion related to its 2005 merger with Nextel Communications.
Sprint counts cost of troubled mergers Financial Times
Spint Nextel May Have Big Write-Down The Associated Press
Globe and Mail - Reuters - USA Today - Bizjournals.com
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Wireless auction bids top $13B

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Oil Falls on Concern US Economy May Slow; OPEC to Keep Output - Bloomberg

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Turkish Press
Oil Falls on Concern US Economy May Slow; OPEC to Keep Output
Bloomberg - 37 minutes ago
By Nesa Subrahmaniyan Feb. 1 (Bloomberg) — Crude oil fell for a second day in New York on concern that a recession in the US may curb fuel demand in the world's biggest energy-consuming nation and prompt OPEC to maintain production targets.
Resisting US Pressure, OPEC Is Expected to Hold Oil Output Steady New York Times
Oil prices lower in Asia ahead of OPEC meeting - UPDATE Forbes
Wall Street Journal - Guardian Unlimited - Reuters South Africa - International Herald Tribune
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20 highlights in 20 years of Ad Meter - USA Today

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
20 highlights in 20 years of Ad Meter
USA Today - Jan 31, 2008
By Bruce Horovitz, USA TODAY Watching Super Bowl advertising has become a pop-culture ritual. But the ads are not just being scrutinized by about 90 million TV viewers.
Top dollar game ads don’t disappoint Boston Herald
Sorting through the history of Super Bowl ads San Francisco Chronicle
The Serious Sports News Network (satire) - Tampa Tribune - Austin American-Statesman - WKBT
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China Tries to Reassure US About Its Investing Plans - New York Times

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China Tries to Reassure US About Its Investing Plans
New York Times - 48 minutes ago
By STEVEN R. WEISMAN WASHINGTON - The head of China’s $200 billion government investment fund, seeking to reassure Americans nervous about the possibility of foreign takeovers, said Thursday that China would invest mostly in portfolios rather than
China fund chief will avoid unwelcoming Europe-WSJ Reuters
China's Sovereign Fund Chief Feels 'Unwelcome' in Europe Wall Street Journal
China Daily - Forbes - Economic Observer - Xinhua
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Calpine Emerges From Bankruptcy - Forbes

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Calpine Emerges From Bankruptcy
Forbes - 1 hour ago
AP 01.31.08, 10:49 PM ET Calpine Corp. said Thursday it has emerged from Chapter 11 protection, ending a two-year bankruptcy slog in which the power producer slashed one-third of its work force and sold off a string of plants to help get its finances
UPDATE 1-Calpine emerges from bankruptcy protection Reuters
Calpine emerges from bankruptcy MarketWatch
Trading Markets (press release) - Houston Chronicle
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Google misses estimates

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Google reported earnings and sales for the fourth quarter that missed Wall Street estimates, sending the stock tumbling after hours.

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Yahoo’s Semel steps down as chairman

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Group Deplores Delays in Notice on Unsafe Products - Washington Post

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Group Deplores Delays in Notice on Unsafe Products
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
By Annys Shin An advocacy group criticized the Consumer Product Safety Commission yesterday for sometimes taking six months or more to notify the public about dangerous products, and complained that it took some companies nearly three years to report
Candidate to Lead CPSC Comes Wall Street Journal
Safety agency slow to publicize hazards: report Reuters
CNNMoney.com - NewsChannel 9 WSYR - Daily Press - United Press International
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Ad Growth Still Strong, Google Says - New York Times

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Ad Growth Still Strong, Google Says
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By MIGUEL HELFT SAN FRANCISCO - Google said it has seen no effect from a slowing economy on its advertising business, as it reported a 17 percent jump in profit and a 51 percent growth in revenue in the fourth quarter.
Google Revenue Rises, Social Networking Ads Fall Short InformationWeek
Google Disappoints Forbes
CNNMoney.com - Reuters - Financial Times - BusinessWeek
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