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Wall St closes out '09 with best gains since 2003
Fox, Time Warner Cable ink temp deal to avoid blackout
Wells Fargo grants $25 million in stock bonuses to top execs
Jobless claims hit 17-month low
WaMu says tax refund may double, shares soar
China factories boom in Dec, demand lifts Korea exports
Washington DC sues AT&T over calling cards
New year, old worries for U.S. stocks
All Nippon mulls taking JAL's overseas flights: report
China's official PMI hits 20-month high in Dec


Wall St closes out '09 with best gains since 2003
December 31, 2009 07:50 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended 2009 on Thursday with their best gains since 2003, driven by optimism about the economy's recovery and a brighter outlook for profits.

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Fox, Time Warner Cable ink temp deal to avoid blackout
January 01, 2010 01:43 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Time Warner Cable and News Corp's Fox Networks agreed to a brief extension of their current carriage contract on Thursday to avoid a blackout that would have prevented 13 million U.S. homes from seeing TV shows like "The Simpsons" and college and NFL football games.

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Wells Fargo grants $25 million in stock bonuses to top execs
December 31, 2009 04:38 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co said on Thursday it gave Chief Executive John Stumpf and three other top executives stock payouts worth a total of about $25 million, but it said none of these executives will receive a cash bonus for 2009.

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Jobless claims hit 17-month low
December 31, 2009 05:19 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of U.S. workers filing new applications for jobless benefits unexpectedly fell last week to the lowest level in about 17 months, suggesting the economy might be on the cusp of creating jobs.

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WaMu says tax refund may double, shares soar
December 31, 2009 03:30 PM ET
WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - Washington Mutual Inc said it could receive an additional $2.6 billion in tax refunds due to a recently enacted law, sending shares of the bankrupt bank holding company soaring on Thursday.

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China factories boom in Dec, demand lifts Korea exports
December 31, 2009 11:52 PM ET
BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) - China's economic growth looks set to accelerate into the new year, with booming factories driving a December manufacturing survey to a 20-month high while South Korea's exports to the country surged on strong demand.

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Washington DC sues AT&T over calling cards
December 31, 2009 05:52 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The attorney general for Washington D.C. has filed a lawsuit against an AT&T Inc unit, seeking to recover consumers' unused balances on prepaid calling cards.

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New year, old worries for U.S. stocks
December 31, 2009 05:54 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed out 2009 with the best performance in six years, but monthly employment figures in the first week of the new year will keep investors focused on what is likely to be 2010's reality -- the economy's struggle to recover.

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All Nippon mulls taking JAL's overseas flights: report
December 31, 2009 11:17 PM ET
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese airline All Nippon Airways is considering taking over the international routes of struggling rival Japan Airlines Corp, the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper said on Friday.

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China's official PMI hits 20-month high in Dec
December 31, 2009 11:45 PM ET
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's manufacturing sector steamed ahead in December as strong rises in new orders and output drove a key economic survey to a 20-month high.

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