CRAIG STEPHEN'S THIS WEEK IN CHINA Hong Kong may (finally) take action – MarketWatch

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CRAIG STEPHEN'S THIS WEEK IN CHINA Hong Kong may (finally) take action
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By Craig Stephen HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — While the rest of the world has been fighting the global recession with heavy-artillery stimulus measures since last September, Hong Kong's leaders have appeared almost paralyzed in comparison.
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Exxon bumps Wal-Mart on Fortune 500 – Tampabay.com

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Exxon bumps Wal-Mart on Fortune 500
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By Robert Trigaux, Times Business Columnist Exxon Mobil topped the annual Fortune 500 list of the nation's biggest public corporations by revenues for the 12th time in history, with 2008 revenues of more than $442 billion and profits of more than $45
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TABLE-Shanghai Petrochemical Q1 results – Reuters

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TABLE-Shanghai Petrochemical Q1 results
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April 20 (Reuters) – Three months ended March 31, 2009 (in million yuan unless stated) Shr (yuan) 0.023 gain vs 0.028 loss Net 164.07 profit vs 200.36 loss Operating income 9072.95 vs 16020.33 Company name Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co Ltd NOTE
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Machinists overwhelmingly endorse Lockheed contract – Fort Worth Star Telegram

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Machinists overwhelmingly endorse Lockheed contract
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By BOB COX Machinists union members overwhelming ratified a new three-year contract with Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. on Sunday that provides significant wage increases, a signing bonus and increased pension and retirement savings plan benefits.
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AP IMPACT: Tons of released drugs taint US water – KSWT-TV

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AP IMPACT: Tons of released drugs taint US water
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AP – April 19, 2009 8:03 PM ET An Associated Press investigation finds that over the past 20 years, US manufacturers, including major drugmakers, have legally released at least 271 million pounds of pharmaceuticals into waterways that often provide
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Darling Should Avoid Big New Stimulus in UK Budget, CBI Says – Bloomberg

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Darling Should Avoid Big New Stimulus in UK Budget, CBI Says
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By Mark Deen and Brian Swint April 20 (Bloomberg) — Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling should hold back on offering new fiscal support to the UK economy as his last package takes hold and the government's debt piles up, economic forecasters
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New $10 billion Islamic bank planned for Bahrain – MarketWatch

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New $10 billion Islamic bank planned for Bahrain
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By Tahani Karrar DUBAI (Zawya Dow Jones) — Persian Gulf investors plan to launch a new $10 billion Islamic bank by year-end in Bahrain, Adnan Ahmed Yousif, Chairman of Union of Arab Banks said Sunday.
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Sales tax holiday in Missouri on "Green" appliances – KAIT

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Sales tax holiday in Missouri on "Green" appliances
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By Josh Harvison – bio | email POPLAR BLUFF, MO (KAIT) – Consumers purchasing home appliances took advantage of Missouri's "Show-Me Green" Sales Tax Holiday Sunday afternoon.
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Stanford asks to unfreeze funds to pay lawyers – Reuters

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Stanford asks to unfreeze funds to pay lawyers
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Allen Stanford, the Texas financier facing civil charges for a massive fraud, has asked a judge to unfreeze at least $10 million in assets to allow him to pay his defense attorneys, according to court documents filed on Sunday.
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Glaxo reported near $3 billion deal for Stiefel Labs – MarketWatch

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Glaxo reported near $3 billion deal for Stiefel Labs
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By Michael Kitchen, marketwatch LOS ANGELES (marketwatch) — glaxosmithkline PLC is close to a deal to buy Stiefel Laboratories Inc., a closely held US maker of dermatology products, for about $3 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday,
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