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Chavez Assures He Will Run For Re-Election - CARACAS -- Venezuela President Hugo Chavez, who has battled cancer for nearly a year, on Monday assured that he was on the mend and remained on track to run for re-election this fall. In what has become a rarity in recent days, the ...

De Guindos Mulls Candidates For Bank Of Spain - Spain's Finance Minister Luis de Guindos already has some candidates in mind to replace Bank of Spain's governor, Miguel Angel Fernandez Ordonez, who will end his term on July 12, reports Cinco Dias in its Tuesday Internet edition, citing remarks by ...

Japan Remained Largest Creditor Nation In 2011 - TOKYO -- Japan retained its title as the world's biggest creditor nation in 2011, as the government's currency-market interventions and firms' overseas mergers and acquisitions helped boost the value of the country's foreign investment holdings. ...

Fairfax Financial To Buy 77% Of Thomas Cook India For $150 Million - DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Financial services holding company Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (FRFHF, FFH.T) said Monday it has agreed to buy Thomas Cook Group PLC's (TCG.LN) 77% interest in Thomas Cook (India) Ltd. (500413.BY) ...

Sara Lee Sees Organic Growth In Brazilian Coffee Business - --Sara Lee, the top coffee roaster in Brazil, sees domestic coffee demand growing 3%-5% annually --Company expects existing brands to drive growth --Brazil's domestic coffee market seen adding value as consumers drink more coffee away ...

Brazil Unveils Incentives For Industry Amid Ailing Economic Growth - SAO PAULO -(Dow Jones)- Brazil's government on Monday unveiled steps to help boost auto sales and to retool industry, the latest in a series of steps taken to lift ailing industrial output and economic growth. The global economic and ...

Discover CFO: Interested In Private-Label Card Business - By Andrew R. Johnson Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Discover Financial Services (DFS) is interested in getting into the private-label credit-card business, Chief Financial Officer Mark Graf said, noting the lender "took a look" at HSBC ...

Alexion To Replace Motorola Mobility In S&P 500 - DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Standard and Poor's said it will add Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ALXN) to the S&P 500 after the close of trading Thursday, replacing Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. (MMI). Google Inc.'s (GOOG) acquisition ...

DOJ: Home Depot Settles Over Its Firing Of Iraq War Veteran - DOW JONES NEWSWIRES The U.S. Department of Justice said it reached a settlement with Home Depot Inc. (HD) over allegations it illegally fired Army National Guard soldier Brian Bailey. The Justice Department's complaint accused the ...

China Given Direct Link To Buy US Debt, Report Says - The People's Bank of China was given a computer link to the U.S. Treasury Department's auction system for purchases of U.S. government debt, Reuters reported Monday, citing documents that it viewed. Reuters said the direct link ...

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