Atlantic City's casinos ordered to close Wednesday
Jul. 2, 2006

Atlantic City's casinos were ordered to close Wednesday, the latest casualty of a state government shutdown that entered its second day Sunday after the Legislature failed to adopt a budget by its July 1 deadline.

Company that runs the port of Shanghai, the biggest in China eyes American and European ports
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The company that runs the port of Shanghai, the biggest in China, wants to expand overseas by acquiring port operations in the US and Europe once it has completed an initial public offering.
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Vodafone has signalled it is likely to increase the number of executive directors on its board
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Arun Sarin, Vodafone’s chief executive, has reassured shareholders that the company has no plans to create a US-style board with just two or three executive directors
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New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine closed the state government Saturday amid a bitter dispute with fellow Democrats in the Assembly over his plan to increase the sales tax
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New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine closed the state government Saturday amid a bitter dispute with fellow Democrats in the Assembly over his plan to increase the sales tax, threatening to shutter beaches, parks and possibly casinos in the coming days.
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GM outshines with a 53% gain in first half of the year
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General Motors Corp.'s stock was the best performer in the Dow Jones Industrial Average during the year's first half.
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Blackstone, the private equity group run by Steve Schwarzman, on Friday emerged as the buyer of Cendant's travel distribution business
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Blackstone, the private equity group run by Steve Schwarzman, on Friday emerged as the buyer of Cendant's travel distribution business, which includes the Orbitz online travel site and the Galileo reservations system...
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Boeing on Friday said it had reached a final agreement with the US justice department following two procurement scandals
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Boeing on Friday said it had reached a final agreement with the US justice department following two procurement scandals which led to the ousting of one chief executive and a prison term for its former chief financial officer.
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French carmaker Renault and its Japanese affiliate Nissan open to alliance with GM
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French carmaker Renault and its Japanese affiliate Nissan said they were open to the idea of an industry-transforming triple alliance with General Motors.
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Stocks rallied Thursday afternoon as investors breathed a sigh of relief on the day of the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates.
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The Dow (up 81.89 to 11,055.45, Charts) and the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index (up 10.28 to 1,256.28, Charts) both jumped around 0.8 percent.
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Dow fell more than 100 points on higher interest rates expectation
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Dow fell more than 100 points as better-than-expected reports on consumer confidence and the housing market raised interest-rate jitters ahead of the Fed meeting. GM slid nearly 6%.
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