Archive for January 28th, 2009

Asian stocks closed higher Wednesday, with South Korea’s benchmark jumping nearly 6% in a catch-up rally.
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The German software maker saw net profit in 2008 decline slightly as the world’s financial crisis took hold, and it plans to cut costs by trimming its work force.
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The world’s largest maker of plasma televisions also declined to confirm a report it would likely suffer its first net loss in six years.
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Cramer can’t find any good reason to own the stock.
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Fourth-quarter net income rose 62% and the drugmaker has proposed a 25% increase to its annual dividend payment.
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Infrastructure: Could it be the magic word for a stock-market investor? Jack Kasprzak of BB&T Capital Markets is keeping his eye on President Obama’s plans to pump money into major construction projects - and the potential effects on some well-positioned smaller companies.
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Steel Dynamics leads steel sector up.
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Airline shares dive.
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CV Therapeutics said it would ‘review developments in the context of the company’s strategic plans’ after Japanese drug company Astellas sought to revive a previously rejected takeover proposal.
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