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<title>Why think regionally? The opportunities are great</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191665089</link>
<pubDate>6 Oct 2008 12:30 GMT</pubDate>
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...  to future success in our Central Kentucky-Southern Indiana region. If we are to remain a  ...  Fellows class is composed of leaders from business, nonprofits, academic institutions and government. Classes are  ...  successful examples were cited: the Louisville Metro merger, Transit Authority of River City, the alliance  ...
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<title>BofA in $8.6 billion deal over Countrywide loans: report</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191663973</link>
<pubDate>6 Oct 2008 11:34 GMT</pubDate>
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...  will be split between the bank and investors who own securities that have mortgages originated  ...  Bank of America as part of its acquisition of Countrywide, the spokesman told the paper.  ...  spokesman told the paper. California, Florida and Illinois, where Countrywide has faced civil lawsuits, played  ...
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<title>U.S. bank failures almost certain to...</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191663933</link>
<pubDate>6 Oct 2008 11:34 GMT</pubDate>
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... With more super-sized banks in business, fewer failures could still dump a big  ...  than the previous record collapse of Continental Illinois National Bank in 1984. The FDIC doesn&apos;t  ...  have already rolled the dice on major acquisitions of financially battered institutions in hopes of  ...
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<title>U.S. bank failures almost certain to rise in next year</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191660849</link>
<pubDate>6 Oct 2008 10:56 GMT</pubDate>
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... With more super-sized banks in business, fewer failures could still dump a big  ...  than the previous record collapse of Continental Illinois National Bank in 1984. The FDIC doesn&apos;t  ...  have already rolled the dice on major acquisitions of financially battered institutions in hopes of  ...
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<title>Countrywide to set aside $8.4 billion in loan aid</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191660303</link>
<pubDate>6 Oct 2008 10:55 GMT</pubDate>
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...  been anticipated by the company in its acquisition of Countrywide. &quot;We have worked with attorneys  ...  committed to a very different set of business practices going forward.&quot; Countrywide settled with the  ...  approximately $185 million worth of loans in Illinois would be modified under the settlement. ...
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<title>Walgreen Earnings Call, Fourth Quarter 2008</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191659833</link>
<pubDate>6 Oct 2008 10:53 GMT</pubDate>
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...  payments by states such as California and Illinois while accounts payable increased 14.9%, primarily due  ...  safety concerns over new medications. - The economic challenges have resulted in 22% of Americans  ...  significant value to shareholders. - Worksite healthcare acquisitions in the Health and Wellness Division are  ...
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<title>American Greetings announces second quarter results</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191656067</link>
<pubDate>6 Oct 2008 10:19 GMT</pubDate>
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...  continued, &quot;Due to the seasonality of our business, the majority of our earnings are typically  ...  ornaments and electronic greetings. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, American Greetings generates annual revenue of approximately  ...  a weak retail environment; -- retail consolidations, acquisitions and bankruptcies, including the possibility of resulting  ...
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<title>Bank failure rate sure to rise</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191655413</link>
<pubDate>6 Oct 2008 10:16 GMT</pubDate>
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... With more super-sized banks in business, fewer failures could still dump a big  ...  than the previous record collapse of Continental Illinois National Bank in 1984. The FDIC doesn&apos;t  ...  have already rolled the dice on major acquisitions of financially battered institutions in hopes of  ...
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<title>U.S. bank failures set to rise in next year</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191654993</link>
<pubDate>6 Oct 2008 10:07 GMT</pubDate>
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... With more super-sized banks in business, fewer failures could still dump a big  ...  than the previous record collapse of Continental Illinois National Bank in 1984. The FDIC doesn&apos;t  ...  have already rolled the dice on major acquisitions of financially battered institutions in hopes of  ...
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<title>Several banks still in trouble</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191650644</link>
<pubDate>6 Oct 2008 09:08 GMT</pubDate>
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...  account? &quot;It sounds like a joke,&quot; said business owner Mauricoa Quintero as he recently paused  ...  than the previous record collapse of Continental Illinois National Bank in 1984. The FDIC doesn&apos;t  ...  have already rolled the dice on major acquisitions of financially battered institutions in hopes of  ...
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<title>ALTANA completes acquisition of USBP</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191644944</link>
<pubDate>6 Oct 2008 07:57 GMT</pubDate>
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...  antitrust authorities, ALTANA AG now completes the acquisition of the effect pigments business of the American company United States Bronze  ...  ECKART&apos;s US affiliate ECKART America in Painesville, Ohio, and to its main factory in the  ...
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<title>Soaring Unemployment, Brace for Massive Job Losses</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191639053</link>
<pubDate>6 Oct 2008 07:08 GMT</pubDate>
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...  feel it&apos;s more prudent to jettison troubled businesses than to fix them. Consumer-product maker Newell  ...  Lynch (MER) and Bank of America (BAC) merger. Citigroup (C) and Wachovia (WB), OR Wells  ...  and book cover credits. Some of my Wisconsin and gardening images can be seen at  ...
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<title>Bank on it &apos; bank failures will rise next year</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191630563</link>
<pubDate>6 Oct 2008 05:56 GMT</pubDate>
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...  account? &quot;It sounds like a joke,&quot; said business owner Mauricoa Quintero as he recently paused  ...  than the previous record collapse of Continental Illinois National Bank in 1984. The FDIC doesn&apos;t  ...  have already rolled the dice on major acquisitions of financially battered institutions in hopes of  ...
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<title>Bank Failures Will Rise In Next Year</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191630132</link>
<pubDate>6 Oct 2008 05:49 GMT</pubDate>
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...  account? &quot;It sounds like a joke,&quot; said business owner Mauricoa Quintero as he recently paused  ...  than the previous record collapse of Continental Illinois National Bank in 1984. The FDIC doesn&apos;t  ...  have already rolled the dice on major acquisitions of financially battered institutions in hopes of  ...
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<title>Bank On This: Bank Failures Will Rise In Next Year</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191630129</link>
<pubDate>6 Oct 2008 05:49 GMT</pubDate>
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...  account? &quot;It sounds like a joke,&quot; said business owner Mauricoa Quintero as he recently paused  ...  than the previous record collapse of Continental Illinois National Bank in 1984. The FDIC doesn&apos;t  ...  have already rolled the dice on major acquisitions of financially battered institutions in hopes of  ...
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