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Cemex to Offer About $11.7B for Rinker - AP - 43 minutes ago Mexican cement manufacturer Cemex SAB de CV said Friday it will offer about $11.7 billion in cash for Australian heavy building materials maker Rinker Group Ltd.
Sony Laptop Battery Injures User - AP - 1 hour, 18 minutes ago A Sony-made battery in a Fujitsu laptop overheated and gave off sparks, injuring the user, as a Fujitsu worker was visiting to retrieve the laptop as part of the company's recall of Sony batteries, a Fujitsu spokesman said Friday.
Alltel 3Q Profit Jumps 11 Percent - AP - 1 hour, 0 minutes ago Wireless carrier Alltel Corp. Friday said its third-quarter profit jumped due to strong customer additions. Net income rose 11 percent to $402.3 million, or $1.04 per share, from $361.1 million, or 98 cents per share, a year ago.
Volkswagen 3Q Profit Falls - AP - 1 hour, 40 minutes ago Volkswagen AG, Europe's biggest automaker, said Friday that its profit plunged 92 percent in the third quarter because of severance costs and a pensions deal associated with a wide-ranging restructuring.
Avon Products 3Q Profit Plummets 47 Pct. - AP - 1 hour, 2 minutes ago Avon Products Inc., a direct seller of cosmetics and beauty-related items, said Friday its third-quarter profit declined 47 percent, depressed by higher ad spending, costs for restructuring its inventory and a charge related to a tax dispute resolution in Britain.
Shares in China's ICBC Take Off in IPO - AP - 1 minute ago With the bang of a gong, China's biggest bank kicked off the world's biggest initial public offering of stock on Friday, a milestone for the country's financial markets.
Oil Prices Slip Below $60 a Barrel - AP - 24 minutes ago Crude oil futures retreated back under $60 a barrel Friday as traders took profits for a second day after a runup earlier in the week.
India's Bharti Airtel Profit Up 79 Pct. - AP - 8 minutes ago Bharti Airtel Ltd., India's largest cell-phone carrier, Friday said net profit in the most recent quarter surged 79 percent from a year ago, thanks to robust growth in new subscribers.
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