Thursday, November 8, 2012

Wall Street Journal

  • McDonald's Is Feeling Fried

    Photo: Philip Montgomery for The Wall Street Journal. Is the golden era over for the Golden Arches? McDonald's Corp. on Thursday reported the first drop in its monthly same-store sales in nine years.

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  • Wall Street Journal: China vows to end corruption

    Hu Jintao, the general secretary of the Communist Party of China, on Nov 8 cast a note of urgency for the Party to fight corruption in its own ranks, arguing that official abuses of power could "prove fatal to the party", says an article in the Wall ...

    usa.chinadaily.com.cn

  • PRESS DIGEST - Wall Street Journal - Nov 8

    Nov 8 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal on Thursday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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  • Commerzbank Sets Retail Targets

    In recent weeks, people familiar with the matter have told The Wall Street Journal that 300-400 retail branches of the currently targeted 1,200 level were under review with an eye to possible closures and that 1,000 to 1,800 of the 18,000 jobs in the ...

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  • Wal-Mart Faces India Investment Probe

    2 and reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, asked the Enforcement Directorate to take "appropriate action" if it finds evidence the U.S.

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  • Taxman Unlocks the Private Club

    As America digested the results of its latest presidential contest, The Wall Street Journal reported that closely held Yates Petroleum is seeking bidders for what could be a $3 billion deal.

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  • President to Visit Myanmar During Asia Trip

    —Jay Solomon, Keith Johnson and Celine Fernandez contributed to this article. A version of this article appeared November 9, 2012, on page A4 in the U.S.

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  • Gas Rations Put in Place In New York

    A version of this article appeared November 9, 2012, on page A15 in the U.S. edition of The Wall Street Journal, with the headline: Gas Rations Put in Place In New York.

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  • WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERS

    WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERS · stumbleupon: WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERS · digg: US Works With Sudan Government Suspected Of Aiding Genocide · reddit: WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERS · del.icio.us: WALL STREET ...

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  • WSJ gets lost in the weeds with the Romney campaign

    The WSJ's central point is that Romney, one of the richest men ever to be nominated for president, lost because his campaign didn't have enough money between the primaries and the conventions.

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  • Ex-Oil Man and Scholar Is Seen as Anglicans' Next Leader

    "I had a sense of getting called by God to get ordained and being unable to escape that," he said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal in September. "I thought I would just be a vicar running parish churches," he said at the time, adding that ...

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  • Syrian Rebels Press Plan for Governing Body

    A version of this article appeared November 9, 2012, on page A14 in the U.S. edition of The Wall Street Journal, with the headline: Syrian Rebels Press Plan for Governing Body.

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  • While Athens Smolders

    A version of this article appeared November 9, 2012, on page A12 in the U.S. edition of The Wall Street Journal, with the headline: While Athens Smolders.

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  • Sandy Costs United Continental $35 Million in Lost Profit

    WSJ Video chronicles the unfolding and aftermath of Superstorm Sandy from warnings and preparation to landfall, wreckage, relief and recovery.

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  • Whistleblower to Get Big Payment in Bank of New York-Virginia Deal

    Mr. Wilson's identity was disclosed in a page-one article in The Wall Street Journal last year. As part of the agreement, Virginia won't pursue litigation against BNY Mellon, and the bank will offer reduced fees in the future under a new custodial deal ...

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  • Euro Falls to Two-Month Low

    Meanwhile, the euro traded at ¥101.20 from ¥102.97 late Wednesday. The U.K. pound was at $1.5977 from $1.5986, while the dollar bought 0.9458 Swiss franc from 0.9449 franc.

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  • The AM Roundup: The 'B' Word, Obama's Stamp on SCOTUS, More

    Keeping mum: More than two dozen companies in the past five years didn't disclose Chapter 11 bankruptcy preparations to investors, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of regulatory filings. WSJ. SCOTUS: Should vacancies arise on the narrowly ...

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  • Storm Expected to Trim Growth, not Spending

    By PHIL IZZO. Sandy will take a bite out of an already lackluster fourth quarter, but the superstorm's effect on holiday-season spending is likely to be limited, according to economists in the latest Wall Street Journal survey.

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  • Ryan Plots His Next Steps in the House

    In the waning weeks of the campaign, slightly more voters viewed him positively than negatively, 39%-37%, a Wall Street Journal/NBC News October poll found. The Wisconsin Republican joined the ticket as a polarizing figure, given his sharp ...

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  • For Sebastian Faulks, It's Rackets and Rugby

    By JAVIER ESPINOZA. The British author talks to The Wall Street Journal about how he starts his weekend. Sebastian Faulks seems to have been destined to become a man of words.

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