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BASIS POINT-UPDATE 1-Temasek shortlists 5 in Senoko sale-sources  -  04 Aug 2008
Reuters India,By Foster Wong and David Lau HONG KONG, Aug 4 (Reuters Basis Point) - Singapore government-owned investment firm Temasek Holdings Pte Ltd [TEM.

Justice in Berks County served on a timely basis, court officials say  -  04 Aug 2008
Reading Eagle,The prosecutors are looking at cases on an individual basis. This is excellent." President Judge Jeffrey L. Schmehl said there was a nearly 33 percent

Sun Microsystems Reports Final Results for Full Fiscal Year and ...  -  04 Aug 2008
Media Newswire (press release),Net income on a GAAP basis for the full fiscal year was $403 million, or $0.49 per share on a diluted basis, as compared with net income of $473 million,

US Cash Grain Outlook: Corn/Soybean Prices Hit 2-4 Month Lows  -  04 Aug 2008
FXstreet.com The Foreign Exchange Market,...(Dow Jones)--The value of cash corn and soybeans stood at its lowest level in months Monday, as generally weaker basis only served to exacerbate

Louisiana-Pacific suspends dividend  -  04 Aug 2008
Forbes,The suspension of the dividend, which is 15 cents on a quarterly basis, will save the company about $62 million on an annual basis, it said.

EZchip Announces Record Second Quarter Revenues of $8 Million and ...  -  04 Aug 2008
MarketWatchOn a GAAP basis, net loss for the second quarter of 2008 narrowed to $0.1 million, or $0.01 per share, compared to a net loss of $1.6 million,

CFNB Announces 29% Drop in Fiscal 2008 Earnings to $7.0 Million  -  04 Aug 2008
FOXBusinessA 235 basis point decline in rates earned offset a 34% increase in average cash and short-term investment balances, and contributed to a 30% decrease in

Refinery fire leads to shelter-in-place for Manchester  -  04 Aug 2008
Houston Chronicle,Valero acquired its Houston refinery in 1997 from Basis Petroleum, Inc. The midsized refinery, which began operating in 1940, is located on 303 acres along

ONGC tenders to sell Naphtha export cargo on FOB basis ex- JNPT  -  04 Aug 2008
Polymerupdate.com (subscription),A local market source informed a polymerupdate team member that Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC) had last week issued a sell tender for Naphtha

US Treasuries, US Dollar and Commodities  -  04 Aug 2008
istockAnalyst.com,One basis point, or 0.01 percentage point, spread over $171 billion -- the amount the Treasury said it may borrow this quarter -- represents $17.1 million

Nomura Asset Management Chooses The RTS Index As Basis For The ...  -  04 Aug 2008
Exchange News Direct,Standard & Poor’s, the world’s leading index provider, announced today that it has licensed Tokyo-based Nomura Asset Management to use the RTS Index to

OVL tenders to sell SOKOL Crude Oil on CFR basis  -  04 Aug 2008
Polymerupdate.com (subscription),A local market source informed a polymerupdate team member that ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL) had last week issued a sell tender for SOKOL Crude Oil for October

Factory Orders Rise 1.7% in June  -  04 Aug 2008
123Jump.com,This was at the highest level since the series was first stated on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 0.9 percent May increase. Shipments, up five of the

Buy HDFC Bank for target Rs 1331: Religare  -  04 Aug 2008
Economic Times,On a reported basis, the numbers are not exactly comparable as Apr-Jun 2008-09 results are for the merged entity. On a like-to-like basis, net interest

Indian Bonds Decline as Government Plans to Sell Debt This Week  -  04 Aug 2008
BloombergThe yield on the benchmark 8.24 percent note due April 2018 rose 2 basis points to 9.27 percent as of 9:16 am in Mumbai, according to the central bank's

Hindustan Times, New Delhi, Gautam Chikermane column: Pension tension  -  04 Aug 2008
Trading Markets (press release),At less than one basis point (100 basis points make a percentage point), HSBC, ICICI and Reliance are offering economies of fund management that scale

Digital Defense Releases Critical DNS Vulnerability Check  -  04 Aug 2008
MarketWatch..."Security is a continual process and our VRT and Security Operations Team strive on a daily basis to proactively detect, test, track, and report on the

Fannie's Mudd Soothed Asian Investors as Bonds Rose (Update1)  -  04 Aug 2008
BloombergThe extra yield investors demanded to own five-year notes of Washington-based Fannie rather than Treasuries rose to 101 basis points, or 1.01 percentage

Mercury General Corporation Announces Second Quarter Results  -  04 Aug 2008
CNNMoney.com (press release)Combined ratio-accident period basis is a non-GAAP ratio, which is computed as the difference between two GAAP operating ratios: the combined ratio and the

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Reports Second Quarter Results  -  04 Aug 2008
MarketWatchThis negatively impacted the earnings per share by 21 cents per share on a diluted basis. Through the first six months of 2008, Cooper has generated a

Church & Dwight Reports Second Quarter Earnings  -  04 Aug 2008
MarketWatchGross margin increased 110 basis points to 40.8% in the second quarter compared to 39.7% in the same quarter last year. The increase in gross margin

Past Week's Data and Events  -  04 Aug 2008
Global Forex TradingConstruction spending fell 0.4 percent in June 2008 and 5.9 percent on a yearly basis. The euro/dollar tumbled further amid piling evidence the Eurozone

Australian Dollar Trades Near 3-Month Low as Yield Gap Shrinks  -  04 Aug 2008
BloombergInvestors expect the central bank will cut borrowing costs by 68 basis points in the next year, according to a Credit Suisse Group index based on trading in

South Africa's Rand Rallies to Six-Month High Against Dollar  -  04 Aug 2008
BloombergSouth Africa's main interest rate is 1150 basis points above that of Japan and 925 basis points higher than Switzerland's. Government bonds fell, with the

Xiwang Sugar (02088) seeking US$80M loan  -  04 Aug 2008
�富財經,...(Infocast News) Xiwang Sugar Holdings (02088) is seeking US$80 million three-year loan, the Basis Point reported. Based on an average life of 2.775 years,

Japan's 10-Year Bonds Reverse Earlier Decline on Stock Losses  -  04 Aug 2008
BloombergThe yield on the 1.7 percent bond due June 2018 fell 1.5 basis points to 1.495 percent, the lowest since April 24, as of 3:01 pm in Tokyo at Japan Bond

Bond Expert: Monday Outlook  -  04 Aug 2008
Seeking Alpha,The yield on the benchmark 5 year note increased 3 basis points to3.23 percent. The yield on the benchmark 10 year note also rose 3 basis points and it

Air Liquide: Strong Growth in Revenue and Profit in 1st Half 2008  -  04 Aug 2008
WELT ONLINE,The Gas & Services operating income recurring margin continues to increase, by more than 40 basis points, excluding natural gas impact, to 18.0%.

GM debt protection costs hit record  -  04 Aug 2008
Reuters..."GM credit spreads continue to be priced on the basis that just about everything will keep going wrong," Glenn Reynolds, senior analyst at fixed-income

Florida builder succumbs to housing bust; Icahn says financing ...  -  04 Aug 2008
MarketWatch...based luxury condo and home builder said Chief Executive Jerry Starkey is stepping down immediately and will be replaced by David Fry on an interim basis.

Humana Reports Second Quarter Financial Results; Increases ...  -  04 Aug 2008
Trading Markets (press release),This year-over-year increase was primarily driven by a 200 basis point increase in the Government Segment benefits ratio associated with higher PDP claim

AtCor Medical Reports Record 2008 Revenues  -  04 Aug 2008
MarketWatchSecond half sales in 2008 soared 70% on a constant currency basis over second half sales in 2007. Sales in North America increased by 46% for the full year

First Whole-Pet Health and Wellness Web Site Launches  -  04 Aug 2008
MarketWatch..."Without a doubt the veterinarian is the most trusted authority for pet owners, but the reality is that owners turn to the Internet on a daily basis for

The Last General Secretary  -  04 Aug 2008
National Review Online,In Eastern Europe, similarly, his avowed aim was to replace the coercive relations of the past with a more voluntary basis for bloc unit.

The Radicati Group, Inc. Releases Q2 2008 Market Numbers Update  -  04 Aug 2008
MarketWatchThe company provides quantitative and qualitative information, including detailed market size, installed base and forecast information on a worldwide basis,

Mad Dog 21/21: Newtonian Economics  -  04 Aug 2008
IT Jungle,Because IBM keeps buying back its own shares, the figures on a per-share basis were even more impressive. IBM is not only bucking the aggregate trend,

No basis for statements  -  Aug 2, 2008
Orlando Sentinel,Barack Obama said he is being portrayed by the John McCain campaign as a rich, elitist snob with a funny name and a face that doesn't look like the faces on

Provident Financial Services Earnings Call, Second Quarter 2008  -  Aug 3, 2008
123Jump.com,Net interest margin increased 23 basis points to 3.10% compared to 2.87% in the prior period. - The firm declared a quarterly dividend of 11 cents per

RPT-Axis Bank raises lending rate by 50 basis points  -  Jul 30, 2008
Reuters India,BO: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday raised its key lending rate by 50 basis points to 15.75 percent, the latest in a series of rate hikes by banks a

European Bonds Post Biggest Advance Since 1998 as Growth Slows  -  Aug 2, 2008
BloombergThe yield on the bund, Europe's benchmark government security, was little changed at 4.35 percent in London, down 25 basis points in the week.

Basis Capital investors to get back $23m  -  Aug 1, 2008
The Australian,TWO Basis Capital hedge funds have been ordered to repay $23 million to investors who put their money into the stricken funds in June last year,

As Financials Go, So Go Stock Markets  -  Aug 3, 2008
Seeking Alpha,However, the unemployment rate increased by 20 basis points to 5.7% – the highest level in more than four years. The Institute for Supply Management's

Bad science a poor basis for park decisions  -  Aug 3, 2008
Marin Independent-Journal,MARIN LEARNED last week that ignoring the scientific method due to ideological concerns isn't solely a function of the political right.

Which bible would be basis for laws?  -  Aug 2, 2008
Chicago Daily Herald,Therefore, as laws serve the public trust and are made by state and federal lawmakers, they should not be made on the basis of religious testing, ergo,

India's HDFC raises lending rate by 75 basis points  -  Jul 31, 2008
ReutersBO: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said on Thursday it was raising its retail prime lending rates by 75 basis points, the latest in a series of rate

Credit policy and its impact on interest rates  -  Aug 2, 2008
Economic Times,In the quarterly review of the monetary policy, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has raised the repo rate by 50 basis points to nine percent from the

Researchers Isolate Molecular Basis of Alcohol Tolerance  -  Aug 2, 2008
MedIndia,Tolerance is the decrease in sensitivity to alcohol that develops with repeated exposures to alcohol over time. Individuals who develop high tolerance (low

Feingold: On What Basis Are Laptops Searched?  -  Jul 31, 2008
PC Magazine...by Chloe Albanesius The randomness with which the Department of Homeland Security conducts laptops searches at US borders is alarming and needs to be

Tim Hortons earnings preview, trades at discount on P/E basis  -  Jul 31, 2008
National Post,She noted that on a price-to-earnings basis, the shares trade at a discount to the average for franchise-focused operators and McDonalds Corp. despite Tim

Earnings Calls: Starbucks Earnings Call, Third Quarter 2008  -  Aug 3, 2008
123Jump.com,US cost of sales, including occupancy costs, as a percentage of total revenues increased 310 basis points to 43.4% compared to 40.3% in 2007.




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