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Business Week - Jul. 7, 2008, 1:26 AM

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Constant Contact 'It's a tremendous honor to be recognized as a top entrepreneur in New England by Ernst & Young. My success is directly tied to the incredible team at Constant Contact and their dedication to our ...

Fortune - Jul. 7, 2008, 0:45 AM

(Fortune Magazine) -- On Jan. 18, 2007, the Financial Times reported 'talk in the market' that 'a consortium of private equity groups are working on a breakup bid' for Dow Chemical. Dow's share price was spiking; its shareholders, employees, and joint ...

CNBC - Jul. 6, 2008, 8:02 PM

PARIS (Thomson Financial) - ArcelorMittal said it has signed a mandate through its Frecolux subsidiary with Exane BNP Paribas for the repurchase of 44 million shares, a programme which it announced in December. Purchases will take place on Euronext Paris ...

CNBC - Jul. 6, 2008, 7:55 PM

CNBC - Jul. 6, 2008, 6:44 PM

ZURICH (Thomson Financial) - Adecco SA said it has completed a 400 million euro share buyback programme initiated in November 2007, at an average price per share of 57.32 Swiss francs. The repurchased shares are intended to be used for future ...

CNBC - Jul. 6, 2008, 6:44 PM

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Barratt Developments Plc. is close to securing a rescue refinancing with lenders that will relax its banking covenants and help it ride out the property downturn, The Daily Telegraph reported, citing sources close to the ...

CNN - Jul. 6, 2008, 5:55 PM

As oil set a new record, top industry executives and a senior EU official on Monday urged the world to pull together in the face of skyrocketing energy prices, while acknowledging that -- even if it does -- costly crude is here to stay for years. EU ...

CNN - Jul. 6, 2008, 4:13 PM

Confidence at major Japanese manufacturers fell for the third straight quarter as soaring oil prices and fears of a U.S. economic slowdown weighed on the economy, a central bank survey said Tuesday. A street of the Shinjuku district in Tokyo, a large ...

International Herald Tribune - Jul. 6, 2008, 11:25 AM

WASHINGTON: Operators of nuclear power plants have yet to comply with some of the government's fire safety rules three decades after they were issued, a congressional report said Monday. The Government Accountability Office said there were 125 fires ...

CNBC - Jul. 6, 2008, 11:20 AM

ST. PAUL - A 2006 lawsuit settlement between former Minnesota Attorney General Mike Hatch and a credit card company has gotten new scrutiny because of its creative terms. Legislative Auditor Jim Nobles has questioned Hatch and his successor, fellow ...