The Dow industrials fell 76.20 points to 11151.82
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Jul. 5, 2006

The Dow industrials fell 76.20 points to 11151.82 on new concerns about interest rates and anxiety over North Korea's missile tests. Oil prices hit an all-time settlement high of $75.19 a barrel.

The Dow industrials fell 76.20 points to 11151.82
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The Dow industrials fell 76.20 points to 11151.82 on new concerns about interest rates and anxiety over North Korea's missile tests. Oil prices hit an all-time settlement high of $75.19 a barrel.
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Josef Ackermann, Deutsche Bank's chief executive, has stepped down from the supervisory boards of Lufthansa and Linde
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Josef Ackermann, Deutsche Bank's chief executive, has stepped down from the supervisory boards of Lufthansa, the airline, and Linde, the German industrial gas company, halving the number of external directorships he holds.
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Atlantic City casinos could lose more than $20 million a day in revenue
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Atlantic City casinos could lose more than $20 million a day in revenue and cut thousands of jobs, an industry executive said on Wednesday, as a New Jersey budget impasse forced operators to close shop.
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Standard & Poor’s and a leading Taiwanese brokerage launch Chinese mainland fund
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Standard & Poor’s and a leading Taiwanese brokerage have launched an index covering the growing number of Taiwan companies that are listed in Hong Kong but have most of their operations on the Chinese mainland.
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Benchmark crude oil prices hit a fresh record high on a stubborn Iran
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The Nymex August West Texas Intermediate contract peaked at $75.40 a barrel in afternoon trade in New York, in its first session since the two-day July 4 holiday.
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Singapore’s state investment agency considering taking a stake in the $10bn initial public offering by Rosneft
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Temasek, Singapore’s state investment agency, is considering taking a stake in the $10bn initial public offering by Rosneft, the Russian oil giant.
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US senators have asked President George W. Bush to raise the case of William Browder with Putin
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Three influential US senators have asked President George W. Bush to raise the case of William Browder, the hedge fund chief who has been barred from entering Russia, when he meets Vladimir Putin at the Group of Eight summit this month.
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French telecommunications equipment maker Alcatel named a new chief executive for defense and security matters
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French telecommunications equipment maker Alcatel SA (ACA) Wednesday named a new chief executive for defense and security matters, who will be dedicated to smoothing out relations with the French government and partner company Thales SA.
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Dealogic reported Wednesday that global merger and acquisition volume rose 36% from year-ago levels
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Industry tracking firm Dealogic reported Wednesday that global merger and acquisition volume rose 36% from year-ago levels in the first half of 2006, to $1.95 trillion.
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