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Shareholder Resolutions Filed by Members of Open MIC Internet Project; Group Includes New York City Pension Funds and Socially Responsible Investment Firms NEW YORK, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ — Members of a coalition of investors have filed shareholder …

UPDATE 5-ConocoPhillips has big loss, but shares hold up - Forbes
HOUSTON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - ConocoPhillips (nyse: COP - news - people ) reported a $31.8 billion fourth-quarter loss on Wednesday compared with a year-earlier profit as the oil major was hit by billions in asset writedowns and a sharp drop in crude …

Qualcomm Profit Falls on Chip Slump, Investment Loss (Update1) - Bloomberg
Jan. 28 (Bloomberg) — Qualcomm Inc. , the worlds biggest maker of mobile-phone chips, reported a 56 percent drop in first-quarter profit and cut its annual sales forecast after the recession curbed growth and hurt its investments. Net income fell …

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The health insurer said fourth-quarter earnings fell 61% as it recorded net realized investment losses of $350.5 million.

Investment fund manager facing fraud charges surrenders (CNN)

A missing Florida fund manager — whose $300 million in investment funds are actually worth less than $1 million, according to a federal lawsuit — has turned himself in to face fraud charges, the FBI said Tuesday.

Satyam Appoints Management Advisor, Investment Banks (PC World via Yahoo! News)

The board of Satyam Computer Services has appointed The Boston Consulting Group as management advisor, and Goldman Sachs and Avendus, an Indian investment bank, as investment bankers to advise the company on various strategic options, including bringing in a large investor in the company.

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A multibillion-dollar pyramid scheme allegedly spawned by Bernard Madoff is being probed by a Senate panel that will question federal regulators responsible for inspecting investment firms and enforcing action against violations.

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Many professional money managers recommend that nervous investors ease their way back into the markets through investment grade corporate bonds. U.S. Treasury bonds captured hundreds of billions of dollars last fall as skittish investors figured that at the least Uncle Sam was good for his debts. But with the 10-year Treasury bond yielding just 2.65 percent, some smart investors think there’s a much better deal out there now: lending to healthy U.S. companies by buying corporate bonds. Indeed, while investment-grade yields have receded a bit from their historic highs of last fall, they’re still attractive relative to Treasurys, experts say.
Behind the deals is a stark and scary reality. The financial crisis has spooked even the savviest investors. Fearing the economy will get worse, some go for safety even if the cost is minuscule yields on their money in government bonds. That means there’s more interest in selling than buying even quality corporate bonds, creating   RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com

Senate Grills SEC Officials On Madoff

A multibillion-dollar pyramid scheme allegedly spawned by Bernard Madoff is being probed by a Senate panel that will question federal regulators responsible for inspecting investment firms and enforcing action against violations.

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Yahoo announces $303 million loss

Front Page: Termination costs among quarterly lapses — Yahoo launched the Carol Bartz era Tuesday by announcing a quarterly loss of $303 million due to termination costs and bad investments.

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