CHICAGO (MarketWatch) — Achieving a healthy balance between time at work and home is undoubtedly a challenge for many employees. But when adults also add coursework to their daily loads, the balancing act becomes even more intense.
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ANNANDALE, Va. (MarketWatch) — The stock market is acting tired.
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services estimates that by 2020 there will be 12 million Americans requiring long-term care and it will come at a high price. The average cost for nursing homes hovers around $74,000 a year and is expected to go on rising.
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American Express Co.’s card holders are ringing up more charges than they did a year ago, but they’re also shirking more payments.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Following a meeting of Dow Jones & Co.’s controlling Bancroft family members Monday, Michael Elefante, a member of the company’s board of directors and the Bancrofts’ lead trustee, said in a statement that the family and trustees ”now have all the information they need to make informed decisions about the News Corp. proposal.” Family members met in Boston to discuss News Corp.’s $5 billion acquisition offer, which was endorsed by Dow Jones’ board last week. The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that Christopher Bancroft, a family trustee and board member, said it is still unclear whether the family will accept the offer. ”Some people are for and some people are against,” Bancroft said, according to the report. ”Everyone has to decide for himself.” Bancroft family members have several days to cast votes on the News Corp. offer, and results may not be known before next week, the report said.
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HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Tokyo-based K.K. DaVinci Advisors has abandoned its hostile takeover of property developer TOC Co. , after shareholders of the group rejected a 1,308 yen ($10.85) per share offer.
The rejection of the takeover bid effectively kills the first-ever hostile bid for a listed Japanese company, according to the Nikkei News.
DaVinci said it garnered support to lift its stake to 35%, representing 47.35 million shares, but fell short of the 45% stake it had originally targeted.
DaVinci announced that its bid for TOC had failed in a statement Tuesday before the start of trading. Share of TOC fell 2.8% to 1,220 yen by midday in Tokyo trading.
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The Nikkei was down 0.1 per cent at 17,947.61, almost unchanged as a rebound in some blue-chip shares offset a decline in the property sector
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UBS raises its price target on the digital map maker, citing strength in the car navigation system market.
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Free Bear Hugs for Short Sellers on Wall Street | Wallstrip
When the Dow broke 14k, Wallstrip decided to join the Free Hugs campaign the only way we know how.
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U.S. States to Help Subprime Owners Refinance
And they say there’s no Plunge Protection Team (PPT)!
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Dow 14,000: I’m Skipping the Party […]
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The costs keep mounting as the water levels rise in Britain, with the latest estimates breaking the 4 billion barrier.
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