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HSBC targets additional $2-3 billion cost savings by 2016
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HSBC said on Wednesday that it would target additional cost savings of $2 billion to $3 billion in 2014-2016, as Europe’s biggest bank cuts jobs and sells noncore businesses to bolster profitability under …

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CBO Slashes 2013 Deficit Estimate to $642 Billion
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The budget deficit for the current year is projected to come in well below what was estimated just a few months ago, according to a government study released Tuesday.

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Verizon Wireless to pay parents surprise $7 billion dividend
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Verizon Wireless, the biggest U.S. mobile service provider, said on Monday it would pay its parents Verizon Communications and Vodafone Group Plc a dividend of $7 billion in June, surprising some analysts …

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Netanyahu's compromise for Israel's budget: Cut NIS 3 billion from defense
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Israel's cabinet expected to approve 2013-2014 budget after marathon talks and public outrage over austerity measures; treasury had been demanding NIS 4 billion cut from defense, while the defense establishment wants increase of NIS 2-3 billion. By …

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Qatar postpones planned float of $12 billion investment firm
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A planned floatation of Doha Global Investment Co, a $12 billion Qatari investment firm backed by assets from the Gulf state’s sovereign wealth fund, has been postponed pending necessary approvals, a senior …

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Chomsky endorses Albany, NY 'Stop Billion Military Aid to Israel …
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The Coalition to Stop $30 Billion to Israel is proud to announce yet another billboard has just gone up calling for an end to military aid to Israel–this time in Albany, New York.

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Silverado: General Motors' $6 billion truck – Fortune Features
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This fact was not lost on the bipartisan consensus to help GM after its financial collapse in 2008-2009. Yet pickup trucks, despite their rural roots, have become less and less purely utilitarian and increasingly available with the …

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BofA sells $110 billion CMBS servicing rights portfolio to KeyBank
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Bank of America Corp will sell a commercial mortgage servicing rights portfolio valued at around $110 billion to a KeyCorp unit for an undisclosed amount, the latest offloading of servicing assets which …

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Fannie Mae to Send $59.4 Billion to U.S. Treasury
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Fannie Mae , the nation’s biggest mortgage finance company, on Thursday said it will pay $59.4 billion in dividends to the U.S. Treasury after a record profit in the first quarter that reflected a multibillion …

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Facebook in talks to buy Israel's Waze for up to $1 billion: Report
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This would be Facebook's third acquisition in Israel. It bought Snaptu in 2011 for $70 million and Face.com in 2012 for $60 million. In the last year, Waze tripled its user base to 45 million and in March alone, 1.5 million users downloaded the free …

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