Dealbook: Morgan Stanley Posts $2.15 Billion Profit

Morgan Stanley, buoyed by solid performances in all its core divisions and a one-time accounting gain, announced third-quarter earnings of $2.15 billion, compared with a loss of $91 million a year ago.

DealBook: Morgan Stanley Posts $2.15 Billion Profit

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Buffett To Invest $5 Billion In Shaky Bank Of America

Even as Warren E. Buffett’s $5 billion investment lifted Bank of America’s shares more than 9 percent, analysts cautioned that it did not address problems that will take years to correct.

Buffett to Invest $5 Billion in Shaky Bank of America

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Jobs Resignation Cuts S&p 500 By $52 Billion As Apple Falls

Aug. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Steve Jobs’s decision to step down as Apple Inc.’s chief executive officer erased as much as $52 billion from the benchmark gauge for U.S. stocks, futures trading shows.

Jobs Resignation Cuts S&P 500 by $52 Billion as Apple Falls

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Temple-inland Costs Investors $1 Billion Seeking Bid: Real M&a

Aug. 25 (Bloomberg) -- No company in America is costing shareholders more money by holding out for a bigger payday in a takeover than Temple-Inland Inc.

Temple-Inland Costs Investors $1 Billion Seeking Bid: Real M&A

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'angry Birds' Maker Said To Seek Funds At $1.2 Billion Valuation

The creator of the Angry Birds mobile-phone game is in talks to get funds that would value the company at $1.2 billion, say knowledgeable people

'Angry Birds' Maker Said to Seek Funds at $1.2 Billion Valuation

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HTC Fourth-Quarter Net Income NT$14.6 Billion

Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- HTC Corp. posted fourth-quarter net income of NT$14.6 billion, the Taoyuan, Taiwan-based company said in a statement today. The average of 19 analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg was for net income of NT$13.4 billion.

HTC Fourth-Quarter Net Income NT$14.6 Billion

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Qualcomm Agrees to Buy Atheros for About $3.2 Billion

Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Qualcomm Inc., the world’s largest maker of mobile-phone chips, agreed to buy Atheros Communications Inc. for about $3.2 billion in cash, broadening its lineup of Wi-Fi networking technology.

Qualcomm Agrees to Buy Atheros for About $3.2 Billion

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DealBook: F.D.I.C. Seeks $2.5 Billion From Executives of Failed Banks

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation said on Tuesday that as of mid-December it had authorized lawsuits against 109 directors and officers of failed financial institutions in an effort to recover nearly $2.5 billion.

DealBook: F.D.I.C. Seeks $2.5 Billion From Executives of Failed Banks

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TSMC Buys NT$4.3 Billion of Gear, Facilities From Five Suppliers

Jan. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world’s largest contract chipmaker, bought NT$4.3 billion of equipment from five vendors, according to five separate company statements to the stock exchange today.

TSMC Buys NT$4.3 Billion of Gear, Facilities From Five Suppliers

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DealBook: Bank of America Buys Back $2.5 Billion in Mortgage Debt

The bank agreed to resolve claims with Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae against Countrywide Financial in a deal that may prompt a wave of settlements with other big lenders.

DealBook: Bank of America Buys Back $2.5 Billion in Mortgage Debt

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Qualcomm to Invest $1 Billion in Taiwan Display Plant

Jan. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Qualcomm Inc., the world’s largest maker of mobile phone chips, will invest about $1 billion in a new computer-display plant in Taiwan, the island’s Ministry of Economic Affairs said today.

Qualcomm to Invest $1 Billion in Taiwan Display Plant

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DealBook: PetroChina to Sell Gas Pipeline Stake for $2.85 Billion

PetroChina on Tuesday agreed to sell its stake in gas pipeline operator to Kunlun Energy for $2.85 billion, marking the latest in a flurry of energy deals.

DealBook: PetroChina to Sell Gas Pipeline Stake for $2.85 Billion

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Australian Broadband Project Will Cost A$35.9 Billion, NBN Says

Australia’s national broadband project will cost A$35.9 billion ($35.4 billion) and will generate a rate of return of about 7.04 percent, NBN Co. said today in a report.

Australian Broadband Project Will Cost A$35.9 Billion, NBN Says

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AT&T Raises Dividend, May Buy $8.77 Billion in Stock

Dec. 17 (Bloomberg) -- AT&T; Inc., the largest U.S. phone company, boosted its dividend for the 27th consecutive year and said it will buy back as many as 300 million shares as wireless- customer gains help its cash flow.

AT&T Raises Dividend, May Buy $8.77 Billion in Stock

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Senate Passes $858 Billion Tax Plan by Wide Margin

The $858 billion tax plan was the first concrete product of a new era of divided government and acid compromise.

Senate Passes $858 Billion Tax Plan by Wide Margin

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DealBook: Carlyle to Sell ManorCare Real Estate for $6.1 Billion

The deal is the largest involving a real estate investment trust like HCR in the last three years, and will bolster HCP’s presence in high-end nursing. HCR, based in Toledo, Ohio, is among the nation’s biggest nursing operators and has benefited from rising demand for care that costs less than what hospitals can provide.

DealBook: Carlyle to Sell ManorCare Real Estate for $6.1 Billion

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DealBook: Madoff Trustee Seeks $19.6 Billion From Austrian Banker

The central defendant in the complaint is Sonja Kohn, who was the hub of a complex network of European and Caribbean funds that channeled money to Mr. Madoff. A well-connected banker in her native Vienna, Ms. Kohn insisted she never suspected her trusted friend was running a global Ponzi scheme.

DealBook: Madoff Trustee Seeks $19.6 Billion From Austrian Banker

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DealBook: Community Health Unveils $3.3 Billion Bid for Tenet

Community Health’s offer for Tenet Healthcare is an effort to become a leader in the for-profit hospital sector.

DealBook: Community Health Unveils $3.3 Billion Bid for Tenet

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By the Numbers: What Else Would $60 Billion Buy?

Extending the Bush tax cuts on income above $250,000 will cost approximately $60 billion a year, in inflation-adjusted terms. Here are some other uses for that money.

By the Numbers: What Else Would $60 Billion Buy?

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DealBook: Groupon Said to Reject $6 Billion Google Offer

9:13 p.m. | Updated In an unexpected move, Groupon has walked away from Google’s $6 billion takeover offer, according to a person close to the company, who was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.

DealBook: Groupon Said to Reject $6 Billion Google Offer

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