en-us Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:44:05 -0800 AIG MET PRU WFC AIG,MET,PRU,WFC Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:53:03 -0800 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:37:00 -0800 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:00:45 -0800 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:10:28 -0800 Reuters UK) - Britain's second-largest customer-owned lender Yorkshire Building Society and loss-making rival Chelsea have agreed to merge, becoming the latest mutuals to join forces after being battered by the financial crisis.The two lenders said the merged group would have assets of 35 billion pounds, more than 2.7 million...]]> Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:46:25 -0800 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:15:19 -0800 Reuters) - Gold surged to an all-time high above $1,200 an ounce on Wednesday, hitting a record for a second straight day, and Asian stocks advanced as investors chased riskier assets offering higher returns.Spot gold rose 1 percent to $1,208.70 amid a broad rally in commodities...]]> Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:00:33 -0800 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:03:50 -0800 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:19:38 -0800 DOW DOW Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:59:00 -0800 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:00:34 -0800 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:55:00 -0800 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:15:02 -0800 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:18:12 -0800 MRK MRK Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:34:23 -0800 CMCSA CMCSA Reuters) - Vivendi shares VIV rose on Tuesday as hopes mounted that Europe's largest entertainment group was close to selling its stake in U.S. media group NBCU and getting cash to fund its growth plans.A source familiar with the matter said on Monday that Vivendi and General Electric Co...]]> Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:45:32 -0800 CMCSA GE CMCSA,GE Reuters UK) - Europe's biggest tour operator TUI Travel Plc TT is confident of meeting its expectations for 2010 as trading for the summer season remains encouraging and winter bookings improve.TUI Travel, formed in 2007 through a tie-up between TUI AG's TUIGn travel division and First Choice,...]]> Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:45:25 -0800 TT TT Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:35:52 -0800 GE GE Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:54:45 -0800 CLWR INTC CLWR,INTC