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| May.29 |
Oakland |
Bank Facing Questions Over Lending| Many of World Savings (bought by Wachovia mid-2006) loans were made in some of Oakland's low-income minority neighborhoods | |
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| May.20 |
Oakland |
Wachovia Faces Questions Over Lending Some housing advocates are complaining about the way World Savings sold many of its loans during the housing boom
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| May.12 |
San Jose City Hall |
City to hire collection agencies San Jose officials plan on turning to collection agencies as they work on reducing $137 million budget deficit
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| May.5 |
Apple |
Apple has biggest tech industry cash pile It historically has belonged to Microsoft. Apple's balance has been reaching $19.4 billion as a result of the cash generated by Mac and iPod
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| May.3 |
Antioch |
Residents ask banks to renegotiate loans About two dozen people protested outside the branches of Countrywide, Wachovia and Washington Mutual
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Vallejo |
City mgr: Vallejo should file for bankruptcy City Manager Joseph Tanner is advising the City Council to declare bankruptcy next week to deal with a worsening budget crisis
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| Apr.29 |
San Francisco |
Visa profit jumps 28% on rising volumes The world's largest credit and debit card processor, said its profit rose to $314 million as customers charged more to their cards
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| Apr.18 |
San Jose |
IRS asks for charges against ex-CFO Government investigators have filed a criminal complaint against Sharlene Abrams of Mercury Interactive accusing her of tax evasion
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| Apr.15 |
Schwab |
Schwab's Best 1Q Ever Charles Schwab Corp.'s first-quarter profit rose 12% providing a glimmer of good news amid the gloom hanging over the financial sector
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| Apr.7 |
Bay Area |
Bay Area Inflation Exceeds Nat'l Average The nflation in the Bay Area is worst in more than 20 years. The cost of bread has risen by a 1/3 in 3 years, and other staples are rising f...
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| Mar.25 |
Schwab |
Higher-yield bond funds run into trouble
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Bay Area Nurses Launch 10-Day Strike
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| Mar.19 |
San Francisco |
Visa Soars In Largest-Ever IPO Visa Inc. shares soared more than 30% to $58 from their IPO price of $44 in their stock market debut
| The company makes its money from processing fees. Visa touted itself as a safe have during the credit crunch that has scarred many of the lenders that issue its cards
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Federal Reserve slashes rates by 0.75
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| Feb.25 |
San Francisco |
Visa readies record $18.8 billion IPO| The world's largest electronic payment processing company, filed paperwork for what may be the richest-ever IPO, hoping to raise $18.8 billion | |
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| Feb.21 |
Vallejo |
Residents Pack Meeting On City's Finances Residents packed a town hall meeting to discuss the city's struggles with a growing deficit that has it on the brink of declaring bankruptcy
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| Feb.19 |
Vallejo |
City Budget Woes May Force Bankruptcy| City Council met in closed session with the city's employees' organizations to try to find a solution to the city's budget crisis | | |
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| Jan.16 |
Oakland City Hall |
Bill Clinton calls for foreclosure aid in city Former President said that the feds needs to help cities bail out homeowners facing foreclosure before the economy unravels from a mortgage crisis
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San Francisco |
SF Schools: Financial State Of Emergency
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| Jan.15 |
San Jose |
Governor Talks Budget To Silicon Valley Schwarzenegger told a group of business and government leaders that the state's budget deficit is not as large as the media portrayed it
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| Jan.9 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells Accused On Lending
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| Jan.8 |
Berkeley |
Upset about loan attacks bank employees
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| Dec.16 |
San Francisco |
1/5 of foreclosures investor-owned More than 1/5 of the Bay Area properties that fell into foreclosure belonged to real estate investors instead of overextended homeowners
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Proposal for 49s stadium falls $51m short
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| Nov.13 |
Pleasanton |
E-Loan to cut 410 jobs
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| Oct.25 |
Redwood City |
Obopay Offers Cell Phone Money Transfers
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| Oct.16 |
Wells Fargo |
3Q Earnings up 4%
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| Oct.15 |
Schwab |
3Q profit soars from sale, new customers
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| Oct.12 |
Bay Area |
Bay Area foreclosures soaring
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49ers to buy Great America for stadium
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| Sep.19 |
Contra Costa County |
County has most foreclosure Contra Costa has 574 bank-owned properties. The number of properties in the Bay Area that had reverted to the lender skyrocketed to 1,190
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| Jul.29 |
San Jose |
Employee pay, benefits soar in County
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| Jul.20 |
Concord |
Crisis Puts 80 Bay Area Homes On Auction
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| Jun.27 |
Wells Fargo |
Longtime CEO Kovacevich Steps Down Chairman Richard Kovacevich has turned over the reins to his top lieutenant, John Stumpf
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Great America Against 49ers Stadium Plan
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| Jun.1 |
Santa Clara |
Study Paints 49ers Stadium As Cash Cow |
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| May.16 |
San Francisco |
Visa names industry veteran to head firm
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| May.5 |
East Palo Alto |
Wells Fargo buys Greater Bay Bancorp. |
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| May.4 |
Oakland |
Feds To Pay For MacArthur Maze Repairs |
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| May.3 |
Oakland City Hall |
Dellums released $2 billion budget |
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| Apr.25 |
Oakland |
Oakland ranks 22nd in foreclosures
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49ers estimate stadium will cost $854m
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| Jan.30 |
SF Downtown |
Merrill Lynch buying First Republic
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| Jan.17 |
Schwab |
4Q earnings soar |
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| Jan.16 |
Wells Fargo |
4Q Profit Rises |
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| Dec.22 |
Schwab |
Schwab to buy 401(k) administrator |
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| Oct.16 |
Schwab |
Charles Schwab 3Q Profit Climbs 29% |
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| Jul.18 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells Fargo Reports Record Profits
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Schwab |
2Q profit rises 35%, but misses target |
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| Jul.17 |
49ers |
49ers Announce New Stadium Design |
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| May.31 |
SF City Hall |
Mayor: $5.7 Billion Budget Proposal |
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| Apr.18 |
Wells Fargo |
Profit Rises 9% in 1Q |
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| Jan.18 |
Schwab |
4th-Quarter Earnings Triple |
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| Jan.17 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells Fargo Profits Up, but Misses Goal |
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| Jan.2 |
Napa |
Damage from storms at $100 million
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| Dec.13 |
San Jose |
City Residents Top List Of Best Savers |
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TV Anchor Doug Murphy Dies In Fire
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| Oct.18 |
Schwab |
Strong revenue comeback |
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Wells Fargo |
3Q Profit Up 13% |
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| Aug.31 |
San Jose |
County household incomes dropped 13% |
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| Jul.19 |
Wells Fargo |
Profits Up, Not Enough For Analysts |
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Schwab |
Brokerage's profit up 65% for quarter |
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| Jul.7 |
Schwab |
Takeover rumors down after stock surges |
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G8 ministers back Africa debt deal
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| Apr.28 |
BART |
BART Budget Problems |
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| Apr.20 |
Wells Fargo |
5% gain is less than expected |
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| Apr.15 |
Schwab |
Earnings decline in first quarter |
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| Mar.5 |
SF City Hall |
Mayor Warns of Looming Deficit |
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| Mar.1 |
HP |
Carly Fiorina, World Bank president? |
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| Jan.18 |
Wells Fargo |
Quarter earnings rise by 10% |
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Battered dollar hits another low
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| Oct.19 |
Wells Fargo |
Earnings rise 12%, but miss estimates
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| Oct.15 |
Schwab |
Slump continues with $41 million loss |
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| Oct.11 |
eBay |
Software glitch disrupts PayPal service The widely used online payment service struggled to get customers back on track after several days of outages
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| Aug.16 |
Bay Bridge |
Bay Area Might Be Stuck with Bridge Bill| The state blames the upscale signature design for more than half of the cost overrun | |
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| Aug.4 |
SF Downtown |
BofA Building 'Scoped Out' by Al Qaeda
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| Jul.20 |
Schwab |
Charles Schwab recalled as CEO Discount broker dumped CEO David Pottruck and replaced him with founder. Schwab reported a 10% drop in profit
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| Jun.19 |
Oakland |
Audit finds schools deeply in debt to state |
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San Jose |
Supervisors Approve Trimmed Budget |
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| May.26 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells Fargo buying Strong assets |
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| Apr.20 |
Schwab |
1st-quarter profit more than doubles |
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Wells Fargo |
Earnings roll continues in first quarter |
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Afghanistan wins $8.2bn in aid
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| Mar.28 |
SF City Hall |
54% jump in payroll costs under Brown |
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| Feb.23 |
Intel |
IRS auditing 2001, 2002 returns |
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| Feb.22 |
San Francisco |
Minimum wage increases to $8.50
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| Feb.9 |
San Francisco |
Providian seeks to improve image |
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| Jan.27 |
SF City Hall |
Newsom to seek higher taxes
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| Jan.22 |
Schwab |
Highest profit since market's peak
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| Jan.20 |
Wells Fargo |
4th-quarter earnings rise by 10%
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| Jan.15 |
San Jose City Hall |
Painful Budget Cuts Expected
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Joint plan to relieve Iraq debt
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| Nov.21 |
Concord |
Customer Data Stolen at Wells Fargo
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| Nov.14 |
Schwab |
Improper mutual fund trades disclosed |
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| Oct.9 |
San Francisco |
SF Fed Bank VP doles out new $20 bills |
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| Sep.29 |
Sun |
$1.05 billion charge for fiscal 4th quarter |
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Voters rejects euro currency
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| Jul.23 |
Schwab |
Highest quarterly profit since 2000
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| Jul.16 |
Menlo Park |
E-Trade plans to give rebates |
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| Jul.15 |
SF City Hall |
Supervisors approved budget |
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Wells Fargo |
7% gain in second-quarter profit |
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| Jun.9 |
Menlo Park |
E-Trade offers 'moving' mortgages |
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| Jun.2 |
SF City Hall |
Budget averts early dire predictions |
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| Apr.25 |
San Francisco |
Providian Financial settles 401(k) suit |
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| Apr.22 |
Schwab |
Sharp decline in first-quarter profit |
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| Apr.15 |
Wells Fargo |
Profits continue to surge |
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| Feb.26 |
SF Downtown |
Budget Cuts at SFMOMA |
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| Feb.14 |
SFO |
$100 million for BART extension to SFO |
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| Feb.5 |
Wells Fargo |
State threatens Wells' mortgage business |
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| Jan.21 |
Wells Fargo |
Profits continued in the fourth quarter |
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Schwab |
Second consecutive quarterly loss |
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| Jan.14 |
Oakland City Hall |
Mayor warns of budget cuts |
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| Dec.19 |
SF City Hall |
Projected budget deficit topped $200M |
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| Nov.19 |
Concord |
B of A Slashes more than 200 Jobs |
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| Oct.22 |
Oakland |
School District has $35.5 million deficit |
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| Oct.18 |
San Francisco |
PG&E's credit ratings suffer another blow |
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| Oct.16 |
Oakland |
Financial expert to handle schools budget |
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| Sep.12 |
Daly City |
Financial privacy ordinance |
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| Jul.13 |
SF Downtown |
Robertson Stephens bank closed |
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WorldCom in accounting trouble, cut jobs
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| Jun.3 |
SF City Hall |
4.9 billion budget proposal |
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| Apr.3 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
Bridge insurance to double |
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Peso devaluated
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Euro mark celebrations
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| Nov.26 |
San Francisco |
Providian hires new CEO |
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| Oct.18 |
San Francisco |
Chairman resigns at Providian |
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| Apr.26 |
San Francisco |
PG&E has 10,000 creditors |
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Denmark rejects euro
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| Apr.18 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells Fargo posts record profits
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| Apr.11 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells Fargo to buy Utah's biggest bank |
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| Mar.20 |
San Francisco |
DeBartolo gave interest in 49ers to sister Eddie DeBartolo era is now 49ers history. The brother-sister divorce is final
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| Feb.3 |
Schwab |
Schwab agrees to buy CyBerCorp |
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| Jan.19 |
Wells Fargo |
Earnings Climb 26% |
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Schwab |
Schwab Meets Street, Cut Commissions |
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| Jan.14 |
Schwab |
Schwab Buying U.S. Trust Corp.
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| Jan.12 |
San Rafael |
Y2K Bash May Have Fallen $500K Short |
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Tosco to Pay $2 Million in Fatal Flash Fire
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