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Qwest 4Q profit falls 39 percent - 02/16/2010

Qwest Communications International Inc., the nation's fourth largest phone company, on Tuesday said its fourth-quarter earnings fell 39 percent as customers disconnected traditional landline phones in favor of cell phones. Unemployment, a poor business climate and weak housing cut into earnings as well, the company said. Qwest operate

On the Call: Qwest CEO Ed Mueller - 02/16/2010

Qwest Communications International Inc. is building a nationwide fiber-optics network to offer faster Internet speeds to its customers. Unlike Verizon Communications Inc. and AT&T Inc., Qwest doesn't offer video. Instead, it partners with DirecTV Inc. to bundle TV service with its Internet, landline and cell phones. But

Dubai debt fears resurface as questions linger - 02/16/2010

As world markets warily eye Greece's financial crisis, investors are once again focusing on unresolved questions surrounding how deeply indebted Dubai will pay its bills. In one indication of the re-emerging concerns, Morgan Stanley said the cost to insure against a Dubai default this week shot to the level it was at the peak of the c

Retailer Express plans IPO of up to $200 million - 02/16/2010

The owner of the Express retail apparel chain said Tuesday it is planning to go public. Express Parent LLC, based in Columbus, Ohio, said in a regulatory filing that it could raise as much as $200 million in its initial public offering. It did not give a date for going public or say how many shares would be offered. The 30-

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