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U.S. tax authorities on Thursday said that 1.4 million taxpayers have used an $8,000 home buyer tax credit so far and reminded home buyers they need to close on a purchase before the Dec. 1 deadline to qualify.

The Nasdaq Stock Market could surpass its archrival, the New York Stock Exchange, this year or next in the number and value of initial public offerings, Nasdaq OMX Group Chief Executive Robert Greifeld said on Thursday.

U.S. tax authorities on Thursday said that 1.4 million taxpayers have used an $8,000 homebuyer tax credit so far and reminded homebuyers they need to close on a purchase before the December 1 deadline to qualify.

French media and telecoms giant Vivendi said on Wednesday it hasn't made a decision whether to exercise its right to sell a 20 percent stake in broadcaster NBC Universal.

Richard Parsons, the chairman of Citigroup Inc , is joining Providence Equity Partners as a senior adviser, the Rhode Island-based private equity firm said on Wednesday.

A museum dedicated to the September 11 attacks will display written quotations drawn from martyrdom videos made by the hijackers, along with witness testimonials that will be screened to prevent sympathizers from praising the perpetrators, museum officials said on Thursday.

A museum dedicated to the September 11 attacks will play martyrdom videos made by the hijackers but testimonials by the public would be screened to prevent sympathizers from praising the perpetrators, museum officials said.

New York state's top court is likely to rule next month on a Manhattan housing complex legal battle that could derail one the United States' largest real estate deals and reshape the city's residential rental market.

All you have to do to feel the outrage over the continuing flow of bonuses on Wall Street is to take a walk down Main Street.

Jay-Z fans were on Tuesday left furious after tickets for the upcoming charity show were snatched by scalpers.

Chinatrust Financial, Taiwan's top credit card issuer, offered $2.4 billion for AIG's Taiwan Nan Shan Life unit, outbidding rivals, a source with direct knowledge of the situation told Reuters on Saturday.

Chinatrust Financial, Taiwan's top credit card issuer, offered $2.4 billion for AIG's Taiwan Nan Shan Life unit, outbidding rivals, a source with direct knowledge of the situation told Reuters on Saturday.

Robert Benmosche, the new CEO of American International Group Inc, said he regrets tough comments he made about New York's attorney general, saying he was trying to bolster a demoralized AIG work force.

Disney's Big Get; One Stop Oil Shop; AIG Takes a Hit

Citigroup Inc said on Monday it sold three credit card portfolios representing $1.3 billion in managed assets, as part of a plan to unload weak businesses and troubled assets that caused huge losses.

Shares of insurance giant American International Group soared more than 50 percent last week and they now look overpriced, Barron's said in its August 31 edition.

Upscale jeweler Tiffany & Co posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Friday as it squeezed out costs and saw a modest improvement in demand for its pricey baubles.

U.S. stocks closed higher on Thursday as investors turned back an early sell-off, thanks to a rebound in oil prices.

NEW YORK - U.S. stocks closed higher on Thursday as investors turned back an early sell-off, thanks to a rebound in oil prices.

U.S. stocks closed higher on Thursday as investors turned back an early sell-off, thanks to a rebound in oil prices.

Wearing flip-flops, khaki shorts and a green polo shirt, the new chief executive of bailed-out insurer American International Group Inc says he's getting a lot of work done from his massive villa overlooking the Adriatic.