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'Into the West' Is Major TV 'Event'

NEW YORK – This is a TV event that aims to be as big as its story. A cycle of six weekly two-hour films, “Into the West (search)” spans 65 years of U.S. history — 1825 to 1890 — embracing big events like the Gold Rush, the building of the …

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NASD Fines 4 Brokers $20M for Overcharging Clients

NEW YORK – Citigroup (C), Goldman Sachs Group (GS) and two other Wall Street brokerages agreed to pay a total of $20 million to settle allegations they overcharged clients for high-yield corporate bonds, a regulatory group said on Wednesday. The penalties, also levied againstDeutsche Bank (search)andMiller Tabak Roberts Securities LLC …

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McCormick Cuts Profit Outlook on Stronger Dollar

CHICAGO – Spice seller McCormick & Co. Inc. (MCK) Thursday cut its earnings outlook for the full year due to the strengthening U.S. dollar and its shares fell to their lowest level in 2-1/2 years. The reduced forecast came along with a slight dip in McCormick’s second-quarter profit, as higher …

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