Markets retreat after four week rally falls short of highs
The Dow drops to 7975.85 as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq slide amid profit taking and weak earnings expectations. IBM Sun merger talks stall causing tech shares to weaken. Sun sinks over 22 percent while Cisco falls on a downgrade. Wells Fargo and PNC lead financials lower with regional banks weakening.
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Sallie Mae to add 2 000 jobs in 18 months
Sallie Mae plans to bring 2,000 U S jobs back from overseas in 18 months, shifting call center work and other operations to the United States. CEO Albert L. Lord says the lender had to re engineer itself after costly overseas cuts to restore profitability and expects 600 positions at Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania by October 2010.
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Sun Microsystems Sees IBM Takeover Talks Collapse
Sun Microsystems faces a possible standstill after IBM withdraws its 9.40 per share offer and ends exclusive talks in a bidding dispute. Sun shares drop 23 percent to 6.56, with no clear replacement suitor in sight and potential risk to CEO Jonathan Schwartz amid mounting losses since 2001.
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