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  • U.S. Stocks Drop as Retail Sales Slump Spurs Consumer Concern Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 10:57AMNov. 14 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks fell, extending a second straight weekly loss, as a record drop in retail sales and weaker demand for mobile phones heightened concern the recession will deepen.
  • Hedge Fund Execs Advocate New Public Exchanges Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 10:48AMWASHINGTON (AP) - Several prominent hedge fund managers told Congress Thursday they support a new central exchange to open the murky world of some complex investments partly blamed for the global financial crisis, but stopped short of endorsing stricter regulation of hedge funds themselves.
  • Campbell Resources reports third quarter 2008 financial results Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 10:48AM Announces changes to Board of Directors
  • Seasonal Trade, Technical Entry Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 11:19PMMarkets always find a value and always provide an opportunity. According to Moore Research, seasonal lows in soybeans are typically in place the first week of October and the market moves substantially higher into February.
  • Experts Recommend Ways Families Can Lower Financial Stress Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 5:22AMFinancial problems are often a family problem and parents need to manage stress so they do not transfer their anxiety onto their children, according to experts at Kansas State University.
  • GM Reports $2.5 Billion Loss For 3rd Quarter: Chrysler Takeover Halted Friday, November 7, 2008 @ 11:26AMGeneral Motors Corp. reported today a $2.5 billion third-quarter loss as tight credit, a stock market crisis, stalled consumer spending and a declining housing market have led to fewer vehicle sales and pushed the automaker closer to running out of money next year without additional federal aid.
  • AP Financial NewsBrief at 12:00 p.m. EST Friday, November 7, 2008 @ 11:19AMDETROIT, Mich. (AP) _ General Motors Corp. says it lost $2.5 billion in the third quarter and warned that it could run out of cash in 2009. GM also said it has suspended talks to acquire Chrysler.
  • When Stocks Will Hit Bottom Friday, November 7, 2008 @ 11:12AMThe economy is the other shoe to drop.
  • (AFX UK Focus) 2008-11-07 03:11 UPDATE 2-U.S. auto CEOs seek $50 bln in federal aid-sources Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 9:39PMBy John Crawley and Richard Cowan
  • Ohio State weathering economy Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 9:37PMOhio State University has lost $6.1 million in state money and lots of value on its investments, but increased enrollment and money flowing to the Medical Center have helped the school weather the sour economy.
  • U.S. Automakers Are Said to Seek $50 Billion in Federal Loans Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 9:35PMNov. 7 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Corp. , Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler LLC, strapped for cash as sales plunge, are seeking $50 billion in federal loans to help them weather the worst auto market in 25 years, a person familiar with the matter said.
  • (AFX UK Focus) 2008-11-07 02:51 JGBs edge up on sharp slide in Tokyo shares Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 9:25PMBy Shinichi Saoshiro
  • Yen Surges To New Multi-day Highs Against Majors As Carry Trade Unwinding Intensifies Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 9:19PM(RTTNews) - Friday morning in Asia, the yen soared to new multi-day highs against its major counterparts as a global stock market sell-off triggered large scale unwinding of carry trade positions.
  • Evergreen Solar Fails to Win Stay Against Barclays, Lehman Wednesday, November 5, 2008 @ 7:30PMNov. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Evergreen Solar Inc. failed to win an injunction barring Barclays Plc from selling shares of the solar power company it received when it bought assets from bankrupt Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
  • SAP Partners with Genovate to meet growing demand for Skilled manpower in Enterprise Resource Planning Wednesday, November 5, 2008 @ 7:21PMUnder the partnership, e-Academy is launched to provide IT and business professionals with a fast, efficient and convenient track to ERP Certification. SAP, the worldwide leader in business applicati
  • How Dankner and Tshuva lost $810 million in Las Vegas Wednesday, November 5, 2008 @ 7:16PMLess than three months after upgrading Property & Building from Neutral to Buy, I.B.I. backtracked. The Tel Aviv investment firm downgraded the IDB group company from Buy, back to Neutral.
  • Valley retirees take stock market hits Wednesday, November 5, 2008 @ 7:10PMWith the economy on a roller coaster ride and no end in sight, Americans everywhere are tightening their belts. But what about those with little room for flexibility in budgets and those on fixed incomes? How has this crisis affected retired Americans?
  • Extolling the Value of the Long View Sunday, October 26, 2008 @ 2:13PMThe search for wisdom in personal finance will take you to John C. Bogle, who still preaches the gospel of long-term, low-cost, diversified investing.
  • Newspaper companies face pressure from all sides Sunday, October 26, 2008 @ 2:10PMNEW YORK— The holiday grinch is already on his way to newspaper companies, where advertising for the rest of 2008 may match or be worse than an already-disappointing September.
  • Yahoo firing 1,500 workers, profits weak Wednesday, October 22, 2008 @ 2:52AMSAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo Inc. will fire at least 1,500 workers to cope with a crumbling economy that dented its third-quarter profit and turned up the heat on the slumping Internet company’s management as investors stew over a missed opportunity to sell to Microsoft Corp. for $47.5 billion.
  • Wall Street ends lower Wednesday, October 22, 2008 @ 2:52AMNEW YORK — Wall Street retreated Tuesday after forecasts from DuPont, Sun Microsystems and Texas Instruments raised fears that companies’ outlooks for the fourth quarter and beyond could indeed signal a severe economic downturn.
  • From coffee to auto shops, money is tight, buyers wary Wednesday, October 22, 2008 @ 2:49AMFive Valley businesses talk to The Republic about just how widespread the slowdown has become.
  • Dollar Surges Beyond 1.28 Level Against Euro For First Time Since November 2006 Wednesday, October 22, 2008 @ 2:46AM(RTTNews) - During early deals on Wednesday, the US dollar rose beyond the 1.28 level against the euro for the first time since November 2006 as investors increased bets that the potential impact of a recession is greater on the European economy than on the U.S. economy.
  • GM, Chrysler Deal May Come Soon Monday, October 20, 2008 @ 8:25AMSpeculation continued to swirl Monday that a deal for General Motors Corp. to buy Chrysler LLC from New York private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management LP could come soon.
  • Sarkozy pushes for EU bailout effort Thursday, October 16, 2008 @ 7:52AMEuropean Union leaders meeting for a two-day summit said Thursday they had agreed on the need for coordinated economic policies to deal with current and future financial crises.
  • U.K. Stocks Drop, Led by Energy Shares on Recession Concerns Thursday, October 16, 2008 @ 7:48AMOct. 16 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks slumped for a second day as investors speculated a global bailout of banks has failed to stave off recession. BHP Billiton Ltd.
  • Giant diamonds buck rough trend for luxuries Thursday, October 16, 2008 @ 7:46AM Two giant diamonds sold for more than six million dollars at auction Wednesday to a Middle Eastern buyer, bucking a wave of gloom that has taken the shine off luxury sales.
  • Russell Industries Answers the Question, Why Should You Invest in Uranium Thursday, October 16, 2008 @ 7:45AM HOUSTON----Russell Industries, Inc. , recently the Company has been asked by the general investor public, "Why should I invest in Uranium"? To follow are a few of the reasons as published in Money Week, October 7, 2007.
  • Stages to come Thursday, October 16, 2008 @ 7:44AMBut there are still big problems ahead from the fall-out of the current crisis that can not be avoided. In the 1930s banks were not bailed out and thousands failed, precipitating the Great Depression as a downward spiral developed.
  • Lawmaker: Japan should invest cash in US bailout Thursday, October 16, 2008 @ 7:39AM(AP:TOKYO) Japan should invest the huge amount of money sitting in its government coffers to buy problem U.S. assets and help its needy ally, a ruling party lawmaker said Thursday.
  • Fear Factor Weighing in on Financial Crisis Wednesday, October 15, 2008 @ 7:06PMHistory shows the market always corrects itself.
  • Europe bank rescue plan brings hope Sunday, October 12, 2008 @ 6:26PM Chaotic financial markets may react positively this week to a long-sought coordinated response by world leaders to a financial tsunami threatening to wipe out the global banking sector.
  • Hop on the Chinese Roller Coaster Saturday, October 11, 2008 @ 7:27AMHang on -- it might be a bit bumpy.
  • A Ladder of Annuities Can Hedge Your Bets Wednesday, October 8, 2008 @ 8:01AMSmooth out the highs and lows of interest rates, and payouts, by staggering annuity purchases.
  • Bank of Canada cuts key rate in coordinated move Wednesday, October 8, 2008 @ 7:58AM The Bank of Canada unexpectedly cut its key interest rate by 50 basis points to 2.50 percent on Wednesday in a coordinated effort with other central banks to help calm ailing financial markets.
  • Indonesia, South Korea, Thailand May Withstand Markets Slump Wednesday, October 8, 2008 @ 7:58AMOct. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Ten years after Indonesia, South Korea and Thailand were bailed out by the International Monetary Fund, their stocks and currencies are again under siege. This time, analysts say, they are strong enough to stand alone.
  • U.S. Stocks Decline, Dow Industrial Average Falls Below 10,000 Monday, October 6, 2008 @ 5:43PMOct. 6 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks dropped, driving the Dow Jones Industrial Average below 10,000 for the first time in four years, after bank bailouts in Europe widened and commodities producers slid on concern global growth is slowing.
  • Congress OKs historic bailout bill; Bush signs Saturday, October 4, 2008 @ 12:45AMWASHINGTON, D.C. -- With the economy on the brink of meltdown and elections looming, a reluctant Congress abruptly reversed course and approved a historic $700 billion government bailout of the battered financial industry on Friday. President Bush swiftly signed it. | Illinois roll call | Bailout addition: Cheaper rum | Video
  • Historic bailout bill passes Congress; Bush signs Friday, October 3, 2008 @ 5:56PMWASHINGTON (AP) - With the economy on the brink of meltdown and elections looming, a reluctant Congress abruptly reversed course and approved a historic $700 billion government bailout of the battered financial industry on Friday. President Bush swiftly signed it.
  • Senate passes bill that offers loans to automakers and lifts ban on drilling Saturday, September 27, 2008 @ 3:42PMWASHINGTON - U.S. senators have passed a spending bill that aids Gulf Coast disaster victims and subsidizes federal loans for automakers. President George W. Bush is expected to sign the measure despite some reservations.
  • Investors flock back Saturday, September 20, 2008 @ 4:58AMSecond day of market rally pulls averages up to near levels at beginning of crisis Wall Street extended a huge rally yesterday as investors stormed back into the market, relieved that the government plans to restore calm to the financial system by rescuing banks from billions of dollars in bad debt. The Dow Jones industrial average rose about 370 points, a gain of about 780 over two days, and ...
  • Reuters Canada Business Summary Saturday, September 20, 2008 @ 4:49AMOTTAWA (Reuters) - Safe-haven investments are suddenly sexy as shell-shocked investors look for protection from market turmoil, but a handful of stocks may actually benefit from the turbulence, strategists say.
  • U.S. readies massive toxic-debt plan Saturday, September 20, 2008 @ 4:47AMNEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government is preparing a sweeping bailout to mop up hundreds of billions of dollars in toxic mortgage debt, after curbing short-selling and guaranteeing money-market mutual funds in an effort to bring stability to the financial markets.
  • Policymakers struggle to restore market composure Wednesday, September 17, 2008 @ 8:25AMLONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Central banks struggled to restore confidence on financial markets for a third day running on Wednesday after the United States agreed to rescue insurance giant AIG, the latest casualty in a crisis sweeping Wall Street.
  • Best Buy 2Q profit drops 19 percent Tuesday, September 16, 2008 @ 9:21AM(AP:CHICAGO) Best Buy Co. said Tuesday that its second-quarter profit slid 19 percent as the consumer electronics retailer spent money to complete the rollout its Best Buy Mobile concept to nearly 1,000 North American stores as part of an effort boost cell phone sales.
  • Meltdown in US finance system pummels stock market Tuesday, September 16, 2008 @ 9:21AMNEW YORK (AP) — The upheaval in the American financial system sent shock waves through the stock market Monday, producing the worst day on Wall Street in seven years as investors digested the failure of one of its most venerable banks and wondered which domino would be next to fall.
  • Goldman Sachs profit plunges 70 percent Tuesday, September 16, 2008 @ 9:19AMGoldman Sachs Group Inc., the larger of the two remaining independent U.S. securities firms, said third-quarter profit fell a record 70 percent as revenue from advising corporations and trading stocks declined.
  • Financial hurricane may spare local folks Tuesday, September 16, 2008 @ 9:16AMLocal and wire reports | Fallout from the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and the abrupt sale of Wall Street bulwark Merrill Lynch is expected to be minimal for the average West Michigan consumer. • Read the story
  • Fall-out from Lehman Brothers explained Tuesday, September 16, 2008 @ 9:14AMStock markets around the world continued to fall today as investors digested the fall-out from the collapse of Lehman Brothers.
  • EUROPEAN OFFICIALS SEEK TO CALM FINANCIAL NERVES AMID US TURMOIL Tuesday, September 16, 2008 @ 9:12AMBRUSSELS, Sept 16, 2008 (AFP) - Officials across Europe on Tuesday downplayed the effects of the collapse of Lehman Brothers and resulting stock meltdown while central banks pumped billions in to prop up ailing markets.