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Fed Buys $5 Billion of Fannie, Freddie, FHLB Debt

Posted by neophyteblogger 1268 days ago (http://www.bloomberg.com)
Category: Business | Tags: fed buys $5 billion of fannie freddie
The Federal Reserve bought $5 billion of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Federal Home Loan Bank corporate debt under a new program aimed at reducing mort[...] read more »
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Published reports: Miami Herald for sale

Posted by neophyteblogger 1268 days ago (http://www.bizjournals.com)
Category: Business | Tags: miami herald sale
The Miami Herald may be sold off by parent McClatchy Co., according to numerous published reports. The New York Times first reported the Sacramento, [...] read more »
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Can't Put a Price on History

Posted by neophyteblogger 1268 days ago (http://www.washingtonpost.com)
Category: Business | Tags: cody matthews president
Cody Matthews isn't a wealthy man, but he figures that witnessing the inauguration of the nation's first African American president is a once-in-a-[...] read more »
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After Layoffs, Workers Stay at a Factory in Protest

Posted by neophyteblogger 1268 days ago, popular 1267 days ago (http://www.nytimes.com)
Category: Business | Tags: republic windows and doors workers
Scores of workers laid off from a factory here that makes windows and doors have refused to leave, deciding to stage a “peaceful occupation” of the p[...] read more »
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Return to $1 gas? Energy prices evaporate

Posted by neophyteblogger 1269 days ago (http://www.google.com)
Category: Business | Tags: energy prices
Oil prices hit four-year lows Friday as employers cut the highest number of jobs in 34 years. The continuing decline in prices is so dramatic and so [...] read more »
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Asian Currencies: Taiwan Dollar, Yuan Drop on Slowdown, Stocks

Posted by neophyteblogger 1269 days ago (http://www.bloomberg.com)
Category: Business | Tags: asian currencies slowdown stocks
Asian currencies fell this week, led by Taiwan’s dollar and the Chinese yuan, after reports showed exports in the region slumped because of recession[...] read more »
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Some See a Buying Opportunity in Bank Shares

Posted by neophyteblogger 1269 days ago (http://www.nytimes.com)
Category: Business | Tags: bank shares buying opportunity
BANKS have certainly fallen on hard times, but perhaps not quite as hard as a lot of people think. The latest report from the Federal Deposit Insuran[...] read more »
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U.S. Sees China Intent On Yuan Gaining Value

Posted by neophyteblogger 1269 days ago (http://www.washingtonpost.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: china yuan
Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. said Friday that China remains committed to market reforms and to allowing its currency, the yuan, to appreci[...] read more »
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Steep Job Cutbacks Add To Bleak Economic Picture

Posted by neophyteblogger 1270 days ago (http://www.washingtonpost.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: recession unemployment
Need more proof that the recession is real? An onslaught of grim unemployment and layoff reports yesterday should dispel any lingering doubts. read more »
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Yuan's Ebb Prompts U.S. Anxiety

Posted by neophyteblogger 1270 days ago (http://www.forbes.com)
Category: Business | Tags: china u.s
China's need to cushion exporters as its manufacturing belt suffers will for the time being outweigh U.S. pressure on Beijing to let currency apprec[...] read more »
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Washington’s New Tack: Helping Homeowners

Posted by neophyteblogger 1270 days ago (http://www.nytimes.com)
Category: Business | Tags: homeowner washington
After pouring vast amounts of money into financial institutions of almost every type, and having little to show for it, the Bush administration and t[...] read more »
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HSBC Gains 250 Million Pounds From Metrovacesa Deal

Posted by neophyteblogger 1270 days ago (http://www.bloomberg.com)
Category: Business | Tags: hsbc metrovacesa
HSBC Holdings Plc, Europe’s biggest bank, said it will post a 250 million-pound ($368 million) gain by resuming ownership of its headquarters in Lond[...] read more »
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Carmakers, senators discuss aid conditions

Posted by neophyteblogger 1270 days ago (http://www.freep.com)
Category: Business | Tags: aid condition carmakers senators
Key senators told Detroit automakers today they were willing to consider granting a portion of the $34 billion they were seeking for survival in retu[...] read more »
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EdF takes on Buffett with new Constellation bid

Posted by neophyteblogger 1272 days ago (http://www.forbes.com)
Category: Business | Tags: buffett with new constellation bid edf
Electricite de France SA said Wednesday it will challenge famed investor Warren Buffett's planned takeover of U.S. wholesale power generator Constel[...] read more »
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GE sees fourth-quarter profit at low end of range

Posted by neophyteblogger 1272 days ago (http://www.marketwatch.com)
Category: Business | Tags: 2009 dividend general electric co
General Electric Co. shares rallied almost 14% Tuesday as the conglomerate vowed to hit the low end of its earnings range for the fourth quarter, mai[...] read more »
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