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Microsoft profit up 2 percent, but outlook soft

Microsoft is still churning out big profits, but its decision to trim its sails shows that even the world's largest software maker is feeling the ef[...] read more »
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Samsung Net Falls 44% as Big Divisions Feel Pinch

Samsung Electronics Co. said its third-quarter net profit fell 44% as its major divisions recorded smaller operating profits for the first time since[...] read more »
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BlackRock Profit Falls 15% as Investors Flee Selloff

BlackRock Inc., the biggest publicly traded U.S. asset manager, said third-quarter earnings fell 15 percent as investors unnerved by the financial cr[...] read more »
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Citic Pacific Shares Fall 55%;Chmn's Daughter Sanctioned

Citic Pacific Ltd. (0267.HK) lost 55% of its market value Tuesday after disclosing huge forex losses, then scrambled to repair the damage by punishin[...] read more »
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UAL posts smaller-than-expected loss

United Airlines parent UAL Corp (UAUA.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) posted a quarterly loss due to July's record-high energy prices and a[...] read more »
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Material costs spark 6% drop in Caterpillar profit

Caterpillar Inc. said Tuesday that higher material costs led to a 6% drop in third-quarter profit despite record sales, but that didn't stop the hea[...] read more »
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Credit Suisse and UBS Get Funds

As the financial crisis continued to roll through world markets despite massive bailouts, the two leading Swiss banks said Thursday that they had sec[...] read more »
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Merrill Lynch Won't Discuss Lehman Brothers Exposure

Merrill Lynch & Co. (MER) dodged analyst questions regarding Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.'s (LEHMQ) bankruptcy exposure.
On Thursday's third-qu[...] read more »
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Cuomo Seeks Recovery of Bonuses at A.I.G.

Recently bailed out by the federal government, A.I.G. is afloat only because of billions of dollars in government loans. With more and more taxpayer [...] read more »
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Panicky Sellers Darken Afternoon on Wall Street

Until 3 p.m. on Thursday, it seemed as if the stock market might escape another dark day. Then the selling hit — and hit and hit again, mimicking tra[...] read more »
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Wobbly world markets plunge Dow below 10,000

As a crisis of confidence overtook stock markets around the world and credit markets remained frozen, the Dow Jones industrials dove below 10,000 for[...] read more »
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Wachovia: A Split May Boost the Banking Industry

For Washington policymakers, the prospect of a grinding, slow-motion legal fight between Citigroup (C) and Wells Fargo (WFC) for the spoils of troubl[...] read more »
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Fuld Targeted by Lawmakers as Surrogate for Wall Street Excess

Lawmakers lashed out at Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Chief Executive Officer Richard Fuld, peppering him for two hours with queries about excessive [...] read more »
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House approves historic bailout bill

In four long days, as credit markets froze, Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama worked the phones with President Bush. California Gov. Arnol[...] read more »
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Explainer: How the Senate Rescue Bill Is Different

Two days after the House failed to pass a financial rescue bill, sending the stock market into free fall, the Senate will take its own shot tonight b[...] read more »
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