Huge write downs for French banks Aug 28 - French banks continue to be slammed by recent market turmoil, but financials helped boost European indices with investors hoping this means the end is in sight. Tropical Storm Gustav pushes oil higher Drinks company Diageo cuts profit target Continental finds new use for tyres Stefanie McIntyre reports. Coming up next: Sony launches Posted By : Added : 2008/09/04 Views : 23 Tags : Rated : ![]() 0 Votes Oil slips; Coke buys in China Sep 3 - Oil prices held below 110 dollars on Wednesday as the dollar neared a 10-1/2 month high, raising hopes of an easier business environment for Asian manufacturers and exporters, but rattling resource-focused stocks. Coca-Cola will buy all outstanding shares, bonds and options of Huiyuan and take the company private after the acquisition. Huiyuan controls about 43 percent of the pure-juice market, according to AC Nielsen figures cited by the company. Kitty Bu reports. Coming up next Posted By : Added : 2008/09/04 Views : 13 Tags : Rated : ![]() 0 Votes Euro zone contracts for first time Sep 3 - The economy of the 15 nations sharing the euro shrank 0.2 percent fanning recession fears. UK pubs hit by slowing sales Argentine ranchers switch to soy Stefanie McIntyre reports. Posted By : Added : 2008/09/04 Views : 7 Tags : Rated : ![]() 0 Votes Auto sales go off a cliff Sep 3 - US automakers reported double digit drops in year over year auto sales, with few signs of improvement ahead. US Automakers continue to be hard hit by the overall US economic troubles, as well as their own challenges. They continue to cut costs and offer incentives as they face the worst demand for vehicles in almost a decade. Bobbi Rebell reports. Coming up Posted By : Added : 2008/09/04 Views : 7 Tags : Rated : ![]() 0 Votes Economic weakness widespread-Fed Sep 3 - U.S. business conditions were weak, soft, and subdued, according to the Federal Reserve's latest summary of economic conditions. On Wall Street, the Dow rose 15 points to 11,532. The S&P 500 dipped 2 points to 1,274. The Nasdaq lost 15 points to 2,333. Crude oil fell 36 cents to $109.35 a barrel Conway Gittens reports from New York.Speaker: David Whiston, equity auto analyst, Morningstar Posted By : Added : 2008/09/04 Views : 9 Tags : Rated : ![]() 0 Votes Australian Stock Market Report Australian Stock Market Report Close of Business 11 July 2008 Posted By : Added : 2008/07/13 Views : 171 Tags : Rated : ![]() 1 Votes Cramer: The Few Sectors Worth Buying Goldman's Boeing downgrade has added aerospace and auto stocks to the sell list, says Jim Cramer. Posted By : Added : 2008/06/27 Views : 107 Tags : The Real Story Wrap: June 26 Downgrades in banking and autos by investment bank Goldman Sachs sinks stocks across the board, while oil and gold shoot higher, explains Simon Constable. Posted By : Added : 2008/06/27 Views : 120 Tags : Stocks lifted by economic hopes Mar. 20 - U.S. stocks sprinted higher after a smaller-than-expected drop in a regional manufacturing activity soothed investor concerns. The rout in the commodities market continued as investors curtailed winning gold and oil positions in order to build cash reserves. In a Reuters exclusive, an eBay spokeswoman said the Online auctioneer will trim its global workforce. Nike shares rallied after posting a 32 percent jump in quarterly profits. Conway Gittens reports from New York. Posted By : Added : 2008/03/24 Views : 245 Tags : Britain's bankers meet with BoE Mar 20 - Britain's top bankers are meeting with the Bank of England to try to ease jittery money markets after rumours of liquidity problems at HBOS led its shares to plunge 17 percent on Wednesday. Top bankers meet with BoE Euro shares fall on Credit Suisse profit warning and Allianz outlook OECD says U.S. growth halted, but euro zone steady Stefanie McIntyre reports. Posted By : Added : 2008/03/24 Views : 244 Tags : Wall St. lifted by economic data Mar. 20 - U.S. stocks staged a strong finish to a holiday-shortened week after a not-so-bad regional business survey bolstered investor confidence. The Dow surged 261 points to 12,361. The S&P 500 rallied 31 points to 1,329. The Nasdaq rose 48 points to 2,258. Crude oil and gold saw further slides. Conway Gittens report from New York. Posted By : Added : 2008/03/24 Views : 236 Tags : A golden roller coaster Mar. 21 - The cost of gold is on a roller coaster ride and jewelers are paying the price. On March 17, gold hit a record high of $1,030 an ounce but by the end of the week had dropped to $904. Lindsay Claiborn reports. Posted By : Added : 2008/03/24 Views : 289 Tags : China's growing rich poor gap Mar. 7 - China's economy may be booming but not everyone is getting rich. Five years after Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao came to power promising to look out for the little people, just outside the capital the gap between rich and poor is growing. Tyra Dempster reports. Posted By : Added : 2008/03/09 Views : 357 Tags : U.S. jobs data pushes down shares Mar. 7 - U.S. jobs saw their biggest decline in five years, pushing down European shares. U.S. jobs data pushes shares down Oil near record supported by weak dollar German public sector strike Stefanie McIntyre reports. Posted By : Added : 2008/03/09 Views : 313 Tags : Central Bank Gamble Dec 13 - A new era for the Federal Reserve as it joins other Central Banks to stem global credit crisis. For Fed chief Ben Bernanke - now nearly two years into the job - the stakes are high. Deborah Lutterbeck reports Posted By : Added : 2007/12/14 Views : 361 Tags : Rio Tinto rejects BHP overtures Nov. 8 - Rio Tinto tells bigger mining rival BHP Billiton that its proposed takeover offer is too low. EADS feels dollar's pain ECB keeps rates on hold Ackermann credit outlook Armani goes big in Japan Darcy Lambton reports. Featured Video: Ninja vending machine disguise Posted By : admin Added : 2007/11/10 Views : 473 Tags : Nikkei tumbles to year lows Nov. 12 - Japan's Nikkei fell to its lowest level this year, as regional stocks tumbled in the wake of a Wall Street slide. Adding to the benchmark's decline was the yen's surge to an 18-month high against the dollar, prompting sales of Japanese exporters like Honda. Dan Sloan reporting Posted By : admin Added : 2007/11/12 Views : 455 Tags : Australian Stock Market Update Australian Stock Market update 22 November 2007 Posted By : Added : 2007/11/23 Views : 429 Tags : Choppy trade for Asia, oil falls Nov. 13 - Most Asian shares fell in choppy trade on Tuesday, as credit concerns continue to weigh on investor sentiment. Japan's Nikkei extended its losing streak as investors shrugged off latest data which showed solid growth for the third quarter. Soaring food costs in China drove inflation to almost 11-year highs in October, reinforcing expectations of further rate hikes. Nina Mehra reporting. Posted By : admin Added : 2007/11/13 Views : 425 Tags : ASEAN eyes booming China Nov. 19 - Fears that Southeast Asian nations may be overshadowed by fast-growing China, have spurred calls for swifter moves on a regional free trade agreement. Representatives for 10 nations meeting in Singapore are trying to hammer out a free trade deal to take effect within the next decade. Failure to do so, say ministers, means more business lost to China. Tara Joseph-Hui reporting. Posted By : Added : 2007/11/19 Views : 394 Tags : Rated : ![]() 0 Votes Stocks endure three-day beating Nov. 9 - U.S. stocks were punished for the third consecutive session, with tech stocks feeling the biggest pain, as credit jitters and profit worries prevailed. The Dow saw a sharp pullback of 223 points to 13,042. The S&P 500 lost 21 points to 1,453. The Nasdaq tumbled 68 points, a drop of 2.5 percent, to 2,627. Crude oil prices held gains for the first time in three sessions. Conway G. Gittens reports. Speaker: Art Hogan, chief market strategist, Jefferies and Co. Posted By : admin Added : 2007/11/10 Views : 387 Tags : Stocks crumble as credit fears linger Nov 26 - U.S. stocks are now down 10 percent from their recent highs as the credit crunch sparked an exodus from the stock market and a stampede. The Dow tumbled 237 points to 12,743. The S&P 500 lost 33 points. The Nasdaq posted a 55 point decline to 2,540. Crude oil prices moved lower. Conway G. Gittens reports from New York. Posted By : Added : 2007/11/27 Views : 385 Tags : Oil prices head north again Nov. 9 - Oil prices rally on a weak dollar but gains are contained by concerns about the U.S. economy. Previously oil had drifted lower since hitting a record $98.62 a barrel on Wednesday. Darcy Lambton reports. Darcy Lambton reports. Posted By : admin Added : 2007/11/10 Views : 371 Tags : Central Bank Gamble Dec 13 - A new era for the Federal Reserve as it joins other Central Banks to stem global credit crisis. For Fed chief Ben Bernanke - now nearly two years into the job - the stakes are high. Deborah Lutterbeck reports Posted By : Added : 2007/12/14 Views : 361 Tags : China's growing rich poor gap Mar. 7 - China's economy may be booming but not everyone is getting rich. Five years after Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao came to power promising to look out for the little people, just outside the capital the gap between rich and poor is growing. Tyra Dempster reports. Posted By : Added : 2008/03/09 Views : 357 Tags : Reuters Business Week Nov. 9 - The Dow saw a weekly decline of 4.1 percent and the Nasdaq suffered an even bigger 6.5 percent drop as credit jitters and disappointing profit outlooks weighed heavily. There were few bright spots as negative comments from Cisco and Qualcomm casted doubt on the health of tech spending, the dollar fell to new lows, oil rushed towards $100, and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testified the U.S. economy is in the midst of a rough patch. Conway G. Gittens reports. Speaker: Art Hogan, chief market strategist, Jefferies and Co. Posted By : admin Added : 2007/11/10 Views : 353 Tags : Banking on armageddon Feb 25 - An underground vault has been built to store a collection of the world's seeds in case of global disaster. The Svalbard Seed Vault in Norway -dubbed the Doomsday Vault- will be opened on Tuesday. The seeds will be stored inside a mountain and can remain frozen even without electricity. Andrew Potter reports. Posted By : Added : 2008/03/01 Views : 332 Tags : Stocks tumble Dec. 17 - Furrowed brows on Wall Street due to "stagflation" and housing worries. Dow falls 172 points to 13167. The S&P 500 drops 22 point to 1445. The Nasdaq dropped 61 pts to 2574. Crude oil price fell to $90.80. Manoush Zomorodi reports Posted By : Added : 2007/12/18 Views : 328 Tags : Oil jumps post-OPEC Nov. 19 - Energy prices in Asia jumped after OPEC comments that oil was undervalued due to a weak U.S. dollar. Regional shares showed a mixed reaction, as Korean Air was down on the higher oil, while Australia's benchmark rose as energy firms like Woodside Petroleum took heart from the OPEC news. Dan Sloan reporting. Posted By : Added : 2007/11/19 Views : 322 Tags : Rated : ![]() 0 Votes The man after Putin? Dec 10 - Russian President Vladimir Putin backs his long-time ally Dmitry Medvedev to succeed him. Medvedev, first deputy prime minister and chairman of gas giant Gazprom, is now in pole position to win the presidential election in March 2008, as most Russian voters are ready to back whoever Putin endorses. Putin's choice brings to an end years of speculation, although analysts say Putin will continue to exercise power behind the scenes in Russia. Joanna Partridge reports. SOUNDBITE: Vladimir Putin, Russian President, saying (Russian): ''In terms of the candidacy of Dmitry Anatoliyevich Medvedev, I can say I have known him for more than 17 years, and I have worked closely with him over these years. And I fully support this proposal.'' Posted By : Added : 2007/12/13 Views : 315 Tags : Australian Stock Market Report Australian Stock Market Report Close of Business 11 July 2008 Posted By : Added : 2008/07/13 Views : 171 Tags : Rated : ![]() 1 Votes Economic weakness widespread-Fed Sep 3 - U.S. business conditions were weak, soft, and subdued, according to the Federal Reserve's latest summary of economic conditions. On Wall Street, the Dow rose 15 points to 11,532. The S&P 500 dipped 2 points to 1,274. The Nasdaq lost 15 points to 2,333. Crude oil fell 36 cents to $109.35 a barrel Conway Gittens reports from New York.Speaker: David Whiston, equity auto analyst, Morningstar Posted By : Added : 2008/09/04 Views : 9 Tags : Rated : ![]() 0 Votes Auto sales go off a cliff Sep 3 - US automakers reported double digit drops in year over year auto sales, with few signs of improvement ahead. US Automakers continue to be hard hit by the overall US economic troubles, as well as their own challenges. They continue to cut costs and offer incentives as they face the worst demand for vehicles in almost a decade. Bobbi Rebell reports. Coming up Posted By : Added : 2008/09/04 Views : 7 Tags : Rated : ![]() 0 Votes Euro zone contracts for first time Sep 3 - The economy of the 15 nations sharing the euro shrank 0.2 percent fanning recession fears. UK pubs hit by slowing sales Argentine ranchers switch to soy Stefanie McIntyre reports. Posted By : Added : 2008/09/04 Views : 7 Tags : Rated : ![]() 0 Votes Oil slips; Coke buys in China Sep 3 - Oil prices held below 110 dollars on Wednesday as the dollar neared a 10-1/2 month high, raising hopes of an easier business environment for Asian manufacturers and exporters, but rattling resource-focused stocks. Coca-Cola will buy all outstanding shares, bonds and options of Huiyuan and take the company private after the acquisition. Huiyuan controls about 43 percent of the pure-juice market, according to AC Nielsen figures cited by the company. Kitty Bu reports. Coming up next Posted By : Added : 2008/09/04 Views : 13 Tags : Rated : ![]() 0 Votes Huge write downs for French banks Aug 28 - French banks continue to be slammed by recent market turmoil, but financials helped boost European indices with investors hoping this means the end is in sight. Tropical Storm Gustav pushes oil higher Drinks company Diageo cuts profit target Continental finds new use for tyres Stefanie McIntyre reports. Coming up next: Sony launches Posted By : Added : 2008/09/04 Views : 23 Tags : Rated : ![]() 0 Votes Rio Tinto rejects BHP overtures Nov. 8 - Rio Tinto tells bigger mining rival BHP Billiton that its proposed takeover offer is too low. EADS feels dollar's pain ECB keeps rates on hold Ackermann credit outlook Armani goes big in Japan Darcy Lambton reports. Featured Video: Ninja vending machine disguise Posted By : admin Added : 2007/11/10 Views : 473 Tags : Stocks endure three-day beating Nov. 9 - U.S. stocks were punished for the third consecutive session, with tech stocks feeling the biggest pain, as credit jitters and profit worries prevailed. The Dow saw a sharp pullback of 223 points to 13,042. The S&P 500 lost 21 points to 1,453. The Nasdaq tumbled 68 points, a drop of 2.5 percent, to 2,627. Crude oil prices held gains for the first time in three sessions. Conway G. Gittens reports. Speaker: Art Hogan, chief market strategist, Jefferies and Co. Posted By : admin Added : 2007/11/10 Views : 387 Tags : Reuters Business Week Nov. 9 - The Dow saw a weekly decline of 4.1 percent and the Nasdaq suffered an even bigger 6.5 percent drop as credit jitters and disappointing profit outlooks weighed heavily. There were few bright spots as negative comments from Cisco and Qualcomm casted doubt on the health of tech spending, the dollar fell to new lows, oil rushed towards $100, and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testified the U.S. economy is in the midst of a rough patch. Conway G. Gittens reports. Speaker: Art Hogan, chief market strategist, Jefferies and Co. Posted By : admin Added : 2007/11/10 Views : 353 Tags : Oil prices head north again Nov. 9 - Oil prices rally on a weak dollar but gains are contained by concerns about the U.S. economy. Previously oil had drifted lower since hitting a record $98.62 a barrel on Wednesday. Darcy Lambton reports. Darcy Lambton reports. Posted By : admin Added : 2007/11/10 Views : 371 Tags : Nikkei tumbles to year lows Nov. 12 - Japan's Nikkei fell to its lowest level this year, as regional stocks tumbled in the wake of a Wall Street slide. Adding to the benchmark's decline was the yen's surge to an 18-month high against the dollar, prompting sales of Japanese exporters like Honda. Dan Sloan reporting Posted By : admin Added : 2007/11/12 Views : 455 Tags : Choppy trade for Asia, oil falls Nov. 13 - Most Asian shares fell in choppy trade on Tuesday, as credit concerns continue to weigh on investor sentiment. Japan's Nikkei extended its losing streak as investors shrugged off latest data which showed solid growth for the third quarter. Soaring food costs in China drove inflation to almost 11-year highs in October, reinforcing expectations of further rate hikes. Nina Mehra reporting. Posted By : admin Added : 2007/11/13 Views : 425 Tags : ASEAN eyes booming China Nov. 19 - Fears that Southeast Asian nations may be overshadowed by fast-growing China, have spurred calls for swifter moves on a regional free trade agreement. Representatives for 10 nations meeting in Singapore are trying to hammer out a free trade deal to take effect within the next decade. Failure to do so, say ministers, means more business lost to China. Tara Joseph-Hui reporting. Posted By : Added : 2007/11/19 Views : 394 Tags : Rated : ![]() 0 Votes Oil jumps post-OPEC Nov. 19 - Energy prices in Asia jumped after OPEC comments that oil was undervalued due to a weak U.S. dollar. Regional shares showed a mixed reaction, as Korean Air was down on the higher oil, while Australia's benchmark rose as energy firms like Woodside Petroleum took heart from the OPEC news. Dan Sloan reporting. Posted By : Added : 2007/11/19 Views : 322 Tags : Rated : ![]() 0 Votes Nikkei tumbles to year lows Nov. 12 - Japan's Nikkei fell to its lowest level this year, as regional stocks tumbled in the wake of a Wall Street slide. Adding to the benchmark's decline was the yen's surge to an 18-month high against the dollar, prompting sales of Japanese exporters like Honda. Dan Sloan reporting Posted By : admin Added : 2007/11/12 Views : 455 Tags : Australian Stock Market Report Australian Stock Market Report Close of Business 11 July 2008 Posted By : Added : 2008/07/13 Views : 171 Tags : Rated : ![]() 1 Votes Central Bank Gamble Dec 13 - A new era for the Federal Reserve as it joins other Central Banks to stem global credit crisis. For Fed chief Ben Bernanke - now nearly two years into the job - the stakes are high. Deborah Lutterbeck reports Posted By : Added : 2007/12/14 Views : 361 Tags : Stocks slump to 1-1/2 yr low Mar. 7 - Wall Street closed the week at 18-month lows after the biggest job cuts in nearly 5 years and word of a near-collapse of a mortgage lender. The Dow fell 146 points to 11,893. The S&P 500 lost 10 points to 1,293. The Nasdaq dipped 8 points to 2,212. Crude oil fell after hitting a new record of $106.54 Speaker: Chris Low, chief economist, FTN Financial Conway Gittens reports from New York. Posted By : Added : 2008/03/09 Views : 252 Tags : Stocks crumble as credit fears linger Nov 26 - U.S. stocks are now down 10 percent from their recent highs as the credit crunch sparked an exodus from the stock market and a stampede. The Dow tumbled 237 points to 12,743. The S&P 500 lost 33 points. The Nasdaq posted a 55 point decline to 2,540. Crude oil prices moved lower. Conway G. Gittens reports from New York. Posted By : Added : 2007/11/27 Views : 385 Tags : Cramer: The Few Sectors Worth Buying Goldman's Boeing downgrade has added aerospace and auto stocks to the sell list, says Jim Cramer. Posted By : Added : 2008/06/27 Views : 107 Tags : Job cuts heighten recession fear Mar. 7 - The chance of a U.S. recession increased on Friday, economists said, after a government report showed the largest monthly job cuts in almost five years. The weaker-than-expected report is the latest in a string of weak economic signals stemming from a slump in the housing market and turmoil in the credit markets. SPEAKER: Chris Low, chief economist, FTN Financial Conway Gittens reports from New York. Posted By : Added : 2008/03/09 Views : 266 Tags : Choppy trade for Asia, oil falls Nov. 13 - Most Asian shares fell in choppy trade on Tuesday, as credit concerns continue to weigh on investor sentiment. Japan's Nikkei extended its losing streak as investors shrugged off latest data which showed solid growth for the third quarter. Soaring food costs in China drove inflation to almost 11-year highs in October, reinforcing expectations of further rate hikes. Nina Mehra reporting. Posted By : admin Added : 2007/11/13 Views : 425 Tags : Economy front and center Mar. 7 - Figures on trade, retail sales and inflation are due in the week ahead. On Capitol Hill, lawmakers are expected to focus on the budget as they head toward a two week recess that is expected to begin Friday. Deborah Lutterbeck reports. Posted By : Added : 2008/03/09 Views : 250 Tags : U.S. Fed provides bank-aid Dec. 12 - The U.S. Federal Reserve surprised the markets by launching a temporary auction facility to provide short term loans. The Fed will work with other central banks to create a temporary auction facility that banks can use to secure short term loans. Fred Katayama reports. SOUNDBITES: Tom Metzold, Portfolio Manager, Eaton Vance Management Jim Grant, Editor, Grant's Interest Rate Observer Posted By : Added : 2007/12/13 Views : 211 Tags : Stocks sink on recession fears Jan. 4 -Far fewer American jobs were created in December, which heightened domestic recession fears, and sparked a major assault on global equities. The dollar moved lower and bond prices rose on belief the Federal Reserve will have to keep lowering interest rates. Gold initially rallied as the dollar weakened, but profit-takers erased those gains. Oil prices fell far from $1000 a barrel as traders bet U.S. energy demand will slow in tandem with economic activity. Conway G. Gittens reports from New York. Posted By : Added : 2008/01/05 Views : 254 Tags : Stocks endure three-day beating Nov. 9 - U.S. stocks were punished for the third consecutive session, with tech stocks feeling the biggest pain, as credit jitters and profit worries prevailed. The Dow saw a sharp pullback of 223 points to 13,042. The S&P 500 lost 21 points to 1,453. The Nasdaq tumbled 68 points, a drop of 2.5 percent, to 2,627. Crude oil prices held gains for the first time in three sessions. Conway G. Gittens reports. Speaker: Art Hogan, chief market strategist, Jefferies and Co. Posted By : admin Added : 2007/11/10 Views : 387 Tags : Politics and a possible recession Jan. 4 - Rising unemployment and inflation mean the U.S. presidential election may begin to revolve around cracks in the economy. So far candidates' populist rhetoric on the campaign trail doesn't appeal to Wall Street. Manoush Zomorodi reports. Posted By : Added : 2008/01/05 Views : 252 Tags : Stocks lifted by economic hopes Mar. 20 - U.S. stocks sprinted higher after a smaller-than-expected drop in a regional manufacturing activity soothed investor concerns. The rout in the commodities market continued as investors curtailed winning gold and oil positions in order to build cash reserves. In a Reuters exclusive, an eBay spokeswoman said the Online auctioneer will trim its global workforce. Nike shares rallied after posting a 32 percent jump in quarterly profits. Conway Gittens reports from New York. Posted By : Added : 2008/03/24 Views : 245 Tags : Rio Tinto rejects BHP overtures Nov. 8 - Rio Tinto tells bigger mining rival BHP Billiton that its proposed takeover offer is too low. EADS feels dollar's pain ECB keeps rates on hold Ackermann credit outlook Armani goes big in Japan Darcy Lambton reports. Featured Video: Ninja vending machine disguise Posted By : admin Added : 2007/11/10 Views : 473 Tags : |
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