Component may refer to:

• A piece that makes up a whole, a part of an assembly,
• An electronic component,
• A component of a spatial vector,
• Component video, a type of analog video information that is transmitted or stored as two or more separate signals,
• Symmetrical components, in electrical engineering, analysis of unbalanced three phase power systems,
• Software componentry, a field of study within software engineering dealing with object-oriented design,
• Connected component (graph theory), a maximal connected subgraph,
• Component (thermodynamics), a chemically distinct constituent of a phase of a system,
• Component (group theory), a quasisimple subnormal subgroup.

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NPR Topics: Business

Economy Likely To Dominate Presidential Debate
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:41:00 -0400
Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama will meet in a town hall-style meeting in Nashville, Tenn. Topics are supposed to be divided between the economy and foreign policy, but given the financial crisis more questions are expected to focus on the topic.
Community Banks Insulated From Financial Crisis
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:41:00 -0400
Many community banks are largely insulated from the financial crisis. They take deposits and lend them to local businesses and home buyers. That model is looking quite stable right now.
Despite Bailout, Credit Markets Tight
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:40:00 -0400
The TED spread is used to determine how tight the credit markets are. The signal it is sending right now is that credit markets became tighter even after the $700 billion financial bailout bill was signed into law.

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Ex-AIG brass tries to shift blame
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:43:17 -0400
Two former CEOs of AIG tried to make the case at a Congressional hearing Tuesday that the downfall of the giant insurer and financial services firm wasn't their fault, but rather that of external forces, including an accounting rule.
Alcoa earnings drop 52%
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:14:15 -0400
Read full story for latest details.
Borrowing falls, 1st time since '98
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:54:16 -0400
Borrowing by consumers fell in August for the first time in more than 10 years as a weak economy continued to strain household budgets, according to a government report issued Tuesday.

The Financial Page

James Surowiecki: What drives market volatility?
James Surowiecki Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
American investors are frazzled. True, oil prices have fallen from their most vertiginous highs, the dollar is a bit stronger, and the stock market has actually risen over the past month. But none of those things have happened in a smooth and steady fashion. The stock market’s “ascent,” in particular . . .
James Surowiecki: Too many stakeholders can be a deal-breaker.
James Surowiecki Mon, 04 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
In the second decade of the twentieth century, it was almost impossible to build an airplane in the United States. That was the result of a chaotic legal battle among the dozens of companies--including one owned by Orville Wright--that held patents on the various components that made a . . .
James Surowiecki: Sponsoring Recklessness
James Surowiecki Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
When do the words “not guaranteed” actually mean “guaranteed”? Whenever the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are involved. The two companies have long been required to tell investors that their securities are not guaranteed by the federal government. But in the financial markets everyone has always assumed that . . .

Reuters: Business News

Asian stocks hammered; UK readies bank rescue
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:37:14 -0400
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The sell-off in Asian stocks accelerated after a devastating day on Wall Street and Hong Kong became the latest economy to slash interest rates as pressure grew for a coordinated, global response to the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression.
Central banks try new methods amid market mayhem
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:37:43 -0400
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Central banks across Asia stepped up to offer more support to commercial banks on Wednesday, to try to ease painful pressure on funding costs from a vicious global credit squeeze.
Citi seeks potential partners for Wachovia bid: report
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:34:07 -0400
(Reuters) - Citigroup Inc is looking for potential partners in its bid for Wachovia Corp , seeking to wrest the upper hand from Wachovia's other suitor Wells Fargo & Co , the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter.

ABC News: Money

Dow Takes a Dive, Plunges 500 Points
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:54:07 -0400
Fed chief Ben Bernanke's dire warnings in speech today didn't help matters.
Countries Move to Stimulate Economies
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:08:38 -0400
Fed to buy short-term business debt; Australia and Spain take action too.
Retirement Accounts Lose $2T in Downturn
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:07:50 -0400
Many Americans are halting contributions to 401(k)s; delaying retirement.

BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Rescue plan for UK banks unveiled
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:41:35 -0000
Chancellor Alistair Darling announces the details of a £50bn rescue plan for the UK banking system.
Fraudsters 'target bank accounts'
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:36:50 -0000
Credit restrictions in the financial crisis are causing identity fraudsters to target existing bank accounts, a report says.
IMF in 'severe downturn' warning
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:00:42 -0000
The global economic downturn is likely to worsen as the financial crisis continues, says the International Monetary Fund.

The Economist: Business

The music industry: Qualms with music
Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:54:58 -0000
Cross-subsidised subscriptions offer a promising new model—if the sums add upIT IS a gift that keeps on giving—for a year, at least. Starting in Britain this month, buyers of some handsets made by Nokia will be able to download as much digital music as they like. The handsets, starting with a model costing GBP130 ($230), are bundled with a year’s free online-music subscription, called “Comes With Music” (CWM), launched on October 2nd. You can download music, and listen to it, on both the handset and your PC. Once the subscription expires at the end of the year, you can still listen to the tracks.Nokia’s new handsets are sure to appear under many Christmas trees this year. The offer of unlimited downloads will appeal to teenagers; and parents will not have to worry about their children getting caught downloading music illegally, or spending a fortune at online music-stores. But CWM and similar subscription services are also being touted as a potentially life-saving gift to the ailing music industry. That is because they cleverly reconcile the demands of teenagers, who think music should be free, with those of record companies, which want to make money. ...
Face value: The specialty generalist
Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:11:45 -0000
Hans Wijers of AkzoNobel has taken an unusual path to the top of Europe’s chemical industryClarification to this articleJUST as America’s dodgy subprime mortgages were triggering the credit crunch in August last year, Hans Wijers, the boss of AkzoNobel, a European specialty chemicals company, shook hands with John McAdam, the boss of ICI, to seal a takeover that had been rumbling for months. AkzoNobel’s two previous bids had been rebuffed, but when Mr Wijers raised his offer price to GBP8 billion ($16 billion), ICI capitulated—spelling the end for one of Britain’s most famous companies and one of the biggest names in chemicals. The combination of ICI’s strength in America and Asia with AkzoNobel’s clout in Europe transformed a stolid regional company into a powerful global competitor, and turned AkzoNobel into the world’s biggest maker of paints. Yet the architect of the merger, Mr Wijers, had no reputation as a dealmaker—indeed, he was a newcomer to senior management when he was appointed as AkzoNobel’s chief executive in 2003. ...
GE: Buffett to the rescue
Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:11:45 -0000
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s SuperWarrenSHORT, septuagenarian and bespectacled, Warren Buffett does not resemble a typical superhero. Yet twice in barely a week he has swooped to rescue two of the world’s greatest companies from tight spots. First it was Goldman Sachs, which had a near-death experience after the collapse of Lehman Brothers. And on October 1st it was GE’s turn to breathe a sigh of relief, as the “Sage of Omaha” quashed market worries about its health by investing $3 billion in the huge conglomerate. As a famously canny value investor, it is hardly surprising that Mr Buffett has an excellent understanding of his own value. As with the investment in Goldman, the terms of the investment being made in GE by his company, Berkshire Hathaway, are fantastical. As long as Hank Paulson, America’s treasury secretary, manages to steer the economy away from financial Armageddon, Mr Buffett is sure to add to his reputation and his fortune. Indeed, were he not a philanthropist, committed to giving away his billions, the tough terms he has negotiated with both firms might have prompted accusations that he is taking advantage of the desperate. His preferred stock in GE will pay a dividend of 10%, and he has the right to buy a further $3 billion at a price of $22.25, below the share price when his investment was announced. ...

Business News - UPI.com

PETA protests Armani use of rabbit fur
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:08:42 -0400
MILAN, Italy, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Animal rights activists demonstrated at one of Italy's leading fashion houses Tuesday, accusing Giorgio Armani of reneging on a promise to avoid fur.
Top S. Korean companies hit
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:23:47 -0400
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- South Korea's top 10 conglomerates have seen nearly $80 billion of their market capitalization evaporate thus far this year.
China hiring jobless Wall St. experts
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:37:13 -0400
BEIJING, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Some of the Wall Street professionals let go in the U.S. financial crisis may soon be working for Chinese financial houses.
Nikkei opens sharply lower
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:53:59 -0400
TOKYO, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Japan's 225-stock Nikkei index fell sharply after opening Wednesday, echoing the Dow's another collapse on Wall Street the previous day.
Crude oil prices gain sligthly
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:25:46 -0400
NEW YORK, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Crude oil prices rose slightly Tuesday as market instability caused Libya to call for a production cut to prop up world prices.
UPI NewsTrack Business
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:12:38 -0400
U.S. markets slide hard again Tuesday ... Bernanke suggests rate cuts possible ... Eli Lilly to pay $62 million settlement ... Boeing and machinists spar on key demand ... News from United Press International.

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