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Gray Skies Ahead For Alcoa
Ruthie Ackerman Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:35:00 -0000
The aluminum producer announces grim Q3 results.
Cleveland-Cliffs Nears Buyout
Ruthie Ackerman Sat, 04 Oct 2008 07:00:00 -0000
The iron ore miner voted against its largest shareholder, Harbinger, raising its stake.
Timken Tantalizes Investors
Ruthie Ackerman Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:03:00 -0000
The maker of bearings and alloys raised its third-quarter guidance, but is maintaining its fourth-quarter outlook.

BBC News | Business | World Edition

More turmoil hits Asian markets
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:56:14 -0000
Asian markets plummet, including Japan's Nikkei index losing almost 10%, amid fears for a global downturn.
UK bank rescue package imminent
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:22:25 -0000
Details of a £50bn rescue package for the banking system are set to be announced by the chancellor.
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.

NYT > World Business

Two Countries Plan Rescues as European Leaders Continue to Talk
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:27:22 -0000
Britain and Spain moved to mount separate rescues of their financial industries, a move that comes at a time when European economic weakness gives signs of deepening.
European Disunion: Facing a Financial Crisis, Nations Put Self-Interest First
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:16:55 -0000
As the financial storm spread, some of the 27 nations that make up the European Union have broken ranks to protect their own citizens and banks.
Iceland, in a Precarious Position, Takes Drastic Steps to Right Itself
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:16:41 -0000
In addition to seeking a $5.5 billion loan from Russia, Iceland pegged its currency to an index and took control of one of its largest banks as it struggled to keep its economy afloat.

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Toyota may cut annual profit outlook: company source
Reuters Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:59:49 -0400
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) may cut its annual profit outlook on sluggish global demand and a firmer yen, a company source said on Wednesday, as the prospect of a rare downward revision sent its shares tumbling 10 percent.
Showing History the Way Ahead
Al Kamen Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400
P resident Bush has been famously dismissive of concerns about how history will treat his tenure. When our colleague Bob Woodward once asked him how history would judge the Iraq war, Bush said: "History. We don't know. We'll all be dead."
Balts hope Georgia conflict boosts energy case
Reuters Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:22:01 -0400
TALLINN (Reuters) - Ulo Kikas, harbor captain at the port of Muuga, stands at the top of the multi-storey harbor building near Estonia's capital and points down to a network of vacant railway tracks for oil product wagons.
Consumer credit marks first fall since January 1998
Reuters Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:02:33 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer borrowing fell for the first time in more than a decade in August amid tighter credit markets, tougher lending standards and declining consumer spending, a Federal Reserve report showed on Tuesday.
A Nightmare for Sales of Dream Cars
Joel Achenbach Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Robert Bassam, used-car magnate, isn't driving his $415,000 Lamborghini these days, or his Porsche, and he has even warehoused his usual get-around-town car, a BMW 750. Instead, he's puttering along in a four-cylinder Hyundai Accent hatchback. It's more politically correct, he says. And economically correct: He doesn't feel like riding in luxury when the economy is tanking.
American Airlines considers a la carte pricing
AP Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:12:21 -0400
FORT WORTH, Texas -- The idea of paying a single, simple fare to fly on an airliner is becoming as quaint as stewardesses in short skirts.

 

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