Archive for August 3rd, 2008


3 News NZ
Loonie Loses Currency Wings as Canada Hurt by US (Update1)
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By Liz Capo McCormick Aug. 4 (Bloomberg) — Currency traders are beginning to realize that for all its riches in oil, copper and lumber, Canada's economy may not be so different than the US after all.
Dollar dips vs yen as carry trades trimmed Reuters
Aussie dlr extends losses, at 2-mth lows vs yen Forbes
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Earthtimes (press release)
Finance Unit of Chrysler Fails to Renew Some Funding
Wall Street Journal - 1 hour ago
By LIZ RAPPAPORT In another blow to Detroit and the auto-finance industry, Chrysler Financial was unable to renew all of $30 billion in short-term debt after a month of high-strung negotiations with 22 banks, coming up $6 billion short.
Chrysler renews credit facilities but cuts amount Reuters
Chrysler Financial renews lines of credit The Canadian Press
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Strong Productivity Defies Trend And Gives Fed Room to Maneuver
Wall Street Journal - 1 hour ago
By BRIAN BLACKSTONE In the six US recessions since 1970, worker productivity, or output per hour, grew a sluggish 0.8%, on average.
Fed unlikely to change rates this week USA Today
Fed likely to hold rates steady amid crosscurrents The Associated Press
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Wall Street Journal
Intel to Offer Details
Wall Street Journal - 46 minutes ago
By DON CLARK Intel Corp. on Monday is providing the first details of a chip technology that is designed to help break into new markets, starting with high-end graphics used for computer games and animation.
Intel Plans Chip to Boost Computer Performance Washington Post
Intel’s Line of Graphics Chips Could Have Broader Uses New York Times
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HSBC to Negotiate Lower Price for Korea Exchange Bank (Update2)
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By Bomi Lim and Patricia Kuo Aug. 4 (Bloomberg) — HSBC Holdings Plc is in talks to cut the price for Korea Exchange Bank after Asian financial stocks tumbled 18 percent since the $6 billion purchase was announced in September, two people familiar with
HSBC Talks to Lone Star About KEB Wall Street Journal
HSBC seeking price reduction to buy Korea Exchange Bank MarketWatch
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Auto Giants Drag on Tokyo
Wall Street Journal - 3 hours ago
By V. PHANI KUMAR HONG KONG — Japanese shares extended losses Monday as automobile giants Toyota and Honda declined after reporting a drop in US sales in July, while banks such as Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group dipped after a lower finish on Wall
Seoul shares down on econ fears; shipbuilders fall Forbes
Seoul shares extend losses, down 2.5 pct Reuters India
Middle East North Africa Financial Network
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July Autos Sales Highlight Small Cars' Success
BusinessWeek - 42 minutes ago
by David Kiley If July sales for the US auto industry show one thing it's this: If it doesn't have a good fuel-economy story, it's not moving out of dealer lots—it's crawling.
US Vehicle Sales Fall 13.2% Amid High Gas Prices and Tight Credit New York Times
US auto sales in July plunge 13 percent DetNews.com
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