Archive for August 4th, 2008


CNET News
Updated: Major Yahoo Shareholder Concerned Over Voting Irregulatiries
Washington Post - 2 hours ago
A very bizarre twist in the ongoing Yahoo ( NSDQ: YHOO) saga, sure to to set off the tinfoil hat crowd? Major shareholder Capital Research Global is concerned about possible voting irregularities following last Friday's shareholder vote count.
WRAPUP 3-Big holder Capital Research wants Yahoo vote probe Reuters
Big Yahoo investor questions vote: report MarketWatch
Wall Street Journal - The Associated Press - San Jose Mercury News - San Francisco Chronicle
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ABC News
JetBlue to Charge for Pillows, Blankets
Wall Street Journal - 35 minutes ago
By STEPHANIE CHEN In the latest effort to squeeze more revenue from customers amid crushing fuel prices, JetBlue Airways Corp. said it will charge passengers $7 for pillows and blankets, available on flights longer than two hours.
JetBlue Starts Selling Blankets and Pillows New York Times
A little chilly on that JetBlue flight? Blanket, pillow now to Seattle Post Intelligencer
MarketWatch - KUTV - Washington Times - Bizjournals.com
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Boston Globe
Bernanke May Sound Tougher on Inflation to Avert Fed Rebellion
Bloomberg - 2 hours ago
By Scott Lanman Aug. 5 (Bloomberg) — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, likely to leave interest rates unchanged today, may need to sound tougher on inflation to avert the sharpest public disagreement among policy makers in more than a decade.
Fed seen holding rates steady as growth stumbles Reuters
Fed Watch: What the Pros Are Saying BusinessWeek
The Associated Press - Barron’s - DetNews.com - AFP
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Boston Globe
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac to Report Losses Through End of Year
Bloomberg - 2 hours ago
By Dawn Kopecki Aug. 5 (Bloomberg) — Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the biggest US mortgage-finance companies, may report net losses through the first quarter of 2009 as home-loan delinquencies rise to the highest on record, analysts' estimates show.
Truce Time in the Fan-Fred Wars Wall Street Journal
How Ginnie Mae differs from Fannie, Freddie San Francisco Chronicle
New York Times - Reuters - International Herald Tribune - MarketWatch
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AFP
Fed seen holding rates steady as growth stumbles
Reuters - 47 minutes ago
By Mark Felsenthal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The US Federal Reserve on Tuesday is expected to hold interest rates steady as dismal housing markets and tight credit weigh on the economy, while it signals lingering inflation concerns despite lower oil
Bernanke May Sound Tougher on Inflation to Avert Fed Rebellion Bloomberg
Fed Watch: What the Pros Are Saying BusinessWeek
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BusinessWeek
Motorola: The New CEO's Real Challenge
BusinessWeek - 3 hours ago
by Roger O. Crockett and Olga Kharif There's no question what Wall Street thinks about Motorola's (MOT) new co-chief executive, Sanjay Jha.
Market Place Motorola Names Leader for Mobile Phone Unit New York Times
Can this man save Motorola? Chicago Tribune
MarketWatch - Wall Street Journal - Bloomberg - Forbes
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AFP
Fed Watch: What the Pros Are Saying
BusinessWeek - 28 minutes ago
What will Ben Bernanke & Co. do—and say—at the Fed Open Market Committee's Aug. 5 meeting? Wall Street economists speculate The Federal Reserve remains in a tricky position with respect to its Aug. 5 policy meeting.
Will the FOMC Acknowledge the Credit Crisis' Impact? Barron’s
Senator urges Fed to toughen credit card rules Reuters
AFP - CNBC - CNNMoney.com - Forex Hound
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