Archive for August 9th, 2008


Financial Post
UBS counts the cost of subprime after 'annus horribilis'
AFP - 2 hours ago
ZURICH (AFP) - Swiss banking giant UBS will unveil its second quarter results Tuesday still scarred from its subprime-related "annus horribilis" and the loss of billions of dollars — and wealthy clients.
Twist for 'Auction Rate' Cases Wall Street Journal
Auction Rate Securities: Who’s to Blame istockAnalyst.com
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Mid-Hudson News
Qwest union workers favor calling for strike
Bizjournals.com - 2 hours ago
Union workers for Qwest Communications International Inc. voted in favor of calling a strike if their collective bargaining with the company takes an unsatisfactory turn.
CWA votes to authorize Qwest strike Denver Post
Verizon, unions debate contracts as deadline looms The Associated Press
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Earthtimes (press release)
Credit Card Industry Faces Reforms
Washington Post - 2 hours ago
By Nancy Trejos Stricter regulation of the credit card industry will probably be approved by the end of the year, consumer advocates, members of Congress and banking officials said as the comment period on the Federal Reserve's proposed actions drew to
YOUR MONEY: Credit cards tighten rules Quad City Times
US Consumer Credit Increases $14.3 Billion in June (Update2) Bloomberg
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Earthtimes (press release)
Congress, Federal Reserve Propose Tighter Rules to Protect Consumers
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
By Nancy Trejos Stricter regulation of the credit card industry will probably be approved by the end of the year, consumer advocates, members of Congress and banking officials said as the comment period on the Federal Reserve's proposed actions drew to
US Consumer Credit Increases $14.3 Billion in June (Update2) Bloomberg
Consumer credit rose $14.33 bln in June Reuters
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HispanicBusiness.com
Olympics Online, With a Hook
New York Times - 43 minutes ago
NBC will stream thousands of hours of Olympics video online. To view it, a Microsoft Web browser software component must first be downloaded.
The Olympics (of Online Video) ClickZ News
Manage your Summer Olympics viewing experience The Industry Standard
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Mid-Hudson News
Verizon, unions debate contracts as deadline looms
The Associated Press - 58 minutes ago
NEW YORK (AP) - Verizon Communications Inc. and two unions representing 65000 workers are still talking contracts, one day ahead of a deadline for a possible strike.
Verizon, unions still talking as deadline looms International Herald Tribune
Verizon unions set Sunday deadline for labor talks Reuters
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The Associated Press
More Nebraska Beef recalled despite assurances
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Federal authorities last month assured consumers that a meat plant linked to nearly 50 illnesses caused by tainted ground beef had made enough changes after a recall to ensure that its products were safe.
CFIA: Whole Foods Market(R) Voluntarily Recalls Fresh Ground Beef FOXBusiness
Austin stores not part of Whole Foods beef recall News 8 Austin
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