Archive for August 10th, 2008


The Gazette (Montreal)
Crude Oil Rises on Excessive Drop, Supply Threat in Caspian Sea
Bloomberg - 2 hours ago
By Nesa Subrahmaniyan Aug. 11 (Bloomberg) — Crude oil rose from a 14-week low in New York as traders deemed last week's 7.9 percent drop as excessive and the Russia-Georgia conflict raised concern that Caspian Sea supplies may be disrupted.
Will We Get a Monday BROW Beating? Seeking Alpha
Oil prices rise on supply worries AFP
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CNN
FDIC Fund Strained by Bank Failures May Have to Raise Premiums
Bloomberg - 3 hours ago
By Alison Vekshin Aug. 11 (Bloomberg) — The failure of IndyMac Bancorp Inc. and seven other banks this year may erase as much as 17 percent of a government insurance fund and raise premiums for all banks, from Franklin National of Minneapolis to Bank
If Your Bank Fails, Are Your Business Funds Safe? Wall Street Journal Blogs
Most banks have cushion of capital San Diego Union Tribune
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BBC News
Banks in Euro Zone
Wall Street Journal - 2 hours ago
By NINA KOEPPEN FRANKFURT — Banks in the euro zone continued to tighten lending standards during the second quarter amid a deteriorating economic outlook, and criteria could become even tighter, according to the European Central Bank's July Bank
Dollar vaults to 6-mth high on global "pain trade" Reuters
Dollar Gain Signals Pain as Rally Prompts Exit From Bull Trade Bloomberg
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ABC News
Local stores issue second ground beef recall from Nebraska processor
Seattle Post Intelligencer - 2 hours ago
By LIA HARDIN For the second time this summer, an E. coli bacteria scare has prompted Fred Meyer to recall lean ground beef made from meat packed at a large Nebraska plant.
Whole Foods Recalls Beef Processed At Plant Long at Odds With USDA Washington Post
Consumers Wonder Where To Find Safe Meat? KRDO
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StarPhoenix
Paulson says won't stay at Treasury past January
Reuters - 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said in an interview aired on Sunday he had no interest in staying in his post beyond January when a new administration takes office.
Paulson Says No Plan Afoot to Rescue Mortgage Agencies New York Times
Paulson: Bush right on Wall Street `hangover' quip The Associated Press
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NY1
Verizon And 2 Unions Reach Pact For 3 Years
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By STEVEN GREENHOUSE Verizon Communications and its two major unions announced on Sunday that they had reached tentative three-year contracts with raises totaling nearly 11 percent and with the company continuing to pay 100 percent of current workers’
Qwest union OKs strike if contract talks sour BusinessWeek
Verizon, Unions Reach Deal, Avert Strike TheStreet.com
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Boston Globe
TNT declines comment on reported merger talks with UPS
Forbes - 6 hours ago
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Dutch parcel delivery group TNT NV stayed tight-lipped on Sunday about a newspaper claim that it has received an informal takeover approach from US rival United Parcel Service Inc (UPS).
TNT May Climb After Report UPS Made Informal Takeover Approach Bloomberg
UPS makes informal $15 billion bid for TNT: report MarketWatch
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