Archive for August 27th, 2008


Washington Post
Fannie's Mudd Shakes Up Management to Boost Investor Confidence
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By Dawn Kopecki and Jody Shenn Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) — Fannie Mae Chief Executive Officer Daniel Mudd replaced three top deputies in an effort to restore investor confidence after record losses and a 90 percent drop in the shares.
Fannie Shuffles Its Top Leaders Washington Post
Fannie Names New CFO, Risk Chief Wall Street Journal
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Wall Street Journal
Xcel to Disclose Global Warming Risks
New York Times - 3 hours ago
By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE ALBANY - One of the country’s largest builders of coal-fired power plants will give investors detailed warnings about the risks that global warming poses to its business under a deal with New York’s attorney general.
Xcel to Expand Greenhouse-Gas Data Wall Street Journal
Xcel Makes CO2 Disclosure Agreement GreenBiz
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AFP
Tokyo Market Cheers Ricoh's Ikon Buy-Out, Shares Up 3.8% Midday
CNNMoney.com - 1 hour ago
TOKYO -(Dow Jones)- Ricoh Co.'s (7752.TO) shares posted their biggest gains since March in Tokyo Thursday morning as investors and analysts welcomed the company's plan to buy US printer maker Ikon Office Solutions (IKN).
Ricoh Shares Advance on Purchase of Ikon; Canon Falls (Update1) Bloomberg
Japan's Ricoh to buy Ikon Office for $1.6 bln Reuters
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CBS News
New Orleans Braces as Gustav Set to Follow Katrina (Update1)
Bloomberg - 2 hours ago
By Jerry Hart Aug. 27 (Bloomberg) — Almost three years to the day after Katrina devastated New Orleans, disaster-response officials are bracing for Tropical Storm Gustav's projected landfall there as forecasters predict it will strengthen into a major
New Orleans Girds for Another Storm New York Times
US coast prepares for hurricane BBC News
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HispanicBusiness.com
Fannie Shuffles Its Top Leaders
Washington Post - 43 minutes ago
By Zachary A. Goldfarb Struggling mortgage giant Fannie Mae shook up its senior management yesterday, announcing the departure of its chief financial officer and two other top executives.
Fannie Names New CFO, Risk Chief Wall Street Journal
Fannie Replaces Top Managers Amid Capital Concern (Update3) Bloomberg
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CEP News
An SEC Timetable for Global Accounting Rules
BusinessWeek - 45 minutes ago
by Keith Epstein In an important move that some companies regard as vital to staying globally competitive—and critics view is a troubling sign that Washington wants to outsource its authority to lax regulators abroad—the Securities & Exchange
US SEC mulls 2014 for international accounting rules Forbes
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Calif. to tie auto insurance to miles driven
Forbes - 3 hours ago
By DON THOMPSON 08.27.08, 7:06 PM ET The less California motorists drive, the less they might pay for auto insurance under regulations proposed Wednesday.
Poizner pushes for green, 'pay-as-you-go' car insurance Bizjournals.com
Calif. to tie auto insurance to miles driven abc7news.com
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