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Wall Street may cheer if Fannie, Freddie bailout reduces market volatility

startribune.com     3 hrs ago   437 related          

By MADLEN READ , Associated Press NEW YORK - Wall Street finally got what it's been angling for: a bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that could aid a recovery of the broken U.S. housing market and arrest a slide in...                    

Wall Street may cheer Fannie, Freddie bailout

nwsource.com     3 hrs ago   6 related          

Wall Street finally got what it's been angling for: a bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that could aid a recovery of the broken U.S. housing market and arrest a slide in stock and credit markets worldwide. By MADLEN...                    

S Kumars Nationwide set to acquire Italian shirtings firm

livemint.com     8 hrs ago          

Mumbai: Textile and apparel firm S Kumars Nationwide Ltd is set to buy an Italian shirt company for €75 million (Rs475 crore), according to a senior executive at a foreign investment bank, who did not wish to be named.“The...                    

AirAsia takes risks with expansion amid downturn

washingtonpost.com     19 hrs ago   8 related          

The Associated Press Sunday, September 7, 2008; 3:32 AM KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- AirAsia, the region's biggest budget carrier, is making a risky bet. As soaring fuel prices have forced other airlines to cut back, shed...                    

Business Digest

charlotte.com     yesterday   33 related          

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac dropped in after-hours trading on concern any rescue plan devised by U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson will wipe out shareholders.Fannie dropped $2.25, or 32 percent, to $4.79 at 5:50 p.m....                    

Frontier Oil Corporation Announces Notes Offering (Business Wire)

yahoo.com     yesterday          

HOUSTON----Frontier Oil Corporation announced today that it intends to offer, subject to market conditions and other factors, up to $200 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2016 in a registered public...                    

Bank of America ready to settle securities probes

chron.com     05-Sep-2008   18 related          

WASHINGTON — Bank of America Corp. said Friday it is ready to settle federal and state investigations into sales of risky auction-rate securities, joining eight other big investment banks that have agreed to buy back a...                    

Canwest shares fall on deletion fears

upi.com     06-Sep-2008   2 related          

Published: Sept. 5, 2008 at 7:33 PM TORONTO, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Shares of Canwest Global Communications Corp. closed down more than 9 percent Friday after an analyst said it might be deleted from a benchmark stock index....                    

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-UK inflation, ABF update on Monday

finanznachrichten.de     05-Sep-2008   1 related          

LONDON Sept 5 (Reuters) - STOCKS NEWS Reuters Results diary Stocks on the move [HOT-RTRS] Real-time Equity News [E] [WEU/EQUITY] 1452GMT 05Sept2008-Macroeconomics dominates Monday diary Ecomomic data will be in focus on...                    

Bond market shows inflation expectations at 5-year low

marketwatch.com     05-Sep-2008   1 related          

A global economic slowdown seems finally to be trumping inflation expectations, judging from trading signals given off by the bond market -- specifically, the narrowing yield gap between 10-year Treasurys and Treasury...                    

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