Corporate Earnings

Gordon Brown vows to tackle UK's problems like his own personal challenges

telegraph.co.uk     3 hrs ago   16 related          

Gordon Brown has vowed to tackle the country's problems in the same way he deals with his own private demons, as he comes under pressure from unions to tax energy companies and the super-rich. By Andrew Porter, Political...                    

Munich Re says subprime crisis may aid reinsurer prices

tiscali.co.uk     4 hrs ago   1 related          

Reinsurance companies may benefit indirectly from the downturn in capital markets that has hit investment income in the sector because it may prevent them from lowering prices for the risk cover they provide to insurers,...                    

Price rises push U.S. soy beyond reach of poor in Indonesia, other countries

brandonsun.com     4 hrs ago   12 related          

SURABAYA, Indonesia - The cost of tempeh and tofu has doubled to record highs, driven by the soaring price of soybeans imported from the United States. The cost of soy is spreading hunger on the country's main island of...                    

Lockhart's statement on Fannie, Freddie

cnn.com     4 hrs ago   320 related          

The following is the statement by James Lockhart, director of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, who will head the Federal Housing Finance Agency being created to oversee mortgage backers Fannie Mae and...                    

Energy and food prices are driving unemployment

dailyestimate.com     4 hrs ago   2 related          

Despite problems, workers today are substantially less likely to lose their jobs than in the downturns of the early 1980s and early 1990s. by James Sherk Sunday, September 07, 2008 On Friday, September 5, the Bureau of...                    

Screw Tom Friedman and the T. Boone Pickens He Rode in on.

correntewire.com     4 hrs ago          

First, f*ck Tom Friedman and the T. Boone Pickens that he rode in on. I had been planning on writing a similar post when I read and commented on Gob’s post yesterday about alternative energy. Paul had a comment that I...                    

Some firms are islands of stability in downturn

signonsandiego.com     10 hrs ago          

“No man is an island,” John Donne once wrote, as a poetic way of saying that we're all so interconnected that we're affected by what happens to those around us. Which is generally true, but some people – or companies – are...                    

Budget times tough for Walker County

tmcnet.com     11 hrs ago          

KRT) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Sep. 7--Local governments say the sputtering economy and rising fuel and insurance costs have made drafting annual budgets more and more difficult -- but now they face a new challenge....                    

Aztecsoft buy will help in cross-selling services

livemint.com     2 hrs ago          

Even if rupee appreciates, it will not impact our bottom line, because 56% of the receivables is not hedged In May, MindTree Ltd, a mid-size information technology (IT) services firm, acquired a majority stake in local...                    

Hotel chains, analysts divided over peak season prospects

livemint.com     2 hrs ago          

Analysts predict hotel occupancy will either decline or remain at last year’s peak season levels New Delhi: Indian hotel chains and hospitality analysts are divided over the performance of the sector in the season...                    

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