Economy

RP inflation hits 17-yr high in August, seen cooling

abs-cbnnews.com     19 mins ago   55 related          

Philippine annual inflation hit another near 17-year high of 12.5 percent in August but the central bank said price pressures may have peaked, signaling its tightening campaign could be drawing to a close. However, the...                    

Greenspan: Fed isn’t a ‘magical piggy bank’

msn.com     2 hrs ago   6 related          

Former Fed chief says government needs clear process of handling bailouts Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan says the government should only bailout a failing company if it poses a great threat to the entire...                    

Dow Plunges More Than 300 After Retail, Jobs Data

cbs4.com     11 hrs ago   11 related          

Wall Street dived sharply lower Thursday, sending the Dow Jones industrials down over 300 points as retailers and the Labor Department added to the mountain of dismal economic news that has all but dashed investors' hopes...                    

Asian markets plunge after Wall Street sell-off

nwsource.com     26 mins ago   14 related          

Pedestrians are reflected on an electronic stock indicator in Tokyo on Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 319.05 to close the morning session at 12,238.61. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara) TOKYO -- Asian...                    

What Palin Really Did to the Oil Industry

wsj.com     4 hrs ago   5 related          

Oil companies in Alaska are paying more money in taxes than ever before. Some supporters of Barack Obama see that money coming in and say that John McCain's running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, must have done what Sen....                    

Global growth, U.S. job fears hammer Wall Street

washingtonpost.com     10 hrs ago   13 related          

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Wall Street had its steepest decline in more than two months on Thursday, as more signs of weakness in the labor market and increasingly sluggish growth overseas fueled fears about the ability of the...                    

Banks borrow more from Fed; Wall Street takes pass

iht.com     9 hrs ago   7 related          

Banks borrowed more over the past week from the Federal Reserve's emergency lending program, while Wall Street firms took a pass for the fifth week in a row. A Fed report released Thursday said commercial banks averaged...                    

Ethanol: energy's golden child dodges more darts (AP)

yahoo.com     10 hrs ago   4 related          

By DIRK LAMMERS, AP Business Writer 21 minutes ago SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - This week, the Republican Party in its national platform called for an end to ethanol mandates in just the latest shot at a fuel alternative that, in...                    

Crist delays next tax-relief step

bradenton.com     2 hrs ago   16 related          

The removal of a property tax-cutting amendment from Florida's ballot left Gov. Charlie Crist disappointed Thursday, but he said he wants to deal with a series of hurricanes threatening the state before deciding his next...                    

The Candidates On Taxes

forbes.com     7 hrs ago   3 related          

Knowledge@Wharton 09.04.08, 6:15 PM ET This is the first in a series of articles examining the various economic and fiscal proposals of the two candidates for president: Democratic Sen. Barack Obama and Republican Sen....