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Updated : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:29:55 GMT
Manhattan Apartment Sales Drop for Fourth Quarter in Recession - Bloomberg
 PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) | Manhattan Apartment Sales Drop for Fourth Quarter in Recession Bloomberg - By Peter S. Green Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Manhattan apartment sales fell for the fourth straight quarter and prices for the most expensive apartments dropped for the first time since the recession began as the national housing slump hit the metropolitan ... Striking Declines Seen in Manhattan Real Estate Market Manhattan's Sterling Real-Estate Market Begins to Tarnish |
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:52:50 GMT
Logitech to Slash Jobs, Withdraws Financial Targets - Bloomberg
 Sify | Logitech to Slash Jobs, Withdraws Financial Targets Bloomberg - By Andrea Tan and Allan Lopez Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Logitech International SA, the world’s biggest maker of computer mice, withdrew its fiscal 2009 financial targets and said it will cut 15 percent of its salaried workforce because of the deepening ... Logitech to slash 15 pct of jobs, withdraws targets Logitech withdraws 2009 estimate; cuts 15% of salaried jobs |
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:45:03 GMT
Oil above $48 as investors eye Gaza conflict, OPEC - The Associated Press
 BBC News | Oil above $48 as investors eye Gaza conflict, OPEC The Associated Press - SINGAPORE (AP) - Oil prices remained above $48 a barrel Tuesday in Asia amid signs OPEC is implementing announced production cuts and as Israel's ground offensive in Gaza kept tensions high in the oil-rich Middle East. Oil Curve Steeper Than '99 Shows Possible Gain in '09 NYMEX-Crude oil steady below $49 after gains on Gaza |
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:50:13 GMT
China cracks down on porn - ZDNet
 Siliconrepublic.com | China cracks down on porn ZDNet - Google needs to do more to block pornography from leaking into China, the government charged Monday, as it launched a month-long anti-porn campaign, PC World reports. Beijing hits out at Google in web porn crackdown Beijing urges firms to 'purify' Web from porn |
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:53:11 GMT
The prognosis for Apple's Steve Jobs: continuing conjecture - Los Angeles Times
 Los Angeles Times | The prognosis for Apple's Steve Jobs: continuing conjecture Los Angeles Times - AP Steve Jobs, Apple Inc.'s CEO, explained his noticeably thinner appearance in recent weeks as the result of a hormone imbalance. Jobs Health Still Concerns Investors Seeking Apple ‘Smart Guys’ Was Apple 'Adequate but Late' on Jobs? |
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:01:03 GMT
Hyundai gives recession-fearful buyers a way out - Los Angeles Times
 AsiaOne | Hyundai gives recession-fearful buyers a way out Los Angeles Times - Those who finance or lease a new vehicle in the next 12 months can return it if they 'experience an involuntary loss of income' within a year. Hyundai Plans 'Giveback' Program on Cars Hyundai: Can't make car payments? Just return it |
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:02:11 GMT
Tough '09 Is Seen for Commercial Real Estate - Washington Post
 New York Times | Tough '09 Is Seen for Commercial Real Estate Washington Post - By Dana Hedgpeth This year will be among the worst for the US commercial real estate industry, as unemployment leads to a drop of as much as 30 percent in rents in some places and more office towers from Washington to Chicago and Los Angeles sit empty, ... Commercial real estate: Manhattan sales slump As Vacant Office Space Grows, So Does Lenders’ Crisis |
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:45:44 GMT
Gazprom Stops Balkan Gas Supplies Via Ukraine, Bulgaria Says - Bloomberg
 TVNZ | Gazprom Stops Balkan Gas Supplies Via Ukraine, Bulgaria Says Bloomberg - By Elizabeth Konstantinova Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Russian natural gas supplies to Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece and Macedonia were cut at the Ukrainian- Romanian border, Bulgaria’s Energy and Economy Ministry said. Video: Europe to monitor Ukrainian gas transit? Russia supplies to south-east Europe halted |
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:56:00 GMT
Toyota, Honda US Slump Ends Gains Dating to Mid-90s - Bloomberg
 BBC News | Toyota, Honda US Slump Ends Gains Dating to Mid-90s Bloomberg - By Alan Ohnsman and Mike Ramsey Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. said US sales plummeted by more than a third in December as the recession and weak consumer confidence ended annual gains for Japan’s two largest automakers ... Video: Chrysler, Toyota, Lead Declines in Auto Sales Toyota Hits The Brakes |
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:37:43 GMT
Navistar Sees a Truck Rebound - Wall Street Journal
 Reuters | Navistar Sees a Truck Rebound Wall Street Journal - By AJA CARMICHAEL Navistar International Corp. projected fiscal 2009 earnings below analysts' expectations amid what it called a weak North American business climate. Optimistic forecast boosts Navistar shares Investors Get Navistar Struck |
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:02:40 GMT
Tech Stocks Seize Day Across Asia - Forbes
 Boston Globe | Tech Stocks Seize Day Across Asia Forbes - Investors embrace more risk in Japan, South Korea and Australia, while Hong Kong comes down from New Year's rally. Most markets across Asia extended their rallies Tuesday. GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia stocks up for 7th day on recovery hopes HK shares reverse gains on China telco profit taking |
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:11:40 GMT
Investors Strain to Sell Start-Up Companies - New York Times
 Wall Street Journal Blogs | Investors Strain to Sell Start-Up Companies New York Times - By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER SAN FRANCISCO - In 2008, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists had difficulty cashing out of start-ups, underscoring just how much the financial crisis has pummeled the technology sector. IPOs at standstill as economy stalls Slowdown puts start-up funds in peril |
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:18:03 GMT
Fed Focuses on Consumer, Corporate Rate Spreads Over Treasuries - Bloomberg
 The Market Oracle | Fed Focuses on Consumer, Corporate Rate Spreads Over Treasuries Bloomberg - By Craig Torres Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve officials are focused on driving down the spreads between US Treasury yields and consumer and corporate loans, after cutting the main interest rate to almost zero failed to revive lending. Big Year Coming For Bonds BOND REPORT: Treasurys Move Higher As Fed Buys Mortgage Bonds |
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:18:28 GMT
JD Capital to Close Fund - Wall Street Journal
 WOWK | JD Capital to Close Fund Wall Street Journal - By JOSEPH CHECKLER JD Capital Management LLC, a hedge-fund firm founded by Goldman Sachs veteran J. David Rogers, is winding down its once-$1.3 billion multistrategy hedge fund after big losses in 2008. Hedge fund JD Capital liquidates Tempo Master fund Harley International Fund Said to Have Invested With Madoff |
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:02:41 GMT
Merrill’s Brokerage Head Departs After Bank of America Purchase - Bloomberg
 CNBC | Merrill’s Brokerage Head Departs After Bank of America Purchase Bloomberg - By Josh Fineman and David Mildenberg Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Merrill Lynch & Co. brokerage head Bob McCann announced plans to leave the company less than a week after Bank of America Corp. Merrill brokerage chief McCann to leave Merrill Lynch brokerage chief reportedly departs - Update |
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:08:51 GMT
Citgo Stops US Oil Gifts in Sign Chávez Feels Pain - Wall Street Journal
 Boston Globe | Citgo Stops US Oil Gifts in Sign Chávez Feels Pain Wall Street Journal - By JOEL MILLMAN and ANA CAMPOY Citgo Petroleum Corp., the US refiner owned by the Venezuelan government, will suspend charitable contributions of home heating oil to poor US households -- a sign that falling oil prices may hamstring Venezuelan ... Venezuela Suspends Heating Aid to the US Citizens Energy giveaway imperiled as Venezuela halts its oil ... |
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:02:35 GMT
Madoff sends valuables to family - BBC News
 Boston Globe | Madoff sends valuables to family BBC News - US prosecutors have called for Bernard Madoff to be locked up until his trial after it emerged he had been sending valuables to family and friends. Madoff Sons Reported Jewelry Violations to US, Lawyer Says Prosecutors say Madoff's gift-giving broke rules |
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:47:22 GMT
Obama predicts quick approval of econ rescue plan - International Herald Tribune
 Boston Globe | Obama predicts quick approval of econ rescue plan International Herald Tribune - AP WASHINGTON: President-elect Barack Obama expects the new Democratic-controlled Congress that convenes Tuesday to quickly approve hundreds of billions of dollars in new spending to tackle the "very sick" US economy. Video: Obama's Pushes Stimulus Plan New US Congress set to convene, focused on economy |
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:37:47 GMT
Asia markets up; US stocks lower - CNN
 Washington Times | Asia markets up; US stocks lower CNN - (CNN) -- Asian Pacific markets traded up Tuesday, as a stronger dollar made export-related stocks favorable to investors. A priest officiates a mass at the Philippine Stock Exchange Monday. US Stocks Retreat on Earnings Concern; AT&T, JPMorgan Decline Stocks Close Down Despite Automakers' Rally |
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:08:53 GMT
Euro Falls to Three-Week Low on Speculation ECB Will Cut Rates - Bloomberg
 RTE.ie | Euro Falls to Three-Week Low on Speculation ECB Will Cut Rates Bloomberg - By Stanley White Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- The euro fell to a three-week low against the dollar and declined versus the yen before data that will probably show slowing regional inflation, giving the European Central Bank more room to lower interest rates. Euro extends losses, hits 3-week low vs dollar, pound Dollar hits 3-week high vs euro, rate gap eyed |
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:12:43 GMT
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