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Some Investors Say US Bailout of Housing Giants Is Inevitable New York Times - 56 minutes ago By CHARLES DUHIGG and VIKAS BAJAJ Financial conditions are continuing to worsen at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, leading some investors to prepare for a government bailout of the housing giants even as the Treasury Department and the companies say such … Consumers feel fallout from Fannie, Freddie CNNMoney.com Pressure intensifies as Freddie, Fannie slide further MarketWatch Financial Times - Forbes - Wall Street Journal - International Herald Tribune all 1,055 news articles

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AFP

Venezuela seizes control of Cemex cement plants Forbes - 49 minutes ago By FABIOLA SANCHEZ 08.19.08, 8:50 PM ET Mexico urged Venezuela to negotiate with its cement producer Cemex SAB on Tuesday after the Venezuelan government seized control of its cement plants saying no deal could be reached on the terms of a … Venezuela Cement Takeover Widens Government's Control (Update4) Bloomberg Venezuela seizes cement plants in socialist drive Reuters guardian.co.uk - CNNMoney.com - Monsters and Critics.com - International Herald Tribune all 505 news articles

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Reuters

Inflation pressures mount as home building slows Reuters - 1 hour ago By Glenn Somerville and Lisa Lambert WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US wholesale prices shot up in July at the fastest annual rate in 27 years, while home builders cut back on construction as they worked through a glut of unsold homes, government data showed … US Economy: Housing, Prices Raise Stagflation Risk (Update1) Bloomberg Producer Price Index Jumps 1.2%; Housing Starts Reverse June Rise Wall Street Journal New York Times - CNNMoney.com - The Associated Press - KPCnews.com all 1,376 news articles

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HP results top Street despite stronger dollar Reuters - 1 hour ago By Robert MacMillan and Eric Auchard SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co results beat Wall Street targets as net profit rose 14 percent, subduing fears that slowing economies and a stronger dollar would weaken the world's biggest computer and … Hewlett-Packard Net Gains on Overseas, Notebook Sales (Update2) Bloomberg 2nd UPDATE: Hewlett-Packard 3Q Net Up 14%; Weak Dollar Aids Revenue CNNMoney.com TheStreet.com - The Associated Press - Forbes - Bizjournals.com all 464 news articles

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Wall Street Journal

Intel Seeks to Boost Performance, Wall Street Journal - 4 hours ago By DON CLARK Intel Corp. is accelerating efforts to boost computing performance without increasing power consumption, including a new "turbo" technology on forthcoming chips. Intel Shifts Future Core(R) Processors into Turbo Mode MarketWatch Intel new chip design saves power, boosts graphics guardian.co.uk Bizjournals.com - CNET News - Financial Times - Forbes all 216 news articles

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Boston Globe

Venezuela Cement Takeover Widens Government's Control (Update4) Bloomberg - 3 hours ago By Daniel Cancel and Steven Bodzin Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) — Venezuela's government extended its hold on the economy with accords to take majority stakes in the local units of cement companies Lafarge SA and Holcim Ltd. Venezuela seizes control of Cemex cement plants International Herald Tribune Caracas gets tough over Cemex assets Financial Times Reuters - Forbes - AFP - guardian.co.uk all 512 news articles

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Earthtimes (press release)

Hewlett-Packard Net Gains on Overseas, Notebook Sales (Update2) Bloomberg - 1 hour ago By Connie Guglielmo Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) — Hewlett-Packard Co., the world's largest personal-computer maker, reported a 14 percent increase in third-quarter profit, beating analysts' estimates, as international demand and new notebook designs spurred … 2nd UPDATE: Hewlett-Packard 3Q Net Up 14%; Weak Dollar Aids Revenue CNNMoney.com UPDATE 1-Hewlett-Packard quarterly profit rises Reuters Forbes - Bizjournals.com - CNN - The Associated Press all 316 news articles

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Carlyle Group's Louis Gerstner to Retire as Chairman (Update1) Bloomberg - 59 minutes ago By Jason Kelly Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) — Louis Gerstner is stepping down as chairman of Carlyle Group after five years overseeing the firm's expansion outside the US and preparation for a possible public stock offering. Gerstner to Step Down as Carlyle’s Chairman New York Times Carlyle Group chairman to retire next month BusinessWeek Reuters - Washington Post - AltAssets - Bizjournals.com all 27 news articles

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Forbes

Google to Invest in Geothermal New York Times - 1 hour ago By Tom Zeller Jr. Google.org, the public-spirited division of Google.com, charged with addressing “climate change, poverty and emerging disease,” is using the backdrop of the National Clean Energy Summit here in Las Vegas to announce a new round of … UPDATE 1-Google puts $10 mln into new geothermal technology Reuters Looking For Energy, Google Goes To Hell Forbes Bizjournals.com - Wall Street Journal Blogs - Greentech Media - MarketWatch all 64 news articles

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AFP

General Dynamics Sailing Higher Forbes - 42 minutes ago General Dynamics (nyse: GD - news - people ) is announcing an acquisition of Jet Aviation for around $2.25 billion in cash, as the company seeks to expand its private jet business–one of the company's fastest-growing divisions. General Dynamics to buy Jet Aviation for 2.25B The Associated Press General Dynamics buys Jet Aviation for $2.25B Bizjournals.com Financial Times - abc7.com - AFP - MarketWatch all 295 news articles

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