Archive for June 6th, 2008


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Investors Flee Stocks As Oil Surges
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
AP NEW YORK, June 6 — Stocks plunged Friday, with the Dow Jones industrials having their worst day in more than a year, after oil prices shot up by more than $11 a barrel and neared $140, wiping out investors' recent optimism about the economy in the
US mkts slip after oil hits new high; Dow down 394 Moneycontrol.com
Oil Prices and Joblessness Punish Shares New York Times
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AMD Wins Another Round Against Intel
BusinessWeek - 1 hour ago
The FTC has subpoenaed the chipmakers to seek information about their customers, including Dell, HP, and Apple. At issue: Intel's pricing by Arik Hesseldahl Score another victory for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) in its crusade to sick regulators on
Intel business practices face investigation Boston Globe
FTC Starts Formal Probe of Intel's Chip Dominance (Update4) Bloomberg
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Icahn pushes Yahoo to sell to Microsoft
Seattle Post Intelligencer - 1 hour ago
By VERNE KOPYTOFF SAN FRANCISCO — Billionaire investor Carl Icahn ratcheted up the pressure on Yahoo Inc. Friday, saying that the Web portal should sell itself to Microsoft Corp.
Icahn Presses Yahoo to Sell to Microsoft New York Times
Can Icahn's 'theatrics' sway Yahoo investors? MarketWatch
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Dow dives almost 400 on oil, job news
Boston Herald - 1 hour ago
By Jay Fitzgerald Investors didn’t like what they saw and heard yesterday - crude oil surging to nearly $140 a barrel, the US jobless rate jumping to 5.5 percent and talk of an attack against Iran - and dumped stocks yesterday amid fears that an
Oil Prices and Joblessness Punish Shares New York Times
Dow skids 394 as oil prices soar Sun-Sentinel.com
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Icahn Presses Yahoo to Sell to Microsoft
New York Times - 10 hours ago
By REUTERS Carl C. Icahn told Yahoo on Friday that it should offer to sell the company to Microsoft for $34.375 a share, or about $48.7 billion.
Icahn pushes Yahoo to sell to Microsoft Seattle Post Intelligencer
Microsoft Remains The Missing Voice In Icahn, Yahoo Showdown CNNMoney.com
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Jobs Down for 5th Month; Oil’s Rise Adds to Gloom
New York Times - 2 hours ago
Ric Francis/AP Johnnie Daniels, center, and Kerwin Barber, second from right, were among job seekers at a career fair at the Los Angeles Mission on Thursday.
Higher than Expected Jobless Rate Confirms Economic Troubles KHON2
Jobless rate leaps to 3-1/2 year high in May Reuters
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Nation's economic pain deepens
CNNMoney.com - 1 hour ago
Biggest jump in unemployment rate since 1986 - combined with energy and housing woes - stokes fears about recession. By Chris Isidore, CNNMoney.
Jobless rate shows biggest one-month increase since 1986 TMCnet
Treasurys score as unemployment rate soars MarketWatch
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Oil Prices and Joblessness Punish Shares
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By ABHA BHATTARAI Wall Street suffered its worst losses in more than two months on Friday after crude oil prices spiked over $138, an increase of nearly $11, and the unemployment rate rose more than expected.
Dow falls 394.64 points on jobless rate, record oil Reuters
An Ugly Day for Stocks BusinessWeek
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Verizon Wireless To Acquire Alltel For $28.1 Billion
Forbes - Jun 6, 2008
As first rumored yesterday, Verizon (nyse: VZ - news - people ) is acquiring Alltel (nyse: AT - news - people ) equity and debt in a transaction worth $28.1 billion.
Reactions Are Mixed On Verizon's Day-Old $28.1 Billion Acquisition Washington Post
UPDATE 1-Moody's may cut Verizon ratings on Alltel deal Reuters
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Surge in US jobless to 5.5% prompts sharp falls on Wall St
Independent - 50 minutes ago
By Stephen Foley in New York The US unemployment rate surged to 5.5 per cent in May, the biggest one-month increase in 22 years, as the world's largest economy weakened and employers cut jobs.
Jobless spike deepens economic pain CNNMoney.com
Report on rise in unemployment jolts economy Atlanta Journal Constitution
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