Archive for June 10th, 2008


Turkish Press
Central bank raises benchmark rate to 14 percent
Thanh Nien Daily - 5 hours ago
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) said Tuesday it has raised the benchmark rate by 2 percent to 14 percent per year to battle the accelerating inflation, which reached 25.2 percent in May.
European Bank Risks Rise From 6 Months Ago, ECB Says (Update1) Bloomberg
ECB says financial risk increased Forbes
Reuters - Telegraph.co.uk - Forbes - Reuters
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The Southern Ledger
Dollar keeps gains on Fed rate outlook
guardian.co.uk - 1 hour ago
By Satomi Noguchi TOKYO, June 11 (Reuters) - The dollar held near a 3-1/2-month high against the yen on Wednesday after more Fed officials talked tougher on inflation and boosted expectations for US interest rates to rise this year.
Forex - US dollar consolidates at higher levels in Sydney morning Forbes
Dollar steady amid rate rise speculation Inquirer.net
Reuters - MarketWatch - NPR - GulfNews
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Senate fails to slap new taxes on Big Oil's profits
Minneapolis Star Tribune - 1 hour ago
Democrats wanted a 25% tax on "unreasonable" profits, but Republicans said it would do nothing to help consumers. Senate Republicans Tuesday blocked a proposal to tax the windfall profits of the nation's biggest oil companies and eliminate some of the
Energy Bills Die in Congress ToTheCenter.com
Tennessee: Republicans block bill taxing windfall oil profits Chattanooga Times Free Press
San Francisco Chronicle - KHON2 - WebCPA - Environment News Service
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ChattahBox
Tomato growers worry salmonella will halt sales
BusinessWeek - 5 hours ago
By GARANCE BURKE As tomatoes blush a deep red in farms and gardens throughout the country this week, growers are panicking that a 17-state salmonella outbreak linked to raw tomatoes could shrivel up their summer market.
Tossing tomatoes: Regulators, sellers wasted no time curbing Seattle Times
Red scare intensifies Boston Herald
Washington Post - Los Angeles Times - Berkshire Eagle - Muncie Star Press
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Maktoob Business (press release)
Kerkorian's Ford Tender A Puzzling Move
BusinessWeek - 1 hour ago
Kirk Kerkorian’s Tracinda Corp. says that more than one billion shares of Ford’s common stock were offered as a result of the finacier’s tender of $8.50 a share.
Kerkorkian Tries To Jumpstart Ford Forbes
Investors Rush to Tracinda's Ford Tender Wall Street Journal
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Bank of America Sells Its Equity Brokerage
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By ERIC DASH Bank of America is selling its prime brokerage operation to BNP Paribas for around $300 million after a six-month bidding process, according to people briefed on the deal.
Bank of America Sells Prime Brokerage to BNP Paribas (Update1) Bloomberg
French bank to buy BofA's prime brokerage BusinessWeek
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HispanicBusiness.com
RPT-GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia stocks slide to 2-month low, bonds down
Reuters - 2 hours ago
By Kevin Plumberg HONG KONG, June 11 (Reuters) - Asian stocks slipped to a two-month low on Wednesday, with oil prices at $131 a barrel keeping fears about inflation and higher borrowing costs at the forefront of investors' minds.
Stocks mostly fall amid Fed, oil concerns MarketWatch
Slow Crawl After Tough Talk On Inflation Forbes
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Earthtimes (press release)
HK shares expected to extend losses on US, China
Reuters - 3 hours ago
HONG KONG, June 11 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares are expected to open lower on Wednesday, extending the previous day's sharp losses, as investors remain cautious about the state of the world's largest economy following the Fed's hawkish signal on
The Great Leap Downward Newsweek
Shanghai leads Asian share fall BBC News
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Yahoo shareholders push for trial before meeting
MarketWatch - 2 hours ago
By John Letzing, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Shareholders suing Yahoo Inc. for its alleged botched handling of Microsoft Corp.
UPDATE: Icahn: Yahoo Has 'Sunk To A New Low' CNNMoney.com
Yahoo may face early shareholder trial Economic Times
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Turkish Press
Shares seen lower on US inflation concerns
Inquirer.net - 1 hour ago
MANILA, Philippines — Shares are expected to open lower Wednesday, tracking Wall Street's mixed finish as Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's gloomy inflation outlook outweighed crude oil's retreat from recent record prices.
Stocks mostly fall amid Fed, oil concerns MarketWatch
Slow Crawl After Tough Talk On Inflation Forbes
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