Archive for June 18th, 2008


Columbus Dispatch
Paulson to push for oversight reforms - reports
Reuters - 41 minutes ago
WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is expected to urge that the Federal Reserve be given new powers to regulate Wall Street after the collapse of brokerage Bear Stearns Cos.
Broader Role for Federal Reserve Sought New York Times
Paulson to Urge New Fed Powers Washington Post
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CORRECTED - UPDATE 1-Hexion says deal to buy Huntsman no longer viable
Reuters - 1 hour ago
By Euan Rocha and Megan Davies NEW YORK, June 18 (Reuters) - Hexion Specialty Chemicals, which last year agreed to acquire US chemical maker Huntsman Corp (HUN.
Chemical Maker Files Suit to Block Its $10.6 Billion Merger New York Times
Suit Filed in Huntsman Deal Wall Street Journal
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Citizen
US, China Make Gains On Investing
Wall Street Journal - 1 hour ago
By TOM BARKLEY and MIN ZENG The US and China initiated talks about a bilateral investment agreement and finalized a 10-year plan to cooperate on energy and the environment, a relatively successful conclusion to two days of talks that were also marked
US, China Agree to Investment Treaty Talks, Clash on Currency Bloomberg
Treasury's Paulson repeats strength of US economy will be Forbes
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US auditors bash Air Force over refueling tanker
Reuters - 2 hours ago
By Jim Wolf WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US auditors urged the Air Force Wednesday to rerun its competition for a $35 billion refueling-aircraft order, upholding a protest by losing bidder Boeing Co (BA.
Air Force may reopen $35B tanker bid CNNMoney.com
US inquiry throws $40bn EADS aircraft deal into doubt guardian.co.uk
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Opelika Auburn News
Air Force may reopen $35B tanker bid
CNNMoney.com - 58 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Congressional auditors urged the Air Force to reopen bidding for a new fleet of aerial tankers Wednesday, finding the service made "significant errors" in awarding the $35 billion contract to Northrop Grumman.
US lawmakers urge tanker contract for Boeing now Reuters
McCain: Tanker report unfortunate for taxpayers International Herald Tribune
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The Southern Ledger
Treasury's Paulson repeats strength of US economy will be
Forbes - 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON (Thomson Financial) - US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson today repeated that he believes the US is taking the right steps to improve its economic situation in light of the ongoing housing and credit crisis, and said the value of the dollar
UPDATE 1-China says overly weak dollar bad for world economy Reuters
Paulson; China investment pact would be signal of trust MarketWatch
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MSN Money
US Stocks Fall on FedEx's Loss, Fifth Third's Dividend Cut
Bloomberg - 3 hours ago
By Elizabeth Stanton June 18 (Bloomberg) — US stocks fell, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a three-month low, as FedEx Corp.
Financial Worries Hit Stocks BusinessWeek
US stocks slide as oil rises; Dow ends at three-month low MarketWatch
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Maktoob Business (press release)
Boeing Wins Protest of Northrop Aerial-Tanker Award (Update4)
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By Edmond Lococo and Gopal Ratnam June 18 (Bloomberg) — Boeing Co. deserves another chance to bid on the $35 billion US Air Force aerial-tanker contract won by rival Northrop Grumman Corp.
GAO backs Boeing's protest over tanker award MarketWatch
EADS CEO: 'Disappointed' By US GAO Ruling On Tanker Deal CNNMoney.com
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Boeing Wins Protest of Northrop Aerial-Tanker Award (Update3)
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By Edmond Lococo and Gopal Ratnam June 18 (Bloomberg) — Boeing Co. deserves another chance to bid on the $35 billion US Air Force aerial-tanker contract won by rival Northrop Grumman Corp.
Northrop contract challenged, Georgia jobs jeopardized Bizjournals.com
Auditors sustain Boeing tanker protest Reuters
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KETK
Bush: Lift ban on offshore drilling
CNNMoney.com - 3 hours ago
President says increasing domestic oil supply will offset high gas prices. 'Our nation must produce more oil, and we must start now," he says.
Bush calls on Congress to lift ban on offshore oil drilling Forbes
The Afternoon Report Wall Street Journal
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