Archive for June, 2008

Corn prices hit by report on planting in US
Financial Times - 51 minutes ago
By Robert Cookson Corn prices fell sharply after the US agriculture department revealed that US farmers had planted more of the crop than forecast, in spite of severe flooding in the Midwest.
Video: USDA Reports Flooding Cuts Corn Acres AssociatedPress
Farmers Flooded With Corn Forbes
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Stocks end difficult first half with quiet session
The Associated Press - 52 minutes ago
NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street ended a grueling first half quietly Monday, closing mixed as investors again based their trades on what has become the dominant force in the market: the price of oil.
Stocks Slide Late; Lehman Battered By Rumors Forbes
Stocks post double-digit losses for the first half of 2008 USA Today
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ABC News
Chrysler Plans to Close Minivan Plant
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By NICK BUNKLEY DETROIT - Chrysler said on Monday that it would close one of its two minivan plants and reduce output of its long-awaited, new pickup truck in response to a dramatic slump in demand for large vehicles.
Chrysler Lost $300 Million Through April, Report Says (Update1) Bloomberg
UPDATE 1-Chrysler St. Louis cut seen good for Canada plant Reuters
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Sky News
EBay to Fight French Court's $63 Million LVMH Ruling (Update1)
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By Beth Jinks and Ladka Bauerova June 30 (Bloomberg) — EBay Inc. will appeal a French court ruling that restricts the sale of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA products, describing the decision as an “anti-competitive overreach.
EBay vows to fight French ruling over luxury goods MarketWatch
EBay ordered to pay $63M over counterfeit luxury goods sold on its Bizjournals.com
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Reuters
Chrysler cuts production at Missouri van, truck plants
Detroit Free Press - 1 hour ago
By TIM HIGGINS • FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER • June 30, 2008 Chrysler LLC will indefinitely idle its St. Louis-area minivan plant and pare back to one shift at its pickup plant there, the automaker announced this afternoon.
Chrysler to close 1 plant; cut production at 2nd The Associated Press
Chrysler shutters minivan plant, cuts shift at truck plant USA Today
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eBay told to pay $61M to fashion brand for fakes
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
PARIS (AP) - A French court ordered eBay Inc. to pay more than $61 million to a high-end fashion company Monday because counterfeit goods were sold on the auction site.
Moment of truth for Ebay on fake luxury goods Financial Times
Is eBay The Whipping Boy of the Global Gray Market? Barron’s Blogs
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BBC News
Yahoo Makes New Pitch to Shareholders as Stock Drops Further
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By Miguel Helft In a new pitch to shareholders on Monday, Yahoo insisted that its current board of directors is better prepared to lead the company than an alternate slate proposed by Carl Icahn, the activist shareholder who is leading a proxy fight to
Yahoo Casts Doubts on Microsoft As It Defends Board's Actions Wall Street Journal
Yahoo lobbies against Icahn takeover Monsters and Critics.com
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EBay vows to fight French ruling over luxury goods
MarketWatch - 2 hours ago
By Dan Gallagher, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — EBay Inc. said Monday that it plans to appeal a ruling from a French court that fined the company about $63 million for the sale of counterfeit luxury goods over its Web site.
EBay Loses Suit Over Luxury Fakes Wall Street Journal
EBay Is Ordered to Pay $63 Million in LVMH Lawsuit (Update3) Bloomberg
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FOXBusiness
Oil climbs, but eases off record high atop $143
MarketWatch - 2 hours ago
By Myra P. Saefong & Polya Lesova, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — The benchmark crude-oil contract soared to a new record high above $143 a barrel Monday, supported by tensions in the Middle East and concerns about Nigerian production and
Fresh Signals of Falling Demand Push Crude-Oil Futures Lower Wall Street Journal
Oil Rises to Record on Concern Iran Supplies May Be Disrupted Bloomberg
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RTT News
H&R Block results beat estimates, stock soars
Reuters - 1 hour ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tax preparer H&R Block Inc (HRB.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said on Monday it swung to a quarterly profit from a loss, beating estimates and driving the stock 6.6 percent higher, as revenue rose 11 percent.
H&R Block shares rise on outlook MarketWatch
H&R Block Has First Profit Since 2006 After Unit Sale (Update2) Bloomberg
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