Archive for July 5th, 2008


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Ex-Fed president: US must fight inflation
San Francisco Chronicle - 1 hour ago
Last week, Merk Investments, a small firm in Palo Alto that manages currency mutual funds, landed a big fish: William Poole. Poole served as president of the Federal Reserve Bank in St.
Dollar down, but not out, as second half begins MarketWatch
Eyes On Bernanke As Second Half Gets Into Gear Forbes
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Argentine Lower House Passes Grain Export-Tax Plan (Update3)
Bloomberg - 3 hours ago
By Eliana Raszewski July 5 (Bloomberg) — Argentina's lower house of congress approved the government's plan to increase taxes on exports of grains and oilseeds, risking a resumption of three months of strikes by farmers.
Export Tax That Angers Farmers Advances in Argentina New York Times
Argentina lawmakers approve farm export tax hike guardian.co.uk
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Renault CEO Makes Plans To Mass Produce Electric Cars
Wall Street Journal - 7 hours ago
By GABRIELE PARUSSINI and NICOLAS PARASIE AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France — Renault SA Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn said Saturday the company is getting ready to mass produce electric cars to offset rising energy prices.
Renault's Ghosn Sees Carmaker Consolidation as Stocks Decline Bloomberg
Auto sector woes could spur deals: Renault CEO Reuters
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Aljazeera.net
Export Tax That Angers Farmers Advances in Argentina
New York Times - 2 hours ago
By ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO RIO DE JANEIRO - After a marathon session that lasted through the night, Argentina’s lower house of Congress on Saturday narrowly approved agricultural export tax increases that the government imposed four months ago.
Argentina lawmakers approve farm export tax hike guardian.co.uk
Argentine Lower House Passes Grain Export-Tax Plan (Update2) Bloomberg
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BBC News
A Bear Market, Mauling Not Included
New York Times - 6 hours ago
By PAUL J. LIM WITH the Dow Jones industrial average and the Nasdaq composite index down about 20 percent from their recent highs, this sure looks like a bear market.
ASIA: Asian stocks fall for fourth week as oil surges Taipei Times
GM Adds 1.4% After Fall to 1950s Level Wall Street Journal
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France's Sarkozy Questions If ECB Rate Increase `Reasonable'
Bloomberg - 8 hours ago
By Simon Kennedy July 5 (Bloomberg) — French President Nicolas Sarkozy recommenced his criticism of the European Central Bank today, asking it was “reasonable'' for it to have raised the region's key interest rate this past week.
Fighting Inflation, Europeans Raise Rate New York Times
Euro flat after post-ECB dip MarketWatch
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Argentine Lower House Passes Grain Export-Tax Plan (Update2)
Bloomberg - 55 minutes ago
By Eliana Raszewski July 5 (Bloomberg) — Argentina's lower house of congress approved the government's plan to increase taxes on exports of grains and oilseeds, risking a resumption of three months of strikes by farmers.
Argentine lawmakers back export taxes The Associated Press
Argentina Export Tax Sets Off Political Furor New York Times
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Can General Motors Recover?
TIME - 2 hours ago
General Motors shows off the 2009 Saturn Vue Green Line 2 Mode Hybrid during the North American International Auto show in Detroit, Michigan.
2nd UPDATE:Merrill:GM Needs $15 Billion,Bankruptcy 'Not Impossible' CNNMoney.com
Merrill says GM bankruptcy possible Reuters
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