Archive for July 10th, 2008


Boston Globe
Dow CEO Liveris Leads Chemical Maker's Retreat From $145 Oil
Bloomberg - 2 hours ago
By Jack Kaskey and Ambereen Choudhury July 11 (Bloomberg) — Since taking over as chief executive officer of Dow Chemical Co. almost four years ago, Andrew Liveris has pursued a plan to reduce the world's biggest plastics company's dependence on oil
Video: Money Minute: Toyota, Dow Chemical, GE AssociatedPress
Dow CEO Must Foster Spirit of Innovation Wall Street Journal
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Telegraph.co.uk
US Considers Takeover of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, NYT Says
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By Joseph Galante and Gareth Nicholson July 11 (Bloomberg) — US officials are considering a plan to have the government take over one or both of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the largest buyers of US home loans, if they continue to deteriorate,
UPDATE 1-US considers takeover of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac-NYT Reuters
Questions and Answers About Fannie, Freddie Wall Street Journal
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Earthtimes (press release)
Lehman Takes `Pounding' Again as Speculation Drags Down Shares
Bloomberg - 2 hours ago
By Yalman Onaran July 11 (Bloomberg) — Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., the securities firm that lost almost 75 percent of its market value this year, sank to the lowest since 2000 in New York trading as customers' votes of confidence failed to halt
The Rumor Mill Grinds Lehman Wall Street Journal
Shares of Lehman Brothers Take a Beating New York Times
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FOXBusiness
Dow CEO Must Foster Spirit of Innovation
Wall Street Journal - 42 minutes ago
By LESLIE EATON and ANA CAMPOY Dow Chemical Co.'s chief executive, Andrew Liveris, Thursday was exactly where he likes to be: in the limelight, announcing a multibillion-dollar deal and talking up his grand plan to turn his staid company into a
Video: Money Minute: Toyota, Dow Chemical, GE AssociatedPress
Dow Chemical Buying a Rival for $15.3 Billion New York Times
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ABC News
US Considers Taking Over Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, NYT Reports
Bloomberg - 48 minutes ago
By Joseph Galante July 10 (Bloomberg) — US officials are considering plans to take over one or both of the nation's largest mortgage finance companies, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, if they continue to deteriorate, the New York Times reported.
Questions and Answers About Fannie, Freddie Wall Street Journal
The Fannie and Freddie doomsday scenario CNNMoney.com
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Wal-Mart Reports June Sales
FOXBusiness - 4 hours ago
BENTONVILLE, Ark., July 10, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ —-Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) reported net sales for the five- and 22-week periods ending July 4, 2008, and July 6, 2007, respectively, as follows (dollars in billions).
US Consumers Trade Down As Economic Angst Grows Wall Street Journal
Basics, bargains bolster June retail sales Chicago Tribune
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AFP
A Trickle That Turned Into a Torrent
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By CHARLES DUHIGG The word began spreading across Wall Street trading desks on Monday morning: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the giant companies at the heart of the nation’s housing market, might be in trouble.
Fannie, Freddie Are Too Big to Fail, Lawmakers Say (Update1) Bloomberg
Fannie And Freddie: Too Important to Fail Forbes
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Boston Globe
Toyota Shares Drop as Carmaker Plans to Cut US Truck Output
Bloomberg - 2 hours ago
By Naoko Fujimura July 11 (Bloomberg) — Toyota Motor Corp., the world's second-largest automaker, fell on the Tokyo Stock Exchange as record US gasoline prices prompted the company to trim truck production.
Toyota to Start Building Prius Hybrid in US Washington Post
Toyota decides Nummi will not build Prius now San Francisco Chronicle
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