Archive for July 13th, 2008

Freddie Mac Likely to Find Buyers After Paulson Plan (Update1)
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By Dawn Kopecki July 14 (Bloomberg) — Freddie Mac is likely to find buyers for $3 billion of debt it plans to sell after US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson announced steps to help the beleaguered mortgage-finance company.
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Anheuser-Busch Said to Agree to Takeover by InBev (Update1)
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By Duane D. Stanford and Zachary R. Mider July 14 (Bloomberg) — InBev NV agreed to buy Anheuser- Busch Cos. for $49.9 billion to become the world's biggest brewer and gain almost half of the US market for beer, according to a person with knowledge of
Anheuser-Busch accepts $49.91 billion InBev offer MarketWatch
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Australia Bond Risk Falls By Most in 3 Months on Treasury Plan
Bloomberg - 43 minutes ago
By Laura Cochrane July 14 (Bloomberg) — The risk companies in Australia will default on their bonds fell by the most in three months after US Treasury sought authority from Congress to buy unlimited stakes in the nation's two largest mortgage
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How bank failures happen and what they mean
USA Today - 46 minutes ago
By Kathy Chu, USA TODAY A: Banks fail, and are taken over by federal regulators, when they are in danger of running out of cash to meet their financial obligations.
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Microsoft and Icahn promised Yahoo billions in ad revenue
Reuters - 1 hour ago
By Anupreeta Das SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp and billionaire investor Carl Icahn's joint proposal for Yahoo Inc, which was rejected on Saturday, included improved revenue guarantees from search advertising, people familiar with the matter
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Treasury Acts to Save Mortgage Giants
New York Times - 49 minutes ago
Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. announced a plan Sunday to help shore up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. By STEPHEN LABATON WASHINGTON - Alarmed by the sharply eroding confidence in the nation’s two largest mortgage finance companies,
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InBev to Buy Anheuser-Busch for $49.9 Billion, Journal Says
Bloomberg - 2 hours ago
By Duane D. Stanford July 14 (Bloomberg) — InBev NV agreed to buy Anheuser- Busch Cos. for $49.9 billion to become the world's biggest brewer, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing unidentified people familiar with the situation.
Anheuser-Busch accepts $49.91 billion InBev offer MarketWatch
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Paulson Seeks Authority to Shore Up Fannie, Freddie (Update3)
Bloomberg - 37 minutes ago
By Brendan Murray and Dawn Kopecki July 13 (Bloomberg) — Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson put the weight of the federal government behind Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the beleaguered companies that buy or finance almost half of the $12 trillion of US
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UPDATE 1-Microsoft, Icahn offered Yahoo $2.3 bln annual revenue
Reuters - 41 minutes ago
SAN FRANCISCO, July 13 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) and billionaire investor Carl Icahn's joint proposal for Yahoo Inc (YHOO.
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