Archive for July 22nd, 2008


ABC News
Fannie Mae Unsold $5 Billion Homes Bring Peril to Shareholders
Bloomberg - 2 hours ago
By Bob Ivry and Sharon L. Lynch July 23 (Bloomberg) — Fannie Mae, the largest US mortgage finance company, couldn't find a buyer who would pay $6900 for the three-bedroom house at 1916 Prospect St.
Video: Paulson talks up mortgage plan ReutersVideo
Woes Afflicting Mortgage Giants Raise Loan Rates New York Times
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Boston Globe
Wachovia's Steel Faces Mortgage Challenge After Boosting Stock
Bloomberg - 54 minutes ago
By David Mildenberg July 23 (Bloomberg) — Wachovia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Robert Steel, on the job only two weeks, drove up the bank's market value $7.7 billion in a single day after reporting the biggest quarterly loss in its history.
Banks' Health Questioned as Wachovia Posts $8.9 Billion Loss Washington Post
No Stock Offering for Wachovia…Yet BusinessWeek
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ABC News
Mortgage Rates Near a Year High
Wall Street Journal - 1 hour ago
By RUTH SIMON and JAMES R. HAGERTY Home-mortgage rates are nearing their highest levels in a year, adding to pressures on the already weak housing market.
Video: Paulson talks up mortgage plan ReutersVideo
US Lawmakers Reach Deal on Fannie, Freddie Bill (Update2) Bloomberg
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CBC.ca
Hurricane Dolly Heads to Mexico, Texas; Alerts Issued (Update4)
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By Demian McLean July 22 (Bloomberg) — Tropical Storm Dolly strengthened to a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico and headed for northern Mexico and southern Texas.
Video: Dolly Takes Aim at Texas As Cat. 1 Hurricane AssociatedPress
State mobilizes resources ahead of Dolly Houston Chronicle
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Seattle Post Intelligencer
Woes Afflicting Mortgage Giants Raise Loan Rates
New York Times - 7 hours ago
By VIKAS BAJAJ Mortgage rates are rising because of the troubles at the loan finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, threatening to deal another blow to the faltering housing market.
Video: Paulson talks up mortgage plan ReutersVideo
Mortgage Rates Near a Year High Wall Street Journal
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BBC News
Proxy firm recommends against 3 Yahoo directors
MarketWatch - 57 minutes ago
By John Letzing, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis & Co. issued harsh criticism of three members of Yahoo Inc.'s board of directors Tuesday, recommending their ouster at the company's upcoming annual shareholder
Yahoo Second-Quarter Profit Drops as Spending Rises (Update3) Bloomberg
A Cone of External Swirl for Yahoo New York Times
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Earthtimes (press release)
Schwab taps new CEO, hikes dividend
MarketWatch - 1 hour ago
By Jonathan Burton & Shawn Langlois, MarketWatch In a boardroom shift that could complete a multiyear restructuring effort, the Charles Schwab Corp.
NEWSMAKER-Retiring Schwab battled dyslexia, built brokerage Reuters
Charles Schwab founder stepping down guardian.co.uk
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Boston Globe
Dolly a hurricane, but seen missing offshore oil rigs
MarketWatch - 1 hour ago
By Polya Lesova, MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Dolly reached hurricane status Tuesday afternoon, as the storm headed toward northern Mexico and was expected to jolt the very southern tip of Texas but veer away from critical oil facilities.
Video: Texas Readies for a Hurricane Dolly AssociatedPress
Oil falls $3 on economic worries CNNMoney.com
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