Archive for August 9th, 2008


Financial Post
UBS counts the cost of subprime after 'annus horribilis'
AFP - 2 hours ago
ZURICH (AFP) - Swiss banking giant UBS will unveil its second quarter results Tuesday still scarred from its subprime-related "annus horribilis" and the loss of billions of dollars — and wealthy clients.
Twist for 'Auction Rate' Cases Wall Street Journal
Auction Rate Securities: Who’s to Blame istockAnalyst.com
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Mining Journal Online
Cloud Peak Readies IPO But Rio Holds Reins
Forbes - 1 hour ago
With US coal consumption set to spike and supply tight as exports surge among eastern US producers, Gillette, Wyo.-based Cloud Peak Energy wants to offer its shares while the market is hot.
Rio Tinto Considers IPO For US Coal Business Wall Street Journal
UPDATE 1-Rio files for IPO of North American coal assets Reuters
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ABC News
Whole Foods Recalls Beef Processed At Plant Long at Odds With USDA
Washington Post - 34 minutes ago
By Annys Shin and Ylan Q. Mui Whole Foods Market pulled fresh ground beef from all of its stores Friday, becoming the latest retailer affected by an E. coli outbreak traced to Nebraska Beef, one of the nation's largest meatpackers.
More Nebraska Beef recalled despite assurances The Associated Press
More Nebraska Beef recalled despite assurances WLOS
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News Virginian
Qwest union workers favor calling for strike
Bizjournals.com - 1 hour ago
Union workers for Qwest Communications International Inc. voted in favor of calling a strike if their collective bargaining with the company takes an unsatisfactory turn.
Verizon, unions debate contracts as deadline looms The Associated Press
Union, power company settle Pekin Daily Times
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Earthtimes (press release)
Credit Card Industry Faces Reforms
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
By Nancy Trejos Stricter regulation of the credit card industry will probably be approved by the end of the year, consumer advocates, members of Congress and banking officials said as the comment period on the Federal Reserve's proposed actions drew to
US Consumer Credit Increases $14.3 Billion in June (Update2) Bloomberg
Consumer credit rose $14.33 bln in June Reuters
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BBC News
National City Subject of SEC Probe
TheStreet.com - 40 minutes ago
National City Corp.NCC has disclosed that it's the subject of an informal Securities and Exchange Commission investigation. In its quarterly report, released Friday, National City said that on June 30 it was informed by the Chicago office of the SEC
Kelyniam Announces Intent to Deregister Its Common Stock MarketWatch
SEC FILINGS Digital Tags Aim to Ease Data Searches Washington Post
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Los Angeles Times
On Religion Theology Finds Its Way Into a Debate Over Unions
New York Times - 4 hours ago
By SAMUEL FREEDMAN ORANGE, Calif. - The Rev. Wayne Hartmire picked his way down a sun-baked sidewalk in this Los Angeles suburb, moving from picket to picket, dispensing advice.
Hospitals Prevail in Unfair Labor Practice Case MarketWatch
Stanford prevails in unfair labor case Bizjournals.com
Los Angeles Times - Palo Alto Daily News - Wall Street Journal Blogs - California Healthline
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Earthtimes (press release)
Congress, Federal Reserve Propose Tighter Rules to Protect Consumers
Washington Post - 35 minutes ago
By Nancy Trejos Stricter regulation of the credit card industry will probably be approved by the end of the year, consumer advocates, members of Congress and banking officials said as the comment period on the Federal Reserve's proposed actions drew to
US Consumer Credit Increases $14.3 Billion in June (Update2) Bloomberg
Consumer credit rose $14.33 bln in June Reuters
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HispanicBusiness.com
Olympics Online, With a Hook
New York Times - 1 hour ago
NBC will stream thousands of hours of Olympics video online. To view it, a Microsoft Web browser software component must first be downloaded.
The Olympics (of Online Video) ClickZ News
Manage your Summer Olympics viewing experience The Industry Standard
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