Archive for March 1st, 2008

U.S. Fed to auction another $60 bln in March

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

The Federal Reserve will auction another 60 billion dollars in March, continuing its efforts to deal with a severe credit crunch, the U.S. central bank announced Friday. Two auctions will be held, on Mach 10 and 24 respectively, and ...

Crude prices retreat from new record

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

Crude futures retreated from a new overnight record above 103 U.S. dollars as the dollar gained strength and because of the buyers' profit taking. Light, sweet crude oil for April delivery, which set a new record of 103.05 dollars o ...

Wall Street takes dive on concerns about U.S. economy

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

Wall Street plummeted on Friday, after a pair of downbeat data highlighted the U.S. economic recession risk. The Reuters-University of Michigan final consumer sentiment reading for February came in at 70.8, lower than 78.4 for Febru ...

California posts list of recalled beef retailers

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

The California Department of Public Health has posted on its website a partial list of hundreds of retailers and restaurants that received shipments of recalled beef from the Westland-Hallmark Meat Co. The list included many retaile ...

Dow Jones average plunges more than 300 points

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

Wall Street plunged Friday with the Dow Jones industrial average dropping more than 300 points on corporate losses. Source: Xinhua ...

Bain, Huawei to resubmit 3Com bid

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

Bain Capital LLC and China's Huawei Co. plan to resubmit an application seeking U.S. approval for their planned 2.2 billion-U.S. dollar buyout of 3Com Corp. within the next several weeks, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. ...

Wall Street drops sharply amid AIG, Dell’s gloomy reports

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

Wall Street dropped on Friday, after American International Group reported a multi-billion-dollar loss and Dell posted a soft U.S. corporate spending. The U.S. Commerce Department reported Friday that nominal spending rose 0.4 perce ...

1st time: Consumer Reports "top picks" 2 Hyundais

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

Consumer Reports awarded much-sought-after "top pick" status to two Hyundai vehicles Thursday, the first time that South Korean-built models have been represented on the magazine's influential list. The Hyundai Elantra SE small sedan ...