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- Exelon Offers $6.2 Billion for NRG Energy Amid Consolidation
- By Paul Dobson and Edward Klump Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Exelon Corp., the biggest U.S. operator of nuclear power plants, made an unsolicited all-stock offer to buy NRG Energy Inc. for $6.2 billion, the second attempted nuclear power acquisit...
- Author:By Paul Dobson and Edward KlumDate:10/20/08Click:2 Full Story »
- The Great Broker Breakout
- It was almost like the end of a marriage for broker Lori Van Dusen. After 22 years at Citigroup (C) managing client money, she decided it was time to leave. From her Rochester (N.Y.) office, Van Dusen manages money for high-net-worth families and i...
- Author:Ben Levisohn Date:10/20/08Click:3 Full Story »
- Earnings Preview: Yahoo 3Q likely to be lackluster
- Slumping Internet pioneer Yahoo Inc. is scheduled to report its third-quarter results after the stock market closes Tuesday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period. OVERVIEW: Yahoo hasn't been immers...
- Author:MICHAEL LIEDTKEDate:10/20/08Click:2 Full Story »
- No recession yet, Greenspan says
- HOUSTON - Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Thursday night the American economy is clearly on the edge of a recession, and he pointed to the depressed housing market as a primary culprit. In dinner remarks to about 1,100 energy ind...
- Author:JOHN PORRETTODate:02/21/08Click:7707 Full Story »
- Dow and Nasdaq slip on consumer spending worry
- NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Dow and Nasdaq slipped on Friday on concerns about consumer spending after an index of consumer sentiment fell to a 16-year low and retailer Best Buy (BBY.N) warned that shopper traffic dropped off after the holidays. The SP...
- Author:Jennifer CooganDate:02/21/08Click:7679 Full Story »
- Economic woes reveal a long-felt unease
- Even when experts were declaring the economy healthy, many Americans voiced a vague, but persistent dissatisfaction. True, jobs were relatively plentiful over the last few years. It was easy to borrow and very cheap. The sharp rise in the value of h...
- Author:ADAM GELLERDate:02/21/08Click:7677 Full Story »
- Consumer spending 'likely to slow'
- Consumer spending is likely to slow significantly because of tighter credit conditions, according to Tim Besley, an external member of the Bank of England's monetary policy committee. Small increases in the price of credit can significantly deter ho...
- Author:Chris GilesDate:02/21/08Click:7672 Full Story »
- Airlines face tough times amid slowdown
- SINGAPORE - Improved efficiency has helped airlines better prepare for a possible global economic slowdown compared to the last major recession, but expensive fuel continues to hurt bottom lines, an airline industry group said Monday. The airlines a...
- Author:GILLIAN WONGDate:02/21/08Click:7673 Full Story »
- America's economy risks the mother of all meltdowns
- I would tell audiences that we were facing not a bubble but a froth - lots of small, local bubbles that never grew to a scale that could threaten the health of the overall economy. Alan Greenspan, The Age of Turbulence. That used to be Mr Greenspan'...
- Author: Martin WolfDate:02/21/08Click:7675 Full Story »
- Oil jumps above $100 on refinery outage
- NEW YORK - Oil futures shot higher Tuesday, closing above $100 for the first time as investors bet that crude prices will keep climbing despite evidence of plentiful supplies and falling demand. At the pump, gas prices rose further above $3 a gallon...
- Author:JOHN WILENDate:02/21/08Click:7679 Full Story »
- Consumer spending slowed in December
- WASHINGTON Buffeted by soaring fuel prices and tighter credit, consumers increased their spending at the weakest pace in six months. In other signs of trouble, applications for unemployment benefits last week soared by the largest number since Hurri...
- Author:MARTIN CRUTSINGERDate:02/01/08Click:7673 Full Story »
- Ohio forecasting pig will opine on economy
- CHICAGO (Reuters) - Darke County Dave, a local hog, will opine -- or oswine -- on America's economic outlook on Friday, the Ohio treasurer's office said. In his inaugural outing, Dave will choose between a trough of sugar or one of sawdust to gauge...
- Author:Ros KrasnyDate:02/01/08Click:7670 Full Story »
- Jobless claims surge, spending softens
- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for jobless aid surged last week to the highest since October 2005, and consumer spending softened at the end of last year, according to reports on Thursday that heightened worries...
- Author:Joanne Morrison Date:02/01/08Click:7669 Full Story »
- Senate sets economic stimulus debate next week
- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday pushed back until next week a showdown on an economic stimulus package, with Democrats seeking to expand the tax rebates and other benefits approved by the House of Representatives. Senate Majority Leade...
- Author:Richard Cowan & Thomas FerraroDate:02/01/08Click:7675 Full Story »
- Fed attacks in the face of uncertainty
- Pity the Federal Reserve. Given extreme uncertainty about the trajectory of the US economy, it is like a poker player in a hand with a big pot and every player still in: placing a monetary policy bet takes luck as much as judgment. A sound case can...
- Author:UnknownDate:02/01/08Click:7670 Full Story »
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