Fed begins business lending program
October 29, 2008
The Federal Reserve started buying so-called commercial paper on Monday to jumpstart a critical but faltering lending market used by banks and big businesses.
To […]
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Monthly Archive October, 2008
AECL touts its China reactors
October 27, 2008
Nuclear reactor designer Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. is hoping that high praise from China can improve its fortunes in the West.
Top AECL officials […]
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Northrop, Areva to build plant for parts
October 25, 2008
WASHINGTON — Areva SA, the French nuclear engineering firm, and Northrop Grumman Corp. will build a $360 million plant in Virginia to make large […]
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Goldman Sachs to cut staff by 10 percent: source
October 24, 2008
Goldman Sachs Group Inc plans to cut 10 percent of its total staff, or almost 3,300 jobs, a source familiar with the matter said […]
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Yahoo said to mull layoffs
October 22, 2008
The Internet portal Yahoo Inc. is weighing additional layoffs as it mulls cost-cutting measures, according to a published report Monday.
Yahoo (YHOO, Fortune 500) was […]
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Credit card firms cash in on fees
October 20, 2008
Many Canadians received upgraded credit cards earlier this year.
The new Visa Infinite cards caused an uproar. People said they didn’t ask for them […]
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GM needs cash before Chrysler
October 14, 2008
For General Motors Corp. to acquire Chrysler LLC and all of its warts, GM would have to get desperately needed cash. Lots of it, […]
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Our faith in ingenuity in short supply
October 12, 2008
Remember when Nortel Networks Corp. was worth many times General Motors Corp.’s worth? It was a passing fad that came to be known as the […]
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Credit crunch weakens auto sales
October 11, 2008
Hurt by high gasoline prices and further shredded by faltering credit markets, U.S. auto sales are going to get worse before they improve, an […]
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Top hedge funds reopen to new investors: Partners
October 9, 2008
The credit crisis is providing a rare chance for investors with sufficient cash to get into previously inaccessible hedge funds, according to Swiss-based Partners […]
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