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June 20, 2008

• Stocks Tumble on Economic and Iranian Concern - AP/Yahoo
• Israel Makes a Test Run - BBC
• Crude Up on Supply Fears - CNN Money
• OPEC President Rules Out Production Increase - Breitbart
• Winnebago Has a Tough Go - MarketWatch
• Ford Delays New Pick Up, Cuts Forecast - AP/Yahoo
• Moody's Cuts Bond Insurers - CNBC
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Automakers Face Potential Downgrade - Bloomberg
• A.Q. Khan, the Nuke Network - Economist
• Mars Lander Finds Ice - CNN

June 19, 2008

• Philadelphia Fed Business Outlook Survey Dips to -17.1 in May - Philly Fed
• Leading Indicators Rose 0.1% in May - Conference Board
• Weekly Initial Jobless Claims Measure 381K - DOL
• Natural Gas in Storage Increased 57 Bcf - EIA
• China Raising Gasoline, Diesel and Electricity Prices - Bloomberg
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Bear Stearns Hedge Fund Managers Sued by SEC - Bloomberg
• Ex-UBS Banker Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion - AP/Yahoo
• Circuit City (NYSE: CC) Loss Widens - AP/Yahoo
• The Greek's Week Ahead - Investment Bank Firing Line
• Geopolitical Week Ahead - Economist

June 18, 2008

• Oil Fluctuates on Mixed Inventory Report - AP/Yahoo
• Petroleum Inventory Decreases by Lesser Amount - EIA
• Mortgage Activity Sees Impact of Higher Rates - MBA
• Bush Urges Lifting Ban on Offshore Drilling - CNBC
• U.S. China to Open Negotiations on Investment Treaty - Bloomberg
• Dollar Decline to Accelerate - DailyFX
• Shooting to the Moon on Renewables - CNN Money
• European Markets Fall - FT
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• FedEx (NYSE: FDX) Swings to Loss - AP/Yahoo
• Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) Earnings Fall - Bloomberg
• Boeing Wins Air Force Tanker Challenge - CNBC
• AIG CEO Scores on Severance Package - AP/Yahoo

June 17, 2008

• Producer Price Index (PPI) May - Headline Prices Soar 1.4%, Core +0.2%
• Housing Starts Drop to Pace of 969K in May, Short of Consensus and April
• ICSC-UBS Weekly Same-Store Sales +2.1% Year-Over-Year
• Current Account Q1 - Deficit Widens to $176.4 Bln.
• Industrial Production Falls 0.2% in May, Capacity Utilization Drops to 79.4%
• State Street Investor Confidence Rises Slightly in June
• Crude Futures Extend Selloff - Platts
• Kuwaiti Oil Minister Sees Natural Price for Oil at $100 - Bloomberg
• U.K. Inflation Hits 3.3%, King Sees 4.0% - DailyFX
• German Investor Confidence Hits 15-Year Low - AP/Yahoo
• U.S. China in High Stakes Business Conference - AP/Yahoo
• Asian Shares Fall - Bloomberg
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) EPS Fall, Beat Expectations - AP/Yahoo!
• Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) Profit Falls, Beats Views - Yahoo

June 16, 2008

• Lehman Brothers (NYSE: LEH) Earnings - Yahoo!
• Empire State Manufacturing Survey June Deteriorates to -8.7
• Treasury International Capital April (Foreign Holdings Increase to $115.1 Bln.)
• International Equity Activity - FT
• Nestle Chairman Says High Food Prices Here to Stay - Bloomberg
• Corn Prices Soar Due to Floods - Bloomberg
• Housing Market Index June Falls to 18
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar

June 13, 2008

• CPI for May Gets a Bit Hot - BLS
• Michigan Consumer Sentiment June Collapses - Bloomberg
• Foreclosures Setting New Top in May - Realtytrac
• Power Out in Washington - Bloomberg
• Oil Just Short of $136 - AP/Yahoo
• OPEC Monthly Oil Market Report
• Bank of Japan Holds Rates Firm - BOJ
• BOJ Monthly Economic Viewpoints - BOJ
• Dollar Rallies - DailyFX
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO) Turns to Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) - AP/Yahoo
• Merrill (NYSE: MER) Likely to Raise Capital According to Lehman (NYSE: LEH) - CNBC
• Kerkorian Boosts Ford (NYSE: F) Stake - Fortune
• KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) Raises $1.65 Bln. - CNBC
• Geopolitical Week Ahead - Economist
• Greek's Week Ahead - Armageddon Renaissance Likely

June 12, 2008

• Retail Sales Rise 1.0% in May
• Import Prices Rose 2.3% in May
• Weekly Jobless Claims Jump to 384K
• Business Inventories-to-Sales Improve in April
• EIA Natural Gas Report
• Lehman Brothers (NYSE: LEH) Ousts CFO - Bloomberg
• Crude Falls on Dollar's Gain - Bloomberg
• Euro Gains May Prove Hard to Get - DailyFX
• Top Treasury Official Eases Wall St. Fears - FT
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) Plans $1 Bln. Plant Expansion - AP/Yahoo
• InBev May Need to Bid Higher for Anheuser-Busch (NYSE: BUD) - CNBC
• Invitrogen (Nasdaq: IVGN) to Buy Applied Biosystems (NYSE: ABI) - CNBC
• Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) Raises Forecasts - CNBC

June 11, 2008

• Energy Department Report Predicts Ongoing Price Pressure - DOE
• Oil Inventory Decreases by Another 4.6 Mln. Barrels - EIA
• Oil Prices Rise - Bloomberg
• Fed's Kohn Discusses Lessons for Central Bankers - Federal Reserve
• Mortgage Originations Increase Despite Rate Rise - MBA
• Quarterly Services Survey Q1 (Revenue Falls 4.7% from Q4) - Census Bureau
• Fed's Beige Book
• Monthly Treasury Budget
• Japan GDP Grew 1.0% in Q1 - WSJ
• G8 Energy Ministers Statement - DOE
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Corporate Express (NYSE: CXP) Accepts Staples (Nasdaq: SPLS) Offer - AP/Yahoo

June 10, 2008

• Dollar Rises on Bernanke Comments - Bloomberg
• Bernanke Speech on Inflation and Economy - Federal Reserve
• ICSC-UBS Weekly Same-Store Sales Rise 1.2% Yr-to-Yr.
• Trade Deficit Widens in April to $60.9 Bln.
• Oil Market Report - IEA
• Oil Eases on Saudi Output - CNBC
• Bank of Canada Keeps Rates Steady - BOC
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• XTO Energy (NYSE: XTO) to Buy Hunt - CNBC

June 9, 2008

• Dollar Woes Continue - DailyFX
• McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) Same-Store Sales Rise 7.7% in May - Ap/Yahoo
• Goldman Sachs Analyst Chimes in on $150 Oil - Reuters/Yahoo
• Lehman (NYSE: LEH) Raising Capital - Bloomberg
• Asian Stocks Tumble Monday - Bloomberg
• Gasoline Hits $4 National Average - AP/Yahoo
• Pending Home Sales April Posts Rise
• Is One Million Dollars Enough to Retire On? - U.S. News
• The Iran Challenge - Weekly Standard
• Future of American Power - Foreign Affairs
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• America's Best Colleges - U.S. News

June 6, 2008

• Employment Situation Report (Unemployment Soars to 5.5%) - BLS
• Wholesale Trade Report April - Inventories +1.3%
• Oil to $132 on Spike Prediction - AP/Yahoo
• IEA Forecasts $45 Trillion Need to Combat Global Warming - IEA
• Senate Climate Bill Blocked - AP/Yahoo
• Skip Alternative Energy, Dig for Coal Stocks - U.S. News and World Report
• Consumer Credit April +$8.9 Bln.
• Dollar Crippled by Unemployment - DailyFX
• Silver the Value in Metals - MarketWatch
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Israeli Prime Minister Says Iran Alternatives Running Out - Breitbart
• Why Iran Matters This Election - Weekly Standard
• Macedonia's Election - Economist
• The Geopolitical Week Ahead - Economist
• The Greek's Week Ahead - Maestro Bernanke

June 5, 2008

• ECB Holds Rates Steady - ECB
• Press Conference: Jean-Claude Trichet's Introductory Remarks - ECB
• Retailers Report Chain Store Sales for May Above Expectations - AP/Yahoo
• Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims Ease - DOL
• Monster Employment Index Drops in May - Monster Worldwide
• RBC Cash Index Drops to Record Low - RBC
• Fed's Vice Chair Kohn's Testimony on Banking System - Fed
• Bernanke Compares 1975 to Current Economy - Federal Reserve
• Home Foreclosures in Record Territory - CNN Money
• Bank of England Keeps Rate at 5.0% - BOE
• Oil Rebounds to $124 - CNBC
• Gas Moves Closer to $4 - CNN Money
• ECONOMIC REPORT 10:30 - EIA Natural Gas Inventory Report
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) to Shrink Fleet, Cut Workforce - Bloomberg
• France Telecom (NYSE: FTE) Seeks $42 Bln. Takeover of TeliaSonera - AP/Yahoo
• Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Agrees to Buy Alltel - Bloomberg

June 4, 2008

• ADP Private Employment Report - May +40K
• Challenger Job-Cut Report May 103.5K Layoffs
• Q1 Productivity Rises 2.6%, Costs Rise 2.2% - BLS
• ISM Nonmanufacturing Business Activity Index Offers Hope at 53.6%
• Mortgage Refinancing Decreases Substantially on Rate Rise - MBA
• EIA Petroleum Status Report Shows Another Draw
• Oil Nears 3-Week Low - CNBC
• India, Malaysia Raise Fuel Prices - Bloomberg
• Game On, McCain, Obama Square Off - CNN Money
• NY District Attorney Close to Settlement with Rating Agencies for Subprime Negligence - Bloomberg
• Dollar Rallied on Bernanke Speech - DailyFX
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• United Airlines (Nasdaq: UAUA) Slashes Staff and Planes - AP/Yahoo
• Lehman (NYSE: LEH) Moves to Sell Risky Assets - CNBC
• American Express (NYSE: AXP) Forecast Tops Views - Bloomberg
• J.M. Smucker (NYSE: SJM) Buys Folgers - AP/Yahoo

June 3, 2008

• Bernanke's Remarks on Economic Outlook - Federal Reserve
• General Motors (NYSE: GM) Closing Four Factories, Shifting to Small Cars - Bloomberg
• Motor Vehicle Sales Slip 2.2% in May
• Japanese Automakers See 8% North American Drop - MarketWatch
• Secretary of Agriculture Sees 43% Food Price Rise in '08 - CNBC
• United Nations Says Food Production Must Rise 50% in 20 Years - AP/Yahoo
• Crude Futures Quiet, Distillates Active - Platts
• ICSC-UBS Weekly Same-Store Sales +1.2%
• Redbook Survey +2.0%
• Factory Orders April Rise 1.1%, Vs. Expected -0.1%
• Euro Tightens - DailyFX
• European Markets - Financial Times
• Asian Markets - FT
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL) Reports Hefty Loss - AP/Yahoo
• Staples (Nasdaq: SPLS) Raises Bid for Corporate Express (NYSE: CXP) - AP/Yahoo
• Lehman (NYSE: LEH) May Need to Raise Capital - Bloomberg
• Residential Capital LLC Needs Capital - AP/Yahoo

June 2, 2008

• The Geopolitical Week Ahead - Economist
• The Greek's Week Ahead - Maestro Bernanke
• Construction Spending April - Down 0.4%, Better Than Forecast
• ISM May - 49.6, Ahead of Consensus
• Oil Spikes on Gas Products Led Recovery - CNBC
• Will Payroll Data Spoil Dollar Rally? - DailyFX
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Washington Mutual (NYSE: WM) Splits CEO, Chairman Roles - AP/Yahoo
• Asian Shares Gain - Bloomberg
• European Equities - Financial Times

May 30, 2008

• Personal Income & Consumption (April) Meets Forecasts
• NAPM-Chicago PMI (May) at 49.1
• Consumer Sentiment (May) to 59.8
• Oil Extends Decline Below $126 - AP/Yahoo
• European Shares Extend Rise - Financial Times
• Tokyo Stocks Rise - MarketWatch
• Data Points to Grim Japanese Outlook - MW
• India Economic Growth Holds at 8.8% - Bloomberg
• Euro Speculative Sentiment Index - DailyFX
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Kerkorian Pushes Forward for Ford (NYSE: F) - Bloomberg
• Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) Earnings Beat Forecasts - CNBC
• Is Citigroup (NYSE: C) Going to $100? - CNBC
• Tiffany (NYSE: TIF) Reports 19% Rise - AP/Yahoo
• Toyota Motors Denies Decision on Prius - AP/Yahoo
• NBC, Blackstone Bid for Weather Channel - CNBC
• Greek's Week Ahead - Critical Oil Price Threshold Reached
• Geopolitical Week Ahead - Economist

May 29, 2008

• Q1 GDP Revised Higher to 0.9% - Bureau of Economic Analysis
• Huge 8.8 Mln. Barrel Draw from Oil Inventory - EIA
• 22 Straight Days of Record Gas Pricing - CNN Money
• Weekly Jobless Claims Sticks in Range - DOL
• Help-Wanted Index Sticks at Drastic Low - Conference Board
• Oil Falls Back Despite Inventory - CNBC
• Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) CEO Sees Tough Summer for Consumers - CNBC
• $8 Gas Might be Nice - MarketWatch
• Dollar Rally Rolls On - DailyFX
• Mishkin Resigns - Federal Reserve
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Costco (Nasdaq: COST) Profit Beats Expectations, +32% - AP/Yahoo
• GM Plans More Restructuring - AP/Yahoo
• Sears (Nasdaq: SHLD) Posts Loss - AP/Yahoo
• Heinz (NYSE: HNZ) Profits Rise - AP/Yahoo
• Bear (NYSE: BSC) Shareholders Agree to Deal - CNBC
• Iran's Nuclear Program, Waiting Game - Economist

May 28, 2008

• Durable Goods Orders April Decline 0.5%, Favorable Vs. Expectations
• Crude Oil Falls to 1-Week Low - Bloomberg
• Saudis Increase Production - CNBC
• Dollar Gains - DailyFX
• Weekly Mortgage Activity Drops on Less Refinancing - MBA
• ICSC-UBS Weekly Same-Store Sales +1.5%
• European Techs Rally - Financial Times
• China, Singapore Should Retain Asia Top Spots - Bloomberg
• Dow Chemical (NYSE: DOW) Bumps Prices 20% - AP/Yahoo
• Gasoline $3.94 at Pump - MarketWatch
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• UPS (NYSE: UPS), DHL Form Air Alliance - AP/Yahoo
• ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) Braces for Rockefeller Showdown - CNN Money
• G.E. (NYSE: GE) Finding Buyers - Bloomberg
• Sanyo, V.W. to Develop Lithium-Ion Batteries - AP/Yahoo

May 27, 2008

• Consumer Confidence - Conference Board
• April New Home Sales Inch Higher from Extreme Low
• Home Price Index Declines Further in March
• Oil Prices Backtrack $2 - Bloomberg
• Euro Takes Confidence Blow - DailyFX
• Asia Stocks in Brighter Mood - MarketWatch
• European Markets - Financial Times
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar

May 23, 2008

• April Existing Home Sales Exceed Expectations - NAR
• Ex-GMAC Execs Plan Home Loan Vulture Fund - Bloomberg
• Crude Reverses, Moves Higher- Platts
• How Does an Oil Crisis Impact U.S. Dollar - DailyFX
• JP Morgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) Launches Major Layoffs - CNBC
• Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB) Raising Prices Up to 8% - CNBC
• Global Market Activity - FT
• Fed's Budget Review, Now it Matters - Federal Reserve
• Fed's Kroszner's Speech - Federal Reserve
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) Bids for Expro - Bloomberg
• General Motors (NYSE: GM) Sees Big Hit from American Axle Strike - AP/Yahoo
• Anheuser-Busch (NYSE: BUD) May Get $46 Bln. Bid - Bloomberg
• Gap (NYSE: GPS) Benefits from Cost Management - AP/Yahoo
• Greek's Week Ahead - Kaminis Called Stock Market Bottom
• Geopolitical Week Ahead - Economist

May 22, 2008

• Oil Tops $135 - AP/Yahoo
• Oil Co. Execs Tell Senate, Don't Blame Us - CNN Money
• Is Wall Street to Blame for Oil? - Bloomberg
• Strikers Block French LNG Plant - Platts
• Ford (NYSE: F) Cuts Guidance - Bloomberg
• European Market Activity - Financial Times
• Asian Markets - MarketWatch
• Weekly Initial Jobless Claims at 365K
• ECONOMIC REPORT 10:30 - EIA Natural Gas Report
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• UBS (NYSE: UBS) Sells Shares at Sharp Discount - Bloomberg
• NRG Energy (NYSE: NRG) Goes Hostile on Calpine (NYSE: CPN)
• U.S. Dollar Sells Off - DailyFX
• Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) Loss Widens, Cuts Guidance - AP/Yahoo
• Hormel (NYSE: HRL) Q2 Rises on Better Costs - AP/Yahoo

May 21, 2008

• Asia Slides - Financial Times
• European Markets - FT
• Mortgage Bankers Association Applications Activity
• EIA Petroleum Status
• FOMC April Meeting Minutes
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar

May 20, 2008

• Producer Price Index April (+0.2%, ex-food, energy +0.4%)
• ICSC-UBS Weekly Same-Store Sales Rise 1.6% Year-to-Year
• ECONOMIC REPORT 10:00 - State Street Investor Confidence - May
• Asian Market Activity - Financial Times
• European Market Activity - Financial Times
• Fed Vice Chairman Kohn's Economic Comments - Federal Reserve
• Euro Rallies - DailyFX
• Whitney Sees Credit Crunch Worsening - CNN Money
• TED Spread Narrows, Signals Credit Crisis Ease - Bloomberg
• Senate Reaches New Housing Deal - FT
• Crude Continues Rise - MarketWatch
• The End of Cheap Gas - CNN Money
• Airline Passengers Rate Service Dismal - AP/Yahoo
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• AIG (NYSE: AIG) Raising $20 Bln. - Bloomberg
• Housing Slump Cuts Home Depot (NYSE: HD) - AP/Yahoo
• Target (NYSE: TGT) Profit Drops Nearly 8% - AP/Yahoo
• Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Wants to Buy Yahoo!'s (Nasdaq: YHOO) Search Biz - AP/Yahoo
• Staples (Nasdaq: SPLS) Profit Edges Up - AP/Yahoo
• Whitney Sees Credit Crunch Worsening - CNN Money
• Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) Profit Holds Steady - MarketWatch
• Poll Shows Russia Among Least Peaceful Nations - FT

May 19, 2008

• International Market Activity - Financial Times
• Leading Indicators April Rise 0.1%, Vs. Consensus View for 0.1% Decline
• Oil Prices Steady Above $126 - AP/Yahoo
• Dollar, Another Test - DailyFX
• Buffet Hunts for Deal in Germany - Financial Times
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Microsoft Revives Talks with Yahoo! - Bloomberg

May 16, 2008

• Housing Starts Exceed Expectations, Permits Rise - Census Bureau
• Apartments Key to Home Construction Gain - CNN Money
• University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment May Sinks to 59.5
• Oil Climbs Above $127 - AP/Yahoo
• Goldman Sachs Sees $141 Oil in 2nd Half - CNBC
• Fannie Mae Scraps Higher Down Payment Requirement - AP/Yahoo
• Fed, BOE Signal End of Rate Cuts - Bloomberg
• U.N. Publishes Mid-Year Update to World Economic Situation and Prospects
• Gold Futures Bounce - MarketWatch
• Weak Dollar May Not Be Good - DailyFX
• Fed-Man Says Economy May Avoid Recession - CNBC
• ECB Concern Over Liquidity Scheme - Financial Times
• European Markets - Financial Times
• Asian Market Activity - FT
• Sanctions Not Levied Against Chinese - MarketWatch
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Abercrombie (NYSE: ANF) Profit Edges Up - AP/Yahoo
• Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Joins Quest for $100 Laptop - BBC
• Bin Laden's Focus on Palestine - BBC

May 15, 2008

• OPEC Monthly Oil Market Report (May)
• Global Crude Futures Rebounded in Europe - Platts
• EIA Natural Gas Report
• Gas Prices Up 12% in Month - MarketWatch
• Barclay's (NYSE: BCS) Takes Further Write-Down - FT
• Weekly Initial Jobless Claims Reach 371K, 1K Above Forecast
• Empire State Manufacturing Index May Measures -3.2, Short of Consensus: 0.0
• Treasury Int'l Capital - Foreign Demand for U.S. Securities Increased in March
• Industrial Production April - Production fell 0.7%, Capacity Utilization fell to 79.7%
• Asian Stocks Advance Most in 2 Weeks - Bloomberg
• European Market Activity - FT
• PIMCO-Man Says Fed's Tools Can't Fix Housing - CNBC
• Euro Could Continue Descent - DailyFX
• Philly Fed Survey May to -15.6 vs. -20.0 Expected
• Private Equity Vulture Investing - CNN Money
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• CBS Agrees to Buy CNet for $1.75 Bln. - AP/Yahoo
• United (Nasdaq: UAUA), Continental (NYSE: CAL) in Alliance Discussion - AP/Yahoo
• General Electric (NYSE: GE) May Sell Century Old Appliance Unit - Bloomberg
• Icahn Moves Ahead with Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO) Proxy Battle - CNBC
• Abbas Marks Israel "Catastrophe" - BBC
• General Motors (NYSE: GM), Chrysler Continue Talks Past Deadline - Bloomberg

May 14, 2008

• Consumer Price Index April +0.2%, Core +0.1%
• Oil Prices Pare Losses - CNBC
• EIA Petroleum Status Report - Oil Inventories Increase Slightly
• Chinese Industrial Production Slows - Bloomberg
• Mortgage Activity Increases on Refinancing
• April Foreclosures Soar 65% - Reuters
• Asian Markets Unsettled - MarketWatch
• Dollar Euro Action - DailyFX
• What You're Spending Your Stimulus on - MarketWatch
• Credit Cards Boost Gas Prices - CNN Money
• JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) May Slice 4K Post Bear - Bloomberg
• European Market Activity - Financial Times
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE) to Raise $5.5 Bln. - Bloomberg
• Deere (NYSE: DE) Profit Rises - CNBC
• Merrill (NYSE: MER) Tells Analysts What to Do - Bloomberg
• Icahn Prepares Proxy Battle for Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) - CNBC
• Macy's (NYSE: M) Posts Loss - MarketWatch
• Sony (NYSE: SNE) Posts Profit - AP/Yahoo
• Clinton Says, It's Not Over Yet - BBC
• Indian Blast, Curfew Imposed - BBC

May 13, 2008

• ICSC-UBS Weekly Same-Store Sales Increase Just 0.5%
• Retail Sales April Fall 0.2%, Rise 0.5% Ex-Auto
• Import & Export Prices April (Imports +1.7%, Exports +0.3%)
• Business Inventories March +0.1%
• Bernanke Discusses Liquidity Provision - Federal Reserve
• Asian Stocks Rise - Bloomberg
• European Market Activity - Financial Times
• Congress Seeks to Freeze Strategic Reserves - CNN Money
• NAR Says Existing Home Values Fall in Q1 - CNBC
• IEA Lowers Oil Demand Forecast - IEA
• ECB Man Warns of Explosive Global Inflation - CNBC
• Gold Futures Drop Further on Dollar Strength - MarketWatch
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) Profits Rise 6.9%, Cautious on Outlook - AP/Yahoo
• Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) Agrees to Acquire EDS (NYSE: EDS), Raises Outlook - Bloomberg
• TJX (NYSE: TJX) Profit Climbs - AP/Yahoo
• Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) Sees Higher Loss on Home Equity - Bloomberg
• West Virginia Voters Go to Polls - BBC
• Death Toll Rises in China - BBC

May 12, 2008

• European Market Activity - Financial Times
• Asian Markets - FT
• Oil Eases to $125 - CNBC
• Fed's Evans Says Policy Balances Against Risks - CNBC
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) Considers Asset Sales - Bloomberg
• HSBC (NYSE: HBC) Sets More Funds Aside for U.S. Housing Issues - FT
• IndyMac (NYSE: IMB) Swings to Q1 Loss - AP/Yahoo
• Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) Buys Newsday - AP/Yahoo
• Writedowns Push MBIA (NYSE: MBI) Loss to $2.4 Bln. - Financial Times
• China Experiences 7.8 Mag Quake - Bloomberg
• Geopolitical Week Ahead - Economist
• Greek's Week Ahead - Theme Week

May 9, 2008

• International Trade March - Deficit Narrows More than Expected
• RBC Cash Index Improves Nearly 10 Points
• Oil Climbs Higher - Bloomberg
• IMF Warns on Global Inflation - IMF
• Corn Stocks Seen Tumbling - MarketWatch
• Asian Stocks Fall Hard - Bloomberg
• European Markets - Financial Times
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• American International Group (NYSE: AIG) Posts Loss, Shares Slide - CNBC
• Citigroup's Pandit Plans to Shrink Assets by $400 Bln. - Bloomberg
• Circuit City (NYSE: CC) Considering Alternatives, Shares Bounce - CNBC
• Asset Sales Boost Clear Channel (NYSE: CCU) - AP/Yahoo
• Kerkorian Launches Tender Offer for Ford (NYSE: F) - CNBC
• Hezbollah Takes Over Beirut - BBC

May 8, 2008

• European Central Bank Keeps Rates Unchanged - ECB
• ECB's Trichet's Prepared Remarks - ECB
• Bank of England Keeps Rates Steady - BOE
• Retailers Report Chain Store Sales -
• Weekly Initial Jobless Claims Decrease - DOL
• Wholesale Trade Report March (Inventories Decrease 0.1%)
• ECONOMIC REPORT 10:30 AM - EIA Natural Gas Report
• European Market Starts Lower - Financial Times
• Asia Sells Off - Financial Times
• Oil Pares Gains - CNBC
• Trichet Keeps Hawkish Tone - DailyFX
• SEC to Require Banks to Disclose Liquidity - FT
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• State Street (NYSE: STT) May Face $1 Bln. in Subprime Suit Damages - Bloomberg
• Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) Invests in European Mobile Phone Retailer - AP/Yahoo
• Toyota (NYSE: TM) Profit Falls - AP/Yahoo
• NASDAQ (Nasdaq: NDAQ) Profit Surges - AP/Yahoo
• Unilever NV (NYSE: UN) Net Rises 34% - MarketWatch
• Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) Loss Widens - AP/Yahoo

May 7, 2008

• Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO) Profit Beats Views - AP/Yahoo
• Asian Stocks Retreat - Bloomberg
• European Market Activity - Financial Times
• Mortgage Activity Increases
• Productivity & Costs Q1 - Nonfarm Productivity +2.2%, Unit Labor Costs +2.2%
• Pending Home Sales Index March Falls to 83% vs. Expected 83.8%
• Oil Dips on Surprisingly Strong Supply - CNN Money
• Petroleum Status Report
• House Set to Pass Housing Rescue Bill - CNBC
• Thain Says Credit Crisis Easing - CNBC
• White House Threatens Veto of FHA Rescue - CNN Money
• Consumer Credit March Expanded by $15.3 Bln.
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Toyota (NYSE: TM) Raising Prices in U.S. - AP/Yahoo
• Marsh & McLennan (NYSE: MMC) May Sell Unit - Bloomberg
• Clearwire, Sprint Nextel Form Wireless Co. - AP/Yahoo
• Allergan (NYSE: AGN) Profit More than Doubles - AP/Yahoo
• Obama Nears Finish Line - CNN
• Medvedev Steps In - BBC

May 6, 2008

• ICSC-UBS Weekly Same-Store Sales Rises Strong 2.3% Yr/Yr
• Redbook Survey +1.4% Store Sales Yr/Yr
• Oil Rises to Record - Bloomberg
• India May Ban Futures Trading - MarketWatch
• Taxing Oil Profits - CNN Money
• Euro Finds Support - DailyFX
• Bernanke Says Foreclosures Require Action - CNN Money
• Asian Stocks Fall - Bloomberg
• European Market Activity - Financial Times
• Indiana & North Carolina, the Final Round? - CNN
• Blossoming Relationship of China and Japan - Economist
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) Warns of Severe Weakness - AP/Yahoo
• Merrill's (NYSE: MER) Level 3 Assets Expanded - Bloomberg
• UBS (NYSE: UBS) Fires 5,500 - AP/Yahoo
• Wall Street Planning More Layoffs (NYSE: JPM, LEH, MS) - CNBC
• D.R. Horton (NYSE: DHI) Sees Q1 Loss on Charge - AP/Yahoo
• Pilgrim's Pride (NYSE: PPC) Sees Wider Loss - MW
• Sara Lee (NYSE: SLE) Profit Rises, Stock Dips - AP/Yahoo
• Inside the New Acropolis Museum - BBC

May 5, 2008

• The Greek's Week Ahead - Linens and Nothing
• Geopolitical Week Ahead - Economist
• Commodities Driving Asia Today - MarketWatch
• European Markets - Financial Times
• ISM Non-Manufacturing Index April at 52.0%
• Yahoo, Sticking to its Beliefs - AP/Yahoo
• Bush Sees Economy "Coming on" - AP/Yahoo
• Microsoft Raises Yahoo Offer - Forbes
• Buffet Fills Arena for Yearly Meeting - CNBC
• Berkshire Hathaway's Q1 (NYSE: BRK-A) - SEC Filing
• Bernanke's Bind - Economist
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar

May 2, 2008

• Asian Stocks Have Lift Off - Bloomberg
• European Markets - Financial Times
• Employment Situation Report April Nonfarm Payrolls -20K, Unemployment Rate 5.0%
• Factory Orders March Rise 1.4%
• Fed Announces Expansion of Liquidity Measures - Federal Reserve
• Fed Crackdown on Unfair Credit Card Practices - AP/Yahoo
• Oil to $113 on Turkish Raids - CNBC
• Dollar Rises to 5-Week High - Bloomberg
• Motor Vehicle Sales - Bloomberg
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Chevron (NYSE: CVX) Reports Profit Rise - AP/Yahoo
• Viacom (NYSE: VIA-B) Sees 33% Profit Rise - AP/Yahoo
• Nortel (NYSE: NT) Affirms Outlook - CNBC
• Yahoo, Google Ad Deal Nears - MarketWatch
• Bush Offers $770 Mln. for Food Aid - BBC
• Greek's Week Ahead - Best Resiliency Test Yet
• Geopolitical Week Ahead - Economist

May 1, 2008

• Japan, Australia Back Pedal Thursday - MarketWatch
• European Markets - Financial Times
• Monster Employment Index Improves in April
• Challenger Job-Cut Report Hits 19-Month High - Central Valley Business Times
• Weekly Initial Jobless Claims Move to 380K Vs. Consensus 360K View
• Personal Income & Outlays March Exceed Consensus, Adjusted for Inflation, Not so Hot...
• ISM Manufacturing Index April at 48.6, Beats Views for 48.0
• Construction Spending March Drops 1.1%
• EIA Natural Gas Report
• Crude Futures Fall - MarketWatch
• Strategic Oil Reserve a Hot Button Issue - CNBC
• ECONOMIC REPORT - Motor Vehicle Sales
• Japanese Vehicle Sales Rise - Thomson Financial/Forbes
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) Earnings Fall Short - AP/Yahoo
• No Decision from Microsoft Board (Nasdaq: MSFT) - MW
• Home Depot (NYSE: HD) Closing 15 Stores - AP/Yahoo
• CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS) Sales Profits Rise - AP/Yahoo
• Comcast Profit Falls (Nasdaq: CMCSA) - AP/Yahoo
• Deal Reached on Pakistani Judges - BBC

April 30, 2008

• Fed Cuts Rates 25 Basis Points - Federal Reserve
• Farm Prices Report - DOA
• GDP Rises 0.6% in Q1 - BEA
• Private Employment Report Shows Surprising 10K Job Additions in April - ADP
• Employment Cost Index Rises 0.7% in Q1 - BLS
• Weekly Mortgage Applications Decrease - MBA
• Europe Moves Lower - Financial Times
• Asian Shares Fall - Bloomberg
• NAPM Chicago Stalls at 48.3
• Petroleum Status Report
• ECONOMIC REPORT 3:00 - Farm Prices
• FOMC Preview - DailyFX
• Oil Prices Ease - AFP
• Nigerian Unions Press on with Strike at Exxon (NYSE: XOM) - Platts
• Bernanke Might Have to Help Banks More - Bloomberg
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• General Motors (NYSE: GM) Posts $3.3 Bln. Loss - AP/Yahoo
• Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) to Spin Off Cable Division - FT
• Citigroup (NYSE: C) Boosts Stock Sale to $4.5 Bln. - CNBC
• Kellogg (NYSE: K) Q1 Profit Falls - AP/Yahoo
• Proctor & Gamble Profit Rises - CNBC
• Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL) Sales Top Views - CNBC
• Kraft Foods (NYSE: KFT) Profit Falls - CNBC
• Garmin (Nasdaq: GRMN) Misses Views - AP/Yahoo
• Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) Reports Q1 Loss - AP/Yahoo
• Yahoo-Microsoft Stand-Off Continues - Fortune
• Presidential Candidates Turn Green - Economist
• In Pakistan, Crisis Over Sacked Judges - BBC

April 29, 2008

• Consumer Confidence Continues to Deteriorate in April - Conference Board
• Home Prices Tumble - CNBC
• Oil Futures Fall Sharply - MarketWatch
• FOMC Preview - DailyFX
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Mastercard (NYSE: MA) Profit More Than Doubles - AP/Yahoo
• Merck (NYSE: MRK) Shares Collapse on FDA Rejection - CNBC
• Citigroup (NYSE: C) to Raise $3 Bln. Through Stock Sale - MarketWatch
• Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE: ADM) Profit Climbs 42% - CNBC
• IBM Bumps Dividend Up 25% - CNN Money
• Russia Makes Georgian Offensive an Impossibility - BBC

April 28, 2008

• Royal Bank of Scotland (NYSE: RBS-PL) May Cut Up to 7K Jobs - Bloomberg
• Vacant Homes Survey Hits Record - Census Bureau
• Buffet Says Recession Could Get Bad - Re
• Gas Hits $3.60, Crude $120 - AP/Yahoo
• OPEC Warns of Oil $200 - Financial Times
• EU Issues its Spring Economic Forecasts - EU
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Gets Boost from Mobile Subscribers - FT
• Medicare Advantage Drives Humana (NYSE: HUM) Profit - AP/Yahoo
• Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN) Reports Quarterly Loss - AP/Yahoo
• Analyst Says Sell the Financial Stock Rally - CNBC
• Kerkorian Moves in on Ford (NYSE: F) - MarketWatch
• No Move as Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) Deadline Expires - BBC

April 24, 2008

• Weekly Initial Jobless Claims Drop to 342K
• March Durable Goods Orders DECREASE 0.3% Vs. Expected +0.6%
• March New Home Sales Drop to 526K Vs. Expected 580K
• EIA Natural Gas Report Shows Storage Build
• Asian Stocks Shine - Bloomberg
• European Markets - Financial Times
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Ford (NYSE: F) Posts Surprise (to some) Profit - AP/Yahoo
• ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) Q1 Net Rises - AP/Yahoo
• Arby's Owner Buying Wendy's (NYSE: WEN) - AP/Yahoo
• Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Hit By Tough Comp. - AP/Yahoo
• Motorola (NYSE: MOT) Loss Widens - AP/Yahoo
• Syria Had Covert Nuclear Scheme - BBC
• Apple's Earnings Ripe, Forecast Rotten - Bloomberg
• Greek's Week Ahead - EPS Spells Relief
• Geopolitical Week Ahead - Economist

April 23, 2008

• Energy Futures Rise Despite Inventory Build - AP/Yahoo
• Weekly Mortgage Bankers' Association Report Shows Drastic Drop on Higher Rates
• Crude Oil Inventory Increased - EIA Petroleum Status
• Flaherty Says Currency Traders Ignored G7 Remarks - Bloomberg
• Vacation Where the Dollar is Still Strong - MarketWatch
• Profit of Doom Sees Hyperinflation - MarketWatch
• Bank of England, ECB Decoupling - DailyFX
• Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Rules Out Higher Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO) Bid - Bloomberg
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Delta (NYSE: DAL) Northwest (NYSE: NWA) Report Huge Losses - AP/Yahoo
• Ambac (NYSE: ABK) Posts Big Loss - CNBC
• Boeing (NYSE: BA) Profit Jumps on Order Growth - AP/Yahoo
• Anheuser-Busch (NYSE: BUD) Earnings Slip - CNN Money
• UPS (NYSE: UPS) Cuts Forecast - CNBC
• Toyota (NYSE: TM) Takes World Sales Lead - AP/Yahoo
• Liberty Mutual to Buy Safeco (NYSE: SAF) - CNN Money
• WellPoint (NYSE: WLP) Profit Drops - AP/Yahoo
• Did Clinton's PA Win Come in Time? - CNN

April 22, 2008

• Gas Hits Retail Price Record $3.50 - AP/Yahoo
• ICSC-UBS Weekly Same-Store Sales Turn Negative Year-Over-Year, Down 0.7%
• Bank of Canada Cuts Overnight Rate by Half Point
• State Street Investor Confidence Falls in April
• Existing Home Sales to 4.93 Mln. in March
• OFHEO Index Shows Housing Prices Up 0.6% in February - MarketWatch
• Why Foreclosure Fix Might NOT Work - CNN Money
• Asian Shares Fall - Bloomberg
• Euro Passes $1.60 on Indications ECB Could Act Against Inflation - Bloomberg
• Oil Breaks Record, Passes $118 - CNBC
• Airline Stocks Pummelled, Greek Called AirTran (NYSE: AAI) - Reuters/Yahoo
• European Activity - Financial Times
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• AT&T (NYSE: T) Profit Climbs on iPhone Sales - Bloomberg
• McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) Beats Forecast, Same-Store Sales Soft - CNBC
• UnitedHealth (NYSE: UNH) Misses, Cuts Forecast - CNBC
• Credit Suisse (NYSE: CS) Cutting 500 Jobs - Bloomberg
• DuPont (NYSE: DD) Profit Tops Forecast - CNBC
• Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN) Profit Rises, Outlook Hits Shares - AP/Yahoo
• Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) Leverages Expense Cuts for Profit - AP/Yahoo
• Pennsylvania for Pennsylvania Avenue - CNN Politics
• Middle East Deal Required a Pill Too Big for Hamas to Swallow, Recognition of Israel - BBC

April 21, 2008

• European Stocks Fall - Bloomberg
• Asia Sparked by Exporters - MarketWatch
• Bank of England Offers $100 Bln. Plan - AP/Yahoo
• Attacks Send Oil Plus $117 - AP/Yahoo
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) Misses - CNN Money
• Mattel's (NYSE: MAT) Issues Extend Into Q1 - AP/Yahoo
• Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) Q1 Rises - AP/Yahoo
• Funds to Invest Up to $8 Bln. in National City (NYSE: NCC) - FT
• Novartis (NYSE: NVS) Pumped by Vaccines - AP/Yahoo

April 18, 2008

• Pope Addresses U.N. - BBC
• Gas Pushing $3.50, Oil $116 - AP/Yahoo
• Plosser Warns Rate Cuts Not Cure All - CNBC
• Gold Futures Fall 3% - MarketWatch
• More Americans Walking Away from Homes - CNBC
• Euro Sticks Near 1.60 - DailyFX
• Asian Stocks Decline - Bloomberg
• European Market Activity - Financial Times
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Citigroup (NYSE: C) Reports Loss, Shares Rise - AP/Yahoo
• AT&T (NYSE: ATT) Cuts Workforce - Fortune
• Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) Delivers - MarketWatch
• Honeywell (NYSE: HON) Profit Rises - CNBC
• Wendy's (NYSE: WEN) Rejects Two Buyout Offers - CNN Money
• Bad Weather Blamed at Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB) - AP/Yahoo
• Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) Blows Past Estimates - CNBC
• Petrochina (NYSE: PTR) Shares Fall - Bloomberg
• SocGen () CEO Steps Down - MarketWatch
• South Korea to Resume U.S. Beef Imports - AP/Yahoo
• Where in the World is Bin Laden - CNN
• Georgia, Frozen to Boiling - Economist
• The Greek's Week Ahead
• The Geopolitical Week Ahead - Economist

April 17, 2008

• Leading Indicators March Increased 0.1% vs. consensus view for +0.2%
• Weekly Initial Jobless Claims Rise to 372K - DOL
• Merrill (NYSE: MER) Posts Steep Q1 Loss - AP/Yahoo
• EIA Natural Gas Report Indicates Weekly Build
• Oil Sets Record Over $115 - CNBC
• Philadelphia Fed Index April at 24.9 vs. Consensus View for -15.0
• Gold Futures Tarnish - MarketWatch
• Euro Flirts with $1.60 - DailyFX
• Soros Says Euro Cannot Become Main Reserve Currency - CNBC
• FHA's Risky Business - Forbes
• Bids Exceed Offered by 3X at BOE Loan Auction - Bloomberg
• European Market Activity - Financial Times
• Asian Markets - FT
• Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
• Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) Q1 Profit Falls - AP/Yahoo
• JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) Raises $6 Bln. - Bloomberg
• United Technology (NYSE: UTX) Profits Rise 22% - CNBC
• Nokia (NYSE: NOK) Misses Estimates, Forecasts a Slide - Bloomberg
• Roche (ROG.VX) Misses Forecasts - CNBC
• MGIC (NYSE: MTG) Swings to Loss, Beats Forecasts - AP/Yahoo
• eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) CEO Backs Changes, Shares Lower - CNN Money
• Harley (NYSE: HOG) Cuts Shipments as Profit Skids - AP/Yahoo
• Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) Posts Loss - AP/Yahoo
• Clinton, Obama Debate in PA - Economist
• North Korea Faces Food Crisis - CNN
• Thousands Prepare for Papal Mass in DC - BBC

April 14, 2008

Asia Falls on G7 Outlook - Bloomberg

European Market Activity - Financial Times

Retail Sales March Increase 0.2% Over Revised Lower Prior Month

Business Inventories February Rise 0.6%

Yahoo! Earnings Calendar

Bush Plans Big Welcome for Pope - CNN

Dems Defend Abortion - BBC

World Leaders Urge Action on Food Prices - FT

April 11, 2008

European Market Activity - FT

Import & Export Prices March - Import Prices Rise 2.8% vs. 1.8% Seen - BLS

RBC Cash Index Shows Grim View in April - RBC

Michigan Consumer Sentiment April Tanks to 63.2 vs. 68.0 Expected - Forbes/Thompson Financial

Asian Stocks Rise - Bloomberg

Dollar Slips Before Key G7 Meeting - AFP

Oil Rises Above $110 - AP/Yahoo

Lehman (NYSE: LEH) Used Fed Window to Turn Debt to Cash - CNBC

Plans on Hold this Summer - MarketWatch

Yahoo! Earnings Calendar

G.E. (NYSE: GE) Posts Lower Profit, Cuts Outlook - AP/Yahoo

Frontier (Nasdaq: FRNT) Files for Bankruptcy - AP/Yahoo

Eye on the Prize, Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO) - Economist

Yahoo Board Meets Today - Bloomberg

Washington Mutual (NYSE: WM) EPS Forecast Cut - Bloomberg

China Says Relay to Go Smoothly, or Else! - BBC

Greek's Week Ahead - Yesterday's News

Geopolitical Week Ahead - Economist

April 10, 2008

Retailers Mostly Report Sluggish March Chain Store Sales - AP/Yahoo
Bank of England Cuts Interest Rate by 0.25%, as Expected - BOE
ECB Keeps Rates Steady, as Expected - ECB
Weekly Initial Jobless Claims Backs Down to 357K - DOL
International Trade February Deficit Expands to $62.3 Bln. - BEA
EIA Natural Gas Report Shows Net Inventory Draw
Oil Prices Slip Off the Record - AP/Yahoo
Paulson Owns Up Now Too - CNBC
More Help for Homeowners - MarketWatch
Dollar Reaches Low Vs. Euro - CNN Money
Comeback of Private Equity - Economist
Why ECB and Fed Differ in View - FT
International Market Activity - FT
Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) Reports Q4 Loss - AP/Yahoo
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), News Corp. (NYSE: NWS) Discuss Joint Yahoo Bid (Nasdaq: YHOO) - CNBC
Japan's Takeda Bids on U.S. Millennium Pharma (Nasdaq: MLNM) - AP/Yahoo
Lehman (NYSE: LEH) Liquidates Three Floundering Funds - CNBC
DuPont (NYSE: DD) Ups Outlook - Forbes
Tibet and the Olympics - Economist

April 9, 2008

MBA Purchase Applications
Wholesale Trade February Sales Fell, While Inventory Rose Sharply - Census Bureau
EIA Petroleum Status Report Shows Draw of 3.2 Mln. Barrels
Oil Jumps to Over $110 - CNN Money
IMF Forecasts Mild U.S. Recession - FT
Bush Moves to Help Estimated 500K Home Owners - CNBC
Gold to $1,100? - MarketWatch
Fed Fashioning Another Bullet - CNBC
Euro Firms Up - DailyFX
Asian Stocks Drop - Bloomberg
European Markets Sink - Financial Times
Bank of Japan Decision Keeps Rates Steady - BOJ
BOJ Personnel Moves - Bloomberg
Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
Boeing (NYSE: BA) Delays 787 Again - AP/Yahoo!
WaMu (NYSE: WM) Spurns JP Morgan's Offer (NYSE: JPM) - CNN Money
Circuit City (NYSE: CC) Posts Surprise Profit - CNBC
American (NYSE: AMR) Cancels More Flights
Honeywell's (NYSE: HON) Big Deal - MW
Citigroup (NYSE: C) in $12 Bln. Loan Sale to Private Equity - FT
UPS (NYSE: UPS) Cuts Outlook - AP/Yahoo!
Progressive's (NYSE: PGR) Profit Shrinks - AP/Yahoo
Oasis Hong Kong Airline Bankrupt - MW
China Trying to Buy Stake in BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) - MW

April 8, 2008

Asian Stocks Back Up - Bloomberg
European Market Activity - Financial Times
ICSC Weekly Same-Store Sales Rise ONLY 0.3% Year-Over-Year
Online Sales to Rise 17% - CNN Money
Small Business Optimism Hits All Time Low - CNBC
Weak Dollar Coupled with OPEC Output Drop Push Price - OilVoice
The Rice Price Story - Bloomberg
IMF to Sell Some Gold - MarketWatch
Capital Still There at Private Equity and Sovereign - CNN Money
UK Housing Follows Our Path - CNBC
Is Depression Possible - Oxford Analytica
Best Cities for Home Sellers - Forbes
Greenspan Says Home Prices May Stop Falling Soon - Bloomberg
Pending Home Sales Index Lowest on Record - NAR
FOMC March Meeting Minutes
Euro Widens Further on Speculation ECB Won't Budge - Bloomberg
Chinese Business Confidence Rises - CNBC
Consumer Credit Increased 2.5% - Fed
Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) Upgrades Peers - CNBC
Advanced Micro (NYSE: AMD) Warns - FT
Alcoa (NYSE: AA) Profit Slips on Higher Costs - AP/Yahoo
Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) Sees Better Days Ahead - CNBC
TomTom (Amsterdam: TOM2.AS) Cuts Sales Guidance - Thompson Financial/Forbes
MSC (NYSE: MSM) Sees Profit Above Analysts' View - AP/Yahoo!
LDK Solar (NYSE: LDK) Lowers Profit, Raises Revenue View - AP/Yahoo
Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) Cut at Morgan Keegan - MarketWatch
China Vows to Keep Torch on Track - BBC
NCAA Champ Crowned - SI

April 7, 2008

Stocks in Europe, Asia Rise - Bloomberg
Taking Care of Taxes - Forbes
Gas Sets New Record - CNN Money
Can Dollar Rally? - DailyFX
Oil Rises - AP/Yahoo
Iran Tells OPEC, Stop Using Dollars - AP
Run on Rice Driving Price - Bloomberg
China to Let its Banks Buy U.S. Stocks - MW
China and New Zealand Sign Deal - AP/Yahoo
Bank of Japan Has Its Man - Bloomberg
Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Sets Deadline for Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) - AP/Yahoo
Washington Mutual (NYSE: WM) Gets Infusion - WSJ
Nestle's (Nasdaq: NSRGY) Alcon Sale to Novartis - MW
L'Oreal Clims on Hope Nestle Might Use Cash to Buy it Up - MW
Ackman Pays Hefty Price at Target (NYSE: TGT) - Fortune
Torch Relay Gets Messy - CNN
Maliki Threatens to Bar Sadr - Voice of America
Clinton Strategist Resigns - CNBC
IOC Chief Speaks Out About Tibet - BBC
Bush Gets Promises from Russia, but No Missile Shield - Bloomberg
Greek's Week Ahead - Yesterday's News
Geopolitical Week Ahead - Economist

April 3, 2008

Monster Employment Index Inches Higher in March - Monster
Weekly Initial Jobless Claims Jump to 407K - DOL
ISM Non-Manufacturing Survey Business Activity Index for March Reaches 49.6, Ahead of Views
EIA Natural Gas Report
Oil Prices Fall - CNN Money
Record Gas Prices at Pump - CNN Money
Gold Futures Edge Lower - MarketWatch
Currency Tells Risk Story - DailyFX
Bernanke, SEC, Treasury, JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) & Bear Stearns' CEOs Set to Testify on Hill
Details of the Bear (NYSE: BSC) Deal - Forbes
Paulson Says Chinese Firms Threat to Reform - AP/Yahoo!
Banks Seek to Ring-Fence Bad Assets - FT
Asian Shares Rise - Bloomberg
European Markets Move Lower - FT
Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
Fed Men in Place on Each Brokerage Flight - WSJ
Research in Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM) Profit Rockets - CNBC
Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO) Falls on Downgrade - Fortune
Constellation Brands Swings to Loss (NYSE: STZ) - AP/Yahoo!
Ebay (Nasdaq: EBAY) Upgraded to Buy - MW
BayernLB Bank Writes Down $6.7 Bln. - AP/Yahoo!
Alitalia Shares Suspended, Nears Bankruptcy (Milan: AZA.MI) - AP/Yahoo!
ATA Airlines Files for Bankruptcy - AP/Yahoo!
German Wind Power Co. Expands - Platts
Schering (NYSE: SGP) Plans More Cuts - AP/Yahoo!
Merrill (NYSE: MER) Plans Cut of 10% or More of Workforce - CNBC
Washington's Housing Fix Takes Shape - CNN
NATO Rebuffs Georgia, Ukraine and Skopje - Financial Times
New French Force for Afghanistan - BBC
Raul Castro Delivers on Reform Promises - Forbes



April 2, 2008

Bernanke Prepared Statement to Congressional Committee
April Fools Everywhere - WSG Ferguson
Mortgage Activity Decreases As Rates Inch Higher - MBA
Challenger Job-Cut Report Shows Job Losses Mounting - Bloomberg
ADP Employment Report Shows Modest Increase - ADP
Factory Orders February Drop 1.3%, Vs. Consensus -0.6%
EIA Petroleum Status Report
Analyst Says 200K Banking Jobs at Risk - AP
Senators Agree on Drafting Housing Rescue Bill - CNBC
Dollar Revives On ADP Jobs Data - MW
Oil Futures Rise on Inventory Report - AP/Yahoo!
Gold Edges Higher - MarketWatch
Banks Lead Europe Higher - FT
Asian Stocks Post Big Gains - Bloomberg
Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
Auto Sales Fall (NYSE: TM, NYSE: HMC) - Bloomberg
Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) Profit Falls - AP/Yahoo!
National City (NYSE: NCC) Considers Sale to Rival KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) - Fortune
Monsanto (NYSE: MON) Profit Surges - AP/Yahoo!
Walgreen (NYSE: WAG) Posts Solid Same-Store Sales - CNBC
United Airlines Grounds Boeing 777 Fleet (Nasdaq: UAUA, NYSE: BA) - Ft
Video - Who Gets your Gas Money - CNN
Bush Urging NATO Expansion Eastward - BBC



April 1, 2008

Construction Spending February -0.3%
ISM Index March 48.6
ICSC-UBS Weekly Same-Store Sales Growth Down to Lowest Yet +0.5%
UBS (NYSE: UBS) Writes Off $19 Bln. - AP/Yahoo!
Toyota (NYSE: TM) New Vehicle Sales Drop to 33-Year Low - Forbes
Auto Sales Incentives Steady in March - Reuters
Oil in Retreat - MarketWatch
World Bank Trims China Growth Outlook - AP/Yahoo!
Asian Stocks Lifted by U.S. Business Report - Bloomberg
Japanese Business Confidence Falls to 4-Year Low - Bloomberg
Aggressive Measures Considered at Financial Stability Forum in Rome - FT
Paulson's CNBC Video Interview
Less Corn Means Higher Food Prices - AP/Yahoo!
Oil Below $102 in Asian Trade - AFP
Merck (NYSE: MRK) Schering (NYSE: SGP) Fall on Analyst Warnings - AP/Yahoo!
Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB) to Write Down 2.5 Bln. Euros - Bloomberg
Thornburg (NYSE: TMA) Raises $1.35 Bln. to Avoid Bankruptcy - CNBC
Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) Shutting Austin Plant - MW
Lehman (NYSE: LEH) to Boost Funding with $3 Bln. Offering - CNBC
Cal-Maine Foods (Nasdaq: CALM) Climbs on Egg Prices - CNN Money
H.B. Fuller (NYSE: FUL) Profit Falls - Businesswire
Conseco (NYSE: CNO) Confirms Q4 Loss - AP/Yahoo!
Yahoo! Hopes to Shine with Changes (Nasdaq: YHOO) - CNN
Bush Backs Ukraine - Reuters
Turkish Court Could Push Turkey into Turmoil - Economist
Ecuador Plays Payback - BBC
Top Ten April Fools' Work Pranks - CNN

March 31, 2008

Stocks Drop in Europe, Asia - Bloomberg
Treasury's Factsheet on New Regulation Proposal
Treasury's Blueprint for Stronger Regulatory Structure
Housing Secretary Resigns - CNBC
NAPM - Chicago March at 48.2, Beats 46.0 Expected
Bush Has Important Meetings With NATO, Putin - Reuters
European Inflation at Fastest Pace Since '92 - Bloomberg
Can Dollar Hold? - DailyFX
San Fran Fed Head Yellen Speaks
Oil Prices Fall - AP/Yahoo!
Citigroup (NYSE: C) Announcement - Citigroup
Baseball is Back - ESPN
Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
Lehman (NYSE: LEH) Sues Marubeni - AP/Yahoo!
Penney (NYSE: JCP) Sale Adds to Retail Gloom - CNBC
Aloha Air Says Forced Out Business by Mesa (Nasdaq: MESA) - MW
Vytorin Backlash (NYSE: MRK, NYSE: SGP) - Forbes
LiveNation Inks Deal with U2 - Forbes
Pernod Buys Absolut - FT
Kyoto 2 Opens - Reuters
Zimbabwe Announces First Results - BBC
Arab League Tuffle Over Lebanon - Economist
Georgian Leader Says NATO Veto Would Be Putin Appeasement - FT




March 28, 2008

Personal Outlays Increase 0.1%, Income Up 0.5% Feb. - BEA
University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment March Falls to 69.5
Paulson Plan to Create 600K Jobs - CNBC
Pub Stocks Fill FTSE - FT
Asian Shares Bounce Back - FT
Crude Price Slides - Platts
Gold Drops in London - Bloomberg
Housing Chief Says Freezing Mortgages a Mistake - CNBC
ECONOMIC EVENT: Philly Fed President Charles Plosser's Address
ECONOMIC REPORT 3:00 - Farm Prices
Why $ Weakness Not Over Yet - DailyFX
Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
JC Penney (NYSE: JCP) Slashes Profit Forecast - AP/Yahoo!
FreMont General (NYSE: ) Ordered by FDIC Bolster Capital or Find Buyer - Bloomberg
KB Home (NYSE: KBH) Posts Loss - AP/Yahoo!
Bear's Cayne Sells Stake (NYSE: BSC) - MW
Fannie (NYSE: FNM), Freddie (NYSE: FRE) May Raise Up to $20 Bln. - Bloomberg
Chaos at Heathrow - Forbes/Reuters
Lehman (NYSE: LEH) Shares Climb on Upgrade - CNBC
Fresh Fighting Flares in Iraq - CNN
Blood Everywhere in Iraq - Economist
Zimbabwe Forces on Alert - BBC
The Greek's Week Ahead - Fed Nearly Out of Bullets! Thank God?
Geopolitical Week Ahead - Economist



March 27, 2008

Recently Prescient Analyst Takes Down the Banks (NYSE: MER, NYSE: UBS) - CNBC
Jobless Claims at 366K, Not Far Off Consensus & Last Week - DOL
Q4 GDP Unrevised at 0.6% Growth, Corporate Profits Decreased - BEA
Help-Wanted Index Steadies - Conference Board
Natural Gas Posts Draw from Storage - EIA
Europe Moves Higher - FT
Japanese Shares Fall - Bloomberg
Crude Spikes on Iraqi Pipeline Attack - Platts
Fed Says Crackdown on Lenders Will Restore Confidence - CNBC
$53 Trillion Economic Asteroid - CNN
Fearing Inflation in Brazil - Economist
Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
Clear Channel (NYSE: CCU) Gets Favorable Court Ruling - AP/Yahoo!
Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) Shares Slide on Disappointing Sales - MW
Lennar (NYSE: LEN) Swings to Quarterly Loss - AP/Yahoo!
Used Car Bargain for Tata (NYSE: TTM) - Economist
ConAgra (NYSE: CAG) Profit Soars - AP/Yahoo!
JetBlue (Nasdaq: JBLU) Founder Founds Brazilian Airline - AP/Yahoo!
Clashes in Basra - BBC



March 26, 2008

Durable Goods Orders Feb. DECREASE 1.7%, vs. expected increase of 0.7%
Weekly Mortgage Activity Shows Refis Up 82% - MBA
New Home Sales February Beat Expectations
Economic Address by Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher
Crude Up on Dollar Softness - Platts
EIA Petroleum Status
Asian Stocks Fall for First Time in Four Days - Bloomberg
European Share Rally Fades - Financial Times
Hawkish Inflation Bias Supports Euro - DailyFX
ECB's Trichet Warns on European Banks, Likes Balance Sheets - MW
German, French Business Confidence Surge - FT
Tracking Sovereign Funds - MarketWatch
Dole Says Market Has Turned - CNBC Video
Japanese Exports Up 8.7% - Bloomberg
Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB) Warns It's Unlikely to Meet Targets - CNBC
British Petroleum (NYSE: BP) Recalls 148 Staff from Russia - FT
Clear Channel (NYSE: CCU) Deal Collapsing - AP/Yahoo
Motorola (NYSE: MOT) to Split Off its Handset Biz - AP/Yahoo
JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) to Integrate Bear (NYSE: BSC) Prime Brokerage - Reuters
Take-Two (Nasdaq: TTWO) Board Rejects EA (Nasdaq: ERTS) Bid - AP/Yahoo
Russian Bombers Get NATO Escort Near Alaska, AGAIN - Reuters
AES (NYSE: AES), Riverstone Holdings to Spend $1 Bln. on Solar Projects - Platts
Iraqi Forces in Major Initiative Against Shia Militias - BBC
Massive Ice Shelf on Verge of Collapse - CNN



March 25, 2008

Asian Shares Gain for Third Straight Day - Bloomberg
European Market Rallies - FT
ICSC - UBS Weekly Same-Store Sales +1.0% Wk. Ended March 22
Consumer Confidence Tanks Further in March to 64.5 vs. Expected 73.0 - Conference Board
Case Shiller Index Shows Housing Prices Off 11.4% in Jan. - AP/Yahoo!
Food Prices on Rise Worldwide - CNN Money
OECD Opposes Sovereign Wealth Curbs - Forbes
Fed Auctions Another $50 Billion - AP/Yahoo!
Oil Up on Weaker Dollar - AP/Yahoo!
10 Reasons Your Taxes Are Going Higher - MW
Candidates Economic Advisors Take Stage - Kiplinger's
A Bear of a Headache for Morgan (NYSE: JPM, NYSE: BSC) - Fortune
Dollar Drops Vs. Euro - Bloomberg
Has the Dollar Turned? - DailyFX
Cheney Says U.S. Needs to Do More - Platts
Gold Bounces in Asia - Bloomberg
Ford (NYSE: F) Nears Sale of Jaguar, Land Rover to Tata Motors (NYSE: TTM) - CNBC
ArcelorMittal Ups Stake in Noble Int'l (Nasdaq: NOBL) - AP/Yahoo!
Sirius (Nasdaq: SIRI) Gets First Okay to Buy XM (Nasdaq: XMSR) - CNBC
Thornburg (NYSE: TMA) Jumps on Plan to Unload Debt - Bloomberg
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) May Face $6.5 Bln. Loss - CNBC
Valero (NYSE: VLO) as Microcosm - MW
Commercial Metals (NYSE: CMC) Sees Quarterly Profit Slide - AP/Yahoo!
U.S. Fires on Egyptian Boat - CNN
Medvedev Argues Against NATO on Georgia, Ukraine - FT
Failing the Afghans - BBC



March 24, 2008

JP Morgan Raises Purchase Price for Bear - AP/Yahoo!
Home Sales Rose in February - AP/Yahoo!
Dollar Gains, Oil & Gold Continue Fall - Bloomberg
Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
U.S. Troop Death Count Reaches 4K - CNN
Ecuadorian Death Report Confirmed - BBC
Nationalists Back in Taiwan - Economist




March 20, 2008

Asian Shares Fall - Bloomberg
Commodity Stocks Pressure Europe - FT
Weekly Initial Jobless Claims Climb to 378K - DOL
Leading Indicators February -0.3% - Conference Board
Philadelphia Fed Survey March -17.4
EIA Natural Gas Report Shows Draw
Oil Falls Under $100 - AP/Yahoo!
Gold Loses its Shine - Bloomberg
Slowdown Could Have Been Averted - CNN Money
CIT Group (NYSE: CIT) Draws on Bank Line, Shares Fall - CNBC
Yen Extends Advance - Bloomberg
Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
Credit Suisse (NYSE: CS) Warns - FT
FedEx (NYSE: FDX) Beats Views - AP/Yahoo!
Citigroup (NYSE: C) to Cut 5% of Workforce - Bloomberg
Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) Sourcing $50+ Billion Components from China - Reuters
Ebay (Nasdaq: EBAY) Restructuring Worldwide - Reuters
Delta (NYSE: DAL) Pilots Nix Arbitration Overture - AP/Yahoo!
General Mills (NYSE: GIS) Profit Jumps - AP/Yahoo!
International Sales Drive Nike (NYSE: NKE) - AP/Yahoo!
Red Sox Resolve Coach's Pay Dispute - SI
Greece Gripped by Strikes - BBC
Bin Laden Message Condemns Europe - CNN
The Greek's Week Ahead - Holy Week!
Geopolitical Week Ahead



March 19, 2008

Cayne, Lewis Quietly Seek Another Bid for Bear (NYSE: BSC) - Reuters
Capital Requirements Eased for Fannie, Freddie (NYSE: FNM, NYSE: FRE) - Bloomberg
Visa IPO, Shares Soar (NYSE: V) - MarketWatch
Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) Beats Estimates - AP/Yahoo!
Mortgage Activity Decreases Slightly - MBA
Petroleum Status Report - EIA
Oil Backs Up Despite Oil Draw - Platts
Big Wall Street Partakes in Fed Charity (NYSE: GS) - CNBC
Frank Says Bush Ready to Work on Foreclosure Plan - CNBC
Endeavor Capital Fund Slides 28% on Japanese Bonds - Bloomberg
U.S. Bank Results Boost Asia - FT
Europe in Volatile Trading - FT
Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
Discover (NYSE: DFS) Profit Dips - AP/Yahoo!
Thornburg Mortgage (NYSE: TMA) Lenders Halt Margin Calls - CNN Money
Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) in Talks on Open Access - Reuters
Bush Says U.S. Safer Due to War - CNN




March 18, 2008

Producer Price Index Bit Hot - BLS
Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) Beats its Numbers - AP/Yahoo!
Lehman Brothers (NYSE: LEH) Beats Numbers - AP/Yahoo!
Europe's Bourses Rising - Financial Times
Asia Closed Mixed - MarketWatch
ECB Officials Stress Inflation Concerns - CNBC
Dollar Decline Deeply Worries China's Wen - FT
Fed Rate Cut Threatens Dollar - DailyFX
Oil Rebounds Over $108 - Reuters
Court Reverses Venezuela's Exxon (NYSE: XOM) Freeze - Platts
Gold Steadies at $1,000 - Reuters
Housing Starts Exceed Expectations - Census Bureau
State Street Investor Confidence Index
ICSC-UBS Weekly Same-Store Sales +1.6% Wk Ended Mar 15
Kerviel Freed by Paris Court - Forbes
Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) Expects to Double Operating Cash Flow by 2010 - AP/Yahoo!
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RTP) Rises as Chinalco Raises Stake - Forbes
Delta (NYSE: DAL) Pilots Say No to Northwest (NYSE: NWA) - AP/Yahoo!
Fannie, Freddie Near Deal to Boost Mortgage Purchases (NYSE: FNM, NYSE: FRE) - CNBC
Factset (NYSE: FDS) Profit Rises - AP/Yahoo!
UBS (NYSE: UBS) Boss Takes 90% Pay Cut - CNN Money
Consolidated Water (Nasdaq: CWCO) Profits Jump - AP/Yahoo!
Visa's IPO, Feast or Famine? - CNN Money
Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) Buying Remainder of Japanese Retailer - AP/Yahoo!
Dalai Lama Calls for Peace - BBC
Florida Dems Nix Primary Rerun - Reuters



March 17, 2008

JP Morgan Buys Bear for Next to Nothing! (NYSE: JPM, NYSE: BSC)
Fed's Weekend Emergency Action - Federal Reserve
Asian Markets Get Slammed - MarketWatch
Europe Gets Slammed - MarketWatch
Dollar Drops to Record Low - AP/Yahoo
Gold Jumps Another $30 - CNBC
Empire State Manufacturing Index Mar. (Consensus: -6.3)
Industrial Production Feb. (Consensus: -0.1%) Capacity Utilization (Consensus: 81.3%)
Treasury Int'l Capital
Housing Market Index
China Seals Off Tibetan Capital
Serbs Attack UN Forces - BBC
Bear Stearns (NYSE: BSC) May Lose Independence After Bailout - Bloomberg
Further Rate Cut Expected for Tuesday - AP/Yahoo
Democrats Urge Bush to Slow Oil Reserve Fill - Platts
Democrats' Budget Will Stimulate Economy? - Bloomberg
Bernanke: A Volcker in Greenspan Clothing? - Forbes
Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
Tax Advice From Kiplinger's
Best New Car Incentives - Forbes
Albania Rocked by Explosions - BBC
Tibet, the Roof is on Fire - Economist



March 14, 2008

JP Morgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) and NY Fed Funding Bear Stearns (NYSE: BSC) - AP/Yahoo
Asian Markets Mostly Advance - MarketWatch
European Markets Claw Back - FT
Dollar Plunges to Record Low - FT
Gold Strikes $1,000 - CNN Money
Consumer Price Index February Surprises with No Change
Michigan Consumer Sentiment March
European Inflation Revised Higher - AP/Yahoo
Carlyle Fails to Save Fund - FT
Treasuries Rise, as Concern Eases - Bloomberg
Gov't Simplifies, Protects Mortgage Process - CNN Money
Bernanke and Bush Set to Speak on Friday
U.S. Faces Severe Recession - CNBC
The Tricky Behind Michigan, Florida Revote - WSJ
Oil Prices Slip - AP/Yahoo
Gas Prices Stay on Record Path - CNN Money
OPEC Says Supply Exceeds Demand - CNBC
Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Met with Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) on Monday - AP/Yahoo
Visa IPO Oversubscribed - MarketWatch
AnnTaylor (NYSE: ANN) Posts Loss - Reuters
Zumiez (Nasdaq: ZUMZ) Rises on Results, PacSun (Nasdaq: PSUN) Loses Ground - MW
Genentech (NYSE: DNA) Raises Outlook - Reuters
Sigma Designs (Nasdaq: SIGM) Plunges on Outlook - AP/Yahoo
Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) Buys Diabetes Drug Rights - AP/Yahoo
Liz Claiborne (NYSE: LIZ) Backs '08 Guidance - AP/Yahoo
Climate, Sovereign Investment Discussed at EU Summit - BBC
Deadly Sins Upgraded - CNN
The Greek's Week Ahead - Buy the News?
The Geopolitical Week Ahead - Economist



March 13, 2008

Global Markets Tumble - AP/Yahoo
Carlyle Fund Fails to Reach Deal with Lenders - FT
Dollar Collapses - Bloomberg
Dollar Sees New Record Low - DailyFX
Retail Sales Fall Short of Expected in February - Census Bureau
Import Prices Rose Less than Expected - BLS
How the Lender Bailout Hurts Us - Fortune
Weekly Initial Jobless Claims Unchanged - DOL
Foreclosures Jump 60% in February - CNBC
Paulson to Revamp Credit Rules - CNN Money
January Business Inventories - Census Bureau
EIA Natural Gas Report
Russia, Ukraine End Gas Stand-off - FT
Trichet Criticizes Disorderly Currency Moves - CNBC
Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
Target (NYSE: TGT) in Talks to Dump Half of Credit Card Receivables - MW
Nestle (Nasdaq: NSRGY.PK)Raises '08 Outlook - AP/Yahoo!
Electronic Arts (Nasdaq: ERTS) Gets Hostile with Take-Two (Nasdaq: TTWO) - CNN Money
Washington Mutual (NYSE: WM) Gets Hedge Fund Infusion Offer - CNBC
Halcyon Fund to Go Public - FT
VW Sets Sales Target, Considers U.S. Plant - AP/Yahoo!
Toyota (NYSE: TM) Expects Steady U.S. Demand - CNBC
Iraq's Archbishop Found Dead - BBC
Spitzer's Hooker's Site - MySpace



March 12, 2008

Asian Stocks Rise - Bloomberg
European Markets Rise, Boosted by Financials - FT
MBA Purchase Applications Shows Refis Down on Higher Rates
Quarterly Services Survey Q4 2007
Gas Prices at Record While Oil Drops - AP/Yahoo!
EIA Petroleum Status Shows Huge Build in Inventory
Treasury Budget February Ballons Past Expectations - Reuters
China's Retail Sales Surpass 20% - Bloomberg
Japan Revises Down Q4 GDP Growth - AP/Yahoo!
Bond Deals Push Counties Close to Bankruptcy - CNBC
New Worries for Fannie & Freddie (NYSE: FNM, NYSE: FRE) - CNN Money
Dollar Gives Back Gains - DailyFX
Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
Bear Stearns (NYSE: BSC) CEO Says No Crisis - CNBC
UPS (NYSE: UPS) May Miss Q1 Numbers - AP/Yahoo!
Humana (NYSE: HUM) Slashes Profit Forecast - CNBC
Boston Beer (NYSE: SAM) Shares Rise on Profit Growth - AP/Yahoo!
JA Solar (Nasdaq: JASO) Sees Higher Revenue - AP/Yahoo!
Pilgrim's Pride (NYSE: PPC) to Shut 7 Facilities - AP/Yahoo!
Standard Life Beats Numbers - CNBC
Take-Two (Nasdaq: TTWO) Posts Wider Loss - AP/Yahoo!
Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) Says Profit to Grow in '08 - AP/Yahoo!
Obama Wins Mississippi - CNN
Spitzer Resigns - CNN



March 11, 2008

Central Banks Act to Support Mortgage Markets
Asian Stocks Fall Again - Bloomberg
FTSE Moves Higher - FT
Currency Impact of Central Bank Action - DailyFX
International Trade January Deficit of $58.2 Billion, Less than Expected - BEA
ICSC-UBS Weekly Same-Store Sales Dip to 1.6% Growth in Wk Ended March 8
China Inflation Surges 8.7% - Bloomberg
Gas Prices Set New National Record - AP/Yahoo!
Oil Sets New Intraday Record Before Backing Off - Platts
Treasury Official Predicts Q2 Rebound - CNBC
Report Says, Recession Nada! - CNN Money
Do Over Idea for FL, MI - MW
Langone Basks in Spitzer's Pain - CNBC
Greek Tragedy Strikes Spitzer - BBC
Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
Dick's Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) Outlook Disappoints - AP/Yahoo!
GigaMedia (Nasdaq: GIGM) Profits Rise, Shares Sink - AP/Yahoo!
Aetna (NYSE: AET) Reiterates Forecast - AP/Yahoo!
Stage Stores (NYSE: SSI) Optimistic, Shares Express Doubt - AP/Yahoo!
Superior Well Services (Nasdaq: SWSI) Impacted by Pricing Pressure - AP/Yahoo!
Kroger (NYSE: KR) Profit Falls 16%
EU Clears Google (Nasdaq: GOOG), Doubleclick (Nasdaq: DCLK)
Moody's (NYSE: MCO) Refines Outlook, Shares Slump - Bloomberg
R.H. Donnelly (NYSE: RHD) Shares Sink on Outlook - AP/Yahoo!
Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN) Lowers Outlook - CNBC
Hulu Bolsters Content Library - FT
WellPoint (NYSE: WLP) Cuts Forecast - Bloomberg
Blast Hits Pakistan - BBC
U.S. to Modernize Polish Military - BBC



March 10, 2008

Asian Stocks Fall to Seven Week Low - Bloomberg
European Shares Helped By Energy Stocks - FT
Oil Tops $107 - CNN Money
Wholesale Inventory Jan. Rose 0.8%, vs. Consensus +0.5% View - Census Bureau
FBI Investigating Countrywide Financial (NYSE: BAC)
Lehman Brothers (NYSE: LEH) Laying Off 5% of Workforce - CNBC
Fed's Hands Tied by Weak Dollar - CNN Money
Greenburg Clears Up Bear Stearns (NYSE: BSC) Rumor - CNBC
Citi Sees $9.0 Bln. in Writedowns at I-Banks (NYSE: C) - Reuters
Bond Investors Sure Bernanke Has Lost Control - Bloomberg
Bond Sale Tidal Wave - Bloomberg
White House Quite Concerned About Energy Prices - Platts
Democrat Delegate Scorecard - CBS News
Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) Grows Same-Store Sales 11.7% - CNN Money
Lifetime Brands (NYSE: LCUT) Profit Falls - AP/Yahoo!
The Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) Quarterly Profit Tumbles 90% - FT
Vail Resorts (NYSE: MTN) Income Slides - AP/Yahoo!
Six Flags (NYSE: SIX) Loss Narrows - CNN Money
Nationwide Finanical (NYSE: NFS) Gets Buyout Offer - CNBC
Socialists Win Spanish Elections - BBC
Canada Warns U.S. Over Oil Sands - FT




March 7, 2008

Employment Situation Report Feb. (Nonfarm Payrolls Fall 63K)
Asia Swamped with Sales - MarketWatch
Europe Falls Ahead of U.S. Report - FT
RBC Cash Index Sinks - RBC
Oil Holding at $103 - Platts
Fisher Says Credit Markets Can't Count on Fed Rate Trend - Bloomberg
Dollar Sells Off - DailyFX
Technical Bottom Tested, Could Go Further Now - Bloomberg
Central Banks Voice Inflation Concerns - CNBC
Household Net Worth Decreases - MW
CEOs Defend Compensation on Capitol Hill - CNN Money
Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
Ambac (NYSE: ABK) CEO Interview - CNBC
Gold Fields (NYSE: GFI) Confirms Power Restored - AP/Yahoo!
Citigroup (NYSE: C) to Cut Mortgage Exposure by $45 Bln. - CNBC
General Communications (Nasdaq: GNCMA) Sees Stronger Outlook - AP/Yahoo!
Chipmakers Report Sales Growth (NYSE: NSM, Nasdaq: MRVL)
E-House (NYSE: EJ) Posts 32% Profit Rise - AP/Yahoo!
Veolia Environnement (NYSE: VE) Profit Misses, Shares Fall - CNBC
Ebix (Nasdaq: EBIX) Q4 Profit More than Doubles - AP/Yahoo!
APP Pharma (Nasdaq: APPX) Profit Tumbles - AP/Yahoo!
Gunman Attacks in Israel - Economist
Campaigning Called Off in Spain - BBC
The Greek's Week Ahead - Set to Retest Market Lows
The Geopolitical Week Ahead - Economist



March 6, 2008

Records Continue to Break Overnight - FT
Asian Stocks Gain - Bloomberg
Retailers Report Decent Chain Store Sales - AP/Yahoo!
Monster Employment Index Posts Moderate Rise in Feb.
Bank of England Keeps Rates Steady
European Central Bank Keeps Rates Steady - AP/Yahoo!
Weekly Initial Jobless Claims at 351K vs. Consensus 360K
Scary Thought for Dollar & Jobs - DailyFX
China Anti- Oil Monopolies - Platts
NAR Has High Hopes, Pending Home Sales January
EIA Natural Gas Report
Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
Joy Global (Nasdaq: JOYG) Profit, Shares Rise - AP/Yahoo!
Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) Benefits from Cost Cuts - AP/Yahoo!
Target (NYSE: TGT) Same-Store Sales Rise - AP/Yahoo!
Korn Ferry (NYSE: KFY) Profit Rises - AP/Yahoo!
Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) Same-Store Sales Dip - AP/Yahoo!
Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) Same-Store Sales Rise - AP/Yahoo!
Firesale at UBS (NYSE: UBS)
Kohl's Same-Store Sales Sink - CNBC
Merrill Lynch (NYSE: MER) Amends Terms of Note - MW
Thornburg Mortgage (NYSE: TMA) Plunge on Loan Default - Fortune
H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) Losses Narrow - CNN Money
Carlyle Group Can't Meet Margin Call - CNN Money
Greece Suffers Rolling Power Cuts - AP/Yahoo!




March 5, 2008

ADP Employment Report Shows Decline in Feb - ADP
Challenger Job-Cuts Report Offers Mixed News - CNN Money
FDIC Reassures that Banking Industry is Strong - AP/Yahoo!
Still a Very Tight Race - CNN
Asian Stocks Fall - Bloomberg
Bargain Hunters Lift Europe - FT
ISM Non-Manufacturing February - ISM
Factory Orders January - Census Bureau
Productivity & Labor Costs Q4 Revision - BLS
EIA Petroleum Status - EIA
OPEC Says Market Well Supplied - Platts
U.S. Energy Secretary Calls for OPEC Production Increase - Platts
Mortgage Applications Increase - MBA
OECD Lowers '08 Economic Growth Outlook - Bloomberg
China Remains Inflation Concerned - Bloomberg
Personal Bankruptcies Increasing - CNN Money
Auction-Rate Bond Failures Approach 70% - Bloomberg
Japanese Capital Spending Declines - Bloomberg
Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
Costco (Nasdaq: COST) Quarterly Sales, Profit Rise - CNBC
BJ's Wholesale (NYSE: BJ) Profits Climb - AP/Yahoo!
Chico's FAS (NYSE: CHS) Posts Loss - Reuters
Credit Agricole Writes Down $5 Bln. - MW
Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO) Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) Talking - WSJ/CNBC
Saks (NYSE: SKS) Profit Nearly Doubles - AP/Yahoo!
The Trouble with Steve Jobs (Nasdaq: AAPL) - Fortune
Applied Materials (Nasdaq: AMAT) Gets $1.9 Bln. Solar Order - AP/Yahoo!
LeapFrog (NYSE: LF) Up on Smaller Loss - AP/Yahoo!
Russia Deepens Ukraine Gas Cuts - BBC
Armenian Border Clash with Azerbaijan- BBC




March 4, 2008

Super Duper Tuesday - CNN
Which Businessmen Do the Candidates Consult - CNN Money
Asian Markets Mixed - MW
FTSE Gives Up Early Gains - FT
Head of Dubai Fund Says Citigroup (NYSE: C) Might Need Capital - Bloomberg
Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) Sees Price Pressure - MW
Crude Backs Off Highs - Platts
OPEC Keeps Production Steady - AP/Yahoo!
ICSC-UBS Weekly Same-Store Sales Rise 2.1% Yr/Yr
Bernanke's Speech on Reducing Preventable Foreclosures - Fed
Bank of Canada Lowers Rate a Half Point - Bloomberg
Australia Raises Rates - MW
Finance Ministers Voice Concern Over Euro - FT
Platinum & Gold Shine - CNBC
Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
Staples (Nasdaq: SPLS) Profit Dips - AP/Yahoo!
Walgreen (NYSE: WAG) Same-Store Sales Rise 8.2% - CNBC
Gazprom Steps Up Ukraine Gas War - FT
StatoilHydro (NYSE: STO) to Pay $1.8 Bln. for Anadarko (NYSE: APC) Assets - MW
MGIC (NYSE: MTG) Plans Stock Sale - Bloomberg
General Motors (NYSE: GM) Announces New Hybrid System - AP/Yahoo!
Tata Motors (NYSE: TTM) in Focus - MW
Clearwire (Nasdaq: CLWR) Loss Widens - AP/Yahoo!
Abbas Insists on Mid-East Truce - BBC
Tax Crunch Time - Forbes

March 3, 2008

The Greek's Week Ahead
The Geopolitical Week Ahead - Economist
Asian Stocks Fall - Bloomberg
Banks Drag Down Europe - FT
Venezuela, Ecuador Deploy to Columbian Border - BBC
Brent Crude Rallies $2 More - Platts
Buffet Letter to Shareholders - Berkshire Hathaway
Behind the Dollar Drop - MarketWatch
ISM Manufacturing Index to 48.3 - ISM
Manufacturing Activity Contracts Again - Bloomberg
Construction Spending January - Commerce Department
Construction Spending Dives - AP/Yahoo!
Gold Jumps to $992 - Bloomberg
NABE Says Subprime Defaults Biggest Risk to Economy - CNBC
One European Regulator Ruled Out - FT
Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
HSBC (NYSE: HBC) Profit Holds Up - FT
United Technology (NYSE: UTX) Bids on Diebold (NYSE: DBD) - CNBC
Merck's (NYSE: MRK) Vioxx Settlement Covers 44,000 - AP/Yahoo!
Genesco (NYSE: GCO), Finish Line (Nasdaq: FINL) Settle Up - AP/Yahoo!
Turkey, Romania Discuss Kosovo and Nabucco Pipeline - AP/Yahoo!
An Ugly Victory in Russia - Economist
Iran Daily: Tales from the Dark Side


 

February 29, 2008

Asian Stocks Fall Again - Bloomberg
Financials Drag Europe Lower - FT
Personal Income Jan. +0.3% Vs. Consensus: +0.2%
Personal Outlays Jan. +0.4% Vs. Consensus: +0.2%
NAPM Chicago Feb. Measures 44.5 vs. Consensus: 50 - CNBC
U. of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Feb. 70.8, 16-Year Low - CNBC
ECONOMIC REPORT 3:00 - Farm Prices
Moody's Cuts MF Global (NYSE: MF) - CNN Money
Oil Surges Past $103, then Backtracks - MW
China's Guangdong Province Faces Power Outages in '08 - Platts
Eurozone Outlook Darkens - FT
Euro Looks to Gain Further - DailyFX
Gold Should Shine Further - MarketWatch
Japan's Consumer Prices Rise at Fastest Pace in 9 Years - Bloomberg
Bernanke Does Not See Stagflation - CNN Money
Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
AIG (NYSE: AIG) Posts $5.3 Bln. Loss - AP/Yahoo!
Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) Q4 Misses Mark - CNBC
Couer d'Alene Mines (NYSE: CDE) Profit Falls - AP/Yahoo!
Sepracor (Nasdaq: SEPR) Guidance Disappoints - Reuters
Southern Union Co. (NYSE: SUG) Guides In-Line
Vivendi (Paris: VIV.PA) Looks at Premiere - Reuters
Turkey Pulling Out - BBC
Israel Pounds Gaza - BBC
If Climate Skeptics Are Right, Better Worry - FT
Greek's Week Ahead - Stagflation or ETF Capital Flow Perversion?
The Geopolitical Week Ahead - Economist




February 28, 2008

Asian Stocks Fall - Bloomberg
Weekly Initial Jobless Claims Jump 19K to 373K
Q4 GDP Goes Unrevised at +0.6%
ECONOMIC REPORT 10:30 - EIA Natural Gas Report
Japanese Factory Production Falls 2%, More Than Expected - Bloomberg
Consumer Woes Lead Europe Lower - FT
Nigerian Incident Lifts Crude - CNBC
California Suburb of Vallejo Faces Bankruptcy - CNBC
Bernanke Testifies to Senate Banking Committee
New Day, New Dollar Low - AP/Yahoo!
German Unemployment Falls - Forbes/AP
French Consumer Sentiment Sinks - CNBC
The LED Revolution - Forbes.com
Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE) Posts $2.5 Bln. Loss - AP/Yahoo!
Sprint (NYSE: S) Takes Big Charge on Nextel Acquisition - FT
Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) Swings to Profit - AP/Yahoo!
Kmart Leads Sears (Nasdaq: SHLD) Profit 47% Lower - CNN Money
Smithfield (NYSE: SFD) Management Blows Opportunity - AP/Yahoo!
Personal Reasons May Stand in Way at Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) - MW
Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) Launches Website Tool - CNN Money
Thornburg Mortgage (NYSE: TMA) Hit with Debt Margin Calls - CNBC
XM Satellite (Nasdaq: XMSR) Narrows Loss - AP/Yahoo!
Deutsche Telekom (NYSE: DT) Posts Loss, Affirms Guidance - MarketWatch
Vale-Xstrata Deal Hits Impasse (LSE: XTA.L - CNBC
Australian Fisherman Swims 10 Hours to Survive - BBC
BBC: Kenya Rivals Agree to Share Power




February 27, 2008

Bernanke's Testimony to House Committee - Federal Reserve
Durable Goods Orders for Jan. Fall 5.3%, Vs. Consensus: -3.5% M/M - Census Bureau
Mortgage Bankers Association Purchase Applications Impacted By Long Rate Rise - MBA
Asian Stocks Advance for Third Day - Bloomberg
Bourses Fall as Banking Rally Fades - FT
Dollar Falls to $1.50 Per Euro - Bloomberg
Oil Hits New High - AP/Yahoo!
New Home Sales (Jan.) Drop to 588K vs. Consensus: 600K
EIA Petroleum Status Report
Gold Shines Higher - MW
Gold on Soft Footing? - Kiplinger
EU Slaps Big Fine on Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT)
Hong Kong's Economic Growth Slows to 6.3% - Bloomberg
Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) Posts Big Loss - AP/Yahoo!
Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL) Posts Larger Loss Than Expected - Toll Brothers
DreamWorks (NYSE: DWA) Reports Q4 Profit - AP/Yahoo!
Nortel Networks (NYSE: NT) Posts Loss, Cuts Workforce 6% - MW
Dycom (NYSE: DY) Guides Lower - AP/Yahoo!
BMW Plans 5,600 More Job Cuts - Forbes
Superior Energy (NYSE: SPN) Posts Profit Increase - AP/Yahoo!
Boyd Gaming (NYSE: BYD) Q4 Profit Drops
Charter Loss (Nasdaq: CHTR) Loss Widens - AP/Yahoo!
Dollar Tree Stores (Nasdaq: DLTR) Guides in Range - AP/Yahoo!
Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) Reports Loss - AP/Yahoo!
IHOP (NYSE: IHP) Swings to Loss - AP/Yahoo!
Noble Energy (NYSE: NBL) Profit Rises - AP/Yahoo!
Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) Fell on Fewer Paid Clicks - CNBC
Clinton, Obama Clash Over NAFTA, Iraq - Breitbart.com
Quake Hits U.K. - The Sun
Fire Caused Florida Power Outage - CNN




February 26, 2008

Producer Price Index (Jan.), Prices Look Hot - BLS
Monolines, Market Gets Late Rally on Rating Agency Note (NYSE: MBI), (NYSE: ABK) - FT
Asian Markets Close Mixed - MarketWatch
Insurers' Shares Boost Europe - FT
FTSE Breaks 6,000 - FT
Home Prices Drop 8.9% in 3 Mos. - AP/Yahoo!
Foreclosures Rise 90% - Bloomberg
The Real Impact of Bernanke's Actions, or Lack of, for Homeowners - Bloomberg
Consumer Confidence Drops More Than Forecast - Conference Board
ICSC-UBS Weekly Same-Store Sales Rise 2.3% Yr/Yr Wk Ended Feb. 23
Crude Futures Weaken Slightly - Platts
Bill Gross' Monthly Outlook (March) - PIMCO
Will Bernanke & Co. Switch Gears to Inflation Targeting Now? - DailyFX
Sam Zell Sees Start of Housing Recovery in Year - CNBC
Spending on Health to See Boomer Boost - AP/Yahoo!
Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
Consumers Miss Target (NYSE: TGT) - AP/Yahoo!
Home Depot (NYSE: HD) Attributes Tough Results on Challenging Times - MW
Sales Down, Profit Up at Macy's (NYSE: M) - CNBC
Siemens (NYSE: SI) Cuts 3,800 Jobs - AP/Yahoo!
Revenue Profits Lower for CBS (NYSE: CBS) - MW
New York Attorney General Closes in on Fannie, Freddie Deal (NYSE: FNM), (NYSE: FRE) - CNBC
Citigroup (NYSE: C) Acquires Legg Mason (NYSE: LM) Trading Unit - Forbes
LDK Solar (NYSE: LDK) Revenues Rocket, Margins Stingy - SeekingAlpha
Heinz (NYSE: HNZ) Posts Flat Quarter - AP/Yahoo
Foster Wheeler (Nasdaq: FWLT) Misses Forecast - AP/Yahoo!
Iraq Denounces Turkish Advance - BBC



February 25, 2008

Stocks Rise Overseas - Bloomberg
Supply Concerns Driving Oil Now - AP/Yahoo!
OPEC Production Cut Likely - Platts
Existing Home Sales Hit 9-Year Low - AP/Yahoo!
Visa IPO Could Be Largest in History (NYSE: MA) - AP/Yahoo!
Auction Rate Bond Failures Saddle States - Bloomberg
Medvedev Shows Support for Serbia - FT
Ambac (NYSE: ABK) Deal Pending? - CNBC
Bond Insurer Bailout, or Rip Off? - MW
Gold Takes Out $950 - MW
Greenspan Says U.S. Growth at Zero - CNBC
High Food Prices May Force Aid Rationing - FT
Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
Lowe's (NYSE: LOW) Post Lower Q4 - AP/Yahoo!
Siemens (NYSE: SI) Cutting 7K Jobs - AP/Yahoo!
Electronic Arts (Nasdaq: ERTS) Offers $1.9 Billion for Take-Two (Nasdaq: TTWO) - CNBC
Getty Images (NYSE: GYI) Gets Bought - TheStreet
Newell Rubbermaid (NYSE: ) to Acquire Aprica - AP/Yahoo!
Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) Indicates China Procurement Secure - AP/Yahoo!
Russia Pledges Support to Serbia - BBC
Turkish Cypriots Renew Unity Call - BBC




February 23-24, 2008

Ambac (NYSE: ABK) Rescue May Be Announced Next Week - Bloomberg
Worst Credit Cards - Forbes.com
Next President Inherits Heavy Debt Burden - CNN Money
Tax Headaches? - MarketWatch
Dollar Hits 3-Week Low - Bloomberg
Boeing (NYSE: BA) Seeks to Keep Big Pentagon Contract - AP/Yahoo!
Iraq Warns Turkey Over Incursion - BBC
Serbia Blames U.S. for Violence - CNN
Iran Defiant to Any Sanction - BBC



February 22, 2008

Europe Moves Lower - FT
FTSE Declines - FT
Asia Tumbles - CNN Money
Oil Stays Lofty Despite Inventory - AP/Yahoo!
Turkish Troops Enter Northern Iraq - BBC
U.S. Puts Some Weight Behind EU's Nabucco Pipeline - CNBC
Chinese Jet Fuel Demand to Drive Prices Higher - Platts
Euro Looks to Strengthen - DailyFX
Metals in Record Territory - Forbes
Large Redemptions Drive Zwirn to Hedge Fund Closure - Bloomberg
Nissan (Nasdaq: NSANY) CEO Says Recession is Upon Us - CNN Money
European Services Sector Exceeds Forecast - Bloomberg
Brussels Wary of Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Overhaul - FT
Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
Nicor (NYSE: GAS) Q4 Profit Dips - AP/Yahoo!
XM Satellite (Nasdaq: XMSR), Sirius (Nasdaq: SIRI) EPS Reports Overshadowed by DOJ Decision - AP/Yahoo!
Chinese Mills Reject Rio Tinto's (NYSE: RTP) Iron Ore Price Increase - Bloomberg
Lloyd's (NYSE: LYG) Expands Writedown, Profit Still Rises - CNBC
Huntsman (NYSE: HUN) Q4 Profit Declines - AP/Yahoo!
Bridgepoint Buys Pret A Manger' - Bloomberg
Harbinger Raises New York Times Stake (NYSE: NYT) - CNBC
Clinton Probably Didn't Slow Obama Momentum in Debate - CNN
Iraqi Cleric Agrees to Cease-Fire Extension - WSG
The Risk of Serbian Isolation - Economist
Germany, U.S. Condemn Serbian Attacks on Embassies - FT
Greek's Week Ahead - Bond Insurers' 11th Hour




February 21, 2008

Europe Moves Higher - FT
EU Adjusts '08 Economic Growth Forecast Lower - Bloomberg
Asia Rallied Over Night - MarketWatch
MBIA (NYSE: MBI) Responds to Ackman's Suggestion - CNN Money
Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims Exceed Views - DOL
Leading Economic Indicators January
Philly Fed Survey Grossly Undershoots in Feb.
Petroleum Status Report
Crude Eases Off $100 on Profit Taking - Platts
Pickens Expects Oil, Gas Prices to Fall - CNBC
Japanese Trade Deficit Widens - CNN Money
China's Surplus with U.S. Narrows - AP/Yahoo!
Supreme Court Rules Employees Can Sue 401K Managers - MarketWatch
Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
Research in Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM) Raises Subscriber Outlook - CNN Money
J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) Profit Slips 10% - AP/Yahoo!
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Has Announcement, NOT on Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) - CNBC
Reed Elsevier (NYSE: RUK) Buys ChoicePoint (NYSE: CPS) - AP/Yahoo!
Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) to Store Patient Health Records - CNBC
MGM Mirage (NYSE: MGM) Profit Rises - AP/Yahoo!
Recession Stocks - Forbes
Obama Friendly ETFs - SeekingAlpha
SocGen (Paris: .PA) Turns Page - Forbes
McCain Denies Inappropriate Lobbyist Activities - CNN
Navy Successfully Takes Out Satellite - USA Today