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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%
Bush Plans Big Welcome for Pope - CNN
World Leaders Urge Action on Food Prices - FT
April 11, 2008
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
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
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
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
February 20, 2008
Global Markets Hit By Bank Woes - Bloomberg
Bank Warning Hits FTSE - FT
Consumer Price Index January- BLS
Consumer Prices Heat Up - Bloomberg
Ackman Calls Insurers' Bluff - CNBC
Crude Futures Back Off Highs - Platts
IEA Pleads OPEC Keep Producing at Current Rate - CNBC
FOMC January Meeting Minutes
Obama Chips Away, But Texas, Ohio Loom Large - CNN
ICSC-UBS Weekly Same-Store Sales Rose 1.9% Yr-to-Yr Wk. Ended Feb. 16
Weekly Mortgage Applications Drift, But Much Higher Over '07 Period - MBA
Housing Starts January Rise From December, Permits Drop - Census Bureau
Housing Numbers Commentary - CNN Money
KKR Delays Debt Repayment Again - CNBC
Regulators Crack Down on Big Pharma - CNN Money
Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
Garmin (Nasdaq: GRMN) Profits Off Chart - CNN Money
Delta (NYSE: DAL), Northwest (NYSE: NWA) Deal at Risk - AP/Yahoo!
Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) Looks Strong on Earnings - MW
Lufthansa (Nasdaq: DLAKY) Considers Investment in United-Continental Merger (Nasdaq: UAUA, NYSE: CAL) - MW
Alliance & Leicester Profit Sinks 41% - CNN Money
Sharper Image (Nasdaq: SHRP) Files for Bankruptcy - CNBC
Bain Capital 3Com (Nasdaq: COMS) Bid in Doubt - Bloomberg
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Proxy Threat Pressures Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) - SA
ING (NYSE: IND) Posts Small Impairment - Forbes
Trade Embargo Outlasts Castro - AP/Yahoo!
February 19,2008
Greek's Week Ahead - Bond Insurers' 11th Hour
Asian Shares Rise - Bloomberg
Europe Sours on Financials - MarketWatch
State Street Investor Confidence Index Improves in Feb.
Oil Spikes - AP/Yahoo!
Russian Oil Bullies Europe - Platts
MBIA (NYSE: MBI) Brings Ressurrects Old Chief to Face Fire - Bloomberg
Ambac (NYSE: ABK), Facing the Knife - FT
Housing Market Index Inches Higher in Feb.- CNN Money
Minneapolis Fed President, Gary Stern Plays Company Tune - Forbes
Commodities Cost Food Makers (NYSE: HNZ), (NYSE: HRL) - CNBC
Amtrak Steps Up Security - AP/Yahoo!
Chinese Inflation Catches Fire - Bloomberg
Inflation Risk Reduced in Canada, More Cuts Likely - DailyFX
Northern Rock Taken Under Wing - CNN Money
Buy Africa!? - Economist
Big Beef Recall - CNBC
Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) Posts 4% Profit Rise - AP/Yahoo!
Credit Suisse (NYSE: CS) Profits Impacted By Writedowns - AP/Yahoo!
Barclays (NYSE: BCS) Profit Sinks - Bloomberg
Northwest (NYSE: NWA), Delta (NYSE: DAL) Learn From Past - CNN Money
Medco (NYSE: MHS) Profit Falls - AP/Yahoo!
Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) Profit Falls on Acquisition Charges - AP/Yahoo!
OfficeMax (NYSE: OMX) Profit Clims - CNBC
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) to Invest in Web, With or Without Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) - CNBC
Castro Retires - FT
Bloody Ballot in Pakistan - Economist
Musharraf's Allies Lose Elections - FT
Kosovo Chooses Independence - Economist
Economist: Geopolitical Week Ahead
Iran Daily: Tales from the Dark Side
February 15, 2008
European Markets Slip Back - FT
Asian Markets Mixed - MarketWatch
Bernanke & Paulson Depress Investors - CNBC
Monolines Given 5 Days to Find Funds - FT
Bond Insurers Dismiss Need for Bailout - CNBC
Oil Today - Bloomberg
Empire State Manufacturing Survey Feb. Turns Negative to -11.7, Vs. Consensus 5.75
BLS - Import Prices Jan. Rise 1.7% M/M, Ahead of Consensus +0.5%)
Treasury: Treasury International Capital Dec.
Chinese Storms Should Impact Agriculture, Soybean Prices - Bloomberg
University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Feb. Sets 16-Year Low - Bloomberg
Recession Likely Now, According to Greenspan - CNN Money
Industrial Production Jan. As Expected - Forbes
Europe Shows Trade Deficit - Bloomberg
IMF Leans on China to Ease Yuan Controls - AP/Yahoo!
China Trade Surplus Expands in January - AP/Yahoo!
Bank of Japan Holds Rates - AP/Yahoo!
Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
French Bank Warns - FT
Buffet (NYSE: BRK.A) Takes Stake in Kraft Foods (NYSE: KFT) and GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) - CNN Money
Activision (Nasdaq: ATVI) Scores - TheStreet
Citigroup (NYSE: C) Stops Withdrawals from Hedge Fund - CNBC
Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) Profit Rises - AP/Yahoo!
NetSuite (NYSE: N) Beats Numbers - TheStreet
Choosing the Best Ag ETF for You - SeekingAlpha
Gazprom (Nasdaq: OGZPY.PK)Reports, Post KGB Review of Course - CNBC
Putin's Successor Has a Plan, an Economic Plan - FT
Greek's Week Ahead: The Market Loves Me, She Loves Me Not
February 14, 2008
News Corp. (Nasdaq: NEWS) Joins Fray for Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) - FT
Weekly Initial Jobless Claims at 348K Exceeds Consensus for 343K - DOL
Stocks Rise Overseas, Asia Pares Gains - Bloomberg
Trade Balance December (Deficit Narrows to $58.8 Bln. from $63.1 Bln.) - Census Bureau
European GDP Rises 2.3% - Bloomberg
Japanese Economy Hot, GDP Exceeds Forecast - Bloomberg
Crude Futures Up On Bullish Stock Data - Platts
Global Oil Exploration Challenging - CNN Money
ECONOMIC REPORT 10:30 - EIA Natural Gas Report
WTO Rules Against China for Once - AP/Yahoo!
Singapore Cuts GDP Forecast - Bloomberg
Bush Signs Stimulus Into Law - MarketWatch
Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
UBS (NYSE: UBS) Hit By Mortgage Market, Sees More Tough Times - CNBC
BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) Pleads for Power - MarketWatch
Baidu (Nasdaq: BIDU) Profit Beats View - Bloomberg
Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA) EPS Soar 54% - AP/Yahoo!
Tribune Lays Off Hundreds - CNN Money
Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) to Fire a 1,000 - CNBC
Marriott (NYSE: MAR) Q4 Declines on Biz Closure - AP/Yahoo!
Clear Channel (NYSE: CCU) Deal Cleared - AP/Yahoo!
Daimler (NYSE: DAI) Lighter After Shedding Chrysler - AP/Yahoo!
Russia Criticizes Iran - BBC
February 13, 2008
Retail Sales Unexpectedly Rise 0.3% in January, Vs. Consensus View for Decline - Census Bureau
January Retail Sales - Bloomberg
Venezuela Halts Oil Supplies to Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) - MarketWatch
IEA Sees Slower Growth Stalling Oil Demand - FT
Oil Trades Choppy Ahead of Inventory - Platts
EIA Petroleum Status Report
Ross Says Buffet Doing Himself a Favor - CNBC
Muni Market in Disarray - Bloomberg
Business Inventories December - Census Bureau
President Bush Discusses Protect America Act - White House
Bank of England Raises Inflation Forecast - Bloomberg
FTSE Sinks on Bank & Economic Worries - FT
Asian Shares Shift Into Reverse Intraday - FT
Global Confidence Falls - Bloomberg
Summers Discusses How Bad Things Could Get - Fortune
Mortgage Applications Decrease - MBA
Foreclosure 2007, the Hardest Hit - CNN Money
Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
MGIC Investment Corp. (NYSE: MTG) Posts $1.5 Bln. Loss - AP/Yahoo!
Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) 9% Stakeholder, Legg Mason (NYSE: LM) Endorses Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Bid - FT
Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) Profit Overflows - AP/Yahoo!
Nortel (NYSE: NT) Eyes 4G - MarketWatch
Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE) Sees 54% EPS Rise - AP/Yahoo!
Genentech (NYSE: DNA) Breast Cancer Study Meets Goal - TheStreet
Waste Management (NYSE: WMI) Profit Rises - AP/Yahoo!
February 12, 2008
Warren Buffet Offers to Reinsure Muni Bonds - CNBC
ICSC-UBS Same-Store Sales Increase 1.8% for Wk. Ended Feb 9, Yr-to-Yr
Hong Kong Leads Asian Bounce - MarketWatch
European Shares Move Higher - MarketWatch
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Responds to Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) - AP/Yahoo!
Banks' New Plan to Stall Foreclosures (NYSE: BAC), Citigroup (NYSE: C) - Bloomberg
Credit Crisis Spreading - CNBC
Discounting President Obama - Forbes
The Obama Train is Steaming Ahead - Economist
Crude Trading Lower After Spike - Platts
Research Indicates Tech Spending Slowing - CNBC
Federal Treasury Budget Jan. $17.8 Bln. Surplus - Briefing.com
Mobil World Congress 2008 News - MarketWatch
German Investor Confidence Increases in February - Bloomberg
Some Hedge Funds Stumbling - CNBC
Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
Monsanto (NYSE: MON) Raises '08 Outlook - AP/Yahoo!
General Motors (NYSE: GM) Posts Its Largest Ever Annual Loss - AP/Yahoo!
Credit Suisse (NYSE: CS) Profit Falls 72% - Bloomberg
Chinese Executive Calls Congressional Security Concerns Over 3Com (Nasdaq: COMS) Deal, "Bullshit" - FT
Qwest (NYSE: Q) Profit Jumps 89% - AP/Yahoo!
IndyMac (NYSE: IMB) Losses $509 Mln. - CNN Money
Marsh & McClennan (NYSE: MMC) Net Falls 62% - Bloomberg
Schering-Plough (NYSE: SGP) Posts Large Loss
Four Arrested for Spying for China - FT
February 11, 2008
Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) Rejects Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Bid - AP/Yahoo!
AIG (NYSE: AIG) Auditor Sees Trouble - FT
Chavez Threatens to Cut Off the Oil - BBC
Oil Moves Higher - CNBC
Biggs Sees Bottom - Bloomberg
Clinton Replaces Campaign Manager - CNN
Asian Stocks Suffer from Monday Blues - Bloomberg
India Stops Terror Attack on Exchange - MarketWatch
G7 Warning Signals Bank Action to Come - Bloomberg
Clinton Reassessing as Obama Takes Lead
China Freezes Electricity Prices - AP/Yahoo!
Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
BofA (NYSE: BAC) and Chevron (NYSE: CVX) Added to Dow, Honeywell (NYSE: HON), Altria (NYSE: MO) Out - CNN Money
CNA Financial (NYSE: CNA) Profit Slides - AP/Yahoo!
American Financial Group (NYSE: AFG) EPS Fall - AP/Yahoo!
Darden (NYSE: DRI) Expects Same-Store Sales Increase - AP/Yahoo!
Boardwalk Pipeline Partners (NYSE: BWP) Sees Rise - AP/Yahoo!
Carlisle Cos. (NYSE: CSL) Profit Collapse - AP/Yahoo!
LCA-Vision (Nasdaq: LCAV) Profit Tanks - AP/Yahoo!
Acorda (Nasdaq: ACOR) Loss Widens
US Shipping Partners (NYSE: USS) Loss Widens - AP/Yahoo!
Valspar (NYSE: VAL) Profits Rise - AP/Yahoo!
East Timor President Shot - BBC
February 8, 2008
Fiscal Stimulus on the Fast Track - CNN Money
Recession an Even Bet Say Economists - Bloomberg
Japanese Shares Sink - CNN Money
Banks Weigh On European Markets - FT
RBC Cash Index Shows Confidence Decline in February - AP/Yahoo!
Wholesale Trade December - Bureau Labor Statistics
WTO Ruling is Bananas - AP/Yahoo!
Crude Back to $90 on Weather - Platts
S&P Rethinks Things, YOU THINK?!? - MarketWatch
Yellen Voices Concern on Economy - CNBC
China Sovereign Fund Considering U.S. Partner - Forbes
SocGen Probe Widens - FT
Child Labor - Forbes
Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
Zero Hour Approaches for Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) - MarketWatch
Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) Posts Loss, Cuts Dividend - AP/Yahoo!
McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) January Sales Climb 5.7%
CNBC: Tiffany (NYSE: TIF) Says Times are Fine - CNBC
ResMed (NYSE: RMD) Q2 Profit Cut - AP/Yahoo!
Weyerhaueser (NYSE: WY) Posts Loss
MBIA (NYSE: MBI) Selling a Billion Worth of Itself - MarketWatch
Chrysler Cutting Models, Dealerships - AP/Yahoo!
Imperial Sugar Refinery Explodes, Sugar Prices Move Just 0.75% Higher - Bloomberg
February 7, 2008
Asian Markets Fall Further - Bloomberg
Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO) Shares Sink on Forecast - AP/Yahoo!
Macy's (NYSE: M) to Cut 2,300 Jobs, as Greek Predicted - AP/Yahoo!
MBIA (NYSE: MBI) Announces Share Offering to Raise $750 Mln. - AP/Yahoo!
Bank of England Announcement Cuts Rate By 0.25%
ECB Keeps Rates Unchanged - MarketWatch
DOL: Weekly Initial Jobless Claims at 356K Exceed Consensus 343K View
NAR: Pending Home Sales Index Slips in December
EIA: Natural Gas Report
FRB: Consumer Credit Increased in December
Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
February 6, 2008
FTSE Pares Early Losses - FT
Asia Moved Sharply Lower - MW
Europe Edges Higher - FT
U.K. Consumer Confidence Drops - Bloomberg
MBA: Weekly Mortgage Applications Report
Mortgage Activity is Hot - CNBC
BLS - Productivity & Costs for Q4: Productivity +1.8%, Unit Labor Costs +2.1%
Platts: Crude Futures Choppy Ahead of Data
ECONOMIC REPORT 10:30 - EIA Petroleum Status Report
Monoline Warning by S&P (NYSE: ABK), (NYSE: MBI)- FT
Where Was the SEC? - Forbes
Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
Disney (NYSE: DIS) Profit Drops, Still Tops Estimates - MW
BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) Forced to Raise Rio Tinto (NYSE: RTP) Offer - Bloomberg
Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL) Still Does Not See Light at End of Tunnel - AP/Yahoo!
Biogen Idec (Nasdaq: BIIB) Bests Views - CNBC
IAC/Interactive (Nasdaq: IACI) Reports Loss on Reorganization - AP/Yahoo!
Cigna (NYSE: CI) Net Rises 13% - Bloomberg
Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) Meets Views - AP/Yahoo!
February 5, 2008
ISM Services Index Falls Far Short of Expected - Bloomberg
Shares Retreat in China - MarketWatch
Shares Move Lower in London - FT
Europe Stung by Scotland - FT
Message for Super Tuesday Candidates - Forbes
Wall Street's Choice for President - CNN Money
CDO Ratings Likely to Fall at Fitch - Bloomberg
GMAC Posts Big Loss as Home Loans Sour - Bloomberg
Murdoch Says No Bid for Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) - CNN Money
Crude Oil Tanks - Platts
Ross as Yet Undecided Regarding Insurer Purchase - CNBC
ICSC Weekly Same-Store Sales +1.6% Yr-to-Yr for Wk Ended Feb 2
Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL) Upgraded Products Have Twice Memory - Bloomberg
Tyco (NYSE: TYC) Beats View, Supports Guidance - AP/Yahoo!
Int'l Sales Lift Toyota Motor (NYSE: TM) Results - MarketWatch
Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) Posts Loss - AP/Yahoo
NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) Disappoints Traders - CNBC
CME Group (NYSE: CME) Profit Doubles - FT
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) Profit Falls - AP/Yahoo
BP (NYSE: BP) Cost Cuts Boost Shares - CNBC
Thornburg Mortgage (NYSE: TMA) Posts Surprisingly Positive Results - Bloomberg
Maytag Drives Whirlpool (NYSE: WHR) Q4 - AP/Yahoo
ABC: Internet Cable Conspiracy Theories
Arabian Business: Fourth Internet Cable Cut
February 4, 2008
Bloomberg: Challenger Job-Cut Report Shows Sharp Increase in Layoffs
Bloomberg: Stocks Rise in Europe and Asia
CNN Money: Superbowl Ad Review
AP/Yahoo!: Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) Getting Defensive Against Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO)
DailyFX: European Optimism Lags With Hawkish ECB
CNBC: Bush's Budget Sees Greater Deficit
WSJ: Factory Orders December In Line at +2.3%
FT: Private Equity Stuck With Debt, Deal Future Uncertain
CNBC: Banks' Attempt to Rescue Bond Insurers
AP/Yahoo!: IPO Market Lags in January
Platts: Crude Trades Below $89
White House: Administration's Fact Sheet on Economy
AP/Yahoo!: World Bank Cuts China Growth Forecast
USA Today: FDA Cautions of Implications of Research Drought
Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
AP/Yahoo!: Higher Pricing Boosts Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE: ADM)
Bloomberg: Humana (NYSE: HUM) Profit Soars 57%
AP/Yahoo!: Walgreens' (NYSE: WAG) January Same-Store Sales Rise
CNBC: Cost Savings Boosts Wendy's (NYSE: WEN) Profit
CNN Money: GM (NYSE: GM) Unveiling New Hybrid Truck
CNN Money: Lord & Taylor Owner Buying Fortunoff
Forbes: Ryanair (Nasdaq: RYAAY) Warns of Oil Impact
February 1, 2008
AP: Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Bids for Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO)
BLS: Employment Situation Report Jan. - Payrolls at -17K Big Negative Surprise; Unemployment 4.9%
AP/Yahoo!: Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) Falls on Results
ISM Manufacturing Report Jan. Shows Expansion
Census Bureau: Construction Spending Dec. Weaker Than Forecast
Forbes: University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Jan. Short of Expected
CNBC: Banks Working on Bond Insurer Bailout
CNN Money: OPEC Leaves Production Unchanged
FT: Base Metals and Platinum Shine
MarketWatch: Europe Climbs
Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
AP/Yahoo!: Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) Posts Record Profits
AP/Yahoo!: Ford (NYSE: F) Sales Fell in Jan.
AP/Yahoo!: Arch Coal (NYSE: ACI) Profit Rises
CNN Money: Alcoa (NYSE: AA), Chinalco Take $14 Bln. Stake in Rio Tinto (NYSE: RTP)
Fortune: Motorola's (NYSE: MOT) Spin on a Spinoff
Greek's Week Ahead: Nascent Rally Sees Speed Bump
Economist: Geopolitical Week Ahead
January 31, 2008
Bloomberg: Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims Rocket Higher
BEA: Personal Income, Consumption Release
AP/Yahoo!: Consumer Spending Dropped in December
MarketWatch: Q4 Employment Cost Index Rises at Expected Pace
Monster Employment Index Declines in January
NAPM Chicago PMI Disappoints at 51.5 Vs. 52.0 Expected
MarketWatch: Volatility Grips Asian Trading
FT: Europe Sinks on Bond Insurance Concern
AP/Yahoo!: MBIA (NYSE: MBI) Losses $2.3 Bln. on Writedowns
CNBC Video: Ross Says Mortgage Insurer Acquisition Must Precede Downgrade
CNN Money: Fiscal Stimulus Faces Senate Vote
CNBC: Oil Falls Below $91 on Economic Concern
EIA Natural Gas Report Shows Greatest Draw in History
Farm Prices
Forbes: Super Investor Picks up Bargains
CNBC: European Inflation Hits High
Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
CNBC: MasterCard (NYSE: MA) Blows Numbers Away
Bloomberg: Proctor & Gamble (NYSE: PG) Profit Rises, Folgers Spinoff in Works
AP/Yahoo!: CVS (NYSE: CVS) Profit Nearly Doubles
CNN Money: Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) Misses Estimates
AP/Yahoo!: Mattel (NYSE: MAT) Posts Higher Profit
Platts: ArcelorMittal to Acquire 3 Russian Coal Mines
AP/Yahoo!: Sony (NYSE: SNE) Profit Up 25%
AP/Yahoo!: Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) Profit Margins Squeezed
AP/Yahoo!: Burger King (NYSE: BKC) Gets Whopper of Boost
AP/Yahoo!: L3 (NYSE: LLL) Profits, Raises Outlook
January 30, 2008
Bureau of Economic Analysis: GDP Q4 Up Just 0.6% in Advanced Report
ADP Employment Report Shows 130K Job Additions in January
ECONOMIC REPORT 2:15: FOMC Policy Statement
Bloomberg: Stocks Fall in Asia & Europe Ahead of Busy U.S. Day
MBA: Mortgage Applications on Rise as Rates Decline
CNN Money: FBI Probes 14 Firms for Subprime Fraud
EIA Petroleum Status
MarketWatch: Kerviel Gives His Side
Forbes: America's Most Miserable Cities
Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
AP/Yahoo!: Boeing (NYSE: BA) Profit Inches 4%
CNBC: Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) Warns on Outlook
FT: UBS (NYSE: UBS) Hit By Another $4 Bln. Writedown
Bloomberg: Legg Mason (NYSE: LM) Profit Sinks 11%
CNBC: Merck (NYSE: MRK) Profit Plunges
FT: Bets Against Clear Channel (NYSE: CCU) Deal Increase
AP/Yahoo!: Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK) Profit Rises
AP/Yahoo!: Kraft (NYSE: KFT) Profit Falls
SA: Homebuilders Still Rough Going
AP/Yahoo!: Honda (NYSE: HMC) Profit Jumps 38%
AP: Constellation Energy (NYSE: CEG) Profit Drops
AP/Yahoo: Royal Carribbean (NYSE: RCL) Posts Big Profit
January 29, 2008
Bloomberg: Durable Goods Orders December, a Blowout Number
Bloomberg: Stocks Gain Overseas
CNN Money: The State of the Union is...
AP/Yahoo!: Home Prices Plunge in November
Bloomberg: CreditSights Says Bond Insurer Bailout Comes Too Late
CNN Money: Foreclosures Rose 75% in '07
CNBC: Pandit NOT a Headless Chicken, Opposes Breakup
CNN Money: Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) Cuts Prices 10-30%
Platts: Crude Futures Move Higher
Forbes: Wealth Builder 2008
CNBC: Japanese Employment Steady, Spending Up
FT: Rumors of Share Sales at SocGen on Day Rogue Exposed
Yahoo! Earnings Calendar
AP/Yahoo!: Occidental (NYSE: OXY) Profit Rises
AP/Yahoo!: Countrywide (NYSE: CFC) Much Greater Loss Than Expected
CNN Money: Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) Beats Numbers
CNBC: Dow Chemical (NYSE: DOW) Misses Estimates
Bloomberg: Liberty Media (Nasdaq: LCAPA) Sues to Remove Dillar from IAC Board (Nasdaq: IACI)
CNBC: 3M (NYSE: MMM) Overseas Sales Strong
AP/Yahoo!: Lexmark (NYSE: LXK) Beats Views
Bloomberg: EMC (NYSE: EMC) Profit Rises 35%
TheStreet: Sales Shortfall Slams VMware (NYSE: VMW)
CNN Money: American Express (NYSE: AXP) Results from Monday
SA: Juniper (Nasdaq: JNPR) Continues to Grow
Greek's Week Ahead: Nascent Rally Sees Speed Bump
Economist: Geopolitical Week Ahead
January 28, 2008
AP/Yahoo!: Wall Street Wobbles at Start
MarketWatch: China Shares Slammed Again Today
FT: British, European Selloff Continues
Bloomberg: New Home Sales Fall, Inventories Rise
CNN Money: Paulson Pushes Senate to Act
Platts: Oil Moves Lower on Economy
TheStreet: Corning (NYSE: GLW) Sparkles
MarketWatch: Countrywide's (NYSE: CFC) Mozilo Takes High Road
FT: Details Surface Regarding Societe Generale Blunder
AP/Yahoo!: Sears (Nasdaq: SHLD) CEO Steps Down
AP/Yahoo!: McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) Profit Rises, Dec. Same-Store Sales Flat
AP/Yahoo!: Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Profit Inches Higher
FT: Sallie Mae (NYSE: SLM) Finds Funding
CNN Money: Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) Jumps on Results
CNBC: Blackstone (NYSE: BX) May Pull Out of Alliance (NYSE: ADS) Deal
AP/Yahoo!: Tyson (NYSE: TSN) Results Sag, Stock Rises as Will Raise Prices
CNBC: CME Group (NYSE: CME) in Talks to Buy NYMEX (NYSE: NMX)
January 25, 2008
AP/Yahoo!: Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) Affirms '08 Guidance, Says U.S. Market Ill
Bloomberg: Ross May Buy Ambac (NYSE: ABK)
Platts: Gold Jumps As Power Shortage Hits South Africa Mines
Forbes: America's 25 Fastest Growing Companies
DOL: Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims Light at 301K
AP/Yahoo: Existing Home Prices, Sales Fall 2.2% in December
FT: Rogue Trader Losses $7+ Bln. at Societe Generale
Bloomberg: Rescuing the Bond Insurers
CNN Money: Ford (NYSE: F) Trims Jobs and Losses
Economist: Desperate Measures at Fed
Bloomberg: Economists in Davos Say Global Recession Very Possible
MBA: Refinances Continue to Drive Mortgage Application Activity
ICSC-UBS Weekly Same-Store Sales Rise 1.6% Y-to-Y Wk End Jan 19
Federal Reserve: Fed Emergency 75 BPS Cut
MarketWatch: Bank of Canada Cuts a Quarter Point
MarketWatch: Japan Holds Rates Steady
OPEC: Monthly Oil Market Report
MarketWatch: Leading Indicators December Fall 0.2%, Vs. Consensus: -0.1%
Forbes: U. of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Surprises on High Side
Forbes: The Other Green Engine, Diesel
Bloomberg: U.K. Retail Sales Drop
CNBC: IBM (NYSE: IBM) Boosts '08 Outlook
Bloomberg: Sprint Nextel to Cut 4K Jobs (NYSE: S)
Greek: Sunset for Solar Stocks
Federal Reserve: Bernanke's Statement on Capitol Hill
Philly Fed Shows Manufacturing Tanking
Bloomberg: Housing Starts Lowest in December Since 1991
Consumer Price Index Dec. Core Meets at +0.2%, Headline Hot
Treasury: Treasury International Capital Nov.
Fed: Industrial Production & Capacity Utilization Dec.
CNBC: IEA Cuts '08 Demand Forecast
MarketWatch: Housing Market Index at Record Low
CNBC: Supreme Court Limits Shareholder Suits
Bloomberg: Retail Sales Drop 0.4% in December
ICSC-UBS Weekly Same-Store Sales Inch Up Weak 1.1% Wk Ended Jan 12
MarketWatch: Core PPI Up a Hot 0.2% in December
Census Bureau: Business Inventories Nov Rise Short of Expected
Bloomberg: China's Brakes May Kick in at Worst Possible Time
CNBC: Americans Cut Back Spending
Forbes: U.K. Inflation Hits High
AP/Yahoo!: RBC Cash Index Shows January Consumer Confidence at Record Low
Bloomberg: November Trade Deficit Widens to $63.1 Bln. on Oil, Vs. $57.8 in Oct.
BLS: Import Prices Unchanged December
CNBC: Another Great Greek Call - Mall Vacancies on Rise
DailyFX: Gold May Glitter While Oil Turns to Sludge
SeekingAlpha: Natural Gas Report, Winds of Change
CNN Money: General Mills (NYSE: GIS) Bracing for Costly Commodities
Federal Reserve: Bernanke's Speech
Bloomberg: Trichet Threatens ECB Rate Hike
CNBC: Sales Outpaced Wholesale Inventories in November on Oil
ICSC-UBS Weekly Same-Store Sales Wk. of Jan. 5: +1.9% Yr.-to-Yr.
Federal Reserve: Consumer Credit Nov.
AP/Yahoo!: Avon (NYSE: AVP) Cuts 2,400 Jobs
Bureau Labor Statistics: Employment Situation Report, Unemployment Hits 5.0%
ISM Non-Manufacturing Survey Dec. 53.9 Vs. Consensus 53.8
AP/Yahoo!: Euro Area Inflation to Stay Hot 3.1%
Monster.com: Monster Employment Index Falls 16 Pts.
MarketWatch: Challenger Job-Cut Report Shows December Improvement
ADP Employment Report Shows 40K Added in December
Factory Orders Nov. Inflated Due to Oil
CNN Money: Motor Vehicle Sales
TheStreet: Why Rating Agencies Flunked
ICSC-UBS Weekly Same-Store Sales +2.3% Yr-to-Yr Wk. Ended Dec 29
Older News Still Worth Reading
CNN Money: ISM Manufacturing Index Dec. 47.7, Short of Consensus 50.9
Census Bureau: Construction Spending Nov. Up 0.1% over Oct.

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