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US airlines battling stiff headwinds from high fuel pricesAFP - The top US airlines have posted heavy losses in the current earnings season as spiraling fuel prices have forced them to cut flights, fleets and staff, as well as raise fares and add fees.
Yahoo! – Jul 23, 2008 11:29 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
McDonald's swings to profit, may alter dollar menuAP - Consumers helped bring McDonald's Corp. back to profitability in the second quarter by spending on breakfast biscuits, chicken sandwiches and drinks despite the tough economy in the U.S.
Yahoo! – Jul 23, 2008 11:19 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Pru takes on part of Rank's pension scheme
Prudential is set to mark its return to the lucrative pensions buy-out market with an estimated £350m deal to take on part of the Rank pension scheme
Financial Times – Jul 23, 2008 11:01 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Prudential is set to mark its return to the lucrative pensions buy-out market with an estimated £350m deal to take on part of the Rank pension scheme
Financial Times – Jul 23, 2008 11:01 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Goldman fund to invest in loans behind LBOs
Goldman Sachs has raised a $10bn fund to invest in loans backing leveraged buy-outs, taking advantage of a gap in the financing markets created by the credit crisis
Financial Times – Jul 23, 2008 10:35 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Goldman Sachs has raised a $10bn fund to invest in loans backing leveraged buy-outs, taking advantage of a gap in the financing markets created by the credit crisis
Financial Times – Jul 23, 2008 10:35 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Former Cazenove partner faces prosecution
UK financial investigators are to launch an insider dealing prosecution in a riposte to critics who say they lack the will to threaten traders with jail sentences
Financial Times – Jul 23, 2008 10:33 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
UK financial investigators are to launch an insider dealing prosecution in a riposte to critics who say they lack the will to threaten traders with jail sentences
Financial Times – Jul 23, 2008 10:33 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Amazon profits higher on weaker dollar
Amazon reported bumper sales and profits as the weaker US dollar and higher oil prices helped boost sales overseas, and shares in the online retailer jumped as much as 8 per cent on the news
Financial Times – Jul 23, 2008 10:14 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Amazon reported bumper sales and profits as the weaker US dollar and higher oil prices helped boost sales overseas, and shares in the online retailer jumped as much as 8 per cent on the news
Financial Times – Jul 23, 2008 10:14 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Netflix Head Likes Microsoft's Outlook
Reed Hastings bought $2 million in the software giant's shares.
Barron's Online – Jul 23, 2008 10:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Reed Hastings bought $2 million in the software giant's shares.
Barron's Online – Jul 23, 2008 10:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Sallie Mae's 2Q profit falls 72 percent
AP - Sallie Mae says its second-quarter profit fell 72 percent as funding costs remained high amid further weakening in the credit markets.
Yahoo! – Jul 23, 2008 9:15 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
AP - Sallie Mae says its second-quarter profit fell 72 percent as funding costs remained high amid further weakening in the credit markets.
Yahoo! – Jul 23, 2008 9:15 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
John Paulson looks at cash-strapped banks
John Paulson, who recorded what was thought to be the single biggest profit in the history of the hedge fund industry last year by betting on a financial collapse, is planning a new fund to provide capital to cash-strapped banks
Financial Times – Jul 23, 2008 9:09 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
John Paulson, who recorded what was thought to be the single biggest profit in the history of the hedge fund industry last year by betting on a financial collapse, is planning a new fund to provide capital to cash-strapped banks
Financial Times – Jul 23, 2008 9:09 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Amazon 2Q profit doubles, beats estimates
AP - Amazon.com Inc. says its second-quarter profit more than doubled and surpassed Wall Street's expectations. Sales were strong in several sections of Amazon's massive marketplace.
Yahoo! – Jul 23, 2008 8:18 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
AP - Amazon.com Inc. says its second-quarter profit more than doubled and surpassed Wall Street's expectations. Sales were strong in several sections of Amazon's massive marketplace.
Yahoo! – Jul 23, 2008 8:18 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
