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Strong yen to bring price rises
Electronic equipment is expected to increase after the post Christmas sales as Japanese companies are struggling to make a profit from European import market
Financial Times  –  Dec 29, 2008 11:33 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
Buffett and China banks top cash-rich groups list
Listed companies are sitting tight on their cash during the economic downturn, leaving them in a strong position to survive the crisis and with the option of acquiring some bargains
Financial Times  –  Dec 29, 2008 11:33 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
Feeder funds face scrutiny in hunt for Madoff losses
As victims of Bernard Madoff's alleged $50bn fraud try to recover losses, the 'feeder funds' that channelled money to him are emerging as a key target of investor lawsuits, lawyers say
Financial Times  –  Dec 29, 2008 10:48 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
This Utility Will Inherit the Wind
FPL, the "Wal-Mart of wind power," will benefit from green initiatives and increased rates.
Barron's Online  –  Dec 29, 2008 10:42 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
Debenhams to raise cash to cut debt levels
Britain's biggest department store chain and two leading entrepreneurs showed growing signs of strain as the recession tightened its grip on the high street. Debenhams, the private equity owned chain, is planning to raise more cash to reduce debt levels, amid worsening prospects
Financial Times  –  Dec 29, 2008 9:16 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
US retailers face grim outlook
US retailers are facing a dire outlook in 2009 as tight credit and scared consumers could lead to mass store closings and bankruptcies
Financial Times  –  Dec 29, 2008 8:31 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
Funds on verge of IndyMac buy-out
One of the largest commercial bank failures of the financial crisis is close to being sold to a consortium of private equity and hedge fund investors, which include JC Flowers, Dune Capital and Paulson & Company
Financial Times  –  Dec 29, 2008 7:53 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
Photo from CNNMoney.com Holiday sales: Losers and winners
For most merchants, the 2008 holiday shopping season couldn't be over fast enough.
CNNMoney.com  –  Dec 29, 2008 7:46 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
Crackdown on hedge funds looms after Madoff affair
Hedge funds are bracing themselves for a raft of more stringent requirements by investors and increasing regulatory scrutiny, following the discovery this month that up to $50bn has been lost through alleged fraud by Bernard Madoff
Financial Times  –  Dec 29, 2008 7:46 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
FDIC is set to sell IndyMac
A group of investors is on the verge of buying the one of the nation's largest failed banks.
CNNMoney.com  –  Dec 29, 2008 7:33 PM [GMT]  –  comment?