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Mall vacancies grow as retailers pack up shop
(From The Wall Street Journal) Vacancy rates at U.S. malls and shopping centers continued their steep rise in the third quarter as slumping sales forced retailers to close stores. (Registration required)
Baton Rouge Business Report – 17 hours, 11 minutes ago – comment?
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(From The Wall Street Journal) Vacancy rates at U.S. malls and shopping centers continued their steep rise in the third quarter as slumping sales forced retailers to close stores. (Registration required)
Baton Rouge Business Report – 17 hours, 11 minutes ago – comment?
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Paulson to name adviser to oversee U.S. bailout: report
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is expected to name Neel Kashkari to oversee the $700 billion program to buy distressed assets from financial institutions, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.
Reuters – 18 hours, 9 minutes ago – comment?
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PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is expected to name Neel Kashkari to oversee the $700 billion program to buy distressed assets from financial institutions, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.
Reuters – 18 hours, 9 minutes ago – comment?
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Citigroup, Wells Fargo negotiating on how to split Wachovia
After a weekend of legal wrangling in New York over Wachovia's fate, Citigroup and Wells Fargo were negotiating Sunday night, under pressure from regulators, on a compromise that could essentially carve up the Charlotte bank among the two feuding buyers, the Wall Street Journal reported.Under t ... more »
The State – 19 hours, 17 minutes ago – comment?
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After a weekend of legal wrangling in New York over Wachovia's fate, Citigroup and Wells Fargo were negotiating Sunday night, under pressure from regulators, on a compromise that could essentially carve up the Charlotte bank among the two feuding buyers, the Wall Street Journal reported.Under t ... more »
The State – 19 hours, 17 minutes ago – comment?
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BofA in $8.6 billion deal over Countrywide loans: report
(Reuters) - Bank of America has agreed to settle claims brought by state attorneys general regarding certain risky loans originated by Countrywide Financial Corp in a deal that could be worth more than $8.6 billion, the Wall Street Journal said.
Reuters – Oct 6, 2008 04:45 AM [GMT] – comment?
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(Reuters) - Bank of America has agreed to settle claims brought by state attorneys general regarding certain risky loans originated by Countrywide Financial Corp in a deal that could be worth more than $8.6 billion, the Wall Street Journal said.
Reuters – Oct 6, 2008 04:45 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Paulson to name adviser to oversee U.S. bailout: paper
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is expected to name Neel Kashkari to oversee the $700 billion program to buy distressed assets from financial institutions, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.
Reuters – Oct 6, 2008 03:02 AM [GMT] – comment?
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PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is expected to name Neel Kashkari to oversee the $700 billion program to buy distressed assets from financial institutions, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.
Reuters – Oct 6, 2008 03:02 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Froma Harrop: Law for poor didn't cause financial meltdown
Accomplished Googlers can probably find the original talking points off which dozens of conservatives made essentially the same case: The Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 caused the financial crisis. For example, a Wall Street Journal editorial lumped CRA together with far more plausible causes of ... more »
Detnews.com – Oct 5, 2008 05:52 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Accomplished Googlers can probably find the original talking points off which dozens of conservatives made essentially the same case: The Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 caused the financial crisis. For example, a Wall Street Journal editorial lumped CRA together with far more plausible causes of ... more »
Detnews.com – Oct 5, 2008 05:52 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Lehman creditors seek to probe firm: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Unsecured creditors of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc asked a court overseeing Lehman's bankruptcy proceedings for permission to investigate how the firm ran out of money, The Wall Street Journal reported on its website on Friday.
Reuters – Oct 4, 2008 01:37 AM [GMT] – comment?
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Unsecured creditors of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc asked a court overseeing Lehman's bankruptcy proceedings for permission to investigate how the firm ran out of money, The Wall Street Journal reported on its website on Friday.
Reuters – Oct 4, 2008 01:37 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Starbucks changes scheduling system to cut costs: report
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Starbucks Corp. changed its scheduling system so there will be fewer employees working more hours at its coffee shops, the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition Friday. The program is aimed at reducing its labor costs and improve sales by fostering familia ... more »
MarketWatch.com – Oct 3, 2008 10:54 PM [GMT] – comment?
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Starbucks Corp. changed its scheduling system so there will be fewer employees working more hours at its coffee shops, the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition Friday. The program is aimed at reducing its labor costs and improve sales by fostering familia ... more »
MarketWatch.com – Oct 3, 2008 10:54 PM [GMT] – comment?
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We Are All Socialists Now
The bailout passed. Pethokoukis says more bailouts may be on the way: ...more and more conservative economists I talk to are cooking up plans for the Son of the Mother of All Bailouts. In the Wall Street Journal yesterday, former...
Andrew Sullivan – Oct 3, 2008 7:55 PM [GMT] – comment?
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The bailout passed. Pethokoukis says more bailouts may be on the way: ...more and more conservative economists I talk to are cooking up plans for the Son of the Mother of All Bailouts. In the Wall Street Journal yesterday, former...
Andrew Sullivan – Oct 3, 2008 7:55 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Tata to build Nano plant in another India location: report
SAN FRANCSICO (MarketWatch) -- Tata Motors Ltd. will build a plant for its Nano car in another location in India after opposition to building the plant in the eastern state of West Bengal, The Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site Friday. The Nano is Tata's bid to build the world's ... more »
MarketWatch.com – Oct 3, 2008 4:24 PM [GMT] – comment?
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SAN FRANCSICO (MarketWatch) -- Tata Motors Ltd. will build a plant for its Nano car in another location in India after opposition to building the plant in the eastern state of West Bengal, The Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site Friday. The Nano is Tata's bid to build the world's ... more »
MarketWatch.com – Oct 3, 2008 4:24 PM [GMT] – comment?
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