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Holiday sales get off to slow start (Reuters)
Date : 29 Nov 2008
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - The holiday shopping season got off to a slow start as consumers, squeezed by the economic crisis, bought carefully and read more »
Asian economies stumble (Reuters)
Date : 29 Nov 2008 Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - U.S. shoppers awoke early for post-Thanksgiving sales on Friday in a key test of the country's ability to withstand econ read more »
Holiday shoppers buy carefully, expect more deals (Reuters)
Date : 29 Nov 2008 Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - The stores are open, the prices are marked down, but U.S. consumers spooked by the economic crisis bought sparingly at t read more »
Shoppers seek deals, buy less on Black Friday (Reuters)
Date : 29 Nov 2008 Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Shoppers lured by money-saving deals filled U.S. stores on Friday, but the annual kick-off to holiday shopping appeared read more »
Stocks face dour jobs and retail data (Reuters)
Date : 29 Nov 2008 Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Wall Street may struggle to build on its best week in almost 30 years next week, as investors grapple with a raft of eco read more »
Some cheer for Wall Street as holidays kick off (AFP)
Date : 29 Nov 2008 Yahoo! News: BusinessAFP - Wall Street finally found something to cheer about as the holiday season kicks off, offering hope that the battered stock ma read more »
Rubin says not to blame for Citi's troubles: report (Reuters)
Date : 29 Nov 2008 Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Former U.S. Treasury secretary Robert Rubin said the near-collapse of Citigroup Inc , where he is a senior counselor, wa read more »
General Motors eyes debt swap: report (Reuters)
Date : 29 Nov 2008 Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - General Motors Corp is pushing some bondholders to swap their debt for equity, as Chief Executive Rick Wagoner tries to read more »
Slow London auctions suggest Russian art frenzy is over (AFP)
Date : 28 Nov 2008 Yahoo! News: BusinessAFP - A disappointing week of Russian art sales here appears to have marked the end of a frenzied buying spree by collectors from read more »
Asian economies stumble and U.S. faces retail test (Reuters)
Date : 28 Nov 2008 Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - U.S. shoppers awoke early for post-Thanksgiving sales on Friday in a key test of the country's ability to withstand econ read more »
Icahn ups Yahoo stake to 5.4 percent (AFP)
Date : 28 Nov 2008 Yahoo! News: BusinessAFP - Corporate raider Carl Icahn increased his stake in Yahoo following the decision of co-founder Jerry Yang to step down as hea read more »
Asian economies stumble and U.S. faces sales test (Reuters)
Date : 28 Nov 2008 Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Asian economic powerhouses saw production tumbling on Friday, while in the United States Thanksgiving sales offered a ke read more »
EU accuses drugmakers of blocking cheaper generics (Reuters)
Date : 28 Nov 2008 Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Major drug companies are delaying or blocking the entry of cheaper generic medicines, pushing up bills for taxpayers and read more »
Economic crisis sweeps deeper into Asia (AFP)
Date : 28 Nov 2008 Yahoo! News: BusinessAFP - Asian economic giants Japan and India on Friday revealed fresh damage from the global financial crisis, which has battered i read more »
Wall Street futures point to fall in quiet half-day trade (Reuters)
Date : 28 Nov 2008 Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Futures for the Dow Jones, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq were down between 0.3 and 1 percent on Friday. read more »
UK takes 58 percent RBS stake as investors shun deal (Reuters)
Date : 28 Nov 2008 Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Britain bought a 58 percent stake in Royal Bank of Scotland on Friday as the state picked up 15 billion pounds ($23 bil read more »
Meltdown far from over, new mortgage crisis looms (AP)
Date : 28 Nov 2008 Yahoo! News: BusinessAP - Black Friday's retail shoppers hunting for holiday bargains won't be enough to stave off what's likely to become the next eco read more »
Oil falls below $54 ahead of OPEC meeting (Reuters)
Date : 28 Nov 2008 Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Oil fell below $54 a barrel on Friday, on course to end the month down more than 20 percent, as OPEC ministers prepared read more »
Asia stocks up for 6th day as value sought (Reuters)
Date : 28 Nov 2008 Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Asian stocks rose for a sixth consecutive day on Friday, led by commodity-related shares in Hong Kong and Australia as b read more »
Japan output slump heralds deep downturn (Reuters)
Date : 28 Nov 2008 Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Japan's industrial output and household spending tumbled in October, evoking memories of the decade-long stagnation of t read more »
Malls, hotels next victims in new mortgage crisis (AP)
Date : 27 Nov 2008 Yahoo! News: BusinessAP - The full scope of the housing meltdown isn't clear and already there are ominous signs of a new crisis one that could turn read more »
Online retailers ramp up deals to capture dollars (AP)
Date : 27 Nov 2008 Yahoo! News: BusinessAP - Online retailers are ramping up heavy-duty deals to turn skittish shoppers into buyers during the crucial Thanksgiving weeken read more »
ArcelorMittal to cut up to 9,000 jobs (Reuters)
Date : 27 Nov 2008 Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - ArcelorMittal , the world's largest steelmaker, unveiled plans on Thursday to slash up to 9,000 more jobs, saving $1 bi read more »
China's economic downturn deepens (Reuters)
Date : 27 Nov 2008 Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - China warned on Thursday its economic downturn could threaten stability and pressure grew on the European Central Bank t read more »
UBS says finds some U.S. tax fraud cases (Reuters)
Date : 27 Nov 2008 Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - UBS said on Thursday it has discovered a few cases of tax fraud as part of a U.S. inquiry into whether it helped wealthy read more »