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| Report Says Libor-Tied Losses at Fannie, Freddie May Top $3 Billion Wall Street Journal Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac may have lost more than $3 billion as a result of banks' alleged manipulation of a key interest rate, according to an internal report by a federal watchdog sent to the mortgage companies' regulator and reviewed by The Wall Street ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Boehner defies White House, says chamber will pass 'Plan B' to avert tax hikes Fox News House Speaker John Boehner declared Wednesday that his chamber will approve a so-called "Plan B" to avert a crush of tax hikes just 13 days away, despite President Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid vowing to oppose it. The move came as ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| TARP bailout close to breaking even CNN The TARP bailout fund, which pumped nearly $500 billion into the nation's leading banks, automakers and insurers, is getting closer to the break-even point. The big banks had already paid back their loans, and last week, the Treasury Department sold its ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Two ex-UBS traders charged over Libor Financial Times UBS agreed to pay a record SFr1.4bn ($1.5bn) to US, UK and Swiss regulators to settle allegations of "pervasive" and "epic" efforts to manipulate interbank lending rates as two of its former traders faced the first criminal charges in the worldwide Libor scandal. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| UPDATE 4-GM to buy stake from Treasury; gov't may lose billions Reuters Wed Dec 19, 2012 2:54pm EST. * $5.5 bln buyback by GM expected to close by end December. * Treasury has recovered $28.6 bln of its $50 bln bailout for GM. * Allows GM to move away from 'Government Motors' image. * Canada has no current plans to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| France Details Plan to Shrink Banking Risk New York Times PARIS — François Hollande began his campaign for the French presidency in January with the declaration that he and his Socialist party were prepared to break from policies that they said had contributed to the financial crisis, notably promising a separation ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| TEXT - Fitch revises Nielsen Holdings NV outlook to stable Reuters Wed Dec 19, 2012 2:34pm EST. Dec 19 - Fitch Ratings has affirmed its Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) for Nielsen Holdings, N.V. (Nielsen), and Nielsen Finance LLC and Nielsen Finance Co. (collectively, Nielsen Finance) at 'BB'. The Rating Outlook has been ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| US court approves Amgen's $762 mln payment in drug case Reuters By Jessica Dye. NEW YORK | Wed Dec 19, 2012 2:19pm EST. NEW YORK Dec 19 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday approved a $762 million payment from Amgen Inc, the final step to resolve nearly a dozen criminal and civil cases stemming from ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Natural-Gas Futures Retreat Again on Milder Forecast Wall Street Journal After rallying the last two sessions, natural-gas futures retreated significantly Wednesday morning, falling more than 3%. Natural gas for January delivery sank 10.9 cents, or 3.2%, to recently trade at $3.309 a million British thermal units on the New York ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| THQ files for bankruptcy, will seek buyer Los Angeles Times Video game publisher THQ has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and will seek a buyer to help it recover from years of business and creative missteps. The Agoura Hills company, best known for the "Saint's Row" franchise and World Wrestling ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| PM Kitco Metals Roundup: Gold Ends Slightly Lower on Follow-Through ... Forbes (Kitco News) - Comex gold futures prices ended the U.S. day session slightly lower Wednesday, on some follow-through selling pressure from Tuesday's sharp losses. Weak-handed longs in gold and silver have also exited their positions during this latest ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Discussions continue over restart of San Onofre nuclear plant Los Angeles Times Federal regulators and Southern California Edison officials met publicly for a second time Tuesday to discuss Edison's restart proposal for the San Onofre nuclear plant, which has been out of service for more than 10 months because of unexpected equipment ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Getco Gets NYSE Listing Via Reverse Merger With Knight Capital Forbes Knight Capital decided "to pursue a takeover." That's how one New York media organization portrayed the tie-up between Jersey City's Knight Capital and Chicago-based Getco, both designated NYSE market makers. That's special. It's straight-up New York ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Oracle on hiring spree, sees 'budget flush' MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Oracle Corp. posted robust results on a year-end IT spending wave, as the tech giant also said it is beefing up its work force in the face of stiffening competition. Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) beat Wall Street's projections for its ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Kodak to Sell Patents for $525 Million Wall Street Journal Eastman Kodak Co. has agreed to sell a portfolio of patents covering digital photography and Web-based photo applications for about $525 million, in a deal that brought together a Who's Who of the global technology industry. The deal represents a truce on ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Herbalife Drops After CNBC Says Ackman Is Short Company Bloomberg Herbalife Ltd. (HLF) fell the most in more than seven months after CNBC reported hedge fund manager Bill Ackman has taken a short position on the company. The shares slid 11 percent to $37.79 at 2:24 p.m. in New York and earlier dropped as much as 15 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Global shares, euro rise as investor sentiment warms Reuters By Herbert Lash. NEW YORK | Wed Dec 19, 2012 1:29pm EST. NEW YORK (Reuters) - World shares rose to 17-month highs and the euro surged on Wednesday as hopes grew for a year-end budget deal in the United States and the economic outlook for ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UPDATE 2-US sets final duties on Mexico, S. Korea washers Reuters Wed Dec 19, 2012 3:08pm EST. WASHINGTON Dec 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday set final anti-dumping duties on about $1 billion worth of residential washing machines from Mexico and South Korea in a case brought by ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UPDATE 3-UBS, Deutsche dealt new blow by Italy fraud verdict Reuters Wed Dec 19, 2012 2:00pm EST. * Case could set precedent for other local authorities. * May be "bit of a tsunami" for financial system -lawyer. * Four banks ordered to hand back 90 million euros and fined. * Verdict comes as UBS hit with $1.5 bln Libor penalty ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Online ad revenues soar, but that's no reason to cheer Fortune Advertising money is still pouring into the Internet. But with ad rates low -- and falling -- that doesn't mean much for any particular Internet publisher. Screen shot 2012-12-19 at 2.54.26 PM FORTUNE -- Total revenues from online ads are still headed skyward, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Martha Stewart's CEO to Step Down Wall Street Journal The chief executive of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. has resigned after less than six months on the job, highlighting the company's increasingly dismal track record at retaining top executives. Lisa Gersh, who was appointed as CEO in July, will step ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Oil futures rise, score four-session climb MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Crude-oil futures settled higher Wednesday, scoring four sessions of gains in a row, as traders mulled the latest data on U.S. petroleum supplies and developments linked to discussions to avoid the U.S. fiscal cliff. January ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Electric cars seen appealing to only 3% of US car market MarketWatch (blog) Johnson Controls Inc. /quotes/zigman/230763 /quotes/nls/jci JCI executive Alex Molinaroli sees electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc. /quotes/zigman/118681 /quotes/nls/tsla TSLA and others appealing to an elite 3% of the U.S. car market in coming years. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Sirius XM names Meyer interim CEO Bizjournals.com Satellite radio company Sirius XM is still looking for a replacement for outgoing CEO Mel Karmazin, but for now has an interim solution. Sirius XM Radio Inc. has named James E. Meyer as interim chief executive while the satellite radio company searches for a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Shale activity to create 930000 Texas jobs by decade's end Bizjournals.com Work in unconventional oil and gas plays is expected to create almost one million jobs in Texas by 2020. Deon Daugherty: Reporter- Houston Business Journal: Email | Twitter. By 2020, the shale revolution will have amassed an army of almost one million ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| American Airlines Judge Approves New Contract With Pilots Bloomberg AMR Corp. (AAMRQ)'s American Airlines won court approval for a new contract with its pilots union, a deal that cuts labor costs and boosts the airline's effort to exit bankruptcy protection. The agreement, approved at a hearing today by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UPDATE 3-Cash burn, lower sales drag Navistar to loss Reuters Wed Dec 19, 2012 1:21pm EST. * Fourth-quarter revenue falls 24 pct to $3.28 bln. * Attributable loss $40.13/share vs profit $3.48/share year-earlier. * Tax expense rises to $2 bln, or $28.59/share. * Shares fall as much as 11 percent. By Sagarika Jaisinghani ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Jefferies Posts Strong Q4, Full-Year Results DailyFinance Jefferies Group this week reported fourth-quarter and full-year earnings that for the most part showed robust growth and even broke a record in one instance, the company reported in a press release. Annual net revenues for 2012 reached a new high of just ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| FedEx Fueled for Further Gains Barron's Strong second-quarter ground-shipping results and a recently announced cost-cutting plan rightfully cheered investors. Article; Comments. Email; Print; Reprints. smaller; Larger. FedEx trucks bursting with holiday presents are a common sight this time of year, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| TEXT - S&P comments on American Railcar Industries Reuters Wed Dec 19, 2012 12:33pm EST. Dec 19 - Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today that its ratings and outlook on American Railcar Industries Inc. (ARII, B+/Stable/--) are not immediately affected by the company's proposed offer to acquire The ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Wells Fargo buys minority stake in Rock Creek Bizjournals.com Wells Fargo has picked up a minority stake in a fund of hedge-funds firm. Jen Wilson: Associate Editor/Online- Charlotte Business Journal: Email · Wells Fargo & Co. has acquired a minority stake in The Rock Creek Group, a Washington, D.C.-based ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Camaro Production to South of Border to Michigan Wall Street Journal DETROIT—General Motors Co. said Wednesday it will move production of its Chevrolet Camaro sports car to Michigan from Canada as part of a cost-cutting move. The auto maker intends to built the next generation Camaro at its Lansing, Mich., plant instead ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| EURO GOVT-Ratings upgrade, ECB collateral move boost Greek debt Reuters Wed Dec 19, 2012 12:32pm EST. * Fiscal cliff optimism, better German data improve mood * Lower-rated debt rallies, Portuguese yields below 7 pct * Greek debt rally on ECB collateral move By Marius Zaharia and Ana Nicolaci da Costa LONDON, Dec 19 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| German Business Confidence Rises for a Second Month Bloomberg German business confidence increased for a second month in December, signaling Europe's largest economy may support a euro-area recovery next year. The Ifo institute's business climate index, based on a survey of 7,000 executives, climbed to 102.4 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| General Mills Still A Good News, Bad News Story (GIS, K, CPB, KRFT) San Francisco Chronicle I haven't felt all that adamantly positive or negative about General Mills (NYSE:GIS) for a while now. While the company has some definite positives in its favor (a history of innovation and good international growth potential), it is also struggling with weak ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| RI reviewing investments in firearms Providence Eyewitness News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) -- Rhode Island General Treasurer Gina Raimondo has ordered one of the state's investment consultants to review the holdings of the pension fund, to see if the state owns stock in firearm or ammunition manufacturers and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 4 Downgrades Hit Home Builder Sector TheStreet.com NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- On Tuesday we learned that the National Association of Home Builders Housing Market Index rose another two points to 47 in December. More on DHI. Hedge Funds Are Buying These 6 Stocks With EPS Price Mismatches ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Euro Surges After Greece Upgrade; US Budget Talks Boost Sentiment Wall Street Journal The euro surged to a seven-month high against the dollar following a five-notch upgrade of Greece by ratings firm Standard & Poor's, boosting hopes that the worst of Greece's problems could be over while investor sentiment was warmed by more progress in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Markel to buy insurer Alterra for $3.1 billion MarketWatch Markel Corp. (NYSE:MKL) agreed to buy fellow specialty insurer Alterra Capital Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALTE) for roughly $3.13 billion, helping Markel diversify its business. Alterra shares will be converted into the right to receive 0.04315 Markel shares plus ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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