U.S. Home Resales Fell 0.4% to 9-Year Low in January
February 26, 2008
Sales of existing homes in the U.S. fell last month to the lowest level in at least nine years, signaling the housing slump is […]
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Monthly Archive February, 2008
China to Use Yuan, Interest Rates to Tame Inflation
February 22, 2008
China's central bank said it will make the yuan more flexible and use interest rates to curb inflation that's projected to remain “high'' in […]
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Chrysler can
February 21, 2008
A federal bankruptcy court judge on Tuesday denied Chrysler LLC’s request to immediately retrieve equipment from supplier Plastech Engineered Products Inc., saying such a […]
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Australian Central Bank Says It Mulled 50-Point Boost
February 20, 2008
Reserve Bank of Australia board members considered raising the benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points for the first time in eight years this […]
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Abercrombie
February 18, 2008
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. said Friday that its fourth-quarter earnings rose 9% on increased sales from its expanding Hollister Co. chain that caters to […]
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Weber Says Market Underestimating Inflation Concerns
February 15, 2008
European Central Bank council member Axel Weber said investor bets that the ECB will cut interest rates are misguided because they overlook policy makers' […]
U.K. Producer Prices Rise at Fastest Pace Since 1991
February 12, 2008
U.K. factories raised prices at the fastest annual pace since 1991 in January as gains in raw material costs reached a record, limiting the […]
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Global Economy Faces `Persisting
February 9, 2008
U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said the global economy faces “downside risks'' from the rout of capital markets that is “serious and persisting.''
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Striking writers settle with 4 indy film companies
February 5, 2008
Striking writers have reached interim contract agreements with four New York-based independent filmmakers, ending their 12-week walkout, the two sides said Sunday in a […]
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Burger King
February 1, 2008
Burger King Holdings Inc. said Thursday its second-quarter profit jumped 29% as the stalwart Whopper, the new Homestyle Melt and promotions with TV tie-ins […]
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