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U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Fell 4,000 to 481,000 Last Week
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- 11/06/2008 07:59 AM
ECB cuts rates by 50 basis points, more action expected
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- 11/06/2008 07:25 AM
Swiss central bank cuts interest a half point
- AP
- 11/06/2008 06:52 AM
UK interest rates slashed to 3%
- BBC
- 11/06/2008 05:56 AM
Toyota slashes outlook as global crisis bites
- FT
- 11/06/2008 05:39 AM
S&P 500 Profit Estimates Slashed After Third-Quarter Misses
- Bloomberg
- 11/06/2008 05:35 AM
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U.S. Stocks Decline on Earnings; Cisco, News Corp. Shares Drop
- Bloomberg
- 11/06/2008 08:55 AM
"There was a time when gold was money. In today's uncertain world, the yellow metal is back in fashion. Bullion prices rose to a record nominal high after the assassination of Benazir Bhutto in Pakistan added to nervousness about the world economy. Part of gold's allure is its traditional status as a safe haven. It is seen as a store of value when everything else seems risky. But the bigger drivers behind the rising spot price are a depreciating dollar and the prospect of negative US real interest rates. A better way to think of gold may be as central bankers used to before America dropped the gold standard: not as a commodity, but as another currency. As long as the dollar stays weak, gold's bull run will last."
Financial Times, January 8, 2008
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U.S. Stocks Decline on Earnings; Cisco, News Corp. Shares Drop
- Bloomberg
- 11/06/2008 08:55 AM
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S&P 500 Profit Estimates Slashed After Third-Quarter Misses
- Bloomberg
- 11/06/2008 05:35 AM
Wall Street’s Pay Is Expected to Plummet
- NY Times
- 11/06/2008 05:41 AM
Bond Woes Choke Off Some Credit to Consumers
- WSJ ($)
- 11/06/2008 05:23 AM
GLG Partners Suspends Redemptions at 2 Funds
- NY Times
- 11/05/2008 05:01 PM
Schwarzenegger proposes 90-day freeze on pending home foreclosures
- LA Times
- 11/06/2008 05:27 AM
International
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ECB cuts rates by 50 basis points, more action expected
- Reuters
- 11/06/2008 07:25 AM
UK interest rates slashed to 3%
- BBC
- 11/06/2008 05:56 AM
Swiss central bank cuts interest a half point
- AP
- 11/06/2008 06:52 AM
U.K. October House Prices Drop Most in 25 Years
- Bloomberg
- 11/06/2008 05:53 AM
Europe's Outlook Grows Gloomier
- WSJ ($)
- 11/05/2008 10:53 PM
- FT
- 11/06/2008 05:37 AM
Man's shares plunge on hedge fund outflow fears
- IHT
- 11/06/2008 05:50 AM
Economy & Federal Reserve
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U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Fell 4,000 to 481,000 Last Week
- Bloomberg
- 11/06/2008 07:59 AM
U.S. Productivity Growth Slowed in Third Quarter
- Bloomberg
- 11/06/2008 07:27 AM
Downturn, deficit could hinder Obama's economic plan
- LA Times
- 11/06/2008 05:25 AM
Global credit crunch hits independent filmmakers
- LA Times
- 11/06/2008 05:51 AM
Company & Industry
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Toyota slashes outlook as global crisis bites
- FT
- 11/06/2008 05:39 AM
At the Supermarket Checkout, Frugality Trumps Brand Loyalty
- WSJ ($)
- 11/06/2008 05:40 AM
Goldman Sachs begins to notify some 3,200 employees of layoffs as financial crisis takes toll
- Chicago Tribune
- 11/06/2008 05:32 AM
Cerberus May Shift GMAC Stake to Investors to Get Bank Status
- Bloomberg
- 11/06/2008 05:27 AM
Citigroup, Goldman Said to Begin Eliminating Jobs
- Bloomberg
- 11/06/2008 05:26 AM
Toyota slashes outlook as global crisis bites
- FT ($)
- 11/06/2008 05:22 AM
ArcelorMittal Will Slash Steel Output At Least 35%
- WSJ ($)
- 11/06/2008 05:38 AM
Decline in diners takes bite out of Morton Steakhouse earnings
- Chicago Tribune
- 11/06/2008 05:28 AM
Bear In Mind
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Top Priority Is Stabilizing the Patient
- NY Times
- Leonhardt
- 11/06/2008 05:43 AM
For Obama, a Towering Economic To-Do List
- NY Times
- 11/06/2008 05:40 AM