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Oil's climb forced companies to become leaner
NEW YORK - Conventional wisdom had long held that some industries would collapse if oil topped $100 a barrel. As oil neared $150, sending costs higher for everything from jet fuel to plastic jars, the question was how many companies would succumb.
Nations:Thailand Activities:2007-8 Oil Crisis Source:(AP)
2008-09-04
Ex-Refco chief reports to serve prison term
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Phillip Bennett, the former chief executive of collapsed commodities broker Refco, reported to prison on Thursday to serve a 16-year sentence for fraud, a spokeswoman for the Federal Bureau of Prisons said.
Nations:U.S. Source:(Reuters)
2008-09-04
Toll Brothers posts Q3 net loss; sees Q4 rev below Q3
Reuters) - Luxury home builder Toll Brothers (TOL.N) swung to a third-quarter net loss, hurt by write-downs and weakened demand in most markets amid the nation's housing slump, and forecast sequentially lower revenue in the fourth quarter on higher costs.
Nations:India Source:(Reuters)
2008-09-04
Lenders mulling new offer in Alabama debt standoff
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama's Jefferson County and lenders pulled back from the brink of a threatened bankruptcy filing on Friday after the county proposed restructuring $3.2 billion of soured sewer debt.
Nations:U.S.
2008-08-29
Marvell profit beats street on revenue rise
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Diversified U.S. chipmaker Marvell Technology Group Ltd (MRVL.O) posted better-than-expected profit on Thursday as revenues grew strongly in the second quarter.
Nations:U.S. Source:(Reuters)
2008-08-28
| Headlines |
- Oil's climb forced companies to become leaner 2008-09-04
- Ex-Refco chief reports to serve prison term 2008-09-04
- Toll Brothers posts Q3 net loss; sees Q4 rev below Q3 2008-09-04
- Lenders mulling new offer in Alabama debt standoff 2008-08-29
- Marvell profit beats street on revenue rise 2008-08-28
- Dell 2Q profit drops 17 percent and stock plunges 2008-08-28
- Sears' 2Q profit drops 62 percent 2008-08-28
- Judge dismisses borrower lawsuit against IndyMac 2008-08-27
- TiVo shows another profit, but outlook weak 2008-08-27
- U.S. seeks delay of civil case vs. Bear managers 2008-08-27
- FDIC: 117 troubled banks, highest level since 2003 2008-08-26
- Rio Tinto half-year profit surges to $6.9bln 2008-08-26
- Singapore's Temasek doubles profit, fears contagion 2008-08-26
- Big Lots profit tops Street, raises 2008 profit view 2008-08-26
- HP to close EDS purchase on Tuesday: paper 2008-08-26
- Australia's Foster's H2 profit falls 9.2 percent 2008-08-25
- Precision Drilling to buy Grey Wolf: source 2008-08-25
- KDB cautioned on global bank M&A hunt 2008-08-25
- Aon agrees to buy Britain's Benfield for $1.6B 2008-08-22
- Australia's Qantas reports record profit despite woes 2008-08-21
- Barnes & Noble profit falls, cuts year sales view 2008-08-21
- California mulls probing senator over IndyMac crash 2008-08-20
- Ailing US mortgage giants face fresh pressure 2008-08-20
- ArcelorMittal buys Brazilian iron mine 2008-08-20
- HP results top Street despite stronger dollar 2008-08-19
- The Great American Yard Sale. 2008-08-19
- Target quarterly profit drops 8 percent 2008-08-19
- BHP Billiton posts record 15.4-billion-dollar profit 2008-08-18
- Lowe's profit beats Wall St view 2008-08-18
- Analysts expecting large loss from Lehman 2008-08-17
- Trump offers to help Ed McMahon avert foreclosure 2008-08-17
- Home foreclosure filings up 55 percent in July 2008-08-14
- Trump to buy McMahon's home, let him live there 2008-08-14
- Wal-Mart's 2Q profit rises 17 percent 2008-08-14
- JPMorgan shares tumble on widening 3Q losses 2008-08-12
- JPMorgan loses $1.5 billion since July 2008-08-12
- Yahoo near naming Biondi, Chapple to board: source 2008-08-12
- CVS Caremark buys Longs Drug Stores 2008-08-12
- Homebuilders: When Will Things Turn Around? 2008-08-08
- RBS suffers first-ever loss after $11 bln writedown 2008-08-08
- Demand for minerals and metals boost Vale, Xstrata net 2008-08-06
- Insurer AIG posts large loss on bad mortgage bets 2008-08-06
- Sprint Nextel reports 2Q loss 2008-08-06
- Time Warner to split AOL in two, beats estimates 2008-08-06
- Freddie Mac reports loss of $821 million 2008-08-06
- New Yahoo election tally reveals big protest vote 2008-08-05
- News Corp warns of less robust '09 growth 2008-08-05
- Cisco results beat view, shares jump 2008-08-05
- Archer Daniels Midland profit down 61 pct. in 4Q 2008-08-05
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