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Health overhaul gets mixed reviews in poll - MarketWatch
March 17, 2010 FOXNews (blog) | Health overhaul gets mixed reviews in poll MarketWatch WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The White House-backed health-care overhaul is unpopular with a broad segment of the public, a new poll finds, but Democratic voters are strongly in favor of it as a climactic vote nears in ... Obama wins first convert in healthcare push Jobs bill headed to Obama's desk Kucinich flip tweaks health care math |
Profit This Year for GM Is Possible, Finance Officer Says - New York Times
March 17, 2010 Washington Post | Profit This Year for GM Is Possible, Finance Officer Says New York Times DETROIT — General Motors has a “reasonable chance” of earning a profit this year, the carmaker's chief financial officer said Wednesday. Christopher P. Liddell, in his first public comments since coming to GM from Microsoft, ... Summary Box: CFO says GM could post profit New CFO says GM has chance to make 2010 profit GM CFO Optimistic About Automaker's Future |
Blockbuster DVD chain warns it faces bankruptcy - The Guardian
March 17, 2010 The Guardian | Blockbuster DVD chain warns it faces bankruptcy The Guardian DVD rental chain Blockbuster has filed for chapter 11 protection in the US. Above, one of its stores in Newark, New Jersey, 2005. Photograph: Mike Derer/AP After 15 years as a high street stalwart, the heavily indebted DVD rental chain Blockbuster has ... How long can Netflix stay atop video heap? Blockbuster shares tumble after bankruptcy warning Blockbuster: Bankruptcy is a possibility |
House panel to explore Lehman examiner report - Reuters
March 17, 2010 Los Angeles Times | House panel to explore Lehman examiner report Reuters The Lehman Brothers booth on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange, is shown in this September 16, 2008 file photo. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A House panel will hold a hearing exploring regulatory failures leading up to the collapse of Lehman ... House to hold hearing on Lehman bankruptcy report Was Lehman Alone in Using Accounting Gimmick? Stoltmann: Fuld and Other Wall Street Execs Should be Indicted |
Moody's Lifts Ford Motor, Finance Arm Ratings On Performance - Wall Street Journal
March 17, 2010Moody's Lifts Ford Motor, Finance Arm Ratings On Performance Wall Street Journal Moody's Investors Service upgraded Ford Motor Credit for the second time in two weeks as Ford Motor Co. (F) was also boosted in the wake of increased sales and a return to profitability. The ratings agency, which also is reviewing both companies' ... Ford Bonds Rise After Moody's Boosts Corporate Debt Rating Ford Motor Co. shares hit five-year high Ford's $65 Billion in Debt Upgraded by Moody's |
Oil tops $82 on US gasoline data, OPEC - Reuters
March 17, 2010 Reuters | Oil tops $82 on US gasoline data, OPEC Reuters LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - Oil rose above $82 a barrel on Wednesday, rallying to within $2 of this year's high on a recovery in demand in the United States and as OPEC decided to leave output targets unchanged. ... Crude Oil Rises Above $82 as US Imports, Fuel Supplies Drop Oil prices come off highs; OPEC holds line on output quotas OIL FUTURES: Oil Up, But Gains Pared; Stocks Meet Expectations |
US Stocks Hit 17-Month High As Low Rates Boost Risk - Wall Street Journal
March 17, 2010 Boston Globe | US Stocks Hit 17-Month High As Low Rates Boost Risk Wall Street Journal NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a 17-month high on Wednesday, as investors piled into riskier assets a day after the Federal Reserve signaled it would keep interest rates at historic lows for some time. ... Stocks climb after Fed pledges to hold rates low Stock futures point toward higher opening MONEY MARKETS-Dollar o/night rates ease, Libor higher after Fed |
Fed Chairman Bernanke Begins Testimony - Briefing.com
March 17, 2010Fed Chairman Bernanke Begins Testimony Briefing.com [BRIEFING.COM] Fed Chairman Bernanke has started his testimony to the House Committee on Financial Services. So far the focus of his testimony has been on the role and experience of the Fed. His comments on the matter have been without surprise. ... TEXT-Fed Chairman Bernanke's testimony on bank supervision Bernanke: Fed should oversee big and small banks Bernanke Defends Fed Turf |
SEC says Lehman report will be helpful - Reuters
March 17, 2010 CBC.ca | SEC says Lehman report will be helpful Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Lehman Brothers bankruptcy examiner's report will help securities regulators in their investigation of large financial firms involved in the Wall Street meltdown, a top regulator said on Wednesday. ... SEC Says Lehman Oversight Was 'Flawed' as Report Cites Inaction SEC Chairman Says Lehman Oversight Fell Short SEC boss: Agency examining companies |
EPA to Tighten Restrictions on Tick-and-Flea Products - BusinessWeek
March 17, 2010 Mother Nature Network | EPA to Tighten Restrictions on Tick-and-Flea Products BusinessWeek March 17 (Bloomberg) -- The Obama administration said it will increase restrictions on tick-and-flea “spot-on” products for pets because of a rise in adverse reactions in cats and dogs, including seizures and death. ... EPA begins more scrutiny of flea and tick products News alert about flea and tick controls: EPA adopts new measures on spot-on ... EPA to increase restrictions on flea and tick products |
