SEC issues temporary ban on short sales - Reuters

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SEC issues temporary ban on short salesReuters - 43 minutes agoWASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The US Securities and Exchange Commission issued an emergency order on Friday temporarily halting the short s...


US Drafts Sweeping Plan to Fight Crisis - Wall Street Journal

Washington Post

US Drafts Sweeping Plan to Fight CrisisWall Street Journal - 35 minutes agoBy DEBORAH SOLOMON and DAMIAN PALETTA WASHINGTON — The federal government is working on a sweeping series of programs that would represent pe...


AIG's Ratings Cut by S&P, Moody's, Threatening Quest for Funds - Bloomberg

The Associated Press

AIG's Ratings Cut by S&P, Moody's, Threatening Quest for FundsBloomberg - 1 hour agoBy Hugh Son Sept. 16 (Bloomberg) — American International Group Inc.'s credit ratings were downgraded by Standa...


she s got the look

She's Got the Look: A Step Forward, or Back?This week marks the debut of She's Got the Look, a modeling competition. (Yes, the theme song is by Roxette. Gross.) The concept is similar to Top Model, but the twist is that all of the contestants ...


the summit beverly hills

Ed McMahon fighting foreclosure on his Beverly Hills homeLOS ANGELES (AP) — Ed McMahon, who for decades appeared as Johnny Carson’s sidekick on “The Tonight Show,” is fighting to avoid foreclosure on his multimillion-dollar Beverly Hills home,...


todd bradley

Todd Bradley of HP may lead Motorola’s mobile handset unit7 hours ago Hewlett-Packard Co’s Todd Bradley appears to be a favorite to head Motorola Inc’s mobile handset unit, as reported by Wall Street Journal. M.Telecom Tiger - http://www.telecom...


chicago 2016

Chicago one of four finalists for 2016 OlympicsBoth the USOC and Chicago 2016 officials expected the report to show concerns about transport, given the aged nature of the city's subway and bus systems, and finance, since the US is the only country...


lehman brothers

Lehman on the block?Lehman Brothers (LEH) may not be independent for long. The Wall Street Journal reports the investment bank may be forced by its balance sheet woes and the recent plunge of its stock to sell part of even all of itself to another ...


smuckers

P&G sells Foldgers to SmuckersOn Tuesday, JM Smucker Co. stated its intent to purchase the Folgers brand from Proctor and Gamble in an all-stock deal. Given Folger's annual sales in excess of $1.6B, the price for the business could be upwards ...


folgers

Smucker Shines to Folgers’ CrystalsThe JM Smucker Company was close to completing an all-stock purchase of Folgers coffee business from Procter & Gamble, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. Smucker was expected to complete the deal...