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" The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 109.74 points, or 0.0.88 percent, to 12,422.86. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index was down 11.86 points, or 0.88 percent, to 1,341.13. The ... via Nerve News

Nearly 450 people will lose their jobs as Union Tank Car plans to close its northwestern Indiana plant this spring. via KLFY-TV Lafayette

IT'S a staple of good manners to help out a visibly pregnant woman whenever you can - for instance, by giving her your seat on the bus. via San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Main Category: Respiratory / Asthma Article Date: 27 Mar 2008 - 3:00 PDT newsletters Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company , announced that it has completed the acquisition of VersaMed Corporation, a ... via Medical News Today

“They are not a danger to our liberty, and the courts have uniformly said that.”

Sen. Alan Lowenthal thinks it's about time that California removes some of the last vestiges of the Cold War from its laws.

The Long Beach Democrat has introduced a bill that would scrap statutes allowing teachers and other public employees to be fired for being members of the Communist Party.

The measure, scheduled to be considered Wednesday by the Senate Education Committee, also would drop a requirement that representatives of organizations seeking to use school facilities sign a form stating they do not have communist affiliations. Read more

“For years, the industry protected intellectual property through trade secrets. But that began to change in the late '90s, and things shifted into high gear with the State Street ruling on business method patents”

Patents are one of the issues that hover in the backs of bankers' minds -- they know patents can be important, but seldom do they address the topic unless prompted to do so by a lawsuit, say experts. via Financetech

Main Category: IT / Internet / E-mail Also Included In: Public Health ; Conferences ; Pediatrics / Children's Health Article Date: 27 Mar 2008 - 3:00 PDT newsletters The UC Irvine Department of Emergency ... via Medical News Today

“It seems to me he's moved in a completely new management team across the board”

Electronic Arts Inc said on Monday that Chief Financial Officer Warren Jenson will leave the video game publisher, which is pursuing a hostile takeover of rival Take-Two Interactive Software Inc . via XtraMSN Real Estate

“I expect the companies to determine the amount within a broad range based upon mortgage market needs, the expected return to their shareholders and the advice they receive from investment bankers”

By Al Yoon Reuters Friday, March 28, 2008; 6:56 PM NEW YORK - Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac regulator on Friday said it is up to the housing finance companies to determine how much money they must raise to buoy ... via Washington Post

Union Tank Car Co. will close its East Chicago plant at the end of May eliminating the jobs about 70 salaried and 350 hourly employees, the Times of Northwest Indiana reports today. via IndyStar.com

Stocks fell on Friday as a profit warning from J.C. Penney raised concerns about slowing consumer spending while persistent worries about credit-related problems throttled financial stocks. via WNED.org

“These numbers exceed our early expectations and will continue to grow”

Thrifty Car Sales, a subsidiary of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. , has seen significant increases in traffic -- in fact, it's nearly quadrupled -- since enhancements were made to its ThriftyCarSales.com ... via The Auto Channel

“GDP was in line, so we're still expanding, even though we're expanding at a very small rate”

Wall Street sank in volatile trading Thursday after the government confirmed that the last quarter of 2007 did indeed see a sharp economic slowdown. via Quamnet

“This robust reading shows that the Canadian consumer just kept right on rolling along at the start of the year, in contrast to the stumbling start for U.S. spending”

A man walks past a screen showing the Hang Seng Index at a bank in Hong Kong, Tuesday. via Canadian Business Magazine

American International Group Inc. , the world's largest insurer by assets, sued the company's former chief executive officer, Maurice ``Hank'' Greenberg , claiming he ``misappropriated'' AIG shares worth $20 ... via Bloomberg

“Right now, people are still risk averse so investors would rather get out and sit on the sidelines than hold onto the financials and find out if there's another shoe to drop”

Stocks dropped on Wednesday as financial shares slid when concerns resurfaced that bank profits will take much longer than expected to recover from the housing slump. via WTNZ-TV Knoxville

“We will starve the terrorists of funding, turn them against each other, rout them out of their safe hiding places and bring them to justice”

The U.S.-led effort to choke off financing for Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups is foundering because setbacks at home and abroad have undermined the Bush administration's highly touted counter-terrorism ... via Chicago Tribune

CrA©dit Agricole Cheuvreux has been granted a license from the DFSA to operate from its newly established branch in the Dubai International Financial Centre . via Maktoob Business

“As key mark-to-market indices trend lower, the housing market worsens, and the U.S. consumer comes under increasing pressure, we anticipate further downside to both estimates and stock prices”

The Toronto stock market eked out a slight gain late Wednesday morning, lifted by energy stocks as oil prices surged. via CFRB

“Gains mainly seemed to be driven by short covering ... rather than real buying power, so it was otherwise very quiet trading in the market”

The Nikkei 225 Stock Average rose 222.13 points, or 1.81 percent, to close at 12,482.57 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. via SFGate

San Diego's city council has finalized a deal to buy a second firefighting helicopter for the city's fire department. via Sacramento Bee

Alabama-based Regions Financial Corp. said Tuesday it would trim 4 percent of its jobs in 16 states to save money, meaning the loss of about 1,300 current and vacant positions. via The Birmingham News

“I've been asked many times whether we will have another Great Depression”

Dysfunctional capital markets, frantic central banks, stressed-out consumers, fear and uncertainty - all these are alarming echoes of the global economic cataclysm of the 1930s. via San Jose Mercury News

Starbucks Corp. Chief Executive Officer Howard Schultz said the U.S. economy is in a ``tailspin'' and the coffee-shop chain will offer discounts and new drinks to lure back customers. via Bloomberg

“More write-downs are expected in the financial space, but people are starting to see a light at the end of the tunnel and they suspect that it's not an oncoming train”

Despite the high number of foreclosures and tight credit, it seems home sales might be starting to bounce back. via The Epoch Times

Financial stocks lead Wall Street rally after JP Morgan Chase raises its offer for Bear Stearns. via Reuters Video

“Over the next two to three years, we anticipate that the volume of bank-held nonperforming mortgages will grow dramatically”

Money management firm BlackRock Inc and hedge fund Highfields Capital Management are backing a new firm that will buy up distressed mortgages, betting that investors are ready to snap up bargains in the beaten ... via Boston.com

Japanese stocks were virtually flat as trading volume fell to its lowest level this year. via The Star Online

WARWICK, NY, March 20 / MARKET WIRE/ -- Warwick Valley Telephone Company announced today its financial results for the twelve months ended December 31, 2007. via Customer Interaction Solutions

“But if you take a passive long position, you can see that you've done very well”

Commodity prices falling almost as fast as they rose this year raise questions again on the wisdom of investing in such markets, but those in the game for long will say it's worth it, a market researcher said. via International Business Times

Northwest Airlines probably will reduce U.S. passenger capacity again when it unveils a new flight schedule in August or September, Chief Financial Officer David Davis said. via St. Paul Pioneer Press

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple is in talks with major music companies to offer customers free access to its entire iTunes music library in exchange for paying a premium for its iPods and iPhones, the Financial Times said.

Citing people familiar with the talks, the paper said the negotiations hinged on a dispute over the price Apple would be willing to pay for access to the labels' libraries.

One industry executive said research showed consumers would pay a premium of up to $100 for unlimited access to music for the lifetime of a device, or a monthly fee of $7-$8 for a subscription model. Read more

CIT Group Inc. shares and bonds plunged after the largest independent U.S. commercial finance company fell victim to the freeze in short-term debt markets. via Bloomberg

“It makes it more difficult to make a profit and reduce your risk”

Pointing to what they say is lower profitability and turmoil in financial markets, three large banks, including two with substantial presences in the Capital Region, have pulled out of the federal student loan ... via Times Union

“We've been developing a list of financial stocks.”

South Africa News.Net Thursday 20th March, 2008 US stocks rallied Thursday, closing higher for the first week in a month as investors speculated that financial institutions plagued by the credit crisis may be ... via South Africa News.Net

“It is possible that we could be entering the worst recession of the post World War II period. The threat is certainly there.”

It's been almost an article of faith: Any recession this year will be mild and brief. via Kpic.com

“It is a normal part of the development of a new airplane to discover need for improvements, and that is what we are experiencing on the 787”

Boeing Co. says it has changed the design of a key part of its new 787 jetliner, but the company has not addressed rumors that the fix would contribute to further delays in the plane's first flight. via KOMOradio

“But reasonable people might say that if you decide to pass it, it would have to have a commensurate increase in parking spaces (for people with disabilities)”

Give birth, get a parking pass? California lawmakers are considering granting special parking privileges to women in the final three months of pregnancy and the first two months after birth. via Inside Bay Area

Asian stocks moved higher Friday morning, although gains were capped in holiday-thinned trade that saw financial shares such as Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Kookmin Bank leading the action in Tokyo and ... via MarketWatch

“This is far more dramatic than what led to Sarbanes-Oxley”

Last March, Scott Coren and Michael Nannizzi, analysts at Bear Stearns, issued a report upgrading the stock of New Century Financial, a company that provides sub-prime mortgages to low-income homebuyers, from ... via Scoop

An Emmy Award-winning television producer was charged with inflating the revenue and stock price of his publicly traded production company as part of a multimillion dollar stock fraud scheme. via WHDH

“This especially holds true in the Caribbean where there continues to be a strong rebound in pricing from last year.”

Carnival Corp. said Thursday first-quarter profit fell 17 percent due to rising fuel costs, a drag on operations that also led the world's largest cruise operator to lower full-year profit guidance. via The Seattle Times

New York & Co. forecast reduced sales for the first quarter and fiscal 2008 on Thursday as the women's apparel retailer continues to use inventory control and promotions to contend with soft consumer spending. via International Business Times

The chancellor of the University of Texas system is the leading candidate to become the next president of the University of California and may be named to that post as soon as today, according to several ... via Portland's WB

“Bear Stearns professionals have been sending out their resumes, and this flow will only increase as the week goes on”

It will come as no surprise to some Bear Stearns employees if they lose their jobs as a result of the company being sold to stave off bankruptcy. via Reuters

Noelle Knox, a national real estate reporter for USA Today, has rejoined The Associated Press to help create and lead a new real estate and home news service. via PR-inside.com

“Although we believe that another delivery delay is expected, Hazy's comments would seem to confirm investor concerns”

The first deliveries for Boeing Co.'s 787 Dreamliner aren't likely to occur before the end of September, 2009, according to Steven Udvar-Hazy, chairman and founder of the aircraft maker's largest customer, ... via Market Watch

E*Trade Financial Corp , an online brokerage struggling with heavy mortgage losses, on Wednesday said R. Jarrett Lilien plans to resign as president and chief operating officer, less than three weeks after ... via WTNZ-TV Knoxville

Hammered by record fuel costs and the weakening national economy, Delta Air Lines Inc. via Bizjournals

“And when it comes down to it, they don't want to own what they don't understand. The best way for that to happen is when transparency trickles down to the common investor.”

Goldman Sachs Chairman and Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein, center, meets with women at a reception at Columbia University in New York in this March 5, 2008 file photo. via Kansas.com

The Federal Open Market Committee decided today to lower its target for the federal funds rate 75 basis points to 2-1/4 percent. via The Clarion-Ledger

“The Fed is now in the state of emergency”

- North American markets roiled and the Canadian dollar tumbled Monday in the wake of the sale of New York investment bank Bear Stearns for a fraction of its former value, with some economists tentatively drawing comparison to the 1929 stock market crash.

The volatility began overseas after the U.S. Federal Reserve signalled concern that the held an emergency meeting on Sunday and cut its key rate by one-quarter of a point and said it was willing to back-stop institutions with urgent loans. Read more

“It is indeed rock bottom. We have tanked, it's very, very sad. Everyone is in mourning.”

Inc. stunned the Wall Street bank's staff and pummelled financial stocks on Monday amid fears that few banks are safe from deepening financial market turmoil. via Globeinvestor.com

Mortgage insurer PMI Group of Walnut Creek revealed today that it lost $1 billion in the fourth quarter last year, largely due to losses from its investment in New-York-based bond insurer Financial Guarantee ... via Hispanic Business

“Banks' risk aversion and sensitivity to counterparty risk should rise even further, leading to more pressure on hedge funds. Money markets are having a brutal wake-up call.”

Financial trading and interbank lending almost ground to a halt today as banks grew fearful of dealing with each other following Friday's near collapse of US investment firm Bear Stearns, prompting talk of ... via The Irish Times

Banks and brokerages may fall by half because Bear Stearns Cos. 's sale to JPMorgan Chase & Co. via Bloomberg

“The Journal also reported that were a deal with JPMorgan to fall apart, Bear could conceivably file for bankruptcy late Sunday before Asian financial markets opened.”

Bear Stearns and JPMorgan Chase & Co. were close to an emergency buyout deal Sunday night aimed at averting further panic in the financial markets, media reports said.

The Wall Street Journal reported JPMorgan would buy Bear Stearns for a per share price that is likely to be 'considerably less' than the $30 the stock closed at Friday.

The Journal and the Financial Times both reported the sides were in a rush to complete a deal before financial markets opened in Asia for Monday morning trading, amid fears that a crisis of confidence could roil the system further. Read more

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Norkom Technologies has been named Vendor of the Year in the sixth annual Achievement in Regulatory Compliance Awards given by Compliance Reporter, a publication of Institutional Investor News. via Customer Interaction Solutions

President George W. Bush plans to meet on Monday with top U.S. financial policymakers, the White House said, at a time of increased strains in credit markets and fears of a recession. via Reuters

“The report provides some tentative evidence that the weakening in economic activity is contributing to containing inflationary pressures emanating from rising energy and non-energy commodity prices”

Financial stocks led the way down on stock markets late Friday morning after JPMorgan chase and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York moved to provide temporary funding for investment bank rival Bear Stearns. via CBC News

The U.S. government organized a four day workshop in Jordan to teach officials from the Arab countries how to detect and investigate the smuggling of money, said a statement from the U.S. embassy in Amman ... via Hartford Courant

US stocks dropped Wednesday as record high oil prices and a record low dollar helped erase strong gains made the day before. via Bangkok Post

“We got more than we bargained for. We hit the baby lottery.”

A lesbian couple in California who already had one son are now the proud parents of quadruplets. via The Post Chronicle

“For as long as Bear Stearns remains a member of the LME and in good standing at the LME's clearing house, LCH. Clearnet, Bear Stearns will remain entitled to trade on LME Select”

Financial market traders across London have been told by their firms to stop dealing with Bear Stearns, sources in several dealing rooms said on Friday. via Reuters UK