Archive for May 30th, 2008

Kerkorian’s Ford tender offer on track despite slump

Friday, May 30th, 2008

DETROIT - Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian on Friday has said he would move ahead with a tender offer for Ford Motor Co shares, signaling a largeger bet on the automaker’s turnaround despite the recent slump in its stock and lowered financial outlook.

UAL, US Airways will not merge right now, CEOs say

Friday, May 30th, 2008

CHICAGO - UAL Corp’s United Airlines and US Airways Group has said on Friday they would not merge, a decision that experts has said effectively kills the chances of further United States airline consolidation this year.

Fed's Rosengren Says Housing Still Adding “Significant Uncertainty” to Economy

Friday, May 30th, 2008

The sharpest drop in housing prices in 50 years
poses a “significant” risk to the United States economy, but the Fed’s rate cuts
should be felt in the second half of the year, according to one Fed
official on Friday.

Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren has said the United States
housing market is a small part of GDP but the slump, the effects of which
are widespread, may last longer than anticipated.

Rosengren has said it is important for servicers to help economic growth
by making loan modifications where appropriate…

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United States Personal Spending Report Allows Fed to Pause Rate Cuts, Economists Say

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Inflation remains contained and personal spending
continued improving according to the latest report from the United States Commerce
Department on Friday. Economists has said the Fed will be pleased to see that
consumers are holding in there despite weakness in the broader economy,
though in real terms the 0.2% gain in personal spending was flat.

Fixed income strategist T.J. Marta from RBC Capital Markets has said the
large picture is that there is “no resolution to the conflicting problems
confronting a dual-mandated Fed…

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United States Personal Spending Report Allows Fed to Pause Rate Cuts, Economists Say

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Inflation remains contained and personal spending
continued improving according to the latest report from the United States Commerce
Department on Friday. Economists has said the Fed will be pleased to see that
consumers are holding in there despite weakness in the broader economy,
though in real terms the 0.2% gain in personal spending was flat.

Fixed income strategist T.J. Marta from RBC Capital Markets has said the
large picture is that there is “no resolution to the conflicting problems
confronting a dual-mandated Fed…

Read More Now

United States Personal Spending Report Allows Fed to Pause Rate Cuts, Economists Say

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Inflation remains contained and personal spending
continued improving according to the latest report from the United States Commerce
Department on Friday. Economists has said the Fed will be pleased to see that
consumers are holding in there despite weakness in the broader economy,
though in real terms the 0.2% gain in personal spending was flat.

Fixed income strategist T.J. Marta from RBC Capital Markets has said the
large picture is that there is “no resolution to the conflicting problems
confronting a dual-mandated Fed…

Read More Now

United States Personal Spending Report Allows Fed to Pause Rate Cuts, Economists Say

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Inflation remains contained and personal spending
continued improving according to the latest report from the United States Commerce
Department on Friday. Economists has said the Fed will be pleased to see that
consumers are holding in there despite weakness in the broader economy,
though in real terms the 0.2% gain in personal spending was flat.

Fixed income strategist T.J. Marta from RBC Capital Markets has said the
large picture is that there is “no resolution to the conflicting problems
confronting a dual-mandated Fed…

Read More Now

United States Personal Spending Report Allows Fed to Pause Rate Cuts, Economists Say

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Inflation remains contained and personal spending
continued improving according to the latest report from the United States Commerce
Department on Friday. Economists has said the Fed will be pleased to see that
consumers are holding in there despite weakness in the broader economy,
though in real terms the 0.2% gain in personal spending was flat.

Fixed income strategist T.J. Marta from RBC Capital Markets has said the
large picture is that there is “no resolution to the conflicting problems
confronting a dual-mandated Fed…

Read More Now