Archive for August 5th, 2008

New Yahoo election tally reveals large protest vote

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo Inc on Tuesday released a recount of the vote for its board that sharply altered the results, revealing a strong protest vote against five of nine directors including CEO Jerry Yang.

Cisco profit beats view, affirms long-term outlook

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

NEW YORK - Cisco Systems Inc posted quarterly results that beat Wall Street forecasts and has said it expected the weak economic environment to be relatively short term, sending its shares up 6 percent on Tuesday.

News Corp 4Q profit jumps 27 percent

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

NEW YORK (AP) — News Corp.’s fiscal fourth-quarter earnings jumped 27 percent on profit from asset sales and higher operating earnings in most businesses, but the company faces slower growth in the current year….

Fed holds steady; signals no rush to lift rates

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve held United States interest rates steady on Tuesday, expressing concerns about both economic growth and inflation and indicating it is in no rush to push borrowing costs higher.

Treasury hires Morgan Stanley as GSE adviser

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

WASHINGTON - The Treasury has said on Tuesday it hired Morgan Stanley to advise it on whether housing finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are adequately capitalized as the government tries to determine how it would use its new powers to support the two companies.

Cisco earnings up 4 percent, beating forecasts

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

NEW YORK (AP) — Cisco Systems Inc. has said Tuesday that sales would be weaker than analysts had forecast in the next few quarters, but investors who had expected worse were cheered….

Wendy’s profit hit by commodity costs, charges

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO - No. 3 hamburger chain Wendy’s International Inc , which is being acquired by the parent company of Arby’s, posted a worse-than-expected drop in quarterly profit, hurt by commodity costs and restructuring charges.

Fannie Mae lifts fees again to mitigate losses

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

NEW YORK - Fannie Mae is raising a few fees on mortgage loans its purchases, marking the fourth increase in nearly a year, to reflect higher credit risk and offset losses from continuing market deterioration.