Archive for April 3rd, 2008

Finance company CIT stops making student loans

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

(Adds share movement, background on student lending, detailon remaining businesses) By Dan Wilchins NEW YORK, April 3 (Reuters) - CIT Group Inc (CIT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said onThursday it is no longer making student loans, as thestruggling ...

UPDATE 1-Liberty Media raises stake in DirecTV

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

(Adds details, NEW YORK dateline) NEW YORK, April 3 (Reuters) - Liberty Media (LINTA.O: Quote, Profile, Research) saidon Thursday it has raised its stake in top U.S. satellitetelevision provider DirecTV Group (DTV.O: Quote, Profile, Research) to about 48 percentfrom 41 percent. ...

CORRECTED-Dell to buy back at least $1 billion of stock

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

(Corrects third paragraph to say Dell repurchased $4 billionof stock in fourth quarter, not $400 million.) ROUND ROCK, Texas, April 3 (Reuters) - Dell Inc (DELL.O: Quote, Profile, Research)expects to repurchase at least $1 billion of company stock inthe current quarter ...

UPDATE 1-S&P revises outlook on Turkey to negative from stable

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

(Adds details, market reaction) NEW YORK, April 3 (Reuters) - Standard & Poor's on Thursdayrevised its outlook on Turkey's credit ratings to negative fromstable due to what it said are rising risks the country facesin the political and global environment in ...

FOREX-Dollar falls vs yen after U.S. weekly claims

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

NEW YORK, April 3 (Reuters) - The dollar surendered allgains and traded little changed against the yen on Thursdayafter a higher-than-expected reading in U.S. weekly joblessclaims dampened expectations the March non-farm payrolls reportset for release on Friday. ...

FOREX-Dollar pares gains after U.S. weekly jobless claims

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

NEW YORK, April 3 (Reuters) - The dollar pared gains onThursday against the yen and the euro after ahigher-than-expected reading in U.S. weekly jobless claimsdecreased expectations for positive news from the Marchnon-farm payrolls report set for release on Friday. ...

UPDATE 1-CS says does not rule out div cut at Wachovia, BofA

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

(Adds details, background and share movement) April 3 (Reuters) - Credit Suisse said it does not rule outa dividend cut at Bank of America Corp (BAC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and WachoviaCorp (WB.N: Quote, Profile, Research) as an option to preserve capital ...

CORRECTED - Czech Orco sees 2008 revenues at 347 mln euros

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

(Corrects 2007 revenue in first paragraph to a revised figureof 299.2 million from originally reported 275.2 million) PRAGUE, April 3 (Reuters) - Real estate developer OrcoProperty Group (ORCOsp.PR: Quote, Profile, Research) (ORCO.PA: Quote, Profile, Research) said ...

Spain banks ready for downturn, lower profits-group

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

MADRID, April 3 (Reuters) - The global credit crunch and analready slowing economy will mean lower profits for Spanish banks, their trade body said on Thursday, but added that lenderswere well prepared for tougher times ahead. Miguel Martin, Chairman of the ...

UPDATE 1-RESEARCH ALERT-Jefferies cuts Blackbaud, shares fall

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

(Adds details) April 3 (Reuters) - Jefferies & Co downgraded Blackbaud Inc(BLKB.O: Quote, Profile, Research) to "underperform" from "buy," saying the softwareservices provider to non-profit organizations was facingheadwinds of a slowing economy, and shares of the company fellmore than 9 percent. ...