Archive for April 22nd, 2008
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
Last Updated: April 22, 2008: 11:14 AM EDTFRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- The dollar fell to a new low against the euro, as the euro briefly crossed $1.60 in late afternoon trading in Europe on Tuesday after disappointing earnings from a major U.S. bank pushed it close to its all-time ...
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Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
Last Updated: April 22, 2008: 11:36 AM EDT Plan will establish fuel standards from 2011 to 2015, and Bush administration is expected to finalize it.'Plane' truth about fuel pricesMore VideosWASHINGTON (AP) -- The government on Tuesday plans to release a proposal to raise fuel efficiency standards for ...
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Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
Last Updated: April 22, 2008: 11:25 AM EDT NEW YORK (AP) -- AT&T Inc.'s first-quarter earnings rose 22% as its wireless division saw continued strong growth and the enterprise services division reversed a slide, the company said Tuesday.The country's largest telecommunications company earned $3.46 billion, or 57 ...
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Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
By Catherine Clifford, CNNMoney.com staff writerLast Updated: April 22, 2008: 10:41 AM EDT The amount buyers are expected to spend for Mother's Day this year has decreased, for the first time since the National Retail Federation has been conducting the study.NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Remember, mom, it's ...
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Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
April 22, 2008: 10:25 AM EDT Bank of America's acquisition of Countrywide expected to close in third quarter.Countrywide bailed outMore VideosCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Bank of America says it will alter its mortgage product menu once it completes its acquisition of mortgage lender Countrywide Financial.Bank of ...
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Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
(Adds routes, fuel, hearings) WASHINGTON, April 22 (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc(DAL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and Northwest Airlines (NWA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Tuesday thatcompetition issues should not hinder the U.S. antitrust reviewof their merger proposal to become the ...
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Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
(Reuters) - Several analysts, including Punk Zeigel's Richard Bove and Oppenheimer analyst Meredith Whitney, cut their 2008 earnings estimates on Bank of America Corp (BAC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on fears of higher credit costs and loan loss provisions, after the largest U.S. retail bank posted a ...
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Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
MEXICO CITY, April 22 (Reuters) - Mexican stocks edged upon Tuesday, led by shares of cement maker Cemex after solidfirst-quarter results as well as mining companies, which gainedas copper prices rose after news of a widening strike atChile's Codelco. The benchmark ...
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Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
(Updates prices of currency and bonds after Bank of Canadainterest rate announcement) By John McCrank TORONTO, April 22 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar fell 0.6percent against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday after the Bank ofCanada did as expected and slashed its key overnight rate by ...
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Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
NEW YORK, April 22 (Reuters) - The dollar extended gainsagainst the yen on Tuesday after a report showed U.S. existinghome sales fell slightly less than expected in March. The dollar was last 0.3 percent higher at 103.52 <JPY=>,from 103.25 ...
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