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Government Expected To Announce Bailout For Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac
The government is expected to announce a plan to take control of mortgage giants Freddie Mac (FRE) and Fannie Mae (FNM). The plan could be announced as early...
International Organization Agrees To Allow Sale Of Civil Nuclear Supplies To India
The multi-national organization that regulates global nuclear trade approved on Saturday the lifting of the ban on selling nuclear technology to India. The...
FDA Posts List Of Drugs With Potential Problems
The agency charged with overseeing the approval of drugs in the U.S. posted a list of certain products that are being evaluated for potential safety concerns....

POLITICS

Obama Says He Is True Change Candidate
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Sunday called Republican rival John McCain "a good man" with a "compelling biography," but argued that ....
Biden Says Palin Will Eventually Have To Defend Record
Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden on Sunday praised his Republican rival Sarah Palin as a politician, but suggested that people will ....
Vice President Says Russia's Recent "Brutality" Part Of Recent Pattern
Finishing off a trip that included stops in three former Soviet states, Vice President Dick Cheney chastised Russia on Saturday for the "brutality" it used ....

ECONOMICS

OECD area economies continue to slow down in July
Growth in the seven major world economies continued to weaken in July as indicated by the Composite Leading Indicators, or CLIs, the OECD said on Friday. Among the...
Europe Round Up - German Industrial Production Declines
Friday, the major news on the last working day of the week showed that the German industrial production declined more than expected in July, adding to existing fears...
Asia Round Up-- S. Korean Q2 GDP Growth Slows; Inflation Eases In Taiwan, Hits 17-Year High In Philippines
Friday saw some key economic data releases from major Asian economies, of which South Korean national accounts data and inflation reports from the Philippines and...

 

ALERTS

US dollar strengthens to fresh multi-month highs versus major Latin American currencies
Swiss Franc Lackluster Against Majors
Greenback advances to new multi-month high against the Colombian peso
Canadian Dollar Rallies Against Majors After Employment Report
Greenback eases from multi-month high versus Mexican peso

REPORTS

Economic Crisis Becoming Increasingly Broad-Based
Trader sentiment over economic conditions vacillated between hope and despair, as economic reports continued to relay mixed messages. Last week's reports were bordering on negative, with the bulk of the negativity stemming from...
Oil Adds To Multi-Month Low
Oil prices plunged again on Friday and added to a multi-month low. Light sweet crude for December moved to $106.23, down $1.66 on the session. Prices hit as low as $105.13 as more disappointing jobs data in the U.S. increased...
Gold Adds To Recent Slide, Loses More Than $30 On Week
The price of gold turned slightly lower on Friday, posting its sixth consecutive losing session. Gold for December delivery closed at $802.80, down 40 cents on the session. Prices reached as high as $823.10 earlier in the day....

GENERAL NEWS

Top Colombian Drug Lord Arrested In Spain
Nicholas Cage's "Bangkok Dangerous" Should Be Top Draw of Another Slow Box Office Weekend
5 Killed In Alleged U.S. Missile Attack In Pakistan
U.S. War Ship Carrying Aid Arrives In Georgian Port
Tropical Storm Hanna "Could Reach Hurricane Strength" In Next 24 Hours -- National Weather Service



TOP STORIES

Government Expected To Announce Bailout For Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac

The government is expected to announce a plan to take control of mortgage giants Freddie Mac (FRE) and Fannie Mae (FNM). The plan could be announced as early as this weekend. Various media reports indicated Saturday that the U.S. Treasury Department is negotiating a plan to take control of the companies.

Economic Crisis Becoming Increasingly Broad-Based
Trader sentiment over economic conditions vacillated between hope and despair, as economic reports continued to relay mixed messages. Last week's reports were bordering on negative,...
M&A – A Weekly Recap
During the holiday-shortened week that saw moderate merger and acquisition activities, companies from various sectors, including pharma, healthcare, energy and technology, revealed...

BREAKING NEWS

FDIC takes over Silver State Bank in Nevada
9/6/2008 7:18:10 AM State and federal bank regulators on Friday announced the closure of the Henderson-based Silver State Bank, making it the 11th bank to collapse this year amid a surge in repulsive real-estate loans stemming ....
Cell Therapeutics receives NASDAQ letter indicating non compliance
9/6/2008 5:36:36 AM Biopharmaceutical company Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTICD) on Saturday announced the receipt of a letter from the listing qualifications staff of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC indicating that the company is not in ....
GE says SEC considers recommending civil injunctive action for possible violations
9/6/2008 1:35:57 AM General Electric Co. (GE) announced that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, staff had issued a wells notice, advising that it is considering recommending to SEC to bring a civil injunctive ....
Hawaiian Airlines August load factor Drops, Traffic Down 4.2% - Update
9/5/2008 11:25:30 PM Friday, Hawaiian Airlines Inc. (HA) reported a drop in August load factor, hurt by a decline in transpacific load on higher fares and adjustments of capacity between markets. Traffic for the month declined ....
Boeing Renegotiation With IAM Fails, Strike Called - Update
9/5/2008 8:00:53 PM Friday, Boeing (BA) announced that the talks with the International Association of Machinists or IAM and Aerospace Workers failed to meet any agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement, covering nearly ....

QUICK FACTS

CBS and The Kraft Group Announces Opening Of New CBS Scene Restaurant & Bar
9/6/2008 7:31:34 PM Saturday, CBS Corp., (CBS) announced that the opening of CBS Scene Restaurant & Bar, along with its partner, The Kraft Group. The new restaurant, which is located adjacent to the New England Patriots'...
GeoEye Launches Earth Imaging Satellite - Quick Facts
9/6/2008 5:14:32 PM Saturday, GeoEye Inc. (GEOY) announced the successful launch and deployment of the General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems designed/built GeoEye-1, a high-resolution commercial Earth-imaging satellite. GeoEye's...
Genomic Health Reveals Data To Support Use Of Its Gene Expression Test In Breast Cancer Patients - Quick Facts
9/6/2008 2:23:26 PM Genomic Health Inc. (GHDX) announced results from two studies demonstrating that quantitative reporting for HER2 gene expression, as measured by the company's Oncotype DX breast cancer assay, has 95% or...
Progress Energy Resumes Service After Hanna - Quick Facts
9/6/2008 2:02:41 PM Saturday, Progress Energy (PGN) said it has restored electric service to tens of thousands of customers in the wake of Tropical Storm Hanna, and company and contract crews were focusing on those still...
JetBlue To Waive Fees For Customers Affected By Hurricane Ike - Quick Facts
9/6/2008 1:14:18 PM JetBlue Airways Corporation (JBLU) said it would waive change fees and fare differences to allow customers booked to or from Nassau, Bahamas to postpone their travel plans due to the projected path of...

HEADLINES

Obama: Says Republican Response To His Early Career As Community Organizer "A Real Puzzling Thing"

Obama: Thinks Palin Was "Skilled Politician;" She Maybe Even More Aligned With Bush Policies Than McCain

Obama: McCain's Policies "Blow A Hole" Through The Budget

Obama: John McCain Has Been "Peddling This Story" That Obama Wants to Raise Taxes; Lets Provide Tax Cuts - ABC's This Week with George Stephanopoulos

Biden: Freddie, Fannie Plan Meant To "Get Us Over This Hump" Of Instability, Not Official Reorganization From Government

Biden: Fannie, Freddie Plan Should Not Bail Out Shareholders

Biden: Has Spoken To Treasury Secretary; Fannie, Freddie Plan Will Likely Be Announced Today

Biden: Surge Did Make Current Situation Possible, But McCain Will Not Sign On To Timeline, McCain Has No Idea How To Deal With Iraq's Neighbors

Biden: Whether Or Not The Surge Worked Is Almost "Irrelevant;" Must Decide What We Must Do Now

Biden: "We Think We Can Compete In Montana" - Example Of Traditional Republican State Democrats Believe Are In Play



MORNING BRIEF

Traders May Shy Away as Labor Market Conditions Worsen
The major U.S. index futures are pointing to a lower on Friday, with the futures dipping sharply after the release of the Labor Department’s non-farm payroll employment report that showed a spike in the jobless rate to a level that matched the rate of September 2003. The frailty of the labor market... ... (complete analysis)

U.S

Stocks End Friday's Session Mixed After Seeing Early Weakness - U.S. Commentary
Stocks ended Friday's session mixed after seeing significant selling pressure earlier in the day. While a ....
Stocks Turning In A Mixed Performance In Mid-Afternoon Trading - U.S. Commentary
Stocks have pared their losses in afternoon trading on Friday, as investors look for bargains following a dismal ....
Stocks Pare Losses In Early Afternoon Trading - U.S. Commentary
After posting substantial losses earlier in the session, stocks are paring their losses in early afternoon trading. ....

CANADA

Late Rally Helps Canadian Stocks Break String Of Triple-Digit Losses -- Canadian Commentary
9/5/2008 7:34:11 PM A late rally helped Canadian stocks break a dismal three-day losing streak on Friday, allowing Toronto's main index to improve from yesterday's multi-month closing low. It was shaping up to be a fitting end to a miserable week that saw resource stocks take a severe beating as commodity prices tumbled... ...
Canadian stocks charge back toward unchanged line before rally fizzles
9/5/2008 3:09:34 PM Bargain hunting for stocks in some of this week's more beaten-down sectors helped Toronto's main index pare most of its steep early losses Friday afternoon. Still, Canadian stocks are poised to close lower for a fourth straight session and, barring a move to the upside in the next hour, will close... ...
TSX down another 250 points as resource shares continue to tumble -- Canadian Commentary
9/5/2008 10:55:20 AM Bay Street stocks are getting hammered for a fourth day Friday morning amid concerns that slowing global growth will significantly reduce demand for Canadian goods and service. With commodity producers continuing to take a beating, the S&P/TSX Composite Index is down 250 points at 12,560.40, extending... ...

EUROPE

European markets fall on Economic growth concerns - European commentary
The European markets fell for the third day on Friday, as weaker than expected U.S. employment data and a severe ....

ASIA-PACIFIC

Outlook for Indian equities positive; global cues to weigh on market movement
At the outset, there are several positive aspects that could boost investor sentiment in the Indian market next ....
Indian market plunges in-line with global cues
Friday, the Indian market plunged as a meltdown in the rest of the global markets negated positive effects of lower ....


PotashCorp Buys Back Additional 500K Common Shares Under Existing Share Repurchase Program - Update
9/5/2008 6:22:27 PM Friday, Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. (POT, POT.TO) announced the purchasing for cancellation 500 thousand of ....
Gale Force Petroleum grants extension of option to purchase Woodnorth property until Sept. 10 for C$200K - Quick Facts
9/5/2008 6:05:05 PM Gale Force Petroleum Inc. (GFP.V) announced that it has agreed to extend until September 10, 2008 the Option to ....
Nexen Announces Minor Damage From Hurricane Gustav - Quick Facts
9/5/2008 5:50:20 PM Friday, Nexen Inc. (NXY, NXY.TO) announced that the preliminary inspections of production facilities in the Gulf of ....

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