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Dry Bulk Drowns
Ruthie Ackerman Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:50:00 -0000
Dry bulk shippers get hit by the rising dollar and falling commodities, but analysts foresee a pickup by the fourth quarter, as the macroeconomic environment improves.
Dry Bulk Hits Troubled Waters
Ruthie Ackerman Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:10:00 -0000
The dry bulk shippers feel the pinch from the rising dollar and falling commodities.
The Trash King Of New Orleans
Rebecca Ruiz Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:00:00 -0000
When hurricanes hit the city, Sidney Torres IV cleans up.
BBC News | Business | World Edition
US rules out new economic package
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:19:26 -0000
White House says it does not see need for new measures to stimulate economy despite sharp rise in unemployment.
Key US lenders to face new curbs
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 10:21:45 -0000
US officials plan to put troubled mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae under strict federal control, media say.
US Boeing workers set to strike
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:40:49 -0000
Workers at the world's biggest aircraft manufacturer, Boeing, are to go on strike in the US.
NYT > World Business
Now Europeans Are Slower to Spend, and It Shows
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:23:19 -0000
For the first time in more than a decade, consumers in much of Europe are buying less than they did a year earlier, helping to slow economies that may have fallen into recession.
U.S. Rescue Seen at Hand for 2 Mortgage Giants
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 04:47:30 -0000
The plan would replace the leaders of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and virtually wipe out their shareholders but let them continue to work with the government standing behind their debt.
Big Summer Sell-Off Hits the Russian Stock Market
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:21:00 -0000
Russia’s stock market is suffering its worst correction in nearly a decade as sliding oil prices, political attacks on private companies and instability after last month’s war in Georgia spook investors.
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Give Carmakers a Little Respect -- and a Loan
Warren Brown Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400
CORNWALL, N.Y.
Contract talks fail; machinists strike Boeing Co.
AP Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:43:09 -0400
EVERETT, Wash. -- Boeing Co. machinists walked out on strike Saturday after contract talks arbitrated by a federal mediator failed to produce an agreement.
Boeing machinists strike
Reuters Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:25:36 -0400
NEW YORK/EVERETT, Washington (Reuters) - Boeing Co's <BA.N> 27,000-strong machinists' union walked off the job on Saturday after the plane maker failed to improve its contract offer after two days of emergency talks.
Yellowstone RV park full despite fuel costs
AP Sat, 06 Sep 2008 06:50:41 -0400
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. -- In the heart of the park here on a recent warm day, all 358 spaces at the Fishing Bridge Recreational Vehicle Park were jammed with RVs and camping equipment.
Boeing, machinists negotiations fail; strike is on
AP Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:04:21 -0400
SEATTLE -- Despite a 48-hour contract extension, negotiations between Boeing Co. and Machinists union officials have failed and the union declared: "The strike is on!"
Boeing Braces for Strike After Talks Fail
Michael A. Fletcher Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400
More than 27,000 Boeing assembly workers were poised to walk off the job this morning, after last-ditch talks between the giant aircraft manufacturer and union negotiators broke down over disagreements about wages, pensions and job security.
