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Business - Google News         Kraft's Work Still Cut Out - Wall Street Journal August 4, 2011 at 5:14 PM   USA Today Kraft's Work Still Cut Out Wall Street Journal When it comes to Kraft Foods, Warren Buffett hasn't been much of an oracle recently. The company's stock has topped many rivals, with a 20% rise since announcing a bid for Cadbury, a deal Mr. Buffet called "dumb. ... Kraft split sets up hot recipe for valuationMarketWatch Kraft Foods Latest To Split In Year Of BreakupsForbes (blog) Bankers and Kraft: The long, sordid love affairFortune FINS -Herald Sun -CNBC.com all 806 news articles »         VIX Climbs Most Since February 2007 as Data Send Equities Down Worldwide - Bloomberg August 4, 2011 at 5:02 PM   Portfolio.com VIX Climbs Most Since February 2007 as Data Send Equities Down Worldwide Bloomberg Traders work in the VIX pit at the Chicago Board Options Exchange on April 27, 2011. Photographer: Brian Kersey/Getty Images The benchmark index for US stock options surged the most in ... CBOE says VIX volumes reach record highChicago Tribune US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Dow tumbles 4 pct, VIX rises above 30Reuters Options In Focus: A Stronger Flight-to-SafetyInvestor's Business Daily Wall Street Journal -Seeking Alpha -Barron's (blog) all 47 news articles »         Southwest Airlines Quarterly Profit Misses on Fuel Costs - Fox Business August 4, 2011 at 4:52 PM   msnbc.com Southwest Airlines Quarterly Profit Misses on Fuel Costs Fox Business Shares of Southwest Airlines (LUV) tumbled more than 7% to a 52-week low on Thursday after the company said earnings fell short of Wall Street expectations on skyrocketing fuel costs, leading the company to slash its 2012 capacity. ... Southwest Earnings Are UpKUHF-FM Southwest Air profit rises but trails estimatesReuters Southwest Airlines posts 2Q profitForbes Business Insider -Bloomberg all 234 news articles »         Dollar up 1.6% after ECB adds liquidity - MarketWatch August 4, 2011 at 4:26 PM   CBC.ca Dollar up 1.6% after ECB adds liquidity MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The dollar extended gains against the euro Thursday after European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet took steps that implied he is more worried about the continent's ... Stocks Skid Amid Lack of Action From LeadersNew York Times Banks suffer as ECB move fails to reassureFinancial Times European Stocks PlungeWall Street Journal Bloomberg -Washington Post -Telegraph.co.uk all 990 news articles »         GM profit doubles as global sales and prices rise - The Associated Press August 4, 2011 at 4:00 PM   The Associated Press GM profit doubles as global sales and prices rise The Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — DETROIT (AP) — After years of big discounts, GM is charging customers more for its cars and trucks, and it's helping the bottom line. General Motors Co. said Thursday its second-quarter profit nearly doubled. ... General Motors Posts Surprisingly Strong ProfitsFox News Cost cuts restore GM Europe to profitThe Detroit News GM profit nearly doubles on stronger global salesReuters San Francisco Chronicle -Detroit Free Press -Bloomberg all 674 news articles »         Dow Free Falls 400 Points - KIRO Seattle August 4, 2011 at 3:22 PM   Daily Beast Dow Free Falls 400 Points KIRO Seattle Stocks plunged Thursday, with the Dow tumbling 400 points to hit its lowest level since December, as global economic fears gripped the market. US markets were already sharply lower on widespread worries, including the weak job market. ... Stock market drops all gains made in 2011Daily Caller Dow drops 350 points, Arizona stocks hit hardBizjournals.com Stocks plummet as much as 370 points as worries mount that sluggish US economy ...New York Daily News CNN International -Daily Beast -Schaeffers Research all 112 news articles »         Kraft split sets up hot recipe for valuation - MarketWatch August 4, 2011 at 3:22 PM   Globe and Mail Kraft split sets up hot recipe for valuation MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Kraft Foods' decision Thursday to split the $62 billion behemoth into two companies has shareholders licking their chops over what many see as a hot recipe for higher valuation. ... Kraft Foods To Split Into 2 Publicly Traded CompaniesWall Street Journal Bankers and Kraft: The long, sordid love affairFortune At a Glance: Kraft Foods to split business in 2Forbes Washington Post -Barron's -Financial Times all 811 news articles »         Despite Debt-Crisis Resolution, Wall Street Plummets Amid Economic Fears - Fox News August 4, 2011 at 3:12 PM   USA Today Despite Debt-Crisis Resolution, Wall Street Plummets Amid Economic Fears Fox News Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011 in New York. Just when Washington thought the US economy was back on track after dodging a bullet from the now-resolved debt crisis, Wall Street sent a clear signal ... For Stocks, 'This is Where it Gets Interesting'Fox Business Markets tumble on economic turmoil; fears of another recessionWashington Post US stocks dive on recession fearsAFP Wall Street Journal -CBS 47 -ABC News all 1,473 news articles »         Geithner Hasn't Made a Decision on Departing, Carney Says - San Francisco Chronicle August 4, 2011 at 3:11 PM   Politico Geithner Hasn't Made a Decision on Departing, Carney Says San Francisco Chronicle Aug. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner "hasn't decided" whether he will remain in the administration now that the debt ceiling deal has been enacted, White House press secretary Jay Carney said. Carney called Geithner, who has ... Geithner stays and the market tanksMarketWatch Geithner Hasn't Made Decision on Whether to Quit at Treasury, Carney SaysBloomberg Geithner undecided on staying on: White HouseAFP Wall Street Journal -CNBC.com -New York Times all 323 news articles »         Bank Deposit Charge Sends T-bill Yields Back To Zero - Wall Street Journal August 4, 2011 at 2:53 PM   Reuters Bank Deposit Charge Sends T-bill Yields Back To Zero Wall Street Journal NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--An impending fee charge on bank deposits is driving more money market funds back to short-dated Treasury securities Thursday, with the strong demand pushing yields down to zero and in some case fractionally negative. ... BNY Mellon imposes fee on rapidly growing depositsReuters Panicked Savers Now Paying for Bank DepositsCNBC.com Bank of New York: You Pay UsTheStreet.com The Associated Press -Financial Times -MarketWatch all 122 news articles »         FOREX-Yen falls as Japan intervenes; euro slips on ECB - Reuters August 4, 2011 at 2:46 PM   Telegraph.co.uk FOREX-Yen falls as Japan intervenes; euro slips on ECB Reuters NEW YORK, Aug 4 (Reuters) - The yen fell sharply on Thursday after Japan intervened to curb its strength to support the country's export-led economy, but analysts did not expect any lasting impact given concerns about the global economy ... Yen slumps 2% on Japan interventionCNN Currency Wars Enter 'New Stage' as Chances of Fed Asset Purchases EscalateBloomberg Yen intervention meets wall of haven demandFinancial Times Wall Street Journal -The Associated Press -San Francisco Chronicle all 2,150 news articles »         Oil trades below $89, tanks on equities selloff - MarketWatch August 4, 2011 at 2:46 PM   Reuters Oil trades below $89, tanks on equities selloff MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Crude-oil futures lost further ground on Thursday, trading below $89 a barrel as the equity markets sold off sharply, casting a pall on prospects for oil consumption, and investors scrambled ... Crude Oil Wipes Out All of 2011 Gains, Natural Gas Slumps on Economic WoesBloomberg Concerns on demand force crude oil lowerFinancial Times OIL FUTURES: Crude Plunges Below $89/Bbl, At Lowest Since FebWall Street Journal Energy and Capital -TheStreet.com -Reuters all 1,645 news articles »         10 Stocks to Watch: Kraft, Dendreon, Rio Tinto - TheStreet.com August 4, 2011 at 2:22 PM   The Seattle Times 10 Stocks to Watch: Kraft, Dendreon, Rio Tinto TheStreet.com NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Kraft Foods(KFT) plans to split into two: a snacks business and a North American grocery business. Shares were rising 7.2% to $36.76 during premarket trading Thursday. ... Dendreon plunges as Provenge prospects witherReuters Dendreon Down 65%! What's Next?DailyFinance SAC Capital Advisors May Have Lost $196 Million on Dendreon's Stock PlungeBloomberg Barron's -Wall Street Daily -MarketWatch (press release) all 130 news articles »         EURO GOVT-Investors snub ECB liquidity promises, Bund rallies - Reuters August 4, 2011 at 1:50 PM   Moneycontrol.com EURO GOVT-Investors snub ECB liquidity promises, Bund rallies Reuters LONDON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - The Italian government bond yield premium over Bunds rose to euro era peaks on Thursday on signs the European Central Bank had no immediate plans of buying Italian and Spanish bonds to arrest a ... Stocks Dive on Fears of Global SlowdownNew York Times Low growth drags down euro zone prospectsWashington Post Stocks plunge on US data, eurozone fearsAFP Wall Street Journal -Financial Times -Bloomberg all 1,678 news articles »         US STOCKS-Wall St extends recent slide, down 2 pct - Reuters August 4, 2011 at 1:01 PM   Reuters US STOCKS-Wall St extends recent slide, down 2 pct Reuters NEW YORK, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Investors fled stocks on Thursday, putting the S&P 500 into correction territory, on escalating worries about the US economy and Europe. All three indexes were down 2 percent, falling more than 3 ... Strong earnings do little to boost Wall StreetFinancial Times Wall Street falls as debt, economy worries weighEconomic Times US Stocks Eye ReboundInvestor's Business Daily Times of India -Reuters Africa -FT Adviser all 187 news articles »         Kraft Split Will Feed Emerging Market Growth - TheStreet.com August 4, 2011 at 12:51 PM   New York Times Kraft Split Will Feed Emerging Market Growth TheStreet.com NORTHFIELD, Ill. (TheStreet) -- Kraft Foods'(KFT) decision to split into two separate companies highlights a trend that consumer foods and goods makers need to focus on higher-growth emerging markets as the ... Kraft to split into confectionary and grocery businessesTelegraph.co.uk Buffett to FBN: Kraft is Already Good Business, Now it Will Be Two Good BusinessesFox Business The Long, Strange History of Kraft FoodsWall Street Journal (blog) Christian Post -AHN | All Headline News -Ticker Magazine all 724 news articles »         Stocks plunge as economic, Europe worries continue - The Associated Press August 4, 2011 at 12:50 PM   The Hindu Stocks plunge as economic, Europe worries continue The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow Jones industrial average plunged more than 300 points and erased its gains for the year as investors grew more concerned about economic weakness in the US and Europe. The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell more than 3 percent, ... US Stocks Fall as S&P 500 Drops 10% From 2011 High on EconomyBusinessWeek Dow plunges 350 points on fears about global economyLos Angeles Times US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-S&P 500, Dow fall 3 pctReuters Fox Business -Economic Times -AFP all 2,778 news articles »         Gold sets new high as ECB renews bond buys - Moneycontrol.com August 4, 2011 at 12:46 PM   Telegraph.co.uk Gold sets new high as ECB renews bond buys Moneycontrol.com Spot gold prices set yet another new record high on Thursday after the European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said the bank would continue to buy bonds in response to a deepening euro zone debt crisis. Gold hit a record USD 1678.31 an ... Trichet Sounds Hawkish Note On InflationWall Street Journal Will Germany Save the Euro From Collapse?CNBC.com MONEY MARKETS-Interbank rates tumble as ECB extends bank supportReuters Bloomberg -MarketWatch -AFP all 933 news articles »         Ex-Microsoft executive named to top US tech post - AFP August 4, 2011 at 12:30 PM   Politico Ex-Microsoft executive named to top US tech post AFP WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama appointed a former Microsoft executive on Thursday as the new government technology chief. Steven VanRoekel, who worked at Microsoft from 1994 to 2009, replaces Vivek Kundra, who is stepping down as federal chief ... Former Microsoft Executive Named Top U.S. Technology ChiefBloomberg White House Taps Former Microsoft Exec As Next Federal CIOCRN New federal CIO named; no major strategy changes anticipatedGovExec.com VatorNews -GovInfoSecurity.com -Government Technology all 68 news articles »         Currency Wars Enter 'New Stage' as Chances of Fed Asset Purchases Escalate - Bloomberg August 4, 2011 at 12:26 PM   Moneycontrol.com Currency Wars Enter 'New Stage' as Chances of Fed Asset Purchases Escalate Bloomberg The European currency dropped 0.7 percent today versus the dollar to $1.4229 as of 13:12 pm in London. The European currency dropped 0.7 percent today versus the dollar to $1.4229 as of 13:12 pm in London. ... FOREX-Yen down on Japan intervention but not likely to lastReuters Japan intervenes again to halt yen's riseFinancial Times Asia Tries to Cope With Aversion to DollarWall Street Journal New York Times -Forbes (blog) -San Francisco Chronicle all 2,119 news articles »         General Motors sees profit double - BBC News August 4, 2011 at 11:45 AM   MiamiHerald.com General Motors sees profit double BBC News General Motors' quarterly profits have almost doubled after the US carmaker increased market share and pushed through price rises. GM reported second quarter profits of $2.52bn (£1.54bn) compared with $1.3bn in the same quarter a year earlier, ... General Motors' profit soars 89% in second quarterLos Angeles Times GM's higher vehicle prices spur $2.5 billion profit, black ink around worldDetroit Free Press GM Posts Big 2Q Earnings, but Can't Get Any RespectCNBC.com Reuters -Bloomberg -USA Today all 565 news articles »         Stocks plunge on economic fears - CNN International August 4, 2011 at 11:41 AM   KXLY Spokane Stocks plunge on economic fears CNN International NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- US stocks plunged more than 2% Thursday, as investors remain on edge about the global economy. The S&P 500 (SPX) dropped 30 points, or 2.4% and the Nasdaq (COMP) lost 71 points, ... Stocks Sink As Global Fears PersistKXLY Spokane Stocks Plunge, Near Correction TerritoryWFMZ Allentown all 109 news articles »         Jobless Claims Fall, Signal Weak Labor Market - Bloomberg August 4, 2011 at 11:37 AM   FRANCE 24 Jobless Claims Fall, Signal Weak Labor Market Bloomberg A job seeker looks at a bulletin board at the Career Link Center One Stop job center in San Francisco. A job seeker looks at a bulletin board at the Career Link Center One Stop job center in San Francisco ... Instant view: Jobless claims edge down last weekReuters Initial Claims at the 400K MarkZacks.com US jobless claims fall to 400000; NY's drop among the largestBizjournals.com National Journal -Financial Times -ABC News all 548 news articles »         15-year mortgage rate falls to lowest on record - USA Today August 4, 2011 at 11:12 AM   expressandstar.com 15-year mortgage rate falls to lowest on record USA Today WASHINGTON — The average rate on a 15-year fixed mortgage has fallen to its lowest level in decades. Alan Diaz, AP A new home for sale in Miami is shown on July 13, 2011. Alan Diaz, AP A new home for sale in Miami is shown on July ... Freddie Mac: Mortgage rates down in the basement againLos Angeles Times 15-year fixed-rate mortgage at record lowMarketWatch Freddie: Economic Woes Send Mortgage Rates To Record LowsWall Street Journal Bloomberg -Fox Business -Housing Predictor all 407 news articles »         US Stocks Slide - Wall Street Journal August 4, 2011 at 10:24 AM   Boston Globe US Stocks Slide Wall Street Journal NEW YORK—US stocks swung lower as data showing little change to jobless benefits claims last week failed to assuage investor concerns over a slowing economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 164 points, or 1.4%, to 11738 in early ... 5 Big Stocks to Trade for GainsTheStreet.com Stocks continue to slide day after big sell-offBusinessWeek S&P 500 Erases 2011 Gain as Investors Grow Concerned Recovery FalteringBloomberg USA Today -Los Angeles Times -MarketWatch all 2,217 news articles »         Unemployment Benefits At Risk - WJXT Jacksonville August 4, 2011 at 10:21 AM   Reuters Unemployment Benefits At Risk WJXT Jacksonville NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The debt ceiling agreement did little to help the millions of jobless Americans whose federal unemployment benefits are set to run out early next year. The unemployed had hoped that the debt ceiling deal would ... Strapped states chop jobless aidReuters Unemployment benefits shrink in some statesLos Angeles Times Biggest threat to future? The jobs crisisCNN Michigan Messenger (blog) -YubaNet (press release) all 44 news articles »         Kraft to spin off grocery business - Allentown Morning Call August 4, 2011 at 10:17 AM   The Guardian Kraft to spin off grocery business Allentown Morning Call Kraft Foods Inc., the world's second- biggest food company, plans to spin off its North American grocery business to focus on pushing snack foods such as Oreos cookies and Cadbury chocolates into emerging markets ... Kraft Foods Plans to Split Into Two CompaniesWall Street Journal UPDATE 1-Buffett not opposed to Kraft split-CNBCReuters US Indexes in 8% Correction, Weak Labor Report; Kraft to Split123Jump.com New York Times -CNBC.com -CNNMoney all 607 news articles »         U.S. 30-Year Mortgage Rate Declines to Eight-Month Low of 4.39% on Economy - Bloomberg August 4, 2011 at 10:17 AM   U.S. 30-Year Mortgage Rate Declines to Eight-Month Low of 4.39% on Economy Bloomberg US mortgage rates for 30-year loans plunged to the lowest level in more than eight months as the nation's economic recovery showed signs of faltering. The average rate for a 30-year fixed loan dropped ... Mortgage rates fall sharplyWashington Business Journal Mortgage Rates Drop Sharply Amid Signs of Weaker EconomyHartford Courant 15-year fixed-rate mortgage hits record low 3.54%MarketWatch Sacramento Bee -TheNewsTribune.com all 66 news articles »         Initial Jobless Claims in US Fall by 1000, Signal Weak Labor Market - Bloomberg August 4, 2011 at 10:14 AM   Initial Jobless Claims in US Fall by 1000, Signal Weak Labor Market Bloomberg Job seekers fill out questionnaires before New York's Big Apple Job Fair. Photographer: Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images Aug. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Christopher Low, chief economist at FTN Financial, discusses US ... Jobless claims edge down last weekReuters Jobless Claims Remain ElevatedWall Street Journal US jobless claims little changed at 400000Financial Times MarketWatch -AFP -USA Today all 450 news articles »         Instant view: ECB to offer banks longer funds, seen buying bonds - Reuters August 4, 2011 at 10:01 AM   Telegraph.co.uk Instant view: ECB to offer banks longer funds, seen buying bonds Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - The European Central Bank said on Thursday it would offer a round of six-month financing to banks in response to the euro zone debt crisis, while traders said it had resumed buying government bonds of weak states from the secondary ... ECB Said to Buy Bonds of Portugal, Ireland to Cap DeclineBusinessWeek German Two-Year Notes Surge as Trichet Says Liquidity Operations ExtendedBloomberg European Central Bank to provide easy funds for banksAFP San Francisco Chronicle -Wall Street Journal -New York Times all 747 news articles »         Lagarde probe is for complicity in misuse of funds - Reuters August 4, 2011 at 10:01 AM   Reuters Africa Lagarde probe is for complicity in misuse of funds Reuters PARIS Aug 4 (Reuters) - A French investigation into IMF head Christine Lagarde's role in an 2008 arbitration payout will centre on allegations she was complicit in the misuse of public funds, the court's prosecutor said on Thursday. ... French Court to Investigate Lagarde AccusationWall Street Journal Lagarde role into Tapie affair to be probedFinancial Times Christine Lagarde faces inquiry over €285m payout for Sarkozy allyThe Guardian MarketWatch -AFP -CNN International all 417 news articles »         Dendreon Shares Plunge On Uncertainty Around Provenge Sales - Wall Street Journal August 4, 2011 at 9:54 AM   Wall Street Pit Dendreon Shares Plunge On Uncertainty Around Provenge Sales Wall Street Journal NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Dendreon Corp. (DNDN) shares plunged 64% after disclosing that sales of its prostate-cancer drug Provenge are growing slower than expected, prompting Wall Street to reassess its view of the ... Dendreon Stock Falls On Unusually High Volume (DNDN)TheStreet.com Ahead of the Bell: Analyst downgrades DendreonForbes Intermune (NASDAQ:ITMN): Next to blow up?Wall Street Pit Bizjournals.com -NewsyStocks.com -Seeking Alpha all 73 news articles »         Japanese Exporters Seek More Action After Yen Intervention Came 'Too Late' - Bloomberg August 4, 2011 at 9:53 AM   USA Today Japanese Exporters Seek More Action After Yen Intervention Came 'Too Late' Bloomberg "The exchange rate is at a level that has an extremely damaging effect on the Japanese economy," Osamu Masuko, president of Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Motors Corp., said today by e-mail. ... FOREX-Yen down on Japan intervention, Trichet sways euroReuters Asia Tries to Cope With Aversion to DollarWall Street Journal Japan Exporters Seek More Aid After 'Too Late' Yen InterventionSan Francisco Chronicle ABC News -Sydney Morning Herald -Toronto Star all 1,958 news articles »         GM Posts Big 2Q Earnings, but Can't Get Any Respect - CNBC.com August 4, 2011 at 9:38 AM   The Associated Press GM Posts Big 2Q Earnings, but Can't Get Any Respect CNBC.com You have to wonder what's going through the minds of executives at General Motors. After posting far better than expected earnings in the second quarter, and having the company in its best position in years investors are shrugging their shoulders and ... GM's higher vehicle prices spur $2.5 billion profit, black ink around worldDetroit Free Press GM posts $2.5 billion profit, led by North AmericaAutoWeek GM profit nearly doubles on stronger global salesReuters New York Times -Forbes (blog) -USA Today all 451 news articles »         Retailers report solid sales gains for July - USA Today August 4, 2011 at 8:39 AM   MiamiHerald.com Retailers report solid sales gains for July USA Today By Anne D'Innocenzio, AP NEW YORK — Many retailers posted solid sales during the kickoff to the back-to-school season as deep discounts and sweltering heat in July drove shoppers to air conditioned malls. But merchants worry that momentum won't ... Summary Box: Retailers post solid sales in JulySacramento Bee Summary Box: Retailers post solid sales in JulyTheNewsTribune.com Same-Store Sales Gain 4.8% in Discount-Driven JulySeeking Alpha all 467 news articles »         GM profit nearly doubles on stronger global sales - Reuters August 4, 2011 at 7:40 AM   Reuters GM profit nearly doubles on stronger global sales Reuters A GM sign is seen outside the Medved General Motors car dealership in Arvada, Colorado August 12, 2010. DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co's quarterly profit nearly doubled, beating expectations, as the top US automaker took a larger share of sales ... GM makes $2.5 billion in 2nd quarter, beating estimatesDetroit Free Press GM Net Income Increases 89 percent to $2.5 BillionPR Newswire (press release) General Motors is expected to report a profit when they announce their 2nd ...WXYZ msnbc.com -istockAnalyst.com (press release) -Middle East North Africa Financial Network all 23 news articles »         INSTANT VIEW 3-BoE holds rates at 0.5 pct as expected - London South East August 4, 2011 at 7:39 AM   Globe and Mail INSTANT VIEW 3-BoE holds rates at 0.5 pct as expected London South East y as expected, after a month in which markets had been rocked by euro zone and US debt worries and global economic growth appeared to be losing pace. All economists polled by Reuters had forecast an unchanged decision, but there had been a small amount ... Bank leaves rates unchangedInvestment Week Bank of England keeps interest rates at 0.5% againSwindon Business News Bank of England maintains Bank Rate at 0.5%SMEweb Wall Street Journal -New York Times -MarketWatch all 320 news articles »         Barroso: Euro crisis spreading - BBC News August 4, 2011 at 7:39 AM   Telegraph.co.uk Barroso: Euro crisis spreading BBC News European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has warned that the sovereign debt crisis is spreading beyond the periphery of the eurozone. In a letter to all 27 EU member states, he called on them to give their "full backing" to the euro currency ... Italian, Spanish Bond-Yield Spreads Narrow Before ECB MeetingBusinessWeek EURO GOVT-Italy, Spain yields fall on ECB support speculationReuters Barroso Seeks Boost for Euro Rescue Fund, Criticizes 'Undisciplined' TalkBloomberg Wall Street Journal -Financial Times -MarketWatch all 1,521 news articles »         Kraft Foods to split into two separate units - Reuters August 4, 2011 at 7:22 AM   Globe and Mail Kraft Foods to split into two separate units Reuters BANGALORE (Reuters) - Kraft Foods Inc said it would split itself into two listed companies, a global snacks business and a North American grocery business, and raised its full-year outlook on better-than-expected quarterly results. ... Kraft announces plans to splitFinancial Times Kraft to Split Snacks and Grocery BusinessesNew York Times Kraft Foods plans to split into two companiesUSA Today Wall Street Journal -MarketWatch -Bloomberg all 255 news articles »         Currency Intervention Revived as Odds Escalate Fed to Ease - Bloomberg August 4, 2011 at 7:12 AM   Globe and Mail Currency Intervention Revived as Odds Escalate Fed to Ease Bloomberg Brokers work beside a foreign exchange board showing the yen against other currencies at a Tokyo foreign exchange brokerage, in Tokyo, Japan. Brokers work beside a foreign exchange board showing the yen ... Asian Shares End Mostly Down; Nikkei Up On Yen InterventionWall Street Journal Key quotes from Japan policymakers on FX action, BOJ easingReuters Japan faces battle to weigh down yenFinancial Times AFP -Voice of America -Bismarck Tribune all 1,791 news articles »         CBOE profit up 32 percent in 2nd quarter - Reuters August 4, 2011 at 7:11 AM   CBOE profit up 32 percent in 2nd quarter Reuters CHICAGO Aug 4 (Reuters) - CBOE Holdings Inc (CBOE.O), which operates the oldest US stock-option market, said on Thursday that quarterly earnings rose as investors used more of its index options to bet on swings in the stock market. ... Index options drive CBOE 2Q profit up 32%Chicago Tribune all 3 news articles »         Stocks to slip ahead of jobless claims data - CNN August 4, 2011 at 6:59 AM   New Zealand Herald Stocks to slip ahead of jobless claims data CNN By CNNMoney staff August 4, 2011: 6:56 AM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- US stocks were set for a slightly weak open Thursday, as investors await a fresh pulse on the labor market with the weekly unemployment claims data, ahead of Friday's ... Stock market's 8-session losing streak endsUSA Today Stocks on long losing streak as economy weakensThe Associated Press Investors fear new economic downturnLos Angeles Times ABC News -BBC News -Boston Globe all 670 news articles »         Private payrolls up in July, planned layoffs jump - Bizjournals.com August 4, 2011 at 6:26 AM   Reuters Private payrolls up in July, planned layoffs jump Bizjournals.com Two days before the Labor Department is due to release its July jobs report, payroll firm ADP Inc. on Wednesday estimated private employers added 114000 jobs last month while outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. reported that planned ... Announced U.S. Job Cuts Jumped 59% in JulyBloomberg Job growth slows and layoffs rise to 16-month high, reports sayLos Angeles Times New Wave of Layoffs Suggests Jobs Report May DisappointCNBC.com Wall Street Journal -Financial Times -Forbes (blog) all 163 news articles »         U.S. Stock-Index Futures Decline; S&P 500 May Fall for Eighth Day in Nine - Bloomberg August 4, 2011 at 6:04 AM   New York Daily News U.S. Stock-Index Futures Decline; S&P 500 May Fall for Eighth Day in Nine Bloomberg US stock-index futures declined, indicating the Standard & Poor's 500 Index will fall for the eighth time in nine days, before a report on initial jobless claims that may add to concern about the ... S&P turns negative for 2011Washington Post US stocks end losing streak on profit hopesMarketWatch Dow Down 8 Days: 9th To Come? 13 hrs agoCNBC.com San Francisco Chronicle -BusinessWeek -Briefing.com all 224 news articles »             This email was sent to tuyetandmarketing.acne-treatment@blogger.com. Delivered by Feed My Inbox PO Box 682532 Franklin, TN 37068 Create Account Unsubscribe Here