Archive for July 9th, 2008

Wachovia names new CEO, warns of big loss

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
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Kiss in-flight movies goodbye

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
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Airlines: Oil speculation must be reined in

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
Hundreds of grounded planes. Thousands of lost jobs. Nearly two dozen price hikes. Record oil prices have battered the airline industry, and Wednesday the airlines called on Congress to act.

Cisco: Bad news for tech

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
Cisco chief John Chambers has some bad news for the technology sector: He no longer expects the recent slowdown in tech spending to pick up until next year at the earliest.

Microsoft, Google seek privacy

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
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Congress vs. oil prices

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
With Americans feeling more and more pain when they fill up on their way to work Republicans and Democrats in Congress have floated a number of energy bills which they hope will bring relief to their constituents.

Extending the mortgage-crash pain

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
Whatever good for Main Street comes out of modifying the mortgages of borrowers who are in default on their loans, the effort looks like something that would please Wall Street.

Senate OKs bill updating spying rules

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
The Senate Wednesday approved a bill to put new rules in place for intelligence agency eavesdropping on suspected terrorists.

Cisco: Bad news for tech; stock gets spanked

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
Cisco chief John Chambers has some bad news for the technology sector: He no longer expects the recent slowdown in tech spending to pick up until next year at the earliest.

Stock selloff accelerates

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
Earnings jitters and a weak dollar were among the factors dragging on stocks Wednesday afternoon, as investors stepped back from the previous session's advance.