Market pares gains as early optimism fizzles (Reuters)

November 14th, 2007

Reuters - Stocks pared early gains and the Dow
briefly turned negative on Wednesday as investors doubted if
the market would sustain Tuesday’s sharp recovery, even as
comments by Bear Stearns Cos. Inc. eased some worries
about the financial sector.

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Home loan demand at 1-year high as rates stay low (Reuters)

November 14th, 2007

Reuters - Mortgage applications rose last week,
with demand hitting its highest level in nearly a year as
interest rates hovered near recent lows, an industry group said
on Wednesday.
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(FT.com)

 

Arnold planning Northern Rock rescue (FT.com)

November 12th, 2007

FT.com - Luqman Arnold, the former chief executive of UBS (NYSE:UBS) and Abbey National, has joined the group of prospective bidders for Northern Rock with a plan to turn round the mortgage lender.
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A role for new actors in the global economy (FT.com)

November 11th, 2007

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Retail sales and data may trip up stocks (Reuters)

November 11th, 2007

Reuters - Any new signs that the economy
continues to decelerate could make it hard for stocks to regain
their footing in the coming days after last week’s bruising
sell-off and a drop in consumer sentiment to a two-year low.

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HSBC seen facing another hit from U.S. mortgages (Reuters)

November 11th, 2007

Reuters - Europe’s biggest bank HSBC Holdings
is this week expected to unveil a further big hit from
its exposure to the U.S. mortgage crisis.
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Emirates picks Airbus A350 in $35 bln deal (Reuters)

November 11th, 2007

Reuters - Dubai-based airline Emirates
picked the Airbus A350 airliner over Boeing’s
787 in orders potentially worth $35 billion on Sunday, grabbing
centre stage on the first day of the Dubai Air Show.

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Ex-Abbey boss swoops on ailing Northern Rock: papers (Reuters)

November 11th, 2007

Reuters - Luqman Arnold, the former head of
British banking group Abbey, has assembled a team and is
emerging as a potential bidder for Britain’s troubled mortgage
bank Northern Rock , British Sunday newspapers said.

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BHP considers $40 bln sale of petroleum arm: paper (Reuters)

November 11th, 2007

Reuters - BHP Billiton , the
world’s biggest mining group, is considering the sale of one of
its largest units, BHP Petroleum, to help finance a hostile
takeover of Rio Tinto , the UK Sunday Times
newspaper said.

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Top U.S. banks agree on backup fund for markets: report (Reuters)

November 11th, 2007

Reuters - The top three U.S. banks have agreed
on the structure of a backup fund of at least $75 billion to
stabilize credit markets, The New York Times reported on
Sunday.

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