WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Mortgage-finance giant Fannie Mae will swing to a loss in the first quarter, analysts predict, as the U.S. housing market remains weak.
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On a conference call with journalists after France Telecom revealed its interest in TeliaSonera, Chief Financial Officer Gervais Pellissier stressed there would be no going back to the "reckless" merg…
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TORONTO - The Toronto stock market chalked up a triple-digit gain for a third session Friday after employment news from the United States raised hopes that the country will escape sliding into recessi…
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FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - German shares were higher in relatively low-volume afternoon trade as local indices were given a boost from a higher opening on Wall Street and by U.S. jobless data, wh…
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Financial stocks we love The subprime mortgage meltdown and resulting credit crisis have slammed financial stocks recently. But there are still some diamonds in the rough. (
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Sara Lepro May 2, 2008 - 2:22 p.m. NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of major credit card companies mostly fell Friday as investors awaited a vote from the Federal Reserve and other regulators on the approv…
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By Cal MankowskiNEW YORK (Reuters) - The Dow and S&P 500 were up slightly on Friday as data showing employers shed far fewer jobs in April than expected calmed worries about a recession, while the Nas…
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Friday as gains in oil prices and a net loss by business computer maker Sun Microsystems Inc offset data showing employers shed far fewer jobs in April.The Dow Jone…
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. Conferences Among the other significant conferences next week are the Credit Suisse Group 2008 OTC Conference from Sunday through Wednesday in
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The London market ended the week on a high today as stocks soared on the back of some good economic news from the US.Banking shares were among the big winners after the Federal Reserve announced an ex…