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Business Update: Greek rescue

Reuters — 9 Feb 2010 23:03:30 +0000

The European Union is preparing a plan to help Greece, according to a senior German source.

Business Update: New Toyota halt

Reuters — 8 Feb 2010 22:55:19 +0000

Toyota issued a new production stoppage of two models in Japan, according to report by Nikkei, as U.S. production resumes on eight models halted last week.

Business Update: Stocks recover

Reuters — 6 Feb 2010 00:34:16 +0000

Wall Street managed to shake-off recovery concerns following signs the labor market continued its slow improvement in January.

Business Update: Stocks drop 3 pct

Reuters — 4 Feb 2010 23:09:45 +0000

Wall Street suffered its biggest loss in more than nine months, sending the Dow briefly below 10,000 on mounting unemployment worries.

Business Update: Toyota pain deepens

Reuters — 3 Feb 2010 23:48:30 +0000

Comments by the U.S. Transportation Secretary added to Toyota's layer of problems as it tries to manage a massive recall.

Business Update: Banks still targets

Reuters — 2 Feb 2010 23:31:45 +0000

Influential White House advisor Paul Volcker continued his pursuit to curb risky bank trades and prevent banks from becoming "too big to fail."

Business Update: Busy U.S. factories

Reuters — 1 Feb 2010 23:11:09 +0000

U.S. manufacturing activity began the new year by expanding at the fastest pace in more than five years, adding to signs the economic rebound did not weaken in January.

Business Update: Car wars

Reuters — 29 Jan 2010 22:40:58 +0000

Auto companies are looking to capitalize on Toyota's missteps by offering U.S. consumers a $1,000 incentive to trade-in their Toyota vehicles.

Business Update: Bernanke stays

Reuters — 28 Jan 2010 23:31:54 +0000

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke was confirmed for a second term, but nervousness ahead of the vote helped sink Wall Street.

Business Update: Fed stays near zero

Reuters — 27 Jan 2010 23:46:01 +0000

The Federal Reserve continued to hold rates near zero even as policymakers upgraded their view of the U.S. economy.

Business Update: Deals lift Street

Reuters — 28 Sep 2009 23:36:00 +0100

Wall Street had its best session in over a month after fresh dealmaking encouraged buying after a three-day slide.

Business Update: Economic doubts

Reuters — 25 Sep 2009 23:50:47 +0100

Worries about the pace of an economic recovery lingered after weak factory data and a softer-than-expected housing report offset an improvement in consumer attitudes.

Business Update: Optimistic Fed

Reuters — 23 Sep 2009 23:44:07 +0100

The Federal Reserve concluded a two-day meeting with an optimistic economic outlook, leading to investor worries the days of cheap money are nearly over.

Business Update: Gold tops $1019

Reuters — 22 Sep 2009 22:59:49 +0100

The price of gold jumped above $1,019 an ounce as a weak U.S. dollar prompted foreign investors to stock up on the precious metal.

Business Update: Record lateness

Reuters — 21 Sep 2009 23:27:21 +0100

The number of Americans who fell behind on their mortage payments hit a record in August, according to data provided exclusively to Reuters by credit monitoring company Equifax.

Business Update: New Fed rules

Reuters — 19 Sep 2009 00:01:07 +0100

The Federal Reserve is expected to unveil a wide-ranging set of new rules, according to a source, aimed at curbing the excessive risk taking which brought the global financial system to its knees.

Dow inches to 10,000

Reuters — 17 Sep 2009 23:01:54 +0100

Dow nears 10,000, what it means for investors and the market. Plus: economic reports show strength.

Business Update: Dollar punished

Reuters — 16 Sep 2009 22:47:20 +0100

The U.S. dollar sank close to a one-year low -- but that boosted hopes American companies will see higher international sales.

Business Update: Bernanke's prediction

Reuters — 15 Sep 2009 23:09:51 +0100

Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke proclaimed a technical end to the recession was "very likely."

Business Update: Talk of reform

Reuters — 14 Sep 2009 23:24:26 +0100

On Wall Street - talk of financial regulatory reform by President Barack Obama did little to move the markets either way.