Meltdown trips up aspiring investment bankers

Seeded on Mon Oct 6, 2008 2:21 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

The path to a high-powered career in investment banking suddenly is full of roadblocks for MBA students who have seen Wall Street drastically reshaped while they sit in the classroom.

msnbci, careers, business

Ford expects another tough year in 2009

Seeded on Thu Oct 2, 2008 11:02 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

Ford's CEO Alan Mulally doesn't expect the automotive sector to improve in the year ahead, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.

msnbci, autos, business, associated-press, personnel, product

Bernanke: Calming financial markets 'essential'

Seeded on Wed Sep 24, 2008 10:23 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke has given Congress a grim assessment of the state of the economy, saying business growth hinges on stabilizing the troubled financial markets.

msnbci, stocks-economy, business

206

30-year deregulation era dies a sudden death

Seeded on Thu Sep 18, 2008 12:52 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

The 30-year era of deregulation came to a sudden and surprising end on Sept. 16.

msnbci, stocks-economy, business

Fed pumps $70 billion into financial system

Seeded on Tue Sep 16, 2008 11:36 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

Urgently trying to keep cash flowing amid a Wall Street meltdown, the Federal Reserve on Tuesday pumped another $70 billion into the U.S. financial system to help ease credit stresses.

msnbci, stocks-economy, business

Best- and worst-case economic scenarios

Seeded on Fri Sep 12, 2008 1:28 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Will the 13-month-old credit crunch get even worse and drag down the entire global economy? Or are punch-drunk Americans due for some good news for a change?

msnbci, businessweekcom, business

Wholesale prices plunge 0.9 percent

Seeded on Fri Sep 12, 2008 10:01 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

Wholesale inflation plunged in August by the largest amount in nearly two years, reflecting a steep drop in gasoline and other energy products.

msnbci, stocks-economy, business, economics, economy, indicators

Economy shifted to higher gear in the spring

Seeded on Thu Aug 28, 2008 8:59 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

The economy shifted to a higher gear in the spring, growing at its fastest pace in nearly a year as foreign buyers snapped up U.S. exports and tax rebates spurred shoppers at home.

msnbci, stocks-economy, business

194

FDIC may borrow money from Treasury: report

Seeded on Wed Aug 27, 2008 9:07 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) might have to borrow money from the Treasury Department to see it through an expected wave of bank failures, according to a report.

msnbci, us-business, business

118

Employers embracing 401(k)s more than ever

Seeded on Mon Aug 11, 2008 1:27 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Corporate America may have turned its back on traditional pensions but it appears to be embracing 401(k)s more than ever.

msnbci, personal-finance, business

Pickens rips Yahoo management, dumps shares

Seeded on Tue Jul 29, 2008 3:28 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Billionaire investor T. Boone Pickens has sold all of his holdings in Yahoo Inc. in a pique over the way the Internet company's management handled sales talks with Microsoft Corp.

msnbci, us-business, business

Americans not as down about the economy

Seeded on Tue Jul 29, 2008 11:47 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

Amid the gloom of higher gas and food prices and a slumping housing market, Americans appear to be looking for a bit of hope.

msnbci, stocks-economy, business

The most valuable teams in NASCAR

Seeded on Fri Jul 25, 2008 2:39 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

There's a widening gulf in NASCAR between stock car racing's biggest, most valuable teams and those hoping to hang on for just one more race.

msnbci, forbescom, business

Credit crisis halting commercial construction

Seeded on Tue Jul 22, 2008 4:49 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Large and small commercial developments nationwide have been delayed or scrapped as lenders tighten credit standards on construction loans.

msnbci, mortgage-mess, business, associated-press, economy, mortgages

General Electric's profit fell in second quarter

Seeded on Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:07 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

Industrial conglomerate General Electric says its profit fell 6 percent in the second quarter, as discontinued operations and loss provisions weighed on results.

msnbci, earnings, business

GM boss says it won't file for bankruptcy

Seeded on Thu Jul 10, 2008 3:52 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

The chief executive of General Motors Corp. dismissed speculation that the largest U.S. automaker might soon seek bankruptcy protection.

msnbci, autos, business

Fed may extend emergency Wall Street loans

Seeded on Tue Jul 8, 2008 8:52 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

The Fed is considering giving Wall Street firms more time to draw emergency loans directly from the central bank to help them overcome credit problems, Ben Bernanke said Tuesday.

msnbci, stocks-economy, business

112

Bernanke and Fed try to avoid that '70s show

Seeded on Wed Jun 25, 2008 2:44 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Mark Twain once said that "history doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme." That's worth thinking about when comparing the current economy to the woes of the 1970s.

msnbci, stocks-economy, business

High court overturns Exxon Valdez ruling

Seeded on Wed Jun 25, 2008 10:44 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

The Supreme Court Wednesday overturned the $2.5 billion in punitive damages that Exxon Mobil Corp. was to have paid for the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill off Alaska.

msnbci, oil-energy, business

192

Why now is a good time to buy a car

Seeded on Wed Jun 25, 2008 10:36 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

Consumers have curtailed spending because of high gas prices and the struggling economy. But the cost of a new car is lower than it has been in years.

msnbci, forbesautoscom, autos, business

Floods create economic catastrophe in Midwest

Seeded on Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:31 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

The floods that submerged the Midwest this month could turn out to be the region's biggest economic disaster in decades, with ramifications that will be felt by consumers across the country.

msnbci, stocks-economy, business

Fed auctions $75 billion to ease credit stress

Seeded on Tue Jun 17, 2008 10:45 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

The Federal Reserve has auctioned another $75 billion in loans to squeezed banks to help them overcome credit problems.

msnbci, stocks-economy, business

GM comments set Hummer dealers on edge

Seeded on Fri Jun 13, 2008 8:34 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

As if gas prices, a weak economy and a strike by a major supplier weren't enough to drag down Hummer's sales, dealers are now reeling from GM comments about selling the brand.

msnbci, autos, business, product