Facebook: Friends with Money

Seeded on Mon May 12, 2008 11:06 PM EDT (Business Week)

The social network taps a fresh source of funds for $100 million and will buy more servers to support its growth in users and applications

business, facebook

Recession Time

Seeded on Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:34 PM EDT (Business Week)

As the economy teeters between bad and worse, one question looms: What's the best course of action? Here's what can be done. And what can't

business, recession

Fed Races to Rescue Bear Stearns In Bid to Steady Financial System - WSJ.com

Seeded on Sun Mar 16, 2008 1:14 PM EDT (Wall Street Journal)

Credit turmoil spread to the heart of the U.S. financial system as Bear Stearns Cos., an 85-year-old institution that has survived the Depression and World War II, sought and received emergency funding backed by the federal government.

education, recession

Debt Reckoning: U.S. Receives a Margin Call - WSJ.com

Seeded on Sun Mar 16, 2008 12:55 PM EDT (Wall Street Journal)

The U.S. is at the receiving end of a massive margin call: Across the economy, wary lenders are demanding that borrowers put up more collateral or sell assets to reduce debts.

business, recession

FORTUNE: Big Tech Yahoo's last chance «

Seeded on Wed Mar 12, 2008 1:55 PM EDT (CNN)

Six weeks ago, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer sent shockwaves through the tech world when he offered more than $40 billion to buy Yahoo. And about six weeks from now, Yahoo's unwilling executives may have their last, best chance to wiggle free of Ballmer's grip.

business, yacrosoft

The Fed's Historic Innovation

Seeded on Wed Mar 12, 2008 1:54 PM EDT (Business Week)

With a $200 billion plan to ease the credit crunch, a 21st century economy is getting the 21st century monetary policy it requires

business, recession, credit-crunch

5 Reasons Why the U.S. Dollar Will Weaken Further - Seeking Alpha

Seeded on Sun Mar 9, 2008 3:38 AM EDT (Energy Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha)

The US dollar has fallen to a record low against the Euro and an 8 year low against the Japanese Yen this past week

business, economy, recession

Tequesta: The death of a hedge fund - Mar. 7, 2008

Seeded on Sat Mar 8, 2008 3:01 AM EST (CNN)

When big banks have multibillion-dollar holes on their balance sheets, they make harsh margin calls even to their healthier clients. Here's how one fund got crunched by the credit crisis.

business, recession, credit-crunch

Are We Talking Ourselves Into Recession?

Seeded on Thu Mar 6, 2008 3:25 AM EST (Business Week)

While you can't talk a strong economy into a weak one, maybe we're making things worse by focusing on the negative news

business, recession

BBC NEWS | Business | US economy in slowdown says Fed

Seeded on Thu Mar 6, 2008 2:43 AM EST (BBC News)

The US has seen an economic slowdown across all regions since January, a US Federal Reserve report says.

business, recession

BBC NEWS | Business | Timeline: Sub-prime losses

Seeded on Mon Mar 3, 2008 3:52 AM EST (BBC News)

How did the sub-prime crisis unfold?

business, finance, recession, subprime

BBC NEWS | Business | HSBC 'to unveil $16bn writedown'

Seeded on Mon Mar 3, 2008 3:47 AM EST (BBC News)

The UK's largest bank HSBC is expected to unveil about $16bn (£8.1bn) of losses for 2007, but will still make an annual profit, reports suggest.

business, finance

BBC NEWS | Business | The US sub-prime crisis in graphics

Seeded on Mon Mar 3, 2008 3:46 AM EST (BBC News)

The US sub-prime mortgage crisis has lead to plunging property prices, a slowdown in the US economy, and billions in losses by banks. It stems from a fundamental change in the way mortgages are funded.

business, recession, subprime

Howstuffworks - How Recessions Work

Seeded on Sun Mar 2, 2008 6:18 PM EST (HowStuffWorks)

This isn't the first recession news in recent memory. On Nov. 26, 2001, the news media announced the United States was officially in a recession and had been since March of that year.

business, recession

Money for old hope | Economist.com

Seeded on Sat Mar 1, 2008 5:06 PM EST (The Economist)

The fund-management industry has done very well—but mainly for itself, says Philip Coggan

business, finance

Consumer sentiment, regional factories sound recession bell | Reuters

Seeded on Fri Feb 29, 2008 1:07 PM EST (Reuters)

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The alarm bells of U.S. recession rang louder on Friday as reports showed business activity in the U.S. Midwest plummeted in February and consumer sentiment slumped to a 16-year low.

business, recession

Credit crisis throws AIG into uncharted waters | Reuters

Seeded on Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:56 PM EST (Reuters)

NEW YORK (Reuters) - American International Group (AIG.N: Quote, Profile, Research), on the heels of reporting its largest-ever loss, said on Friday the subprime crisis had thrown it into "uncharted waters" that were likely to remain choppy through 2008.

business, recession, credit-crunch

BBC NEWS | Business | GDP data confirms weak US growth

Seeded on Fri Feb 29, 2008 3:49 AM EST (BBC News)

US economic growth fell sharply in the last three months of 2007 as the credit crunch took effect and spending on new housing slumped, revised figures show.

business, economy, recession

Hutch Report: Housing Market Pain Continues, Foreclosures Up

Seeded on Fri Feb 29, 2008 3:38 AM EST (mhutch.blogspot.com)

Home foreclosures were up over 50% in January compared to one year ago as the houses crisis continues in the US.

business, recession

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Seeded on Fri Feb 29, 2008 3:34 AM EST (Reuters)

Today, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said that he is starting to see signs of inflation on the horizon in the US economy.

business, inflation, recession

Monetary policy | Oceans apart | Economist.com

Seeded on Fri Feb 29, 2008 3:29 AM EST (The Economist)

The ECB and the Fed diverge over inflation. Hence the surging euro

business, economic, recession

Dollar dives, stocks sink, oil pricier than ever | Markets | Hot Stocks | Reuters

Seeded on Fri Feb 29, 2008 3:11 AM EST (Reuters)

The dollar dropped to a 3-year low against the yen on Friday amid renewed worries about the U.S. economy, rattling stock markets, bolstering bonds and helping drive up prices of safe-haven gold and oil to all-time highs.

business, economy, recession

Vital Signs: Deeper Damage from Housing?

Seeded on Thu Feb 28, 2008 5:32 PM EST (Business Week)

On tap: January readings on new and existing home sales, home prices, personal spending and income, and durable goods orders

business, finance, recession

Recession worry mounts on weak GDP, job claims | Reuters

Seeded on Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:18 PM EST (Reuters)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy expanded at a glacial pace in the fourth quarter and applications for jobless aid jumped last week, according to government data that raised fears of a looming recession.

business, recession

Microsoft's Capital Allocation Strategy is Highly Suspect - Seeking Alpha

Seeded on Wed Feb 27, 2008 3:29 PM EST (Energy Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha)

Microsoft's (MSFT) latest investments (Facebook), acquisitions (aQuantive, Fast) and propositions for mergers (Yahoo!) inspired me to think about the role of management in public companies.

business, microsoft

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