market turmoil

Witnesses Call for Tighter Hedge Fund Restrictions

NYT > Business  Thu, 11/13/2008 - 12:14

Two academics told a House panel that hedge funds do not disclose enough information about their activities to allow regulators to determine whether particular funds could cause market turmoil.


 

DealBook: Blackstone Posts $502.5 Million Loss

NYT > Business  Thu, 11/06/2008 - 14:23

The results were a sharp reversal from last year as the private equity firm’s investments were buffeted by the market turmoil that swept the world.


 

The Little Book of Bull Moves in Bear Markets: How to Keep Your Portfolio Up When the Market is Down (Little Books. Big Profits)

Peter D. Schiff
Cover of The Little Book of Bull Moves in Bear Markets: How to Keep Your Portfolio Up When the Market is Down (Little Books. Big Profits)
Gold, commodities, foreign companies with little exposure to the USA. That is the gist of Peter Schiff's investing recommendations. Why? He's not unpatriotic, but rational in his thinking that the US has lost its way through outsourcing production of...

 

itineraries: Luxury Hotels Grapple With Falling Demand

NYT > Business  Mon, 10/27/2008 - 14:48

Since mid-September, almost in parallel with the stock market turmoil, demand for fancy hotel rooms has plummeted.


 

Frozen credit, market turmoil put mergers on ice

Newsvine - business  Sun, 10/19/2008 - 14:23

The once frenzied pace of corporate acquisitions in many industries has come to a near standstill in the face of frozen credit and plunging global financial markets.

The volume of withdrawn bids also has skyrocketed to record levels, leaving it unclear when the merger market will pick up again.


 

Schwab 3Q profit falls, still beats estimates

Newsvine - business  Wed, 10/15/2008 - 09:01

Charles Schwab Corp. reported better-than-expected third-quarter earnings Wednesday, but shares slipped in early trading as the retail brokerage proved unable to keep the financial market turmoil from dragging down its assets under management.


 

CEO Lafley offers P&G shareholders confidence

Newsvine - business  Tue, 10/14/2008 - 10:08

The chief executive of the Procter & Gamble Co. offered confidence to shareholders Tuesday as they met amid the nation's economic crisis and market turmoil.


 

Waste Management drops bid for Republic

Newsvine - business  Mon, 10/13/2008 - 10:08

Waste Management Inc., the nation's largest garbage hauler, on Monday withdrew its $6.73 billion bid to acquire smaller rival Republic Services, saying the move wouldn't be prudent given current financial market turmoil.


 

Consumers likely to shop cautiously for toys

Newsvine - business  Mon, 10/06/2008 - 09:48

Will financial-market turmoil be the Grinch this Christmas?


 

Like J.P. Morgan, Warren E. Buffett Braves a Crisis

NYT > Business  Sun, 10/05/2008 - 20:46

Comparing the two men in periods of market turmoil reveals how much some things have changed over the years and how others have not.