http://www.newstin.com/us/investing-markets Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76379087 The government's planned takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, expected to be announced as early as Sunday, came together hurriedly after advisers poring over the companies' books for the Treasury Department concluded... Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:05:25 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76379087 2008-09-07T05:05:25Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76369471 President Bush has been in the shadows, it seems, for months. So it’s encouraging to hear him do something practical, demanding that the Democratic Congress allow off-shore oil drilling and oil shale exploration, or be... Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:07:25 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76369471 2008-09-06T23:07:25Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76369854 By Jonathan Weisman and Paul Kane Washington Post Staff Writers Sunday, September 7, 2008; Page A09 A suddenly unsettled presidential race will have a new variable added to the mix this week: Congress. House Democratic... Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:54:44 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76369854 2008-09-06T23:54:44Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76370841 Friday September 5, 6:02 am ET SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Franklin Covey Co. (NYSE: FC - News ) announced today the final results of its previously announced modified Dutch Auction tender offer to purchase up to... Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:33:20 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76370841 2008-09-07T00:33:20Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76374354 NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - Shares of Merrill Lynch [s; mer] fell 3% Friday morning after analysts at Goldman Sachs downgraded the bank to sell from neutral. Goldman also added Merrill to its Conviction Sell list, citing... Sun, 07 Sep 2008 02:27:36 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76374354 2008-09-07T02:27:36Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76369014 Our country's biofuels policy is resulting in higher fuel prices, food shortages and increased global warming pollution. The latest person to sound the alarm is not from an environmental group but Irene Rosenfeld, CEO of... Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:28:56 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76369014 2008-09-06T23:28:56Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76376873 KRT) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) SACRAMENTO, Calif. _ In a move described as an effort toward better corporate governance, Gary Pruitt, the chairman and chief executive of The McClatchy Co., has resigned from a group of... Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:43:30 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76376873 2008-09-06T23:43:30Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76371250 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Presidential contenders John McCain and Barack Obama offered very different visions for solving Social Security's financial problems Saturday in separate appearances before AARP, a Washington lobby... Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:29:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76371250 2008-09-07T00:29:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76364440 Sunday September 7, 2008, 6:00 am Wheat exporter Australian Wheat Board (ASX: AWB.ax) says it is now free to compete equally in the new world of deregulated wheat marketing, after finally winning shareholder approval to... Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:33:33 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76364440 2008-09-06T20:33:33Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76368872 Steve Alexander, Star Tribune Coborn’s runs a small-scale online shopping business out of a handful of its stores, which it says is profitable. The rural grocery chain's deal to buy SimonDelivers may be only a first step... Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:11:53 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76368872 2008-09-06T23:11:53Z