| MarketWatch First Take: AIG will emerge smaller, less profitable This won’t be your dad’s American International Group Inc., and it certainly won’t be Maurice “Hank” Greenberg’s, writes David Weidner. feeds.marketwatch.com |
Peter Brimelow: Exit Harry Schultz, pursued by a bear? A famous veteran gold bug, who called the Crash of 2008, is now calling for sudden hyperinflation. But he warns may not be around to comment on it. feeds.marketwatch.com |
Shanghai skips Asia’s Tokyo-led market reversal Asian shares finish mostly lower, as Tokyo’s equities benchmark registers a drop of 2.1%. Commodity- and energy-related shares power Shanghai higher. feeds.marketwatch.com |
Paula weakens to tropical storm, hugs Cuban coast By PAUL HAVEN 2010-10-14T18:14:53ZHAVANA (AP) -- Heavy rains from Tropical Storm Paula turned rutted country roads into red-brown, muddy quagmires and strong winds lashed humble homes, rural schools and thatched tobacco-drying huts in Cuba on Thursday.... hosted.ap.org |
HSBC ends talks to buy Old Mutual's stake in South African lender Nedbank Old Mutual shares tumble as HSBC halts negotiations to buy insurer's majority stake in South Africa's fourth largest lender. telegraph.co.uk |