| Whirlpool's Net Surges 72% Whirlpool posted a 72% leap in quarterly net income amid a year-earlier loss from discontinued operations and strong international results. online.wsj.com |
Foreclosures Jump 57 Percent The number of homes facing foreclosure jumped 57 percent in January compared to a year ago, with lenders increasingly forced to take possession of homes they couldn't unload at auctions, a mortgage research firm said. feeds.cbsnews.com |
US Credit Card Cos Oppose House Consumer Bill WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Credit card companies warned U.S.lawmakers on Thursday that proposed legislation could raisefees and shrink credit available to consumers, saying theypreferred a Federal Reserve plan to require the industry tospell out terms more clearly to cardholders. feeds.reuters.com |
RPT-US STOCKS-Popular Lehman stock deal sparks Wall Street rally NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks shot up the most in twoweeks on Tuesday after strong demand for a Lehman Brothers share offering quelled fears it was headed toward afate similar to Bear Stearns and raised optimism thatthe worst of the credit crisis may be over. feeds.reuters.com |
Vietnam empowers foreign firms in goods distribution Vietnam has allowed foreign-invested enterprises in the country, which have been already licensed to import goods, to sell the imports to various traders, instead of only one trader as previously, local newspaper Saigon Liberation reported ... english.people.com.cn |