Drilling companies: Pa. DEP hampering business (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Published on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:47:04 GMT Executives of drilling companies exploring a huge untapped reserve of natural gas say the economic windfall expected from the Marcellus shale may not come to pass if Pennsylvania doesn't get its regulatory house in order. Click Here for Other Details

Asian Stocks Fall for Third Day; Financial Companies Lead Drop (Bloomberg) Published on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:55:58 GMT Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks fell for a third day, led by financial companies and commodity producers, as Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. planned to raise cash and Oz Minerals Ltd. said earnings may decline. Click Here for Other Details

VTB to Lend 190 Billion Rubles to Russian Companies This Month (Bloomberg) Published on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:57:08 GMT Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- VTB Group, Russia's second-biggest bank, will lend 190 billion rubles ($6.9 billion) to companies this month as part of a government plan to support the economy amid the global financial crisis. Click Here for Other Details

Asian Stocks Fall for Third Day; Financial Companies Lead Drop (Bloomberg) Published on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:47:49 GMT Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks fell for a third day, led by financial companies and commodity producers, as Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. posted lower profit, South Korean bankruptcies rose and Oz Minerals Ltd. said earnings may decline. Click Here for Other Details

Companies urged to consider retrenchment only as a last resort (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Philippines News) Published on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:15:22 GMT SINGAPORE: Singapore?s tripartite partners have strongly urged companies to manage their excess manpower and consider retrenchment only as a last resort in coping with the economic downturn. Click Here for Other Details

China's Latest Fee Cuts to Save Companies 19 Billion Yuan a Year (Bloomberg) Published on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:11:17 GMT Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- China's decision to abolish 100 administrative charges from Jan.1 will save companies an estimated 19 billion yuan ($2.78 billion) a year, the Ministry of Finance said on its Web site today. Click Here for Other Details

Two sports companies divided over merger idea (San Diego Union-Tribune) Published on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:10:17 GMT Two Carlsbad action sports companies ? No Fear Retail and sunglass maker Orange 21 ? are squaring off over a proposed merger that No Fear wants and Orange 21 doesn't. Click Here for Other Details

Companies pare back investment plans (Financial Times) Published on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:35:13 GMT Companies have pared their investment plans back to cover only essential expenditure while reports of small-scale redundancies and plant closure became more widespread in October, according to the Bank of England?s Agents? Survey published on Wednesday. Click Here for Other Details

Singapore companies urged to consider retrenchment as last resort (People's Daily) Published on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:28:45 GMT Singapore's Manpower Ministry released a set of guidelines on Wednesday, urging companies to manage their excess manpower and consider retrenchment only as a last resort in coping with the economic downturn. The Manpower Ministry together with its tripartite partners, the Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF) and the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), formulated the non-mandatory ... Click Here for Other Details

Auto industry tells Congress that lifeline is vital to their companies, the nation (Sun-Sentinel) Published on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:26:54 GMT Detroit's Big Three automakers pleaded with Congress on Tuesday for a $25 billion lifeline to save their industry from collapse, warning of economic catastrophe for the nation as well as their once-proud companies if they are denied. Click Here for Other Details

DataPipe Named Among New Jersey's Fastest Growing Companies - MarketWatch Published on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:15:40 GMT DataPipe Named Among New Jersey's Fastest Growing Companies MarketWatch - 54 minutes ago DataPipe is featured in a supplementary section of the November 24th issue of NJBIZ devoted to the 50 fastest growing privately held companies in New Jersey ... Click Here for Other Details

Advent Recognized in FinTech 100 Ranking of Top Technology ... - MarketWatch Published on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:17:05 GMT Advent Recognized in FinTech 100 Ranking of Top Technology ... MarketWatch - 53 minutes ago ... 100 as a leader among technology companies serving the financial industry," said Stephanie DiMarco, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Advent. ... Click Here for Other Details

Asian Stocks Fall for Third Day; Financial Companies Lead Drop - Bloomberg Published on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:54:53 GMT BBC News Asian Stocks Fall for Third Day; Financial Companies Lead Drop Bloomberg - 10 hours ago 19 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks fell for a third day, led by financial companies and commodity producers, as Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. posted lower ... Japan Stocks Decline, Led by Financials, on Bad-Loan Concerns Bloomberg Sumitomo Mitsui Said to Raise Up to 400 Billion Yen (Update2) Bloomberg Most Asian Stocks Fall, Led by Commodity Producers; BHP Drops Bloomberg Bloomberg all 336 news articles Click Here for Other Details

Fitch sees stability for tobacco companies in 2009 - CNNMoney.com Published on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:06:28 GMT Fitch sees stability for tobacco companies in 2009 CNNMoney.com - 19 hours ago "This outlook is supported by the companies' significant liquidity positions and by their ability to continue to generate sizeable free cash flow as a ... Click Here for Other Details

A Voice of Reason Puts Automakers on the Road to Rescue - Washington Post Published on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:28:23 GMT Boston Globe (registration) A Voice of Reason Puts Automakers on the Road to Rescue Washington Post, United States - 11 hours ago Democratic leaders in Congress were initially willing to prostrate themselves before the United Auto Workers union and write the companies a blank check. ... Video: Big Three Strapped For Cash CBS Automakers say if they go, millions of jobs will vanish USA Today Case for auto bankruptcies makes no sense Detroit Free Press Slate - Springfield News Sun all 1,442 news articles Click Here for Other Details

Companies to Curb Executive Bonuses, Stock Awards - MarketWatch Published on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:03:23 GMT Business Wire (press release) Companies to Curb Executive Bonuses, Stock Awards MarketWatch - 2 hours ago NEW YORK, Nov 19, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Companies expect annual bonus and stock-based awards for executives to decline in response to the troubled economy ... Prudential CIO Barbara Koster Named CIO of the Year at the ... MarketWatch all 15 news articles Click Here for Other Details

Companies likely to cut back on employee gifts - San Diego Union Tribune Published on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:11:25 GMT San Diego Union Tribune Companies likely to cut back on employee gifts San Diego Union Tribune, United States - 15 hours ago As companies face tighter budgets and layoffs in a tough US economy, analysts and industry data suggest a slowdown in employee gift-giving. ... Click Here for Other Details

UPDATE 1-UBS starts 3 credit card companies with neutral - Reuters Published on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:27:19 GMT StarPhoenix UPDATE 1-UBS starts 3 credit card companies with neutral Reuters - 19 hours ago N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) with "neutral" ratings and said credit and revenue pressures would continue to hurt the companies going into 2009. ... Ecuador introduces mining law amid protest threats Reuters RPT-IPO VIEW-All hopes on education IPO to break deal drought Reuters PRESS DIGEST - New York Times business news - Nov 19 Reuters Reuters - Reuters all 1,468 news articles Click Here for Other Details

Halkbank to loan 1.5 bln lira to smaller companies - Reuters Published on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:55:20 GMT Halkbank to loan 1.5 bln lira to smaller companies Reuters - 6 hours ago IS: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) will loan 1.5 billion lira ($900 million) to small- and medium-sized companies (SMEs) in the coming period, ... Click Here for Other Details

With no IPO market, companies seek private investors - Reuters Published on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:15:41 GMT With no IPO market, companies seek private investors Reuters - Nov 18, 2008 Companies wanting to go public are opting for private placements to tide them over until they are mature enough to launch, DeFrawi, who heads InsideVenture, ... Harris: InsideVenture offers antidote to weak IPO market San Jose Mercury News InsideVenture Opens Direct Private Market for Long-Term ... MarketWatch A New Venture Capital Solution? Wall Street Journal Blogs San Francisco Chronicle all 19 news articles Click Here for Other Details