Financial crisis to be top agenda item at APEC (AP via Yahoo! News) Published on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:53:57 GMT President George W. Bush doesn't see his final Asia-Pacific summit this week as a farewell but rather a chance to enlist more nations in the battle against a financial crisis that threatens to pull the world economy into a severe economic recession. Click Here for Other Details

Zegna Sees Slower China Growth Next Year on Financial Crisis (Bloomberg) Published on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:56:25 GMT Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Ermenegildo Zegna SpA, the century-old Italian clothing maker, said sales growth will slow in China next year as the financial turmoil erodes demand for luxury suits in the world's most populous nation. Click Here for Other Details

Principal Financial shares drop 18 pct to new low (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Published on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:02:24 GMT Shares of Principal Financial Group Inc. fell to new lows on Wednesday as stock in many life insurers tumbled over debt concerns involving commercial mortgage-backed securities. Click Here for Other Details

Beware of free financial advice (CNN Money) Published on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:09:56 GMT Question: My wife and I are looking into getting some financial advice. Our bank says they offer free services through their financial adviser. This worries my wife because she thinks that the adviser will push the bank's agenda. Is it safer to go with an individual adviser, or is going with one with a bank just as easy? The Mole's Answer: I'm going to go with your wife on this one. But this ... Click Here for Other Details

Financial ETFs Routed Amid Citigroup Plunge (Fox News) Published on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:42:18 GMT Financial ETFs Routed Amid Citigroup Plunge Click Here for Other Details

Russia investigates financial crisis reporting: report (AFP via Yahoo! News) Published on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:16:53 GMT Prosecutors are launching inquiries across Russia against media reporting on the financial crisis in a bid to stem growing concern about its impact, the Kommersant newspaper reported on Wednesday. Click Here for Other Details

Federal pilot program aimed at financial literacy (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Published on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:12:18 GMT The U.S. Department of the Treasury has launched a program in St. Louis and seven other regions of the country to better connect people who don't bank much with financial services. Click Here for Other Details

MIT Cuts Spending, Bracing for `Protracted' Financial Crisis (Bloomberg) Published on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:50:06 GMT Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology said it will cut spending as much as 15 percent over the next three years as it plans for ``a protracted period of financial constraint.'' Click Here for Other Details

Financial Stocks: Insurers slump on concern about commercial mortgage exposure (Market Watch) Published on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:57:39 GMT Shares of some of the nation's top life insurers slump, including a 29% drop in Hartford Financial stock, on concerns about their exposure to commercial mortgage-backed securities. Citigroup shares tumble 23%, their biggest percentage drop ever. Click Here for Other Details

German Financial Heartland Calls New Election to Break Deadlock (Bloomberg) Published on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:54:29 GMT Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- State lawmakers in Hesse , Germany's financial heartland, voted to dissolve the regional assembly and hold new elections in a bid to break a political deadlock that has frozen decision-making for almost a year. Click Here for Other Details

Boston Private Financial Holdings Receives Preliminary Approval to ... - MarketWatch Published on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:04:50 GMT Boston Private Financial Holdings Receives Preliminary Approval to ... MarketWatch - 14 hours ago The Treasury Department's TARP Capital Purchase Program is a voluntary program for healthy US financial institutions designed to encourage these ... Federal pilot program aimed at financial literacy BusinessWeek Boston Private OK'd to get $153m in US rescue funds Boston Globe (registration) Boston Private gets OK for Treasury program Forbes Providence Journal - MarketWatch all 331 news articles Click Here for Other Details

Financial sector weighs on market; GM slides 17% as lawmakers ... - MarketWatch Published on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:47:06 GMT Financial sector weighs on market; GM slides 17% as lawmakers ... MarketWatch - 10 hours ago Financial shares fronted the losses, with shares of some of the nation's top life insurers shedding value on worries about their capital conditions as well ... Click Here for Other Details

US STOCKS-Market extends losses on Citi, financials - Reuters Published on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:16:15 GMT US STOCKS-Market extends losses on Citi, financials Reuters - 12 hours ago SPX briefly falling 1 percent, led lower by financial shares such as Citigroup (CN: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz). Citi tested new lows, ... Japan Stock Futures Fall in US as Automakers, Banks Decline Bloomberg 5 Year Low on Dow Boomers-Bank US Stocks Slide on Concern Recession Is Deepening; GM Tumbles Bloomberg Bloomberg - Bloomberg all 409 news articles Click Here for Other Details

Frank says some of $700 billion must go to homeowner relief - MarketWatch Published on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:24:55 GMT Voice of America Frank says some of $700 billion must go to homeowner relief MarketWatch - 13 hours ago "Some of this TARP money has to be used for mortgage foreclosure prevention," House Financial Services Committee chairman Barney Frank told Paulson at an ... Paulson resists Democrats' call to rescue homeowners Los Angeles Times Paulson's Explanation Leaves More Questions BusinessWeek Paulson's testimony to House Financial Services panel Reuters San Jose Mercury News - Wall Street Journal all 1,397 news articles Click Here for Other Details

American Community Newspapers Inc. Reports 2008 Third Quarter ... - MarketWatch Published on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:13:38 GMT American Community Newspapers Inc. Reports 2008 Third Quarter ... MarketWatch - 6 hours ago As previously reported, the Company is not in compliance with certain terms of its credit agreements, including financial and payment covenants, ... MDU Communications' Preliminary Fiscal '08 Year End Results Boast ... MarketWatch all 28 news articles 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 - 23 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's `Ivy League' Schools Latest Victims of Financial Rout Bloomberg Asian Stocks Fall, Extending Global Rout; Nintendo, Sony Drop Bloomberg Japan Stocks Fall, Led by Banks on MUFG Earnings; Inpex Gains Bloomberg Bloomberg - Bloomberg all 466 news articles Click Here for Other Details

Asian Stocks Fall for Third Day; Financial Companies Lead Drop - Bloomberg Published on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:58:53 GMT The Money Times Asian Stocks Fall for Third Day; Financial Companies Lead Drop Bloomberg - 16 hours ago 19 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks fell for a third day, led by financial companies and commodity producers, as Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. planned to ... Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group to raise $2.9 billion in preferred ... International Herald Tribune Japan's SMFG to raise about $4.1 billion: media Reuters Sumitomo Mitsui Financial to raise funds by preferred securities Monsters and Critics.com Bloomberg - Bloomberg all 187 news articles Click Here for Other Details

First California Financial Group Announces Passing of Chief Credit ... - CNNMoney.com Published on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:06:07 GMT PR Web (press release) First California Financial Group Announces Passing of Chief Credit ... CNNMoney.com - 6 hours ago First California Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCAL) today announced that Walter Duchanin, executive vice president and chief credit officer of its ... First California Financial Group Announces Passing of Chief Credit ... International Business Times Randall T. Conte Joins Cole Taylor Bank as Chief Operating Officer MarketWatch Kenneth D. Lewis, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President ... FOXBusiness all 28 news articles Click Here for Other Details

Rainier Pacific Financial Group, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend - CNNMoney.com Published on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:06:50 GMT Rainier Pacific Financial Group, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend CNNMoney.com - 13 hours ago Rainier Pacific Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: RPFG) today reported that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.07 per share on its ... American Bancorp of New Jersey, Inc. Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend MarketWatch Fastenal Company Announces Cash Dividend FOXBusiness TROY Group, Inc. Announces Special Cash Dividend MarketWatch MarketWatch all 44 news articles Click Here for Other Details

Guaranty Financial Group Inc. Announces Resignation of Chairman ... - MarketWatch Published on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:48:48 GMT Guaranty Financial Group Inc. Announces Resignation of Chairman ... MarketWatch - 5 hours ago Under his leadership, the Company has grown into one of the leading financial services companies in the Southwest and now ranks as the second largest ... Guaranty Financial CEO resigns - quick facts RTT News Guaranty CEO resigns Austin American-Statesman all 14 news articles Click Here for Other Details