Laid-off workers learn new trades (CNN Money) Published on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:09:56 GMT In the worst labor market in 14 years, Americans from auto workers to financial analysts are considering a career change in hopes of landing a job. Many job seekers are getting specialized training as a way to break into a new industry. Vocational, technical and trade schools, which provide a formal education in skilled trades from catering to computer programming, are seeing a surge in ... Click Here for Other Details

How billions failed to fix UK's car industry (CNN) Published on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:49:24 GMT The historic days when Britain was frequently troubled by marauding, ransom-seeking Scandinavian invaders resulted in a rueful proverb "Once you have paid the Dane-geld you'll never get rid of the Dane." It is a proverb which should be noted by governments thinking of bailing out troubled automobile companies. Click Here for Other Details

Treasuries Fall, Eroding Biggest Weekly Gain Since 1987 Crash (Bloomberg) Published on Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:23:49 GMT Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Treasuries fell, with 10-year notes paring the biggest weekly gain since the market crash of 1987, after European and Asia stocks rebounded. Click Here for Other Details

Australian market trades sharply lower (Nasdaq) Published on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:01:11 GMT (RTTNews) - The Australian stock market was trading sharply lower on Thursday, extending its losses for the fourth consecutive trading session. Wall Street's plunge overnight on fears that the U.S. car industry could collapse dented investor sentiment. Click Here for Other Details

Macy's Debt Trades Like Junk, Similar to Kmart (Update1) (Bloomberg) Published on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:54:11 GMT Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Macy's Inc. , the second-biggest U.S. department-store company, is headed into the holidays facing the possibility of losing its 11-year-old investment- grade rating. Click Here for Other Details

Kick GM out of the Dow...now! (CNN Money) Published on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:39:56 GMT General Motors has a market capitalization of less than $2 billion. The stock, which now trades for a little under $3 a share, hit a 70-year low of $1.70 on Thursday morning before recovering a bit. Click Here for Other Details

Hedge Funds in Japan Will Attract Capital, Credit Suisse Says (Bloomberg) Published on Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:10:22 GMT Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Japan's hedge-fund industry, dominated by so-called long-short funds that bet on rising and falling stock prices, will attract capital on signs they are starting to outperform peers, Credit Suisse Group AG said. Click Here for Other Details

Australian market trades sharply lower (Nasdaq) Published on Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:31:37 GMT (RTTNews) - The Australian stock market was trading sharply lower Friday, at fresh four-and-a-half year lows, following a steep triple-digit loss on Wall Street overnight. At 8:11 p.m. ET, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was losing 115 points or 3.44% to 3,238, after losing 4.19% on Thursday. Click Here for Other Details

Goldman Sachs trades below IPO price (Crain's New York Business) Published on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:43:12 GMT Goldman has lost 75% of its market value in the last year, and on Thursday below $53 a share, the price it began trading at nearly a decade ago. Click Here for Other Details

TUC launches web safety at work toolkit for staff and employers (Computer Weekly) Published on Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:03:19 GMT As Get Safe Online Week draws to a close today (21 November), the Trades Union Congress is launching a toolkit to help improve workers' internet security awareness and skills. Click Here for Other Details

Macy's Debt Trades Like Junk, Similar to Kmart (Update1) - Bloomberg Published on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:10:11 GMT Macy's Debt Trades Like Junk, Similar to Kmart (Update1) Bloomberg - 12 hours ago ... was more than 15 percentage points yesterday, according to Trace, the bond-price reporting system of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. ... Click Here for Other Details

UPDATE 1-Statoil mulls closing Asia oil product trade arm-source - Reuters Published on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:18:28 GMT Boston Globe (registration) UPDATE 1-Statoil mulls closing Asia oil product trade arm-source Reuters - Nov 20, 2008 Two industry sources said Statoil was likely to close its products division, which has four staff in Singapore, and make a formal announcement soon. ... FOREX-Auto-driven economic, stock worries lift yen, dlr Reuters all 2,765 news articles Click Here for Other Details

Hedge Funds in Japan Will Attract Capital, Credit Suisse Says - Bloomberg Published on Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:22:52 GMT Hedge Funds in Japan Will Attract Capital, Credit Suisse Says Bloomberg - 6 hours ago The Eurekahedge Japan Hedge Fund Index was the best performer by region in October, declining 2.8 percent, as trades that involved selling regional stocks ... Click Here for Other Details

Regulating Credit Default Swaps: Will It Work? - BusinessWeek Published on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:54:01 GMT Regulating Credit Default Swaps: Will It Work? BusinessWeek - Nov 19, 2008 ... industry officials. The Federal Reserve and other regulatory bodies are targeting the end of 2008 to have one or more clearing platforms for CDS trades ... Click Here for Other Details

Letters: Should Uncle Sam fuel Big 3 with loan? - DetNews.com Published on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:22:49 GMT China Daily Letters: Should Uncle Sam fuel Big 3 with loan? DetNews.com, MI - Nov 19, 2008 When the credit portion of the financial markets broke, it crippled the building trades and automotive industry. Our industry needs help because the ... Some choice words for the beggars Politico all 2,011 news articles Click Here for Other Details

How billions failed to fix UK's car industry - CNN Published on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:09:28 GMT How billions failed to fix UK's car industry CNN - 17 hours ago She wanted to back the company's chief Michael Edwardes in fighting trades union militancy. But she and her ministers found that commercial needs and ... Click Here for Other Details

MARKET SNAPSHOT: US Stocks Blasted By Economy To End At Five year ... - CNNMoney.com Published on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:02:18 GMT MARKET SNAPSHOT: US Stocks Blasted By Economy To End At Five year ... CNNMoney.com - Nov 19, 2008 After climbing in and out of positive and negative turf in the early going, the major stock indexes were down decisively in afternoon trades, ... Wall Street whacked India Infoline.com all 163 news articles Click Here for Other Details

Editorial: Banks should co-sign Washington's car loan - FinancialWeek (subscription) Published on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:55:04 GMT Editorial: Banks should co-sign Washington's car loan FinancialWeek (subscription), NY - 14 hours ago (The net number, which excludes offsetting trades, does come down to a much less frightening $3 billion on each company, but that ignores potentially huge ... Click Here for Other Details

Ag teacher wins national ?trade & skills teacher of the year? award - Stock and Land Published on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:08:19 GMT Northern Territory Ag teacher wins national ?trade & skills teacher of the year? award Stock and Land, Australia - 17 hours ago He held off challenges from 14 finalists from eight industry categories under the Institute for Trade Skills Excellence (ITSE) Australian Training Awards, ... NT academic tops Australia in vocational teaching Charles Darwin University NT cow boffin best in the land Northern Territory all 6 news articles Click Here for Other Details

Dow Jones Declines Could Lead US Dollar and Japanese Yen Strength - Daily FX Published on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:20:20 GMT The Southern Ledger Dow Jones Declines Could Lead US Dollar and Japanese Yen Strength Daily FX, NY - Nov 19, 2008 Yet the key stock market index currently trades important support levels, and a break lower could easily force major moves in Dollar and Yen pairs. ... The Wagner Daily - November 20, 2008 istockAnalyst.com (press release) US stocks stumble after dour economic data MarketWatch Time to buy the Blue Chips Examiner.com all 529 news articles Click Here for Other Details