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 NOVEMBER 13, 2008 — TOP NEWS Wal-Mart: Profits Climb, Outlook Is Trimmed The retail giant said third-quarter profit rose 10%, but it cut its fourth-quarter outlook due to the tough economy  NOVEMBER 12, 2008 — TOP NEWS Unemployment: How to Slow the Bleeding In crafting a spending plan, federal officials must choose between measures that give a fast lift to the economy and those that create sustainable new jobs NOVEMBER 12, 2008 — WASHINGTON Foreclosures: Washington to the Rescue? The Treasury is finally moving to keep people in their homes because it can't ask Congress for more bank-bailout funds without some help for homeowners NOVEMBER 12, 2008 — MANDEL ON ECONOMICS Mandel: Paulson's Shift Is Just a Start The Treasury Secretary's new focus on using bailout money to support frozen consumer loan markets acknowledges reality. But it's only a down payment NOVEMBER 12, 2008 — TOP NEWS The Bailout Plan: Paulson's Pivot The Treasury Dept. is steering away from the original intent of buying questionable mortgage-related securities—much to the chagrin of Wall Street NOVEMBER 11, 2008 — TOP NEWS Retail: The Great Holiday Blowout Sale From Neiman Marcus to Old Navy, no one's immune to big sales promotions leading up to what promises to be the weakest holiday season in decades NOVEMBER 11, 2008 — TOP NEWS Sheldon Adelson's Trouble at the Tables The gambling magnate antes up for the second time in two months, in a bid to avert financial disaster at Las Vegas Sands NOVEMBER 11, 2008 — TOP NEWS Oil Prices at 20-Month Low As the market realized the Chinese spending plan won't avert a slowdown, oil prices fell NOVEMBER 10, 2008 — TOP NEWS Circuit City Files for Bankruptcy With the chain's future in doubt and the economy in tatters, Best Buy, Wal-Mart, and online retailers look to pick up share in electronics NOVEMBER 9, 2008 — TOP NEWS Crestor Study Will Boost Statin Demand AstraZeneca's statin was found to cut cardiovascular risk in those with normal cholesterol by 45%. But are the potentially huge extra costs worth it? NOVEMBER 8, 2008 — AUTOS Automakers' $25 Billion Fast-Track Bailout The Detroit Three's desperate plight is speeding along a rescue from Washington, with for now no plans for hearings NOVEMBER 7, 2008 — TOP NEWS UPS Takes the Lead on Hydraulic Hybrids The delivery company will deploy seven trucks with a technology to challenge the electric hybrid—and may point the way for more green vehicles NOVEMBER 7, 2008 — TOP NEWS Automakers to Washington: It's Crunch Time Auto executives tell congressional leaders millions of jobs could be lost if the Detroit Three don't get billions of federal dollars NOVEMBER 7, 2008 — TOP NEWS More Bad News for Ford Plummeting demand for trucks and SUVs in the U.S., and now news of a big third-quarter loss, put Ford in a precarious position NOVEMBER 7, 2008 — TOP NEWS Health Care: The Economy's Lifeline The continued growth of jobs in health care appears to be the lone saving grace in an otherwise brutal employment picture NOVEMBER 7, 2008 — TOP NEWS University of Texas Plans Sports TV Channel The school is in talks with Time Warner, Comcast, and AT&T to distribute Longhorn Sports Network, a first for a specific college NOVEMBER 6, 2008 — TOP NEWS Obama's Business Backers Look Ahead A powerful group of African American executives helped get Obama elected President. Now they hope he can provide solutions to the economic crisis NOVEMBER 6, 2008 — TOP NEWS Next Up: A Wal-Mart Credit Card? With banks hiking rates and fees, the time may be right for Wal-Mart to bring its cost-cutting ways to the credit-card industry NOVEMBER 6, 2008 — TOP NEWS Rahm Emanuel Will Be Obama's Chief of Staff The hard-edged Illinois Democrat and former Clinton White House official will give up his House seat to run Obama's staff NOVEMBER 5, 2008 — AUTOS GMAC's Woes Will Crimp Car Sales At a time when GM and other automakers need to move as many vehicles as they can, financing arms like GMAC are tapped out NOVEMBER 5, 2008 Europe Reacts to Obama Victory Europeans were rooting for Barack Obama to win the U.S. Presidency, but now that he has won, some are showing more cautious enthusiasm NOVEMBER 4, 2008 — ELECTION 2008 Election 2.0: An Online Guide for Political Junkies New Web sites and blogs, as well as expanded cable coverage, offer viewers more ways than ever to dissect and obsess over the vote NOVEMBER 4, 2008 — MYTAKE Children with Asperger's: A 21st Century Brain Trust Ignorance about autism and Asperger's syndrome limits the possibilities for students embarking on their professional and academic careers, says BusinessWeek reader Suzanne McCain NOVEMBER 4, 2008 — ELECTION 2008 For the Next President, the Fastest Transition Ever From an economic summit to a Detroit bailout, Obama or McCain will have to jump right on the U.S. economic crisis NOVEMBER 4, 2008 Obama's Victory: Three Lessons for Business The President-Elect built his win on a clear vision, clean execution, and friends in high places, say Jack and Suzy Welch NOVEMBER 3, 2008 — ELECTION 2008 What Happened to the Investor Class? A new poll finds that this pillar of Republican support has shifted somewhat toward Obama. McCain is fighting to win it back NOVEMBER 2, 2008 — TOP NEWS The U.S. Economic Crisis: Three Growth Scenarios The U.S. financial crisis is a symptom, not a cause, of global problems. The U.S. must solve its trade deficit and invest its credit wisely OCTOBER 31, 2008 — TOP NEWS JPMorgan Chase Freezes Foreclosures The big bank ramps up a program to modify terms for 400,000 homeowners and kills a highly criticized type of mortgage OCTOBER 31, 2008 — TOP NEWS Boeing Deal: Expect a Close Vote On the eve of the union vote after an eight-week strike, some machinists consider the tentative Boeing settlement simply a "Band-Aid" OCTOBER 30, 2008 — TOP NEWS Foreclosures: Feds to the Rescue? Banks may be required to offer interest rate relief for strapped homeowners. But it's unclear who will qualify and if the plan would put a dent in foreclosures OCTOBER 30, 2008 — VIEWPOINT GM's Latest Retooling: The Chrysler Merger Merging with Chrysler would be GM's biggest attempt yet to realign with the market. Problem is, GM has always been terrible at restructuring OCTOBER 30, 2008 — TOP NEWS Exxon's Production Falls as Profits Soar Third-quarter earnings jumped 58%, but production was off. With oil prices plunging, investors think the decline in output may be a bad sign OCTOBER 30, 2008 Pfizer CEO Kindler Has His Work Cut Out for Him Investors want a fresh perspective for post-Lipitor Pfizer, but they're not yet convinced outsider Kindler is the one to bring it OCTOBER 29, 2008 — VIEWPOINT A GM Bailout? Here Are My Terms for a Deal A longtime GM customer says Washington needs to attach some strings to any financing help for a GM-Chrysler merger OCTOBER 29, 2008 — TOP NEWS Comcast: Rosy Third-Quarter Numbers Revenues and cash flow each climbed 7% despite tighter household budgets, suggesting cable is no longer a discretionary item OCTOBER 29, 2008 — TOP NEWS Both Boeing and Workers Could Win the Strike A tentative strike settlement would provide job security while letting Boeing outsource as much work as it wants on its 787 Dreamliner OCTOBER 29, 2008 The Steady Ascent of the Debit Card Debit cards may soon overtake credit cards, which is why banks are scrambling to boost their profitability OCTOBER 29, 2008 — TOP NEWS Statement of the Federal Reserve The Federal Open Market Committee decided today to lower its target for the federal funds rate 50 basis points to 1% OCTOBER 28, 2008 — FACETIME Bill Kristol: Reagan Revolution Isn't Over The leading neoconservative talks about the GOP, Obama, the financial meltdown, and why it pays to be a contrarian in politics and the market OCTOBER 28, 2008 — VIEWPOINT Mandel: It's Not a Crisis of Confidence The real problem with the economy is that long accepted patterns of cross-border technology transfer, trade, and finance are simply unsustainable OCTOBER 28, 2008 — TOP NEWS The Christian Science Monitor to Become a Weekly The newspaper, which will cease daily publication next April and emphasize the Web, becomes the most prominent paper to scale back print OCTOBER 28, 2008 — TOP NEWS Wall Street Shrugs Off Worries Consumer confidence fell to a 41-year low, but the Dow Jones industrial average soared more than 600 points OCTOBER 28, 2008 — TOP NEWS Why Do GM and Chrysler Need Uncle Sam's Help? In addition to bailing out Detroit, U.S. taxpayers may be asked to foot the bill for a GM-Chrysler merger OCTOBER 27, 2008 — MYTAKE It's the Catholic Church, Not Corporation Approaching the Church with a business-school mindset ignores that the priesthood is a calling and not a career, says BW reader Thomas Szyszkiewicz OCTOBER 27, 2008 — ELECTION 2008 Election 2008: McCain on the Economic Issues Republican Presidential nominee Senator John McCain on taxes, jobs, education, health care, the financial crisis, and retirement OCTOBER 27, 2008 — ELECTION 2008 Election 2008: Obama on the Economic Issues Democratic Presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama on taxes, jobs, education, health care, the financial crisis, and retirement OCTOBER 25, 2008 — RECESSION IN AMERICA Discount Chain Big Lots Moves Online The store, like McDonald's and Family Dollar, is enjoying strong sales despite the downturn. Now shoppers can find Big Lots bargains on the Web site OCTOBER 24, 2008 — TOP NEWS Chrysler Slashes 25% of White-Collar Workforce To save money and ready itself for a possible sale, Chrysler and its owner Cerberus Capital will cut 5,000 white-collar workers OCTOBER 23, 2008 — ELECTION 2008 Obama's $150 Million Election Spree His cash bonanza gives Obama lots of leeway in how to place ads on national, local, and cable TV, while McCain has to pick his spots OCTOBER 23, 2008 — TOP NEWS Why Pensions Are Probably Safe The federal pension-guarantee fund has lost money, but it appears healthy enough to backstop any market losses by traditional corporate plans View Previous Page | View Next Page | News Archive by Year | |
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