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Manufacturing Stats Send Dow Down 187

Nick McMaster — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:18:55 CDT

Stocks fell today as a sharp monthly decline in the New York Fed’s manufacturing index hammered the materials, industrial, and energy sectors, the Wall Street Journal reports. Alcoa fell 6.3%, with Caterpillar, John Deere, and GE also down. In housing, the National Association of Home Builders’ index of demand...

Belt-Tightening Spares Older Workers

Jim O'Neill — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 08:06:00 CST

As companies nationwide cut tens of thousands of jobs, younger workers appear to be taking a hit as companies try to retain older, more experienced employees, reports BusinessWeek . Boomers increasingly have become corporate America’s gold standard: “When you’re in your 50s and 60s, you’re in your prime,” said a CVS...

Credit Crunch Hits Bond Market

Peter Fearon — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 03:36:56 CDT

Ripples from the credit crisis have reached the corporate bond market—threatening to slow down the economy by seriously limiting the ability of major corporations to borrow money for new projects, the Washington Post reports. Credit problems have already begun to bite into the future plans of Hertz, Deere &...