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0050 China Trade Soared in February Spurred by Exports to Southeast Asia, China Daily Reports
AIG AIG to Sell Asian Unit to Prudential plc - Seeks to Repay Taxpayers Quickly as Possible
0010 Fed Raises Discount Rate 1/4% - Says Move Is Not Change in Policy
0050 China Central Bank Boosts Banks Reserve Requirements for Second Time This Year, Xinhua Reports
0010 Bernanke Sees Need for Higher U.S. Rates "in Due Course"
0020 U.S. GDP Rose 5.7% in 4th Qtr as Companies Restocked Inventory
GS Goldman Sachs Finishes 2009 With Strong Results - Employee Pay and Benefits Cut
0050 China Stocks Fall Amid Rumors Authorities to Restrict Bank Lending, Raise Rates, Xinhua Reports
0080 Japan Air Files to Reorganize in Bankruptcy - Pensions to be Slashed
0050 China's Foreign Exchange Reserves Hit Record - Bank Loans Rise, Shanghai Daily Reports
INTC Intel Posts Hefty Gains in Latest Qtr - Low Costs Help
0010 U.S. Economy Weak But Picking Up Strength, Federal Reserve "Beige Book" Says
0030 U.S. Employers Again Cut Jobs in December - November Loss Revised Upward
0040 U.S. Manufacturing Rose in December for 5th Month, Institute of Supply Management Reports
0040 Moderate Improvement Seen in Home Prices in Latest S&P/Case-Shiller Report
0010 Federal Reserve to Hold Interest Rates at Low Level for Extended Period
0050 Abu Dhabi Provides $10 Billion to Support Struggling Dubai World
C Citigroup to Repay U.S. Taxpayers $20 Billion - Bank Now in Position to Lend More
0030 US Unemployment Rate Fell to 10% in November - Hours Worked Edged Up
0070 Japan Economy in Deflation - Employment Situation "Severe" , Cabinet Says
GM GM Reports Improved Results - Will Start to Repay Government Loans in December
0030 U.S. Unemployment Rate Hit 10.2% in October - 15.7 Million Now Jobless
0010 Fed to Hold Rates Low for "Extended Period" - Sees Inflation Subdued
F Ford Posts $1 Billion Quarterly Profit - Sees 2011 as "Solidly Profitable"
0020 U.S. GDP Rose Sharply in Latest Quarter Amid Government Stimulus
HMC Honda Qtr Net Falls as Sales Slump - Stronger Yen Cited
0070 China Posts 8.9% Growth in Qtr - Sees Bumper Year for Grain Harvest
0010 Federal Reserve Sees Many Sectors of U.S. Economy Stabilized or Modestly Improving
IBM IBM Earnings Rise Despite Soft Sales - Raises Full-Year Outlook
GS Goldman Sachs Posts Strong Qtr Results - CEO Sees Signs Global Economy Improving
JPM JPMorgan Chase Qtr Net Jumps - CEO "Not Certain" of Consumer Outlook
0060 Australia Central Bank Raises Key Interest Rate - Cites Recovery in Asia
0010 Fed Says U.S. Economy Improving - Sees Need for Low Interest Rates for Extended Period
0040 Conference Board Index of Leading U.S. Indicators Posts Fifth Straight Monthly Gain
CVX Chevron Moves Forward With Big Natural Gas Project Offshore Australia
0050 China Weighs Retaliation Against U.S. Move to Impose Tariffs on Chinese-Made Tires
0020 U.S. GDP Fell 1% in Second Qtr After Heavy Spending by Government
0060 Central Bank of Israel, Citing Inflation, Raises Key Interest Rate By Quarter Percentage Point
0010 Fed Sees U.S. Economy "Leveling Out" - Holds Rates - to End Debt Purchases in October
F Ford July Sales Jump - Reports First Year-Over-Year Sales Increase Since November 2007
0040 Consumer Confidence Fell in July for Second Straight Month, Conference Board Says
DB Deutsche Bank Qtr Net Rises - Says "Well Prepared" for Uncertain Environment
MSFT Microsoft Qtr Net Tumbles Despite Aggressive Cost Cutting - Revenue Slumps
F Ford Narrows Qtr Loss After Cost Cuts - Gains Share in All Major Markets
AAPL Apple Qtr Net Boosted by Strong Sales of iPhone, Mac Computers
CAT Caterpillar Raises Outlook for 2009 After Posting Weak Second Qtr
0040 U.S. Leading Economic Indicators Up for Third Straight Month in June, Conference Board Says
C Citigroup Has $4.3 Billion Qtr Net After Sale of Smith Barney
GE GE Qtr Net Falls 47% as Revenues Slump
JPM JP Morgan Chase Nets $2.7 Billion in Qtr After Paying Back $25 Billion Under TARP
IBM IBM Qtr Profit Up on Lower Revenue - Full-Year Earnings Outlook Raised
GS Goldman Sachs Has Strong Qtr Profit After Paying Back U.S. Treasury
0040 U.S. Triple AAA Rating Secure for Now, Standard & Poor's Says.
GM General Motors Board Announces Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing
0020 Durable Goods Orders Rose Sharply in April - Second Big Gain in 3 Months
0060 Bank of Japan Sees Possibility of Return to "Sustainable Growth"
0040 S&P Lowers Outlook for United Kingdom to Negative - Cites Government Debt
INTC Intel Disputes Europe Commission Fine - Plans Appeal
0030 U.S. Jobless Rate Rose to 8.9% in April from 8.5% in March - 13.7 Million Now Unemployed
0060 European Central Bank Cuts Key Interest Rate 0.25% to 1%
0060 Bank of England Holds Rates Steady
GM GM Post $6 Billion Qtr Loss as Sales Plunge - Cost Cutting Continues
C Citigroup Sells Unit to Sumitomo Mitsui Bank for $7.9 Billion
0010 Chrylser Files Under Bankruptcy Law - Seeks Fiat Deal Backed by Obama
PG Procter & Gamble Qtr Net at High End of Forecast - Strong Dollar Hurting Sales
F Ford Will Not Seek New Funds from Washington Despite $1.4 Billion Qtr Loss
CAT Caterpillar Has Loss for Qtr - Cites Cost of Layoffs, Decline in Sales
ORCL Oracle to Acquire Sun Microsystems for $7.4 Billion Cash
BAC Bank of America Qtr Results Buoyed by Merrill - Consumer Losses Seen
C Citigroup Qtr Revenue Almost Double Year-Ago Levels - CEO "Confident"
GE GE Qtr Net Falls on Lower Revenue - Sees No Need for Finance Unit to Raise New Capital
UBS UBS Says Money Leaving After Agreement to Name Suspected U.S. Tax Cheats
GS Goldman Sachs Plans $5 Billion Stock Offering - Proceeds to Repay TARP
WFC Wells Fargo Strong Quarter Includes Dividend Back to Taxpayers
0040 U.S. Home Prices Extended Sharp Drop in January, S&P/Case Shiller Says
GM Rick Wagoner to Step Down as GM Chairman/CEO at Request of Obama Administration
0010 Geithner Calls for Expanded U.S. Regulation of Financial Markets
0020 U.S. Durable Goods Orders Jumped 3.4% in February After 6 Down Months
GE GE Expects Finance Unit to be Profitable in 1st Qtr - No Need for More Capital
0010 Federal Reserve to Buy $300 Billion of Longer Term Treasuries
0050 Obama Seeks to Ease Chinese Concern About U.S. Debt - Says Investment Increasing
GE S&P Cuts Long-Term Rating of GE and Units by One Notch - Outlook Stable
ROG Roche to Acquire Rest of Genentech After Sweetening Bid to $95 a Share
C Citigroup Having "Best Quarter to Date" Since 2007, CEO Tells Staff
DOW Dow Chemical to Close Rohm and Haas Deal Ending Litigation Threat
MRK Merck Offers $41 Billion to Acquire Schering-Plough - Dividend to be Maintained
GM GM Auditors Raise "Substantial Doubt" Company Can Escape Bankruptcy Filing
0050 Premier Says China Domestic Demand to Buoy Growth, But Offers No New Money
AIG AIG May Get $30 Billion More from U.S. to Survive after Stunning Loss
HBC HSBC to Curb Consumer Lending in U.S. As Profit Slumps; Dividend Cut
GE GE Slashes Common Stock Dividend - Sees $9 Billion Preserved
C Citigroup Offers Common-for-Preferred Stock Swap - Aims to Boost U.S. Equity Stake
GM GM has $30 Billion Loss for 2008 as Car Sales Slump
0040 Pimco's Bill Gross Warns Against Nationalizing Troubled U.S. Banks
JPM JP Morgan Chase Slashes Dividend - Precaution if "Conditions Worsen Significantly"
0010 U.S. Pledges More Money to Aid Banks - Wants Banks to Remain in Private Hands
0030 U.S. Wholesale Inflation Up Sharply in January - Index Rose 0.8%
UBS UBS to Pay $780 Million to Settle U.S. Tax Case - Some Clients to be Named
GM GM Seeks Billions in New U.S. Money - More Likely Needed in Coming Years
0010 Robert Allen Stanford, 3 Companies Charged by SEC with $8 Billion CD Scheme