Notissie alegre dai Mericani :
Wal-Mart Reduces Profit Forecast on Dollar's Gains; Earnings Advance 9.8% Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, lowered its full-year profit forecast after the dollar gained against other currencies, sending the shares lower in German trading.
Bernanke Refusal to Buy Genworth's Commercial Paper Shifts Burden to Banks Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke's decision to deny commercial paper financing to all but the highest-rated borrowers is forcing some companies to seek the credit of last resort, backstop loans.
Intel Drops After Sales Target Chopped by $1 Billion, Chip Demand Withers Intel Corp. fell as much as 7.2 percent in European trading after slashing its fourth-quarter sales forecast, stoking concern that the financial crisis is stifling global technology spending.
Trade Deficit in U.S. Probably Shrank to Six-Month Low as Oil Prices Fell The U.S. trade deficit probably narrowed in September as retreating oil prices reduced the value of imports, economists said before a report today.
GM Is Said to Struggle With Asset Sales as Concern Mounts for Its Survival General Motors Corp., seeking a U.S. federal bailout to stay in business, is having a harder time selling $4 billion in assets after saying it may run out of cash, according to people familiar with the negotiations.
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