U.S. mortgage lenders say they have plenty of capital

July 11, 2008 on 10:10 pm | In Business News | No Comments

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac said on Friday that their finances were sufficiently sound to withstand the housing crisis as government officials scrambled to restore confidence in the country’s two largest mortgage finance companies.

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Regulator to run IndyMac while buyer sought

July 11, 2008 on 7:55 pm | In Business News | No Comments

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mortgage lender IndyMac Bancorp Inc was taken over by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp on Friday, which will run the bank while it looks for a buyer.

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Fannie and Freddie say they have plenty of capital

July 11, 2008 on 6:31 pm | In Business News | No Comments

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac said on Friday that their finances were sufficiently sound to withstand the housing crisis as government officials scrambled to restore confidence in the country’s two largest mortgage finance companies.

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Oil pulls back from record above $147

July 11, 2008 on 2:55 pm | In Business News | No Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices jumped $5 to a record high above $147 a barrel on Friday amid growing worries of threats to supplies from Iran and Nigeria and a strike by Brazilian oil workers next week.

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FTSE falls to lowest close in three years

July 11, 2008 on 2:10 pm | In Business News | No Comments

LONDON (Reuters) - The top share index slid 2.7 percent on Friday to hit its lowest closing level in nearly three years, as banks fell on fears of more capital raising and worries about a bigger tax bill weighed on Vodafone.

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InBev and Anheuser seen holding deal talks

July 11, 2008 on 1:44 pm | In Business News | No Comments

NEW YORK/PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Anheuser-Busch has finally begun negotiations for a friendly merger with InBev , a source familiar with the situation said on Friday, sending shares of both brewers up more than 7 percent.

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Oil briefly hits record above $147

July 11, 2008 on 1:11 pm | In Business News | No Comments

LONDON (Reuters) - Oil leapt $5 to a record high above $147 a barrel on Friday amid growing worries of threats to supplies from Iran and Nigeria and a strike by Brazilian oil workers next week.

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FTSE falls 2.7% to lowest close since Oct 2005

July 11, 2008 on 12:04 pm | In Business News | No Comments

LONDON (Reuters) - The top share index slid 2.7 percent on Friday to hit its lowest closing level in nearly three years, as banks fell on fears of more capital raising and worries about a bigger tax bill weighed on Vodafone.

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Worries over U.S. mortgage firms grow

July 11, 2008 on 11:57 am | In Business News | No Comments

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fear spread on Friday that the U.S. housing crisis would drag down the nation’s major mortgage finance agencies and the …

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Oil hits record above $147 as supply fears intensify

July 11, 2008 on 11:22 am | In Business News | No Comments

LONDON (Reuters) - Oil leapt $5 to a new record high above $147 a barrel on Friday, spurred by growing worries of threats to supplies from Iran and Nigeria and the possibility of a strike by Brazilian oil workers next week.

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