July 23, 2008, 3:59 pm
Another Victim of Inflation: Cheap Fast Food
As food and energy prices march higher, McDonald’s is looking at changing its popular Dollar Menu as it tries to offset the higher ingredient costs it expects for the remainder of the year.
ZURICH -- Credit Suisse Group Thursday reported a 62% slide in quarterly net profit, as turmoil roiling financial markets took a heavy toll on its investment-banking business, but the firm recorded far more buoyant earnings than expected by analysts.
July 25 (Bloomberg) -- European Central Bank council member Klaus Liebscher said the bank has room to raise interest rates again even as economic growth falters.
(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve should raise interest rates to stem the slide in the value of the dollar and curb global inflationary pressure, European G7 sources have told Reuters, but concede they are unlikely to get their wish.
La crisi dei mutui colpisce ancora Oltreoceano. Nel secondo trimestre i pignoramenti sono cresciuti del +171% rispetto ad un anno fa. Lo ha comunicato RealtyTrac, specificando che rispetto al primo trimestre l'aumento è stato solo del 14%.
Dobbiamo ancora aspettarci un periodo di stasi delle azioni , ma se le preoccupazioni principali sono relative all'inflazione e non alla recessione forse siamo verso la fine della discesa . Forse ci sarà qualche scorribanda speculativa durante agosto , dato che i volumi sono bassi . Il mercato vero ricomincerà a metà probabilmente a metà settembre.
Ex-Officer of Detroit Nonprofit Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than $40
Million
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William A. Smith, the former chief financial officer for the Detroit
Riverfront Conservancy, was accused of embezzling funds meant to support
efforts to be...
8 ore fa
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