Wall Street Journal What's News

The WSJ What's News Late Edition, July 10, 2009

The Wall Street Journal — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:48:47 EST

All three major indexes down for the week, GM emerges from bankruptcy, crude oil declines and Sears is preparing for Christmas in July

WSJ's What's News Early Edition, July 10, 2009

The Wall Street Journal — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:54:27 EST

GM is set to leave Chapter 11 and emerge leaner after 40 days in bankruptcy court ... mortgage servicers are facing pressure from the Obama administration to step up loan modifications ... and Citigroup shuffled executives, including removing its finance chief

WSJ What's News Late Edition, July 9, 2009

The Wall Street Journal — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:54:41 EST

Stocks maintain a narrow trading range as a canceled drug trial weighed on health-care shares but a few glimmers of investor optimism were evident; the latest Wall Street Journal poll shows most economists believe a second round of stimulus is unnecessary; and a federal judge will hear an appeal to General Motors sale, but will not delay the deal from closing, clearing the way for the auto maker to exit from bankruptcy protection.

WSJ's What's News Early Edition, July 9, 2009

The Wall Street Journal — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:56:57 EST

The White House is beginning to ponder whether to reappoint Fed Chairman Bernanke when his term expires in January ... OPEC cut its five-year forecast for oil-field spending by about a third ... and Alcoa swung to a second-quarter loss amid falling aluminum prices and weaker demand

WSJ What's News Late Edition, July 8, 2009

The Wall Street Journal — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:48:29 EST

Stocks stage late recovery after Treasury announced plans for PPIP; Americans cut back on their borrrowing for the fourth consecutive month; ands Google takes aim at Microsoft with an operating system for personal computers.

WSJ's What's News Early Edition, July 8, 2009

The Wall Street Journal — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:58:15 EST

Policy makers on both sides of the Atlantic launched an effort to crack down on what they called speculation in oil markets ... Google is preparing to launch an operating system for PCs ... and Moscow talks ended with a U.S. challenge to the Kremlin

WSJ What's News Late Edition, July 7, 2009

The Wall Street Journal — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:51:53 EST

Stocks slide as investors seem concerned ahead of second quarter earnings season; Information technology spending is on pace to post a 6% decline this year as I-T budgets continue to be cut; and consumer loan delinquencies rise to a record level in the first quarter of 2009.

WSJ's What's News Early Edition, July 7, 2009

The Wall Street Journal — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:58:26 EST

The Justice Department has begun looking into whether large U.S. telecom companies are abusing the market power they have amassed ... G-8 nations aim to repair trade talks at their summit but trade experts say Washington remains a hurdle ... and GM's CEO plans to introduce the revamped car maker as a greener, more customer-focused company

WSJ What's News Late Edition, July 6, 2009

The Wall Street Journal — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:53:05 EST

Stocks end mixed as a drop in oil leads to a sell off of energy stocks; A federal judge approves the sale of General Motors assets to a new government-run company; and the Department of Justice begins an initial review to determine whether large. telecom companies such as AT&T and Verizon have abused the market power they've amassed in recent years.

WSJ's What's News Early Edition, July 6, 2009

The Wall Street Journal — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:05:38 EST

A federal judge approved GM's sale of assets to a new government-run company ... Vice President Biden said the White House "misread how bad the economy was" ... Wells Fargo is expanding the securities business it inherited from Wachovia ... and Rio Tinto agreed to sell its U.S. packaging business to Bemis for $1.2 billion