FINANCIAL NEWS ARTICLES

Sharp Jump in U.S. Labor Costs May Presage a Rise in Inflation   By RAFAEL GERENA-MORALES       September 7, 2006; Page A2

New Company, Same Problems For Ford's CEO By J. LYNN LUNSFORD and JEFFREY MCCRACKEN       September 7, 2006; Page B1

GM Sales Jump Despite Signs of Slower Economy  Auto Giant Sees 3.9% Rise As Rivals Ford and Chrysler Post Declines for August By GINA CHON and NEAL E. BOUDETTE September 2, 2006; Page A3

Job, Manufacturing Data Confirm Slower Growth            By RAFAEL GERENA-MORALES              September 2, 2006; Page A2

Sanofi, Bristol Win Ruling on Plavix Order Halting Generic Sales Doesn't Apply to Supplies Already Shipped to Stores By JOHN CARREYROU September 1, 2006; Page A3

Mixed Retail Results Breed Unease      Teen Chains' Sales Increase But Gap, Penney Struggle; U.S. Spending Data Rise     By JAMES COVERT and CHRISTOPHER CONKEY      September 1, 2006; Page A2

Fed Policy Makers Saw Rate Pause as 'Close Call'          Many Felt More Increases 'Could Well Be Needed' To Fight Inflation Risks

By GREG IP        August 30, 2006; Page A3

Fed leaders see sustainable growth ahead Officials such as Hoenig, Lacker suggest that inflation is close to being contained     April 5

Need Cash? Call a Hedge Fund    Some Young Tech Companies Move Beyond Venture Capital; 'Email Me When You Go Public'         April 5

Richmond Fed's Lacker Sees No Inflation Threat         April 4

Traders Weigh ISM Report         April 5, 2006

Long-Term Rates Creep Higher After Years of Resisting the Fed    April 4, 2006; Page A1

Driver's Seat Sign of the Times: A Deal for GMAC By Investor Group     Once-Tiny Cerberus Leads Purchase That Brings GM An Eventual $14 Billion Private Equity's Growing Role         April 4, 2006; Page A1

Some Fed Members Wanted To Cut Rates at End of 2000         April 4, 2006

Across U.S., Companies Plan To Put Cash to Work, Giving Possible Boost to Global Economy          April 3, 2006; Page A2

Industrial Output Advanced Briskly Last Month Utility-Plant Production Surges to Fuel the Gains; Manufacturing Stays Solid          March 18

GM Widens 2005 Loss by $2 Billion, Delays Filing Accounting Costs For Delphi and Restructuring Force Earnings Restatement      March 17, 2006

Mutual Funds Look Beyond Chaos in Iraq          March 17, 2006; Page C1

Industrial Output Rebounds, Pushing Capacity Use Up 0.4%      March 17, 2006

The Peril of Protectionism? Economists See an Impact on Growth But Remain Confident About 2006      March 16, 2006; Page A2

Energy Prices Cool Off, Helping Restrain CPI; Home Starts Slide 7.9%      March 16, 2006 .

Bernanke Is Expected To Follow Greenspan's Lead          March 16, 2006; Page A3

Why Inflation Seems To Have Sharper Teeth Than the CPI Suggests         March 16, 2006; Page A2

Flow of Capital Into U.S. Rose During January          March 16, 2006

Stocks Inch Higher as Yields Slide     March 14, 2006

Current-Account Deficit Widened to Record in 2005      March 14, 2006

Aircraft-Parts Supplier Set to Test IPO Waters  March 13, 2006

With Luster Gone, Emerging-Market Bonds Face Steady Decline      March 13

Slowdown in Dollar's Gains Is Seen      March 13, 2006

Inflation Data Might Increase Treasurys' Woes     High Consumer Prices Could Persuade Investors To Cut Exposure to Bonds          March 13

A Central Bank Triple Play Produces Worries  Money Managers Begin to Fret Over Fallout on Markets If U.S., Europe, Asia Raise Rates      March 13

Deal News Boosts Stocks         March 13, 2006

At the Doorstep Millions Are Facing Monthly Squeeze On House Payments      Adjustable-Rate LoansWill Soon Be Reset Higher         March 11

Home-Equity Loans Level Off         Slowdown as Rates Rise Hasn't Affected Consumer Spending -- Yet          March 11

Jobs Data Suggest Economy Picking Up Steam     Payroll and Wage Gains Should Buttress Spending; Rate Expectations Firm          March 11

Bank of Japan Abandons Super-Easy Monetary Policy      March 9, 2006

Wall Street Weighs BOJ Move     March 9

Trade Gap Widened by 5.3% U.S. Exports Rose by 2.5% in January, But Surge in Imports Pressures Deficit      March 9

Going for BRIC: 'Emerging' Fund Lures Investors     Firms Respond to Strong Interest In Risky Markets Such as China         March 6

AT&T's BellSouth Bid Ripples Through Market      March 6, 2006

Bush quietly reshaping the Fed Low seniority could mean rates go higher than they need to, hurting growth, or sparking recession. March 3, 2006

Weather's Swing Clouds Forecast For the Economy          March 3, 2006; Page A2

NYSE Seeks to Revive Its Role As a Big Board for Bond Trading      March 3, 2006; Page A1

Stocks Open Lower on Intel Warning from Chip Maker Offsets Lower Oil, Google      March 3, 2006

Consumers Give Year a Robust Start     Income and Spending Gains Augur Strong GDP Growth         March 2, 2006; Page A2

As Google Matures, Investors Take Closer Look at Its Risks          March 2, 2006 2:35 a.m.; Page A1

Retail Data Weigh on Stocks          March 2, 2006

Blizzard Chilled Retail Sales As Apparel Chains Stumbled         March 2, 2006

Income, Spending Rose, Saving Stayed Negative      March 1, 2006.

Four Big Wall Street Firms To Lead NYSE's Stock Sale     By AARON LUCCHETTI     March 1, 2006

Dow Industrials Retakes 11000 March 1, 2006 1:51 p.m.

Drop in SUV Sales Drags On Ford's February Report      March 1, 2006

Google Executive Sees Slower Growth Ahead     Comments Surprise Investors, Trigger Selloff in Google Stock         February 28, 2006 4:07 p.m.

Weak Fourth-Quarter Growth Was Less Bleak Than Thought GDP for 4th Quarter Is Revised Higher, But Home Sales, Confidence Deteriorate  February 28, 2006 12:05 p.m.

Dow Industrials Surrender 11000     February 28, 2006 4:13 p.m.

Fresh Data Could Steepen Yield-Curve Inversion       February 27, 2006; Page C8

Fed Chief Says Oil-Price Spikes Have Had Little Inflation Impact       February 25, 2006; Page A4

Durable-Goods Orders Plummeted by 10.2%      February 24, 2006

Stocks Flat on Oil Jump, Durable-Goods Drop     February 24, 2006

Fannie Report Says Board Was Misled     By JAMES R. HAGERTY     February 24, 2006

 CBS Posts $9.14 Billion Loss On Hefty Asset Write-Downs  February 23, 2006 9:52 a.m.

Shares End Higher On Wall Street's Advance February 23, 2006 6:39 a.m.

Shares End Higher On Wall Street's Advance          February 23, 2006

Fed Study Finds Drop In Household Incomes      February 23

CPI jumps more than forecast      CNNMoney.com senior writer         February 22

Fed Minutes Indicate Inflation Still a Worry for Some Officials     By GREG IP         February 22, 2006; Page A2

Economists React to CPI     February 22, 2006 11:45 a.m.

Consumer Prices Jumped 0.7% As Food, Energy Costs Climbed     February 22, 2006

Asian Shoemakers Get Set To Fight Proposed Tariffs China, Vietnam Gird For Battle With EU      February 21     Page A8

Has Dell lost its edge?     MONEY Magazine      February 21, 2006

 Quirk in Calculation May Distort Inflation Gauge      By GREG IP            February 21.

Leading Indicators Rose 1.1%    By CHRISTOPHER CONKEY         February 21

Fed Sees Upside Risks To Rate of Inflation By BRIAN BLACKSTONE         February 21

Stocks Slide as Oil Gains     Oil Surge Weighs Against Solid Home Depot Earnings         February 21   

Market stuck in the red     Nasdaq down close to 1 percent due to steep selloff in technology; oil prices, Fed minutes factor, too.         February 21

Wal-Mart Shares Slip Despite 4Q Earnings    All Associated Press News(AP)

THE KING MEETS HIS PUBLIC     Burger King, the perennial No. 2, is finally ready for its IPO        February 20, 2006

EU Likely to Slap Duties On China, Vietnam Shoes     Panel Finds States Give Unfair Subsidies; Gradual Rise in Tariffs        February 21, 2006

GM Venture in Russia Hits a Snag     Kremlin Intervention Drives Avtovaz Plant To Suspend Output          February 20, 2006

U.S. Weighs Harder Line With China on Yuan     As Trade Gap Mounts, Pressure Could Spur 'Manipulator' Label         February 20, 2006

GMAC Deal Won't Be Automatic     Cerberus Group Might Not Attract Boost in Credit Ratings Needed    February 17, 2006; Page C1

Blunt-Talking Bernanke Warns of Inflation Risks Remarks to Congress Suggest Interest-Rate Boost Is Likely; Industrials Hit 5-Year High  February 16

Investors Warm to Stocks     Mild Weather Boosts Data; H-P Surge Leads Blue Chips     February 16

Wall Street Is Cleaning Derivatives Mess     February 16, 2006

Bernanke Says Demand Could Fan Prices, Rates     Fed Chairman Testifies to Senate In Second Day on Capitol Hill         February 16

Dell's Profit Soars 52% On Corporate Demand      February 16, 2006

Markets cheer Bernanke     The Dow hits a 4-1/2 year high after new Fed chairman Ben Bernanke's comments on economy, rate hikes    February 15

Yield-Curve Puzzle Deepens on Desire For 30-Year Bond     By JAMES B. STEWART     February 15

Nasdaq Builds Tier for Larger Firms Exchange Aims to Snag More Listings From Rival; NYSE's Butte to Step Down      February 15

Markets Await Bernanke Testimony     Traders Look for Rate Signals; Earnings, Merger News in Focus         February 15, 2006 

Industrial Output Fell in January      February 15, 2006

U.S. Treasuries Fall as Retail Sales Rise the Most Since 2004         Feb. 14 (Bloomberg)

Senate Supports Lower Tax Rates On Capital Gains and Dividends      February 14, 2006

Minus Autos, Retail Sales Jumped 2.2% in January  By JEFF BATER     February 14, 2006

U.S. Trade Chief Pledges To Get Tougher on China      THE WALL STREET JOURNAL     February 14, 2006

Hold on Tight: Cuts in Profit Estimates Loom By GREGORY ZUCKERMAN February 14, 2006; Page C1

Retail-Sales Data Boosts Stocks     Industrials Leap Past 11000 As Consumer Worries Ease; 'The Economy Is Strong'         February 14

S&P 500 Retreats, Led by Shares of Starbucks; Google Declines     Feb. 13 (Bloomberg)

Companies in Emerging Markets Show Clout in Global Deal Game      February 13, 2006; Page A1

Merrill Is Near Deal to Acquire BlackRock Stake     Pact for Minority Share Valued at About $8 Billion Would Transform Broker      February 13, 2006

Dollar May Extend Rally to Longest Since 2000, Survey Shows     Feb. 13 (Bloomberg)

Wall St. eyes the new guy The week ahead: testimony from America's next top Fed chief and a slew of reads on the economy. By Alexandra Twin, CNNMoney     February 12, 2006

G8: Economic growth at risk from unstable energy supplies     February 11, 2006

U.S. Trade Deficit Ballooned To a Record in 2005     By GREG HITT and MURRAY HIEBERT     February 11, 2006; Page A1

Futures Traders Resist Tighter Oversight Plan Bill Would Give Commodity Commission Greater Regulatory Powers Over Some Gas Markets By  February 10, 2006; Page A6

VW's New Restructuring Plan May See Up to 20,000 Job Cuts     February 10, 2006   WSJ

U.S. Trade Gap Widens Sharply to Record for 2005      February 10, 2006   WSJ

U.S. 30-Year Treasury Bonds Advance After $14 Billion Auction     Feb. 9 (Bloomberg)

Treasurys Rise After 30-Year Sale     'Long Bond' Sees Strong Demand In Its First Auction Since 2001     February 9, 2006

Bernanke the Inflation Fighter     Economists Advise a Tough Line on Inflation, But Will His Mistake Be Lifting Rates Too Far?      February 9

Treasury Quotes Money Rates As Deficits Rise Bond Investors Turn a Blind Eye         February 9, 2006; Page C1

Wholesale Stocks, Sales Climbed 1% in December By JEFF BATER DOW JONES NEWSWIRES February 9, 2006

Vonage Files With SEC for IPO By SHAWN YOUNG Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL February 9, 2006; Page B3

Best Buy Sees Higher Earnings, Sales Growth A WALL STREET JOURNAL ONLINE NEWS ROUNDUP February 9, 2006

Parts of U.S. Manufacturing Thrive By KRIS MAHER Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL February 9, 2006; Page A2

GM-UAW Negotiations Stall Over Restructuring at Delphi By JEFFREY MCCRACKEN February 9, 2006; Page A10

U.S. 30-Year Treasuries Fall Before First Auction Since 2001     Feb. 9 (Bloomberg)

Treasurys down after 10-yr. sale Auction results as expected, with 41% indirect bid By Leslie Wines, MarketWatch     Feb. 8, 2006

Talk of Greenspan speech affects dollar, rate futures.        February 8, 2006: 12:03 PM EST

The former Fed chief made reportedly bullish comments the economy, spurring the dollar to session highs.

Finding a House Gets Easier Inventories Rise Sharply In Many Major Markets As Some Buyers Hang Back

By RUTH SIMON and JAMES R. HAGERTY Staff Reporters of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL February 8, 2006; Page D1

Move to Extend Lower Tax Rates On Capital Gains, Dividends Stalls By BRODY MULLINS  WALL STREET JOURNAL February 8, 2006

Dollar Recovers Against Yen Ahead of Bank of Japan Meeting By LAURENCE NORMAN DOW JONES NEWSWIRES February 8, 2006 

Moody's Puts a Damper on GM Bonds     By SIMONA COVEL DOW JONES NEWSWIRES         February 8, 2006

Stocks Rise on Cisco, Pfizer Gold and Oil Ease Again; GM Slides on Downgrade     February 8, 2006 10:01 a.m.

Tech Titans Turn to Debt for Deals Cash and Stock Takeovers Are More Rare As Industry Ramps Up Its Borrowing

By BOBBY WHITE Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL     February 7, 2006; Page C1

Energy, Housing Lead Decline Toll Brothers' Forecast, Plunge by Commodities Unnerve Wall Street         February 7, 2006 4:08 p.m.

GM Cuts Dividend 50%, Reduces Pay for Top Executives          Feb. 7 (Bloomberg)

Taking Stock of Futures Markets  Shares of Major U.S. Exchanges Have Leapt Amid Business Boom, But Some Analysts Temper Views

By PETER A. MCKAY  WALL STREET JOURNAL February 6, 2006; Page C3

For Long-Term Investing Plan, Measure Real-World Return February 6, 2006; Page C1 By E.S. BROWNING  WALL STREET JOURNAL

Inflation, Iran Fears Stifle Stocks     February 6, 2006 3:39 p.m.

Stocks Drift As Oil Prices Move Higher Monday February 6

GM Board Meets to Consider Dividend     Monday February 6

Bush's $2.77 Tln Budget Boosts Defense, Cuts Medicare     Feb. 6 (Bloomberg)

Inflation woes stalk Wall St. again        February 5, 2006:      CNNMoney

Bonds slip as interest rate talk intensifies     February 3 2006 18:25

Snow sees no inflation from wage rises        February 03, 2006 11:39 AM (Reuters)

Bonds slip following January jobs data Investors gets inflation jitters after mixed employment report; 10-year note hits multi-month high as dollar strengthens.     February 3, 2006     CNNMoney.com

Good January, good year? The S&P 500 started off the year with a bang. That could be a harbinger of good things for stocks in 2006.    February 3, 2006  CNNMoney.com

Treasuries Fall After Unemployment Rate Drops, Earnings Rise        Feb. 3 (Bloomberg)

U.S. Jan. Payrolls Rise 193,000; Jobless Rate Falls (Update3)     Feb. 3 (Bloomberg)

U.S. Stocks Decline on Jobs Report; Amazon.com, Gateway Fall     Feb. 3 (Bloomberg)

Why The Economy Is A Lot Stronger Than You Think        February 02, 2006 11:00 PM ET

Inflation Jitters Rise As Q4 Productivity, Weekly Claims Fall     Posted 2/2/2006

Oil plunges over $2, towards $64 a barrel        February 2, 2006: 2:35 PM EST

Brutal day on Wall Street Major gauges slump as drop in productivity stokes inflation fears, profit-taking        February 2, 2006: 

U.S. Stocks Fall on Earnings, Terrorism Concerns; Tyco Declines     Feb. 2

Are bigger paychecks around the corner?     February 2, 2006: 3:54 PM EST

Amazon.com's 4th-Qtr Net Income Falls 43% on Spending     (Update2) Feb. 2

Google Shares Fall Over $50 As Earnings Lag Forecasts    February 1, 2006: 8:58 a.m. EST

Ben S. Bernanke sworn in as fourteenth Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System     February 1, 2006

 Greenspan Goes Out With Final Jab at Inflation: John M. Berry    Feb. 1 (Bloomberg)

United Airlines parent exits bankruptcy         February 1, 2006: 1:44 PM EST

Bush spotlights tax cuts and healthcare     CNNMoney     February 1, 2006

Manufacturing growth slows        February 1, 2006: 11:03 AM EST

Fed raises rates again    January 31, 2006: 4:35 PM EST