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{ Monthly Archives } November 2008

Eclipse Aviation files for bankruptcy protection

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – (AP) Eclipse Aviation filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday after failing to produce its very light jet as fast as its business plan required, forcing the manufacturer to take a loss on each aircraft it built.

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AIG restricts exec compensation, CEO gets a dollar

CHARLOTTE, N.C.

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Massive new programs aimed at loosening credit

WASHINGTON – (AP) Rolling out powerful new weapons against the financial meltdown, the Bush administration and the Federal Reserve pledged $800 billion Tuesday to blast through blockades on credit cards, auto loans, mortgages and other borrowing. Total bailout commitments, loans and pledges of backing neared a staggering $7 trillion.

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Congress expecting more sacrifices from automakers

DETROIT – (AP) A list of job cuts, shuttered factories, canceled bonuses and commitments to fuel-efficient cars won’t be enough next week when U.S. automakers get another shot to persuade Congress to give them $25 billion in loans.

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Fed says it will buy mortgage-related assets

WASHINGTON – (AP) The Federal Reserve said Tuesday it will buy up to $600 billion in mortgage-backed assets in another attempt to deal with the financial crisis.

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FDIC adds 54 more banks to its ‘problem list’

NEW YORK – (AP) The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Tuesday the list of banks it considers to be in trouble shot up nearly 50 percent to 171 during the third quarter yet another sign of escalating problems among the institutions controlling Americans’ deposits.  

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First signs of consolidation in ethanol industry

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – (AP ) The first salvo may have been fired this week in a long-awaited shakeout for the U.S. ethanol industry.

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VeraSun gets unsolicited buyout offer

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.

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More housing aid sought as prices sink further

WASHINGTON – (AP) With nationwide sales of existing homes falling more than expected last month and the median sales price plunging to $183,000, the U.S. housing market keeps getting worse

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Iowa wants meatpacker bankruptcy case heard there

DES MOINES, Iowa – (AP) The Chapter 11 bankruptcy case for a kosher meatpacking company accused of immigration and child-labor violations at its Iowa plant should be heard in that state, not New York, Iowa’s labor commissioner said Monday.   Labor Commissioner David Neil said

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