Exxon Records Biggest Profits in U.S. History

By Don Miller Associate Editor Money Morning Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) reported the biggest annual corporate profit in U.S. history on Friday, even as...

U.S. Economy Shrinks 3.8% in 4Q, and Stats Show Worst Isn’t Over

By Mike Caggeso Associate Editor Money Morning The U.S. economy shrank 3.8% - less than forecast - but still the biggest gross domestic product (GDP)...

Retirement Strategies: The Three Best Ways to Rescue Your 401(k)

[This is the second installment of a two-story package that examines how the global financial crisis has put the squeeze on retirement funds....

The Five Most Promising Emerging Markets ETFs for 2009

By Martin Hutchinson Contributing Editor Money Morning If you're an emerging-markets investor, and you happened to peruse the study that the...

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Job Claims Hit 42-Year High; Dodd's Vengeance; Durable Goods Orders Slowing Slide; 3Com Profit Down but Stock Up; Amazon Profit Up 9%; Crude Prices...

Ford Says "No Bailout Funds" Despite Worst Loss Ever

By Don Miller Associate Editor Money Morning Ford Motor Co. (F) insists it can survive through 2009 without federal loans despite a $5.9 billion...

Sony Operating Loss Casts Shadow Over Toshiba, Nintendo

By Mike Caggeso Associate Editor Money Morning Sony Corp. (ADR: SNE) posted a loss of $19.9 million (17.96 billion yen) for its fiscal third quarter...

Super Bowl Indicator Optimistic in 2009

By Jason SimpkinsManaging EditorMoney Morning With unemployment soaring, consumer confidence plunging, and gross domestic product shrinking, there...

Cost of Obama Stimulus Could Reach $1 Trillion Now That Newly Passed House Bill is Subject to Senate Compromise

By William Patalon III Executive Editor Money Morning/The Money Map Report Without the benefit of a single Republican vote, House Democrats late...

How Beatniks, Pyromaniacs and Gangsters Caused the Global Financial Crisis

By Martin Hutchinson Contributing Editor Money Morning Let’s face it: The financial services sector has suffered a severe loss in popularity. The...

Retirement Blues: Financial Crisis Pulls Billions From Pension Plans, Crimping Consumers' Dreams and Corporate Profits.

[This is the first installment of a two-story package that examines how the global financial crisis has put the squeeze on retirement funds. Tomorrow...

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FOMC Meeting Offers No Solutions; First Wells Fargo Loss Since 2001; Total Buys Oil-Sands Explorer; AT&T Posts 4Q Decline; Boeing to Double Job...

IOL: Global Unemployment Could Exceed 50 Million in 2009

By Mike Caggeso Associate Editor Money Morning The global financial crisis could wipe out 30 million jobs worldwide by the end of 2009, said the...

FDIC May Run “Bad Bank,” Although Nationalization Concerns Remain

By Jason Simpkins Managing Editor Money Morning The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) could soon establish a "bad bank" to absorb financial...

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FOMC Brainstorms; Dimon and Lewis Bet Big on Financials; Former BofA CEO Thain Reinvents Self; Yahoo! Posts Fourth-Quarter Loss; Consumer Confidence...

What Companies Are Profiting From China’s Commodities Crusade?

By Jason Simpkins Managing Editor Money Morning While the rest of the world is grappling with the global slowdown, China is figuring out ways to...

Obama’s New Stimulus Plan May Be the Needle That Pops the Treasury-Bond Bubble

Frighteningly, like the rush into tech stocks, then the rush into real estate, and then the rush into commodities, the rush into U.S. government...

Black Monday Brings Massive Layoffs – Economists Say Some Jobs Could be Gone for Good

By Don miller Associate Editor Money Morning The unemployment picture took on an even more ominous tone this week as new layoffs emphatically...

Treasury Secretary Geithner Confirmed, Begins Difficult Journey

By Jason SimpkinsManaging EditorMoney Morning Timothy F. Geithner officially took over as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury after being confirmation...

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Pfizer Buys Wyeth for $68 Billion; Existing Homes Sales Rose 6.5%; McDonald's Posts 5.8% Sales Growth; Freeport McMoran Lowers Sales Targets; Lincoln...

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