UPS says deal with Teamsters possible by Monday (Reuters)
Saturday, September 29th, 2007
Reuters - United Parcel Service Inc said
on Saturday it may reach an agreement with its unionized U.S.
drivers as early as Monday.
Archive for September, 2007
ECB's Trichet-transparency best vaccine vs contagion (Reuters)
Saturday, September 29th, 2007
Reuters - Bouts of economic and
financial market turbulence over the past 25 years have shown
policymakers that transparency is the best protection against
contagion from such events, European Central Bank president
Jean-Claude Trichet said on Saturday.
GM trades jobs for concessions in UAW contract (Reuters)
Friday, September 28th, 2007
Reuters - General Motors Corp. agreed to
keep 16 union-operated plants through 2011 in exchange for a
cost-saving deal on health care and other concessions,
according to the terms of the top U.S. automaker's tentative
labor contract with the United Auto Workers union.
Consumer spending higher than expected (AP)
Friday, September 28th, 2007AP - Consumers shrugged off sagging home prices and financial market turmoil in August to push up spending by a better-than-expected amount.
Wall Street dips as quarter comes to an end (Reuters)
Friday, September 28th, 2007
Reuters - Stocks dipped on Friday as money
managers locked in profits on the last trading day of a strong
September, while concerns surfaced about the strength of
profits during a turbulent third quarter.
Spending up, inflation slower (AP)
Friday, September 28th, 2007
AP - Consumers shrugged off sagging home prices and financial market turmoil in August to push up spending by a better-than-expected amount.