1. Dow falls after downbeat reports data: 27.03.08
A pair of pessimistic reports on home sales and business spending reminded investors about the precarious state of the economy.
2. BP and ConocoPhillips to build gas pipeline to United States and Canada data: 10.04.08
BP and Conoco will initially spend $600 million in the next three years to drum up support for the Alaska project, which they said would be the largest-ever private-sector construction project in North America.
3. U.S. home prices continued to plunge in January data: 27.03.08
The fresh evidence of deterioration in the U.S. housing market came as a measure of consumer confidence reached a five-year low.
4. Credit crisis could cost nearly $1 trillion, IMF predicts data: 10.04.08
Total losses from market meltdown, including the securities tied to commercial real estate and loans to consumers and companies, may reach $945 billion, the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday.
5. American Airlines cancels 300 flights for inspections data: 27.03.08
Delta Air Lines began similar checks on 133 planes and said some cancellations were to be expected.
6. Pssst - Want an unlocked phone? data: 27.03.08
Wireless carriers often offer customers cheap or free phones in exchange for multi-year contracts, but then the phones are technologically "locked" - the subscriber cannot cancel the contract and sign up for service with another company.
7. The evolution of CyberCrime Inc. data: 07.04.08
Online crime is maturing, and the Internet criminal of today is adopting everything from supermarket-style pricing to outsourcing.
8. Dollar falls below 7 yuan data: 10.04.08
The milestone underlined China's growing economic strength and its increasing use of the currency as a policy tool.
9. High rice prices no windfall for many Asian farmers data: 07.04.08
For many rice farmers in Asia, the commodity they produce ends up as food in their stomachs, not cash in their bank accounts.
10. Asian stocks rise on strength of commodities data: 07.04.08
But concerns about the impact of the credit crisis on the financial system lingered, driving banking shares lower.
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