(AFX UK Focus) 2008-07-21 14:41 Metrovacesa books loss on retail centres sale bi2771276 MADRID, July 21 (Reuters) - Metrovacesa made a 7.2 million euro ($11.4 million) loss on two shopping centres sold last week, the property company said on Monday, a sign of how hard now to shift even quality property Spain. On Friday, Metrovacesa said sold the commercial centres to French group Unibail-Rodamco for 434 million euros to cut debt and improve liquidity. On ..

XM Satellite loss narrows as cost of acquiring subscribers falls (Market Watch) bi2771276 XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.?s second-quarter loss narrowed as the cost to acquire subscribers declined

Wachovia Has Record $8.9 Billion Loss, Cuts Dividend (Update4) (Bloomberg.com) bi2771276 July 22 (Bloomberg) -- Wachovia Corp. , the U.S. bank that hired Treasury Undersecretary Robert Steel as chief executive officer two weeks ago, reported a record quarterly loss of $8.9 billion, slashed the dividend and announced 6,350 job cuts

Wachovia Has Record $8.9 Billion Loss, Cuts Dividend (Update2) (Bloomberg.com) bi2771276 July 22 (Bloomberg) -- Wachovia Corp. , the U.S. bank that hired Treasury Undersecretary Robert Steel as chief executive officer two weeks ago, reported a record quarterly loss of $8.9 billion and slashed the dividend. The stock fell as much as 12 percent early New York trading

SanDisk shares plunge to five-year low on surprise loss (Market Watch) bi2771276 SanDisk reports a surprise loss as sales decline amid what the company describes as a 'rapid deterioration consumer confidence.'..

Wachovia Has Record $8.9 Billion Loss, Cuts Dividend (Update1) (Bloomberg.com) bi2771276 July 22 (Bloomberg) -- Wachovia Corp. , the U.S. bank that hired Treasury Undersecretary Robert Steel as chief executive officer two weeks ago, reported a record quarterly loss of $8.9 billion and cut the dividend by 87 percent. The stock fell as much as 12 percent early New York trading

SanDisk posts sharp quarterly loss; shares tumble (Reuters via Yahoo! News) bi2771276 SanDisk Corp quarterly results swung sharply to a loss on Monday amid an unexpected decline sales and warned worse was store as further slashes the prices of memory chips the current quarter, sending shares down 14 percent after-hours

Record loss for Wachovia (Asbury Park Press) bi2771276 Wachovia Corp., the U.S. bank that hired Treasury Undersecretary Robert Steel as chief executive officer two weeks ago, reported a record quarterly loss of $8.9 billion, slashed the dividend and announced 6,350 job cuts. The stock slumped as much as 10 percent New York trading

Canadian consumers push up retail sales (Canada.com) bi2771276 Soaring gasoline prices are driving many Canadians off the road. Consumers are spending more, but mostly at the pumps, sales would have been flat May, according to a Statistics Canada report Tuesday that underscores the impact that soaring energy costs are having on North American consumers

Wachovia reports huge loss, cut 10,750 jobs (The Charlotte Observer) bi2771276 Wachovia Corp. announced a whopping second quarter loss of $8.9 billion morning, plans to shake up mortgage unit, slash dividend payout to shareholders, and cut thousands of jobs. Chief executive Bob Steel, hired less than two weeks ago to bring the struggling bank back to former glory, had hinted that he envisioned a smaller, leaner Wachovia. Today, first earnings ..

Lifetime Brands closing last 53 retail kitchenware stores - Newsday bi2771276 Lifetime Brands closing last 53 kitchenware stores Newsday, NY - 3 hours ago By James Bernstein | james.bernstein@newsday.com Saying a victim of the "difficult environment," Lifetime Brands Inc., the Garden City-based Lifetime Brands to shut down all of stores Long Island Business News (subscription) Lifetime Brands to close remaining 53 outlet stores - Quick RTT News Lifetime Brands to Close Outlet Stores and York, Pa Trading Markets (press release) all 11 news articles..

Financial bailout, GE & GM, US dollar, Canadian retail sales ? Vialoux - Nati bi2771276 BBC News Financial bailout, GE & GM, US dollar, Canadian sales ? Vialoux National Post, Canada - 4 hours ago The latest news related to the bailout approval by the Federal Reserve of conversion of Goldman and Morgan Stanley from investment banks to banks. Goldman, Morgan Go , Ending I-Bank Model Barron's Blogs Bye bye bulge-bracket BBC News Comment by Christopher Whalen Managing Director, Institutional Risk Analytics Melbourne Herald Sun - BankInvestmentConsultant.comall 2,812 news articles..

National Retail Federation to give holiday outlook - Forbes bi2771276 National Federation to give holiday outlook Forbes, NY - 7 hours ago AP 09.22.08, 6:40 AM ET The National Federation, the world's leading association, expected to announce sales forecast for the holiday forecast: Bah, humbug! Indianapolis Star Survey: Most online ers remain optimistic Bizjournals.com all 16 news articles..

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