http://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/xml/rss/3_7011/~3/ezJknp0yYhA/SB122826488364574339.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:06:29 GMT Democratic hopes of a filibuster-proof Senate majority collapsed, as Republican Chambliss was projected to win re-election. WSJ http://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/xml/rss/3_7011/~3/j0I8fQ28WF8/SB122826498571874219.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:02:19 GMT November sales of apparel, luxury goods and electronics plunged from year-ago levels, said a unit of MasterCard. WSJ http://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/xml/rss/3_7011/~3/vpVg9J7dz84/SB122827665438875247.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:01:20 GMT Goldman is weighing the launch of an Internet banking operation in an effort to broaden funding sources. WSJ http://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/xml/rss/3_7011/~3/aCcYHF44b3c/SB122827284915475015.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:01:20 GMT A new offering by MySpace will make it the first social network to enable mobile video streaming. WSJ http://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/xml/rss/3_7011/~3/N5EEduZGqUE/SB122826915236774767.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:11:13 GMT Ramius Capital Group will close four hedge funds with a combined $550 million in assets in an effort to streamline its business. WSJ http://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/xml/rss/3_7011/~3/4o_554zKBdc/SB122826204920774031.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:41:48 GMT U.S. Steel announced that it would lay off 3,500 salaried and union workers, or over 13% of its 26,100 work force in North America. WSJ http://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/xml/rss/3_7011/~3/AVtDu0gILKU/SB122823053791072519.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:56:05 GMT Obama promised cash-strapped state governors support for aid, but warned that the federal government wouldn't be able to fix all the states' budget problems. WSJ http://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/xml/rss/3_7011/~3/EIOq5gg2eIE/SB122823078705672467.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:46:20 GMT Detroit's Big Three presented turnaround plans to Congress that indicate both GM and Chrysler could collapse by the end of December unless they get billions of dollars in emergency loans. WSJ http://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/xml/rss/3_7011/~3/IyxuDueBvrI/SB122826667852274509.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:37:54 GMT Treasury Secretary Paulson is debating whether to ask Congress for the second installment of the $700 billion rescue package. WSJ http://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/xml/rss/3_7011/~3/fqgIMPX0Oz0/SB122826504408874371.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:37:50 GMT If AIG can sell off assets to repay a government loan, then the company will again seek to renegotiate the terms of its rescue package, CEO Liddy said. WSJ http://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/xml/rss/3_7011/~3/SVS6ZmD6vfU/SB122826503489174369.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:35:44 GMT Google is ratcheting back spending and cutting new projects and employee perks as revenue growth has slowed dramatically over the past year. WSJ http://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/xml/rss/3_7011/~3/0UbR7qBo6C8/SB122826483720274329.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:24:53 GMT Amid a grim holiday season, mall shoppers are being besieged by a determined crop of salespeople: young Israelis who man mobile carts and have a no-holds-barred selling style. WSJ http://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/xml/rss/3_7011/~3/cQmjnOcijRM/SB122825679091373673.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:42:52 GMT U.K. banks are seeing rising insolvencies as more consumers are unable to pay off credit-cards and personal loans. WSJ http://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/xml/rss/3_7011/~3/nE0axnz-0mg/SB122822471952972057.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:41:10 GMT Bond issues raised billions as Citigroup and others sold government-backed and nonguaranteed offerings. WSJ http://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/xml/rss/3_7011/~3/LacOj7-4n68/SB122821789250672003.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:41:10 GMT Sears Holdings reported a loss as sales declined 8%. The retailer said it is considering closing more stores. WSJ http://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/xml/rss/3_7011/~3/RUwu2jJg9ik/SB122825731493873709.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:40:01 GMT Reserve Management returned all assets to investors in its Primary II and U.S. Government II funds. WSJ http://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/xml/rss/3_7011/~3/TAkdVy9fkkk/SB122823988574372899.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:39:28 GMT Former AOL chief Jonathan Miller is trying to raise money for a long-shot deal to buy all or part of Yahoo. WSJ http://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/xml/rss/3_7011/~3/HzX_q7BI244/SB122823715860872789.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:36:48 GMT India named a senior leader of the Pakistani militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba as the mastermind of the Mumbai terror attacks, and demanded the Pakistani government turn him over and take action against the... WSJ http://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/xml/rss/3_7011/~3/KyiMe2obyNw/SB122822553884272141.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:35:57 GMT GE presented new plans to fund and shrink its financial-services unit, encouraging investors even as the parent cut its profit forecast. WSJ http://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/xml/rss/3_7011/~3/uQhlEkENAJM/SB122825191607473383.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:31:43 GMT EDF will offer to buy as much as $6.5 billion of assets from Constellation, the U.S. utility that spurned an earlier offer and instead agreed to be bought by Buffett's MidAmerican. WSJ