Today’s Headlines

 
 

Stocks fall on more economic woes

Business | 12:00AM, November 18
NEW YORK – The selling on Wall Street continued today as investors digested more signs of economic weakness, including a huge round of layoffs in the financial sector. Read more
 

Gas prices tumble in state, U.S.

Business | By Ronald D. White | 12:00AM, November 18
Pump prices tumbled again around the nation in the last week, with the U.S. average cost falling to its lowest level in nearly four years, the Energy Department said Monday. Read more
 

Billionaire raises Circuit City stake

Business | 12:00AM, November 18
Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas Pliego has gained a 28% stake in Circuit City Stores Inc., which is under Bankruptcy Court protection. Read more
 

Lowe’s, Target report drops in profits

Business | 12:00AM, November 18
Lowe’s Cos., the second-largest U.S. home-improvement retailer, and Target Corp. Read more
 

Sands says stock sales erase doubts

Business | 12:00AM, November 18
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Read more
 

Bumpy road for Detroit aid plan

Business | By Jim Puzzanghera and Richard Simon | 12:00AM, November 18
Leading Democrats in Congress unveiled plans Monday to help financially troubled U.S. automakers with $25 billion in emergency loans as lawmakers prepared for a showdown over expanding the government’s role in shoring up the economy. Read more
 

SEC charges Mark Cuban with insider trading

Business | By Ameet Sachdev | 12:00AM, November 18
Mark Cuban, Internet entrepreneur and owner of the Dallas Mavericks, was charged with insider trading today related to the stock of an online search engine, the Securities and Exchange Commission said. Read more
 

Japan slides into recession, 1st time since 2001

Business | 12:00AM, November 18
TOKYO – Japan’s economy slid into a recession for the first time since 2001, the government said today, as companies sharply cut back on spending in the third quarter amid the unfolding global financial crisis. Read more
 

Amid meltdown, a conversion for Paulson

Business | By David Cho | 12:00AM, November 18
Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson had a stern message for more than two dozen of the nation’s most powerful hedge fund managers gathered in the third-floor conference room near his office. Read more
 

Yang to end rocky reign at Yahoo

Business | By Jessica Guynn | 12:00AM, November 18
Unable to rescue the Internet giant he co-founded from its worst decline since the dot-com bust, Yahoo Inc. Read more
 

Spansion alleges patent violation

Business | 12:00AM, November 18
Spansion Inc. Read more
 

Santa Ana foreclosures spur a bittersweet boom

Business | By Peter Y. Hong >>> | 12:00AM, November 18
Angelica Maciel used to drive through the oak-shaded streets of Santa Ana wondering if she’d ever be able to buy one of the charming little bungalows she so admired. Read more
 

Cardholders hit with credit limit decreases

Business | By Nancy Trejos | 12:00AM, November 18
Cecil Bello has stumbled into a new corner of the credit squeeze. Read more
 

Citigroup to cut another 53,000 jobs

Business | By Walter Hamilton | 12:00AM, November 18
Citigroup Inc. Read more
 

J&JMotrinAdPulled

Business | 12:00AM, November 18
TRENTON, N.J. – Can a tongue-in-cheek ad for a popular pain reliever backfire and turn into a huge headache for one of the most respected health product marketers? Read more
 

Pizza at the click of a TiVo button

Business | By Alana Semuels | 12:00AM, November 18
Coming soon to a couch near you: dinner that you’ve ordered by picking up the remote. Read more
 

U.S. has stakes in 21 more banks

Business | By E. Scott Reckard | 12:00AM, November 18
The federal government said Monday that it had invested $33.5 billion in 21 more banks as part of its $700-billion rescue plan for financial firms. Read more
 

Recent key events at Yahoo

Business | 12:00AM, November 18
Recent key events at Yahoo June 18, 2007: Yahoo Inc., which has been losing ground to rival Google, replaces Chief Executive Terry Semel with company co-founder Jerry Yang. Read more
 

Ex-news director for KMEX sues Univision

Business | By Meg James | 12:00AM, November 18
A television news director who was fired by Univision Communications Inc. Read more
 
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