Infobusiness

Boeing Union Walks Out on Strike (at The Wall Street Journal Online)

Government plan for Fannie, Freddie to hit shareholders (Reuters)

Sunday, 07 September 2008
The U.S. government plans to take over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and all shareholders of the two mortgage giants will take a hit, an influential lawmaker said on Saturday.
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Candidates weigh in on stabilizing Fannie, Freddie (AP)

Sunday, 07 September 2008
The historic takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which could come as soon as Sunday, moved to the forefront of the presidential campaign Saturday as candidates and congressional leaders seized on the enormous implications for taxpayers and the economy.
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Talks fail; machinists strike Boeing Co. (AP)

Sunday, 07 September 2008
Striking Boeing Co. production workers hunkered down Saturday for what could be along, bruising battle with costly repercussions for both sides.
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Progress Energy Storm-Related Outage Numbers Continue to Drop (PR Newswire)

Sunday, 07 September 2008
Progress Energy crews are working into the night to restore power to about 3,600 customers that remain without electricity in the wake of Tropical Storm Hanna. The company has restored more than 187,000 customers since midnight.
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Fannie, Freddie blind to the bubble (AP)

Sunday, 07 September 2008
Mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac -- despite their robust cadre of economists and mortgage experts -- failed to heed warnings that the most dramatic housing bubble in U.S. history would burst.
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