Friday, November 7, 2008

Steven Wevodau - Ford posts $3 billion loss, Toyota shares dive (Reuters)

Frank Thomas, a Ford Motor Co. assembly worker, works on the frame of the 2009 F-150 pickup truck at Dearborn Truck Plant in Dearborn, Michigan October 30, 2008. (Rebecca Cook/Reuters)Reuters - Ford Motor Co posted a $2.98 billion quarterly operating loss and shares in world No. 1 automaker Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) plunged on Friday after it warned this year's profits would hit a 13-year low.


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The logo of American International Group (AIG) is seen at their offices in New York September 22, 2008. (Eric Thayer/Reuters)Reuters - Shares of American International Group advanced 9.6 percent to $2.05 in premarket trade after the Wall Street Journal said federal officials were considering a possible change in the terms of an $85 billion loan to the troubled insurer.


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AP - Reinsurer Munich Re AG said Friday that it barely eked out a profit in the third quarter as its investments were hurt by falling stock markets, forcing the company to abandon its full-year earnings forecast for the second time this year. Steven Wevodau

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, November 6, 2008. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)Reuters - Stock index futures rose on Friday as a slide of the past two sessions prompted investors to scour the market for beaten-down shares, but trading was cautious before the government's report on October non-farm payrolls.


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A Chrysler vehicle is shown for sale in Carlsbad, California, October 29, 2008. (Mike Blake/Reuters)Reuters - Chrysler LLC is rapidly burning through cash and being driven to prepare for a possible break-up if it can't clinch a merger with General Motors Corp or get government funding needed to ride out the economic crisis, people with knowledge of the situation said.


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Dan Hesse, president and CEO of Sprint Nextel, speaks during a keynote address at the CTIA Wireless convention in Las Vegas, Nevada April 1, 2008. (Steve Marcus/Reuters)Reuters - Sprint Nextel Corp , the No. 3 U.S. mobile service, on Friday posted a third-quarter loss and a 12 percent drop in revenue as customers fled to rival services.


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