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Fannie and Freddie doubts grow
Shares in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac fell amid concerns foreign investors were reassessing their exposure to the troubled US mortgage financiers' bonds and guaranteed securities

Microsoft to buy price comparison website
Microsoft is buying the parent company of Ciao.com, an online price comparison and product reviews site, as it seeks to improve its European search offering to compete with Google

Bank of China flees Fannie-Freddie
Bank of China has cut its portfolio of securities issued or guaranteed by troubled US mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by a quarter since the end of June

Merrill losses wipe away longtime profits
Merrill Lynch's losses in the past 18 months amount to about a quarter of the profits it has made in its 36 years as a listed company, according to Financial Times research that highlights the extent of the global banking crisis

Gulf storm shuts US oil and gas production
The US oil and gas industry began to shut down production in the Gulf of Mexico after forecasters predicted that tropical storm Gustav would be a hurricane when it hit the region

Dell disappoints with 17% decline in income
World's second-biggest personal computer maker warns that the US slowdown in IT spending has begun to spread to Europe and parts of Asia

Tiffany's sales lose sparkle
US jeweller, Tiffany, suggested more evidence that the economic slowdown in the US was affecting affluent shoppers, with new weakness in US demand for 'statement' jewellery pieces priced above $50,000

Zoom grounds transatlantic jet fleet
Zoom Airlines, the low-cost carrier operating between North America and Europe, sought protection from creditors in Canada and the UK after several of its aircraft were detained for non-payment of leasing and other fees

JPMorgan nets ICICI executive to run India
JPMorgan has hired Kalpana Morparia, one of India's most senior domestic bankers, to run its operations in the country

Fannie Mae shakes up top ranks
Fannie Mae, the US government-sponsored mortgage financier, unveiled a management restructuring that put new executives in charge of its plan to improve capital management and cut credit losses

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