Credit-Crunch Losses to Rise to $1.7 Trillion, JPMorgan Says (Bloomberg)Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Losses from the credit crisis may rise to $1.7 trillion, leaving the U.S. Troubled Asset Relief Program inadequate to clear toxic securities from banks' balance sheets, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. analysts.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:33:47 GMT)
Orton, Bears beat up on hapless Lions 34-7 (USA Today)Like many NFL players, Kyle Orton seems to love playing the Detroit Lions. Orton set career highs in passing yards, completions and quarterback rating while throwing two touchdowns to lead the Chicago Bears to a 34-7 win over Detroit on Sunday.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:40:54 GMT)
Jaguars lead Steelers 14-7 after 1st quarter (AP via Yahoo! News) Rashean Mathis returned an interception 72 yards for a touchdown and Maurice Jones-Drew scored on a 1-yard run Sunday night, helping Jacksonville take a 14-7 first-quarter lead over the Pittsburgh Steelers.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:09:54 GMT)
Abducted girl, 7, found unharmed (UPI) EDMONTON, Alberta, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Canadian police in Edmonton were searching Monday for a man who abducted a 7-year-old girl from a playground but dropped her off unharmed hours later.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:29:16 GMT)
Countrywide To Pay $8.7 Billion To 11 States (CBS 2 Chicago)Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan on Monday announced an $8.7 billion settlement in a predatory lending lawsuit her office filed against mortgage lender Countrywide.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:21:49 GMT)
The best films on the box: October 7-13 (Stuff)Film and television critic Philip Wakefield assesses the best movies on offer on the box this week, for Tuesday, October 7 to Monday, October 13.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:07:52 GMT)
Top 10 TV picks: October 7-13 (Stuff)Television critic Philip Wakefield chooses the 10 best shows on the box this week, for Tuesday, October 7 to Monday, October 13.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:07:42 GMT)
European shares sink 7 pct to 4-year lows (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)LONDON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - European shares sank 7 percent to their lowest level in four years in late trade on Monday, led lower by banks and energy stocks and a slide on Wall Street, where the Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> punctured a key level.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:25:23 GMT)
BEIJING: 5.7 quake strikes remote region (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 5.7 earthquake has struck a remote northwestern Chinese region. The center says today's quake struck just after midnight in the Xinjiang region near China's border with Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:53:47 GMT)
Stamford employee pensions take $56.7 million hit (Norwalk Advocate)STAMFORD - City employee pension funds tied to the financial markets lost $56.7 million even before the worst of the economic crisis unfolded last month.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:18:42 GMT)