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| Tuesday, August 23, 2005 1:08 AM PDT | Rates fall in Treasury bill auction
Northwest Indiana Times Business Mon, 22 Aug 2005 10:16 PM PDT
The Treasury Department on Monday auctioned $18 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 3.460 percent, down from 3.470 percent last week. Another $16 billion in six-month bills was auctioned at a discount rate of 3.690 percent, down from 3.705 percent last week. |
Gripes At The Pump
KPLC Mon, 22 Aug 2005 9:16 PM PDT
Most people are feeling the pain at the pump in their wallets. Gary Washington says, "Gas prices are getting so high, I'm sick of paying for it." But store clerk Pam Lee at Westlake Discount Gas, is feeling the pain in her ears. |
Treasury rates decline slightly
Richmond Times-Dispatch Mon, 22 Aug 2005 9:55 PM PDT
WASHINGTON -- The Treasury Department yesterday auctioned $18 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 3.460 percent, down from 3.470 percent last week. |
Glory Days Fade for the One-Stop Investment Shop: Chet Currier
Bloomberg.com Mon, 22 Aug 2005 9:40 PM PDT
Aug. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Purity is the watchword in mutual funds nowadays. Purity? In the money business? To be a little more precise, the prized quality in question is ``purity of purpose'' -- which means a specialized focus that minimizes conflicts and emphasizes doing one thing well. |
Gas prices concern retailers
Billings Gazette Tue, 23 Aug 2005 0:13 AM PDT
WASHINGTON - The nation's retailers are growing increasingly worried that as consumers pour more money into their gas tanks, they will devote less to filling up their shopping carts, with industry bellwether Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Tuesday blaming higher prices at the pump for its weakest quarterly performance in four years. |
Big 3 lose ground to the imports
Detroit News Mon, 22 Aug 2005 10:30 PM PDT
Sales of import brands rose sharply in the first half of August as Detroit automakers ran out of new car and truck supplies after extending generous employee-style discounts to all buyers. |
Toll's bid for Patrick could drag on
Sydney Morning Herald Tue, 23 Aug 2005 0:57 AM PDT
Transport conglomerate Toll Holdings Ltd's $4.6 billion takeover bid for stevedore Patrick Corp could be a drawn-out affair as the competition watchdog considers the implications of the deal. |
Solehi finalizes pay-to-play fees
The Morning Call Tue, 23 Aug 2005 0:16 AM PDT
It took months of discussion and some last-minute changes, but Southern Lehigh School Board on Monday finalized its ''pay-to-play'' fee schedule for high school athletes. |
Business Briefing
Sun-Sentinel Tue, 23 Aug 2005 0:13 AM PDT
General Electric Co., the world's biggest maker of jet engines, said its partnership with Rolls-Royce Group PLC won a $2.47 billion contract extension from the U.S. Navy to develop an engine for the Joint Strike Fighter. |
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