CapitalUpdates.com Click Here to View the Full CapitalUpdates.com Fed Reduces Benchmark Rate to 2%, Seventh Cut Since Credit Squeeze Began  Bloomberg 04-30-2008 | E-mail | Item Chicago Purchasing Managers' Index Unexpectedly Increased to 48.3 in April   Bloomberg 04-30-2008 | E-mail | Item U.S. Economy Expanded at 0.6% Pace in First Quarter as Inventories Climbed   Bloomberg 04-30-2008 | E-mail | Item U.S. Private Employment Unexpectedly Increases in April, ADP Says  Canadian Economic Press 04-30-2008 | E-mail | Item Ex-Fed official criticizes Bear Stearns rescue: report  Reuters 04-29-2008 | E-mail | Item Consumer confidence Index at lowest level in 5 years  CNN 04-29-2008 | E-mail | Item Home Prices in U.S. Fall 12.7%, Most Since 2001, Case-Shiller Survey Says  Bloomberg 04-29-2008 | E-mail | Item S&P says home prices fall by 12.7 percent in February  Yahoo 04-29-2008 | E-mail | Item Fed poised to cut rates; may take a break after that  Yahoo 04-29-2008 | E-mail | Item Ex-Fed official criticizes Bear Stearns rescue: report  Reuters 04-29-2008 | E-mail | Item Foreclosures jump for seventh straight quarter  Reuters 04-29-2008 | E-mail | Item Record Bond Sales, Stocks Show Bernanke Progress Fixing Financial System   Bloomberg 04-29-2008 | E-mail | Item Fed poised to cut rates; may take a break after that  Yahoo 04-28-2008 | E-mail | Item Homeowner vacancies hit record high  Reuters 04-28-2008 | E-mail | Item Buffett says recession may be worse than feared  Reuters 04-28-2008 | E-mail | Item Muni Auction-Rate Bond Market Shrinks 33%; Yields Fall to Two-Month Lows   Bloomberg 04-28-2008 | E-mail | Item Dollar Slide Drives Burgeoning U.S. Deficit as Japanese Desert Treasuries  Bloomberg 04-28-2008 | E-mail | Item IRS collects more in 2007  Yahoo 04-28-2008 | E-mail | Item Consumer Sentiment in U.S. Falls More Than Forecast to Lowest in 26 Years  Bloomberg 04-25-2008 | E-mail | Item Homeowners Convert to Costlier Fixed-Rate Mortgages Amid ARM-Twisted Fears   Bloomberg 04-25-2008 | E-mail | Item Tax rebates to start arriving Monday  Yahoo 04-25-2008 | E-mail | Item Many states appear to be in recession as deficits grow  Yahoo 04-25-2008 | E-mail | Item New-Home Sales in U.S. Plunge More Than Forecast to the Lowest in 17 Years   Bloomberg 04-24-2008 | E-mail | Item Durable-Goods Orders Ex-Transportation Increase 1.5%, More Than Estimated   Bloomberg 04-24-2008 | E-mail | Item Jobless claims fall to 2-month low  MarketWatch 04-24-2008 | E-mail | Item Economy seen improving in second half of '08  Reuters 04-24-2008 | E-mail | Item Mortgage Applications Fell 14% Last Week as Purchases, Refinancing Slowed   Bloomberg 04-23-2008 | E-mail | Item U.S. Existing Home Sales Fall 2%, Less Than Estimated; Prices Decline 7.7%   Bloomberg 04-22-2008 | E-mail | Item Mortgage rescue plan could hurt housing more than it helps  Yahoo 04-22-2008 | E-mail | Item Employers stuck for trades people, technicians  Reuters 04-21-2008 | E-mail | Item Losses may turn into relief for home builders  Reuters 04-21-2008 | E-mail | Item Five-Year Note Claims Yield Curve Sweet Spot With Inflation Up, Rates Down   Bloomberg 04-21-2008 | E-mail | Item Fed's TAF to auction $50 bln, 28-day loans at 2.05 pct minimum bid rate  Forbes 04-21-2008 | E-mail | Item Survey: 30 percent believe economy will shrink  Yahoo 04-21-2008 | E-mail | Item Executives see credit and housing as big threats  Yahoo 04-18-2008 | E-mail | Item Rate cuts are no cure-all, Plosser warns  Reuters 04-18-2008 | E-mail | Item Bush to name SBA's Preston as housing secretary  Reuters 04-18-2008 | E-mail | Item Economy sends signals of more weakness to come  Yahoo 04-17-2008 | E-mail | Item Manufacturing in Philadelphia Area Contracts More Than Forecast, Fed Says   Bloomberg 04-17-2008 | E-mail | Item Index of U.S. Leading Economic Indicators Rises First Time in Six Months   Bloomberg 04-17-2008 | E-mail | Item Weekly jobless claims rise more than expected  Yahoo 04-17-2008 | E-mail | Item Jobless claims on the rise  Reuters 04-17-2008 | E-mail | Item U.S. Leading Index Probably Rose After Fed Pumped Cash Into Banks, Economy   Bloomberg 04-17-2008 | E-mail | Item Fed Says Economy Weakened Since February as Consumers Cut Back on Spending   Bloomberg 04-16-2008 | E-mail | Item Industrial output rebounds on utilities  Reuters 04-16-2008 | E-mail | Item Home starts fall 11.9 pct in March  Reuters 04-16-2008 | E-mail | Item Cheaper clothes keep inflation in check  Reuters 04-16-2008 | E-mail | Item Housing Starts in U.S. Dropped More Than Forecast in March to 17-Year Low   Bloomberg 04-16-2008 | E-mail | Item Industrial Production in U.S. Unexpectedly Climbed 0.3% in March, Fed Says   Bloomberg 04-16-2008 | E-mail | Item Producer Prices Rise Almost Twice as Fast as Forecast; Manufacturing Grows  Bloomberg 04-15-2008 | E-mail | Item Mortgage Defaults in U.S. Climbed 57% Last Month as Repossessions Doubled   Bloomberg 04-15-2008 | E-mail | Item Foreign Buying of US Assets Rose $72.5 Billion in February  Bloomberg 04-15-2008 | E-mail | Item US Foreclosure Filings Jump in March  Yahoo 04-15-2008 | E-mail | Item Producer Prices Climb Almost Twice as Much as Forecast on Fuel, Food Costs   Bloomberg 04-15-2008 | E-mail | Item Manufacturing in New York Area Unexpectedly Grows on New Orders, Shipments  Bloomberg 04-15-2008 | E-mail | Item Inventories jump 0.6% in Feb.; business sales off 1.1%  MarketWatch 04-14-2008 | E-mail | Item Recession Has Bernanke, Greenspan Agreeing U.S. Companies Loaded With Cash  Bloomberg 04-14-2008 | E-mail | Item Retail Sales Post Modest Gain in March  Yahoo 04-14-2008 | E-mail | Item Soaring food prices raise investment risk  Reuters 04-14-2008 | E-mail | Item March retail sales unexpectedly rise 0.2 pct  Reuters 04-14-2008 | E-mail | Item Retail Sales in U.S. Unexpectedly Rose in March on Jump in Gasoline Sales   Bloomberg 04-14-2008 | E-mail | Item Consumer Confidence in U.S. Drops to Lowest Since 1982 as Fuel Prices Gain   Bloomberg 04-11-2008 | E-mail | Item Import and Export Prices Rise in March  123jump 04-11-2008 | E-mail | Item April consumer confidence at 26-year low: U.Mich  Reuters 04-11-2008 | E-mail | Item US Import Prices Ex-Oil Make Biggest Climb On Record  Nasdaq 04-11-2008 | E-mail | Item Consumer Confidence Falls to New Low  Yahoo 04-11-2008 | E-mail | Item G-7 Meets as Trichet, King, Paulson Warn of Greater Credit-Crisis Impact   Bloomberg 04-11-2008 | E-mail | Item Consumer Sentiment in U.S. Probably Dropped to 16-Year Low on Loss of Jobs   Bloomberg 04-11-2008 | E-mail | Item Mid-Year Budget Deficit Sets Record  The Associated Press 04-10-2008 | E-mail | Item Trade Deficit Wider; Jobless Claims Drop  Yahoo 04-10-2008 | E-mail | Item Bernanke: New Crisis Must Be Stemmed Now  Yahoo 04-10-2008 | E-mail | Item U.S. Housing Price Drops May Reach 20% by 2009, Mortgage Insurer PMI Says   Bloomberg 04-10-2008 | E-mail | Item Retailers Post Sluggish Sales in March  Yahoo 04-10-2008 | E-mail | Item Trade Deficit Wider; Jobless Claims Drop  Yahoo 04-10-2008 | E-mail | Item U.S. Trade Deficit Unexpectedly Widens, Led by Jump in Automobile Imports   Bloomberg 04-10-2008 | E-mail | Item Volcker says U.S. imbalances underpin financial crisis  International Herald Tribune 04-09-2008 | E-mail | Item US February wholesale sales down 0.8 pct, inventories up 1.1 pct  Forbes 04-09-2008 | E-mail | Item U.S. Feb. wholesale inventories rose, sales dropped  Reuters 04-09-2008 | E-mail | Item Bush administration widens homeowner aid  Reuters 04-09-2008 | E-mail | Item Wholesale Inventories Increase 1.1%  Briefing 04-09-2008 | E-mail | Item Fed mulls further market soothing steps: official  Reuters 04-09-2008 | E-mail | Item As credit turmoil grows, U.S. heads for recession: IMF  Reuters 04-09-2008 | E-mail | Item U.S. Economic Growth to Stall Through June as Spending Cools, Survey Shows   Bloomberg 04-09-2008 | E-mail | Item Fed May Slow Pace of Rate Cuts in Face of Shrinking Economy, Housing Slump   Bloomberg 04-09-2008 | E-mail | Item Fed Officials Saw Contraction in First Half as `Likely,' FOMC Minutes Show   Bloomberg 04-08-2008 | E-mail | Item Pending Home Resales in U.S. Fall More Than Forecast as Buyers Reconsider  Bloomberg 04-08-2008 | E-mail | Item Fed Auctions Another $50 Billion  Yahoo 04-08-2008 | E-mail | Item Greenspan says unfairly blamed, has no regrets: report  Reuters 04-08-2008 | E-mail | Item February pending home sales index drops to record low  Reuters 04-08-2008 | E-mail | Item Pending Home Resales in U.S. Fall More Than Forecast as Buyers Reconsider   Bloomberg 04-08-2008 | E-mail | Item Small-Business Optimism Sinks to 28-Year Low, Triggering Hiring Cutbacks   Bloomberg 04-08-2008 | E-mail | Item Greenspan Says U.S. Home Prices May Stop Falling `Well Before' Early 2009   Bloomberg 04-08-2008 | E-mail | Item U.S. Consumer Debt Increased $5.2 Billion in February, Less Than Forecast   Bloomberg 04-07-2008 | E-mail | Item NBER's Feldstein says U.S. sliding into recession  Reuters 04-07-2008 | E-mail | Item White House: too soon for 2nd economic stimulus  Reuters 04-07-2008 | E-mail | Item Job Winners and Losers in Hard Times  Yahoo 04-07-2008 | E-mail | Item Good News for Bernanke From Bond Market Brings Bad News on Interest Rates   Bloomberg 04-07-2008 | E-mail | Item U.S. Loses 80,000 Jobs, More Than Estimated; Jobless Rate Climbs to 5.1%   Bloomberg 04-04-2008 | E-mail | Item Fed Signals More Interest-Rate Cuts as Policy Makers Cite Market Stresses   Bloomberg 04-04-2008 | E-mail | Item Most Americans Are Dissatisfied Over Country's Direction, N.Y. Times Says   Bloomberg 04-04-2008 | E-mail | Item U.S. economy sheds 80,000 jobs in March  Reuters 04-04-2008 | E-mail | Item Jobless claims jump to highest since 2005  Reuters 04-03-2008 | E-mail | Item Bernanke Says Aim of Bear Loan Action Was to Prevent Broader Market Damage   Bloomberg 04-03-2008 | E-mail | Item U.S. Service Industries Shrink Less Than Forecast; Recession Concern Eases   Bloomberg 04-03-2008 | E-mail | Item Late Payments on Consumer Loans Climb to Highest Level Since `92, ABA Says   Bloomberg 04-03-2008 | E-mail | Item Initial Jobless Claims in U.S. Unexpectedly Climbed to Highest Since 2004   Bloomberg 04-03-2008 | E-mail | Item Bernanke Joined by Geithner, Cox as Congress Seeks More Bear Sale Details   Bloomberg 04-03-2008 | E-mail | Item Soros Sees Additional Declines for Stocks, Dollar After Temporary Reprieve   Bloomberg 04-03-2008 | E-mail | Item Bernanke Warns of Possible Recession  Yahoo 04-02-2008 | E-mail | Item Factory Orders Drop Double What Expected  Yahoo 04-02-2008 | E-mail | Item Bernanke Says Economy May Contract in First Half, Defends Bear Rescue Plan   Bloomberg 04-02-2008 | E-mail | Item Factory Orders in U.S. Fall More Than Forecast as Companies Limit Spending   Bloomberg 04-02-2008 | E-mail | Item ADP National Employment Report Shows U.S. Employment Increased by 8,000 Private Sector Jobs in March  Yahoo 04-02-2008 | E-mail | Item Paulson Says Treasury Is `Flexible' on Efforts to Ease U.S. Housing Crisis   Bloomberg 04-02-2008 | E-mail | Item Home loan demand plunges; refinancing drops  Reuters 04-02-2008 | E-mail | Item Factory, construction slumps persist  Reuters 04-01-2008 | E-mail | Item USA 2008: The Great Depression  The Independent 04-01-2008 | E-mail | Item Construction Spending in the U.S. Fell 0.3% in February, Beating Estimates   Bloomberg 04-01-2008 | E-mail | Item Manufacturing in U.S. Contracts Less Than Forecast, Helped by Export Gains   Bloomberg 04-01-2008 | E-mail | Item Banks Face Biggest Crisis in 30 Years, Morgan Stanley, Wyman Report Says   Bloomberg 04-01-2008 | E-mail | Item