Panel to Look at Foreclosure Practices 2008-04-30 05:51 - A Senate subcommittee plans to investigate whether mortgage lenders are deepening the foreclosure crisis by levying dubious fees on troubled borrowers.
For Gamers, the Craving Won?t Quit 2008-04-30 05:51 - During the next two weeks, some five million couch jockeys are expected to plunk down $60 to buy Grand Theft Auto IV, the new release of a violent and episodic game.
United Said to Restart Talks With US Airways 2008-04-30 05:50 - Although rival carrier Continental Airlines abandoned merger talks, United will keep looking for a partner, its chief executive, Glenn F. Tilton, said.
Biotech Drug Fails Crucial Lupus Study 2008-04-30 05:50 - Genentech and Biogen Idec said that a crucial study of Rituxan did not meet its main goal of a response in patients with lupus. Shares of both companies fell on the news.
Stocks Drop on Consumer Confidence Data 2008-04-30 05:50 - Wall Street declined after news of a sharp drop in consumer confidence and regulators rejected a new drug from Merck, a pharmaceuticals bellwether.
Countrywide Posts Loss of $893 Million 2008-04-30 05:50 - The mortgage lender, which in January agreed to sell itself to Bank of America, said it said aside $1.5 billion to cover loan losses in the quarter.
Profit Rose 14% in Quarter for CBS 2008-04-30 05:49 - Helped by an increase in television revenue, CBS reported first-quarter net earnings of $244.3 million and raised its quarterly dividend.
Oil Price Rise Fails to Open Tap 2008-04-30 05:49 - A central reason that oil supplies are not rising with demand is that major producers outside OPEC, like Russia, Mexico and Norway, are showing signs of sluggishness.
Crisis Catches Up to Deutsche Bank 2008-04-30 05:49 - The bank reported a pretax loss of 254 million euros ($396 million) for the first quarter, its first loss in five years, after writing down $4.2 billion in tainted loans and mortgage-backed securities.
