Ameren to defer up to $1 billion of 2009 spending

Ameren Corp. may halt construction of pollution controls at a St. Charles County power plant as part of a broader plan to defer up […]

Alton Pointe is fresh departure from old public-housing complex

Alton Pointe Apartments opened several months ago on the former site of Sullivan Homes, a 1950s-era public housing complex that was decried in its […]

BCE, Telus team on network upgrade

Bell Canada and Telus Corp. plan to jointly invest up to $1 billion in new network technology that promises to end Rogers Communications Inc.’s Canadian […]

SEC gives banks more leeway on mark-to-market

U.S. securities regulators on Tuesday gave the financial industry a reprieve from marking hard-to-value assets down to fire sale prices, throwing a lifeline to […]

Taiwan

Taiwan's June export growth probably slowed as demand from the U.S. and Europe faltered while inflation probably accelerated to its highest this year on […]

Orders to U.S. Factories Probably Rose as Fuel Prices Jumped

Orders placed with U.S. factories probably rose in May as the surge in oil prices kept refineries busy, economists said before a report today. […]

InBev working on $46 bln Anheuser bid: source

Belgian brewer InBev NV is working on a $46 billion bid for Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc, according to a source familiar with the situation.
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Fed says banks still tightening loan standards

Banks in the United States tightened lending standards and terms for both business and consumer loans over the past three months out of concern […]

Treasury

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said he was supportive of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate cuts, adding he believes the weak economy will recover and […]

Private banks feel sting as crisis hurts the rich

An abundant flow of rich people’s money into private banks is rapidly evaporating and dashing hopes it can balance out subprime damage in other […]