Monthly Archives: August 2010 - Page 30

Obama rips GOP for blocking small biz aid bill

President Barack Obama blasted Senate Republicans on Monday for blocking a small business assistance bill, calling their opposition “pure partisan politics.”

Consumer spending picks up

Consumer spending rose in July, but Americans remain wary about the future of the economy. Personal spending rose by $44.1 billion last month, or 0.4%, after falling less than 0.1% in June. This came in above the 0.3% increase economists expected.

Genzyme rejects Sanofi-Aventis’ US$18.5B buyout offer, terms bid ‘opportunistic’

The Canadian Press – NEW YORK, N.Y. – Biotechnology company Genzyme Corp. said Monday it rejected Sanofi-Aventis SA’s US$18.5-billion buyout offer because it undervalues the company.

Spill investigation panel member: No conclusions until after blowout preventer analyzed

The Canadian Press – ATLANTA – Accurate conclusions about what caused the blowout of BP’s oil well in the Gulf of Mexico and the massive spill that followed will have to wait for a key piece of equipment to be raised from the seafloor and analyzed, a member of a federal investigative panel looking into the disaster said Monday.

Intel buying German chipmaker Infineon’s wireless operations for US$1.4B in cash

The Canadian Press – NEW YORK, N.Y. – Intel Corp. is buying the wireless communications unit of Germany’s Infineon Technologies AG for US$1.4 billion in cash, the second deal in as many weeks that allows the chipmaker to expand beyond the struggling personal computer market.

Stocks drop as fear returns

Stocks fell sharply late Monday, ending a lackluster session more than 1% lower, as the tone on Wall Street turned bearish ahead of big economic reports due later this week.

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