BCE buyers finalize funding (Reuters) Reuters - Announcing what it said were "essential milestones" allowing the world's largest leveraged buyout to go ahead, BCE Inc said on Friday that its buyers had finalized funding and were sticking to their C$34.8-billion ($34.1 billion) purchase price. Publ.Date: Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:01:01 GMT Source: Yahoo.com
Economy - Thursday (Investor's Business Daily) Investor's Business Daily - The benchmark 30-year fixed home loan rate fell 10 basis points to 6.35%, ending a 5-week uptrend to a 9-month peak, mortgage finance giant Freddie Mac said. Weaker economic data made a Fed rate hike less likely, pushing Treasury yields and mortgage rates lower. The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage slid 12 ticks to 5.92%. The 1-year ARM fell 10 basis points to 5.17%. Publ.Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:02:08 GMT Source: Yahoo.com
Smooth sailing for yacht builders despite economy (AP) AP - Fuel prices are soaring and credit markets tightening, but the super-rich are still lining up to pay tens of millions of dollars for mega yachts. Publ.Date: Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:21:59 GMT Source: Yahoo.com
Alabama likely site of new VW plant: report (Reuters) Reuters - Alabama will be the likely home of a new Volkswagen manufacturing plant, beating two other states, German industry newsletter Automobilwoche said on Saturday, citing senior company sources. Publ.Date: Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:45:46 GMT Source: Yahoo.com
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