News centerSurvey: Packers rank 1st in local brand strength(AP) - The Green Bay Packers have a losing record this season — 5-7 — but the team is No. 1 when it comes to a powerful marketing brand. 1:43 PM ET Bernanke says Fed still has arrows in quiverWASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The Federal Reserve has lowered interest rates just about as far as they can go, but the U.S. central bank still has plenty of available firepower it could deploy to restore financial markets to normal, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said Monday. The Fed could buy Treasury notes and bonds or agency bonds in a bid to drive yields lower and "spur aggregate demand," Bernanke said. The U.S. economy is under "considerable stress," Bernanke said, and is likely to remain weak for some time. The economy "downshifted further" after the financial crisis of September, he said. At MarketWatch 1:46 PM ET
Oil drops 8 percent to below $50 as OPEC defers cutsAt Thomson Reuters 1:35 PM ET
Ford Weighs Selling VolvoAt Wall Street Journal 8:22 AM ET
$ Baidu's New Worry: A Wave Of LitigationAt Barron's 8:10 AM ET
Bursting Bubbles Smack Japan's Midsized DevelopersMorimoto Co. became the second big casualty this year in the Japanese property sector, following Urban Corp. into bankruptcy. At Forbes 1:37 PM ET
U Mining Resources, Inc. Announces Corporate RestructuringU Mining Resources, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: UMNG)today announced the completion of the restructure of the company. TheCompany Profile is to be updated as all of management has changed. Newdirectors have been appointed. 1:28 PM ET
NV Energy Files for Rate Increase in Southern NevadaNV Energy (NYSE: NVE) announced that it will make its required general rate case filing with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) today, relating to the company’s southern Nevada service 1:39 PM ET
The Conference Board Appoints Donna Boehme Program Director, Council on Corporate Compliance and EthicsNEW YORK, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ --The Conference Board, the leading global business research and membership organization, announced today that, effective immediately, Donna Boehme has been appointed 1:42 PM ET
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Drop-Dead Gorgeous StocksWhat's better than a 52-week low? How about a five-year plunge? At Motley Fool 10:25 AM ET
Health-Care Stocks: The Obama EffectWhile we believe more pressing general economic issues will take precedence, we still think health-care reform will be a key priority in the Obama Administration. With Democrats now in control of both the White House and Congress, we believe they now have the opportunity to pass meaningful reform legislation to provide health-care insurance coverage for some 46 million uninsured Americans [15% of the total population]. 11/30/08 11:00 PM ET
Ticker Shock: J. Crew, Dillards Post Disappointing ResultsWe made it 3 in a row yesterday. Now let’s go for 4!Turkey day tomorrow!Asian markets seemed mixed. The Hang Sang rose over 3% while the Nikkei was off more than 1%. Europe however was showing me some red. And here in the States we are off to a lower open.Here’s what I’m seeing today…J. Crew Group (JCG)After the close on Tuesday the retailer disseminated its third quarter numbers.The good news was that the company earned 30 cents a share which was 4 cents north of expectations. However the bad news is that it’s looking for $1.11 to $1.16 ... At Minyanville 11/26/08 11:42 AM ET
Dividend Investors BewareWhen a company's earnings are being compressed as is commonplace right now, it will likely reduce its dividend in order to maintain its financial health. At TheStreet.com 1:35 PM ET
Market Report -- In Play (BHRT)Bioheart files for reimbursement approval in Europe for MyoCell myogenic stem cell therapy for heart failure Co announces it has filed with appropriate agencies in Italy, Germany and the Netherlands 12:48 PM ET
ProMexico, Mexico IT, and the Consulate General of Mexico to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing BellADVISORY, Dec. 1, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 1:05 PM ET
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