Growth risks emerge front and center since last Fed meeting

DEC 4, 2007

Growth risks emerge front and center since last Fed meeting

WASHINGTON
In the end, it wasn't really much of a contest.

Southwest, Delta, Continental clip plans for flight offerings

SAN FRANCISCO
Southwest Airlines Co., Delta Air Lines Inc. and Continental Airlines
Inc. said that they are scaling back plans to add more flights and
available seats next year, the latest move by airlines to counter oil
prices near $90 a barrel.

H&R Block, Cerberus scuttle deal for Option One mortgage unit

BOSTON
H&R Block Inc. said Tuesday that it has agreed to scuttle the proposed
sale of its Option One Mortgage Corp. unit to Cerberus Capital
Management in the latest sign of trouble in the subprime-mortgage
market.

Therese Poletti's Tech Tales: Tech firms returning to IPOs, but this
time things are different

SAN FRANCISCO
Possibly inspired by the strong performance last quarter of VMware's
debut, technology startups are considering going public once again.