U.S. stocks end mildly up as financials curb gains

Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:04:15 -0400
U.S. stocks end mildly up as financials curb gains

U.S. stocks bounce higher as investors find value in recently battered
energy shares and Texas Instruments' affirmation of its third-quarter
outlook helps lift the technology sector.

Companies paying up to issue more debt

NEW YORK
Companies are likely to flood the bond market with debt sales this
month, even as the credit market crisis keeps the cost of borrowing at
record highs.

Lehman sale more likely; Moody's says it will cut without a deal

An acquisition of Lehman Brothers may be more likely in the wake of the
brokerage firm's latest quarterly loss and steps it is taking to sell
assets, according to some analysts.

U.S. delays $40 billion airborne-tanker competition

The Pentagon puts off a controversial competition to supply airborne
tankers for the military, leaving it for the next president to decide
whether the contractor will be Boeing or Northrop Grumman.

Research In Motion launches new BlackBerry flip phone

Research In Motion announces a new flip version of its popular
BlackBerry smart phone in a move to broaden the appeal of the device to
consumers still attached to their standard cell phones.