Pace of home-price declines eases in February

Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:01:30 -0400

Pace of home-price declines eases in February

Home prices fall in February for the 31st month in a row, but at a
slower pace than in January.

WHO RAISES ALERT LEVEL AS SWINE FLU CASES RISE

The number of confirmed and suspected cases of swine flu worldwide
rises as the World Health Organization increases its alert level on
the deadly disease.

CITI, B. OF A. MAY NEED MORE CAPITAL: WSJ

Federal regulators in the U.S. have told Bank of America Corp. and
Citigroup Inc. that the banks may need to raise more capital based on
early results of the government's so-called stress tests of lenders,
according to a U.S. media report Tuesday.

GENERICS, STRONG DOLLAR WEIGH ON PFIZER'S EARNINGS

Pfizer posts modestly lower first-quarter earnings, due largely to
fluctuations in foreign-currency rates and increased generic
competition for some of its drugs.

DAIMLER LOSES $1.7 BLN AS CAR, TRUCK SALES FALL

Daimler says it lost 1.29 billion euros ($1.7 billion) during the
first quarter as sales of everything from luxury cars to 18-wheel
trucks slumped.