Automakers to detail impact of clunker boom

Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Automakers to detail impact of clunker boom

The auto industry may have ridden the cash-for-clunkers stimulus to its first
year-over-year U.S. sales gains in almost two years, but the uncertainty of
life after the federal boost looms large.

CURRENCY TRADING DOWN BY NEARLY A QUARTER: REPORT

Currency trading volumes have slumped by nearly a quarter from last year's
record levels, according to a report compiled by International Financial
Services London.

AT&T'S IPHONE DEAL UNDER SCRUTINY

As a stronger regulatory breeze gusts through the nation's capital, wireless
phone companies are feeling the heat to change some of their business
practices.

EBAY LANDS DEAL TO SELL SKYPE FOR $2 BILLION

EBay has landed a deal to sell Skype, its Internet-telephony unit, to a group
of private investors that includes Silicon Valley notable Marc Andreessen.

PLANNED PRIVACY LAW MAY HAMPER ONLINE AD INDUSTRY

Looming federal legislation could hamper the ability of Yahoo, Microsoft and
others to entice advertisers with the potential to tailor marketing messages by
following users around the Internet.