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...plowing $20 billion of new capital into Citigroup and shouldering up to tens of billions of dollars in losses tied to the bank's soured assets. After a brutal week for Citi - marked by pink slips for tens of thousands of workers and a 60% drop in its stock price - news that the government would step in propelled its shares, which rose 58% from Friday's close. "Equity investors were panicked about the company's viability," says David Trone, who follows Citi at the investment bank Fox-Pitt Kelton. "This takes away the remote possibility that the company could find...
...rating of Dillard's to B+ from BB-, citing the "deepening spending pull-back by consumers." Adding to the drama, hedge-fund investors Barington Capital Group LP and Clinton Group Inc. called for William Dillard II, the chain's CEO, to step down amid declining revenue and a stock price that has lost more than 70% of its value. The good news: "They aren't leveraged like other stores are," says Beemer. "But if you look at mall-based apparel stores, any of them could be in trouble except for Victoria's Secret, which has a good customer base...
...world’s demand for biofuel can be attributed to several factors including the European Union’s alternative energy targets, American fear of dependence on the Middle East, and the rise in the price of fuel. As fuel prices skyrocketed up to $145 a barrel this summer, biofuel became an increasingly appealing and economically viable solution to our oil addiction. But we are really addicted to oil, and what little ethanol the U.S. produces domestically (made from surplus corn that we used to donate as food aid) has not been able to cut it. In order...
...More than 30% of U.S oil imports come from Latin American nations, a level that outstrips even that which we take from the Middle East. Given America's checkered standing in the region, it's an alarming figure. In order to avoid being held hostage by fluctuations in the price of crude, the authors recommend developing sustainable energy infrastructures-an endeavor that will also help to suppress climate change. "The link between carbon-intensive activities and changes in the world's climate is now well established, and the consequences will be felt across the hemisphere," the authors write, noting that...
...should be living in a red state, a place teeming with clapboard churches, cowboy hats and gun racks. Instead, the Oklahoma native has chosen to live in sunny Santa Barbara, Calif., and has located his company, Strategic Perception, in sinful Hollywood. But he's had to pay a price for it all. The neighbors haven't exactly been friendly. Every day for about six months, he put a "John McCain for President" sign in front of his home. And almost every night it would be stolen. "I wanted to leave a note there and say, 'You idiots...