Wall Street sells off as consumers snap wallets shut (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. stocks fell on Friday after a record drop in retail sales last month heightened fears that American consumers’ reluctance to spend will push the economy into an even deeper downturn than currently expected.

Stocks drop on worries about the consumer (Reuters)

Reuters - Stocks fell on Friday after a record drop in retail sales last month raised fears that American consumers’ reluctance to spend will push the economy into a deeper downturn.

Stocks open lower on data, recession fears (Reuters)

Reuters - Stocks fell at the open on Friday on more gloomy news pointing to a deepening global economic downturn, a day after Wall Street had its biggest surge in two weeks.

Extra Space Storage Inc. Comments on CEO’s Recent Stock Transactions

SALT LAKE CITY, UT–(Marketwire - November 13, 2008) - Extra Space Storage Inc. (the “Company”)
(NYSE: EXR) announced today that the Company’s Chairman and CEO, Kenneth M.
Woolley, has voluntarily sold 350,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.
Proceeds from the sales were used to partially pay down the outstanding
balance on a margin loan secured by Mr. [...]

Woodbridge Holdings Corporation Anticipates a Listing Change

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL–(Marketwire - November 13, 2008) - Woodbridge Holdings Corporation (NYSE: WDG) announced today that, reflecting the unprecedented decline in the
trading prices of shares of companies engaged in real estate related
activities, Woodbridge’s
Class A Common Stock has fallen below the New York Stock Exchange’s
requirements
for continued listing. Accordingly, Woodbridge anticipates that its Class
A Common [...]

Extra Space Storage Inc. Comments on CEO’s Recent Stock Transactions

SALT LAKE CITY, UT–(Marketwire - November 13, 2008) - Extra Space Storage Inc. (the “Company”)
(NYSE: EXR) announced today that the Company’s Chairman and CEO, Kenneth M.
Woolley, has voluntarily sold 350,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.
Proceeds from the sales were used to partially pay down the outstanding
balance on a margin loan secured by Mr. [...]

Extra Space Storage Inc. Comments on CEO’s Recent Stock Transactions

SALT LAKE CITY, UT–(Marketwire - November 13, 2008) - Extra Space Storage Inc. (the “Company”)
(NYSE: EXR) announced today that the Company’s Chairman and CEO, Kenneth M.
Woolley, has voluntarily sold 350,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.
Proceeds from the sales were used to partially pay down the outstanding
balance on a margin loan secured by Mr. [...]

Woodbridge Holdings Corporation Anticipates a Listing Change

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL–(Marketwire - November 13, 2008) - Woodbridge Holdings Corporation (NYSE: WDG) announced today that, reflecting the unprecedented decline in the
trading prices of shares of companies engaged in real estate related
activities, Woodbridge’s
Class A Common Stock has fallen below the New York Stock Exchange’s
requirements
for continued listing. Accordingly, Woodbridge anticipates that its Class
A Common [...]

AMD makeover moves show limited choices in slump (AP)

AP - Many of the problems facing Advanced Micro Devices Inc. are of its own making. But the limited choices the chip maker has for solving its troubles are symptoms of an affliction sweeping through Silicon Valley.

Bargain hunters lift Dow 553 points, S&P up 7 percent (Reuters)

Reuters - Stocks surged on Thursday and broke a three-day losing streak after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq touched new five-year lows earlier in the session, prompting investors to put aside worries about the flagging economy and scoop up wilted shares at fire-sale prices.

Trading halted at Kuwait bourse on court order (AFP)

AFP - Trading at the Kuwait Stock Exchange, the second largest Arab bourse, was halted Thursday following an unprecedented court order aimed at curbing the market’s slide and preventing massive losses among small investors.

Broadridge Declares Dividend

LAKE SUCCESS, NY–(Marketwire - November 13, 2008) - Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
(NYSE: BR) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a
quarterly cash dividend of $0.07 per share. The dividend is payable on
January 2, 2009, to stockholders of record at the close of business on
December 15, 2008.

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., with over [...]

Stocks turns down, Nasdaq hits new year low (Reuters)

Reuters - Stocks fell on Thursday as Intel Corp’s lowered revenue outlook drove a sell-off in big cap technology shares.

Hang Seng index plunges over 5 percent (AP)

AP - Hong Kong’s stock index plunged over 5 percent Thursday, tracking overnight weakness in Wall Street as uncertainty over the U.S. bailout plan made investors cautious.

Asian shares hit as grim news abounds (Reuters)

Reuters - Asian shares fell on Thursday to their lowest this month on uncertainty about the U.S. Treasury’s banking rescue plan and signs the global financial crisis biting deeper in Asia.

Wall Street skids on economic slump, Intel falls (Reuters)

Reuters - Stocks sank on Wednesday for the third day after the United States backed away from using its $700 billion bailout to mop up sour mortgages and added to uncertainty about how the government plans to revive bank lending.

Wall Street plunges on recession fears, uncertainty (AFP)

AFP - US stocks plunged Wednesday as global markets were rattled by further signs of recession in Europe and a shift in the US financial bailout strategy.

Oil hits 20-month low on demand fears, stocks (Reuters)

Reuters - Oil fell almost 4 percent to nearly $57 a barrel on Wednesday, its lowest for 20 months, on expectations of weaker energy demand and as global stock markets headed downwards.

Stocks extend slide after Paulson’s comments (Reuters)

Reuters - Stocks extended losses on Wednesday after Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said his department would consider capital needs of non-bank financial institutions, renewing concerns about the scope of problems in the U.S. economy.

FTSE 100 up 52.96 at 4,299.65 (AP)

AP - Share prices on the London Stock Exchange were higher at midday Wednesday.

Asia stocks fall on dismal outlook (Reuters)

Reuters - Asian shares fell for a second day on Wednesday and oil prices hovered near a 20-month low as poor corporate earnings highlighted the damage from the global economic slowdown on companies and consumers.

Gloom grips markets as global downturn spreads (Reuters)

Reuters - China’s retail sales data on Wednesday pointed to slowing consumption and the World Bank said more countries are seeking its help, as evidence mounted that the rich-world downturn is spreading through emerging economies.

Asia stocks down for second day on dismal outlook (Reuters)

Reuters - Asian shares fell for a second day on Wednesday and oil prices slipped back near a 20-month low as poor corporate earnings highlighted the damage from the global economic slowdown on companies and consumers.

Treasury considers private capital role in TARP: report (Reuters)

Reuters - The Treasury Department, signaling a new phase in its $700 billion financial rescue plan, is considering requiring that firms seeking future government money raise private capital in order to qualify for public assistance, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter.

Wall Street slides as Tyco and Alcoa feed economic worries (Reuters)

Reuters - Stocks fell on Tuesday as faltering demand at aluminum maker Alcoa and a dismal outlook from Tyco International showed the global economic slowdown is deepening.