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Greenspan: U.S. Must Get Finances in Order
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Wednesday the U.S. economy entered 2005 in good shape but warned fiscal discipline was essential to meet future challenges. "All told, the economy seems to have entered 2005 expanding at a reasonably good pace, with inflation and inflation expectations well-anchored," Greenspan said remarks prepared for delivery to the Senate Banking Committee. He ...American Express to Spin Off Finance Unit
By Joseph A. Giannone NEW YORK (Reuters) - American Express Co., the global credit card and travel services company, said on Tuesday it will spin off its less-profitable personal finance unit, boosting earnings prospects and its stock to the highest level in more than four years. American Express shares soared as much as 8.7 percent, their biggest one-day surge in more than two years. Financial details of the spinoff to shareholders were not disclosed. Howe...Finance Leaders Tackle Terror Financing
By Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - World finance ministers gathered under heavy guard on Sunday to discuss efforts to fight terror financing while warning the world must stay focused on the economic recovery and fight against poverty. Security has never been tighter at the International Mone...Stocks Up; Oil Prices, Economic Data Help
By Megan Davies NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rode their Santa rally higher on Wednesday, as oil prices tumbled more than a dollar, third-quarter economic growth rose more than previously thought and mortgage finance company Fannie Mae (FNM.N: Quote , Profile , Research ) rallied. The S&P 500 Index notched up a new high for the year, cl...Weak Dollar Getting Pummeled
By Jamie McGeever NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar weakened on Thursday against most currencies on concerns over global central bank reserve diversification, a widening U.S. trade deficit and tumbling bond prices. "We're just in a general dollar downtrend right now," said Sophia Drossos, currency strategist at Morgan Stanley in New York. Having slumped to multi-mo...Source: .
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