Month: September 2008

Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Stocks Plummet

Financial crisis mounts as stocks fall REUTERS By Jack Reerink and Douwe Miedema NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Shares of Wall Street firms Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs plummeted on Wednesday and Britain’s biggest mortgage lender neared a sale in the latest signs of extreme distress in the financial industry. Tuesday’s surprise $85 billion (47 billion […]

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Do You Know the Way to the San Jose Electric Car Plant?

San Jose wins electric car plant By Maggie Shiels Technology reporter, BBC News, Silicon Valley San Jose is aiming to be the capital of clean technology following a $250m (£139m) deal with electric car maker Tesla to base its new factory there. The city beat other contenders to secure a project that will bring more […]

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