NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Wednesday as signs of more labor market deterioration and a disappointing revenue outlook from technology bellwether Intel Corp heightened concerns about the severity of the recession.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microchip maker Intel Corp issued its second revenue warning since November, as demand for personal computers weakens worldwide, and its shares fell 3.25 percent.
BANGALORE (Reuters) - The head of Indian outsourcing firm Satyam Computer Services resigned on Wednesday, disclosing that profits had been falsely inflated for years and sending its shares tumbling nearly 80 percent.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. budget deficit will swell to a record $1.186 trillion in fiscal 2009 as the global recession saps the economy, congressional forecasters said on Wednesday, presenting a daunting challenge to President-elect Barack Obama who has said tough choices will be necessary.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Job losses and plans to lay off workers hammered the struggling U.S. economy in the final month of 2008, according to private reports that foreshadow grim labor market data from the government on Friday.