ROCHESTER, New York (Reuters) - The United States does not face a high risk of Japan-style deflation and ought to spell out a target for prices to keep this threat at bay, two top Federal Reserve policy-makers said on Tuesday.
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Chevron Corp may sell refineries as it continues to focus its downstream business on Asia-Pacific markets, a company vice president said on Tuesday during a presentation to Wall Street analysts.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Tuesday he plans to offer some sort of legislation for ailing U.S. automakers on Monday.
DETROIT (Reuters) - Chrysler LLC on Tuesday asked the U.S. government for an emergency $7-billion bridge loan by the end of the year, saying it needs the funds to survive a brutal downturn in sales that has depleted its cash reserves.
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp on Tuesday asked the U.S. government to save it from failure by extending $12 billion in loans and another $6 billion in credit as part of an unprecedented federal intervention into the struggling auto industry.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Democratic Leader Steny Hoyer said on Tuesday he hoped Congress will be able to take action next week on struggling U.S. auto manufacturers' requests for federal financial aid.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve has ample tools to use to stimulate the economy even with interest rates nearing zero, the head of the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank said on Tuesday.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tiffany & Co offered voluntary retirement incentives to about 800 U.S. employees, as the upscale jeweler grapples with an economic downturn that has led its affluent customers to cut spending.
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. credit card write-offs will continue to increase in 2009, tracking roughly with the rising unemployment rate, the top executive at Discover Financial Services said on Tuesday.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former AOL Chief Executive Jonathan Miller is seeking as much as $30 billion from investors to buy all or part of Yahoo Inc, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, boosting shares of the Web search engine by 7 percent.
