Feb 3, 2008

TFN NEWS BRIEFING: Macroeconomics highlights to 10:10 GMT


US, EU unlikely to stop Microsoft deal

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. and European antitrust regulators aren't likely

to prevent Microsoft from buying Yahoo, analysts said Friday, though scrutiny of

the deal could drag on for months.

2008-02-01 23:31:41

EconoLog

NEW YORK (AP) - Is the U.S. economy slipping into recession? Economists,

analysts, company executives and investors are increasingly recognizing the

possibility. Following are some comments Friday assessing the state of the

economy, and what may happen if it slides into a recession:

-- Analysts from Moody's in a conference call cited heightened fear of a

recession as one of the reasons the ratings agency is likely to downgrade some

bond insurers' financial-strength ratings by the end of the month.

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