http://reporternews.com/news/business/?partner=RSSAbilene Reporter-News Stories: Businessen-usbusinesshttp://reporternews.com/news/2008/oct/07/1700-attend-job-fair-at-civic-center/?partner=RSSMore than 1,700 job seekers went to the Abilene Civic Center on Tuesday for the 15th Job Fair sponsored by the Abilene Area Job Fair Consortium.Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:23:00 -0000http://reporternews.com/news/2008/oct/07/1700-attend-job-fair-at-civic-center/?partner=RSSbusiness/newshttp://reporternews.com/news/2008/oct/07/aig-execs-hid-problems-from-auditors/?partner=RSSWASHINGTON (AP) -- Executives at American International Group hid the full range of its risky financial products from auditors as losses mounted, according to documents released today by a congressional panel examining the chain of events that forced the government to bail out the conglomerate. Amid the rising losses, federal regulators at the Office of Thrift Supervision warned in March that "corporate oversight of AIG Financial Products ... lack critical elements of independence." At the same time, AIG's auditor Pricewaterhouse Cooper confidentially warned the company that the "root cause" of its mounting problems was denying internal overseers in charge of limiting AIG's exposure access to what was going on in its highly leveraged financial products branch.Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:03:00 -0000http://reporternews.com/news/2008/oct/07/aig-execs-hid-problems-from-auditors/?partner=RSSbusiness/newshttp://reporternews.com/news/2008/oct/07/fed-announces-plan-to-buy-short-term-debts/?partner=RSS WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve announced today a radical plan to buy massive amounts of short-term debts in a dramatic effort to break through a credit clog that is imperiling the economy.Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:05:00 -0000http://reporternews.com/news/2008/oct/07/fed-announces-plan-to-buy-short-term-debts/?partner=RSSbusiness/newshttp://reporternews.com/news/2008/oct/07/wall-street-set-for-shaky-start-after-global/?partner=RSS NEW YORK -- Wall Street headed to a shaky start today after a huge sell-off the previous session, with investors waiting to see if central banks would try to alleviate the ongoing turmoil in the credit markets by cutting interest rates.Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:28:00 -0000http://reporternews.com/news/2008/oct/07/wall-street-set-for-shaky-start-after-global/?partner=RSSbusiness/newshttp://reporternews.com/news/2008/oct/07/oil-rebounds-to-89-after-falling-to-8-month-low/?partner=RSS SINGAPORE -- Oil prices rebounded to around $90 today in Asia after plunging to an 8-month low Monday on concerns a significant slowdown in global economic growth will undermine demand for crude.Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:26:00 -0000http://reporternews.com/news/2008/oct/07/oil-rebounds-to-89-after-falling-to-8-month-low/?partner=RSSbusiness/newshttp://reporternews.com/news/2008/sep/27/business-notebook/?partner=RSSNames and faces in business newsSun, 28 Sep 2008 00:39:00 -0000http://reporternews.com/news/2008/sep/27/business-notebook/?partner=RSSbusiness/biz_noteshttp://reporternews.com/news/2008/sep/20/no-headline---business_notebook/?partner=RSSNames and faces in business newsSat, 20 Sep 2008 22:32:00 -0000http://reporternews.com/news/2008/sep/20/no-headline---business_notebook/?partner=RSSbusiness/biz_noteshttp://reporternews.com/news/2008/sep/06/no-headline---business_notebook/?partner=RSSNames and faces in business newsSat, 06 Sep 2008 21:43:00 -0000http://reporternews.com/news/2008/sep/06/no-headline---business_notebook/?partner=RSSbusiness/biz_noteshttp://reporternews.com/news/2008/aug/17/no-headline---business_notebook/?partner=RSSBusiness briefsSun, 17 Aug 2008 05:14:00 -0000http://reporternews.com/news/2008/aug/17/no-headline---business_notebook/?partner=RSSbusiness/biz_noteshttp://reporternews.com/news/2008/aug/02/business-notebook0803/?partner=RSSDale Tollett, a 35-year employee with the Texas Department of Transportation, was recently named District Maintenance Administrator for the Abilene District.Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:52:00 -0000http://reporternews.com/news/2008/aug/02/business-notebook0803/?partner=RSSbusiness/biz_notes