Consumer Products and Services

Turf battle brews over lending law (Asahi.com)

17 May 2008

Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and the Financial Services Agency appear headed for a clash concerning jurisdiction over the Money Lending Control Law.

Tyco Electronics Donates Cash, Products and Services to Support Earthquake Relief Efforts in China (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

16 May 2008

Tyco Electronics Ltd. today announced a series of initiatives aimed at supporting earthquake relief efforts focused on the Sichuan Province in China. On behalf of the company's 94,000 employees around the world -- including 32,000 who are in China -- Tyco Electronics has made a US$150,000 cash contribution to the Red Cross Society of China to support the overall relief effort.

Weak U of Michigan Consumer Sentiment (Forexnews.com)

16 May 2008

University of Michigan consumer sentiment came in at 59.5, worse than the expectation of 62. You need to be logged in to Forexnews to view the remainder of this article.