FT.com - Asian stocks dropped for the first time since Monday, with financial stocks and property developers leading the way down as worries continued about the extent of losses in US credit markets.
FT.com - If there were a stopcock to prevent the continuing decline in US housing starts, then Wolseley (NYSE:WOS) would probably stock it. Unfortunately for Chip Hornsby, the plumbing and building materials supplier
FT.com - Cattles said it continued to enjoy strong support from its lenders as the subprime loans specialist predicted growth in its part of the consumer finance market.