U.S. Stocks Gain on Durable-Goods Report; Honeywell Shares Rise

U.S. Stocks Gain on Durable-Goods Report; Honeywell Shares Rise
Bloomberg.com - Sep 28 7:20 AM
U.S. Sept. 28 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks advanced after a government report showed a bigger-than-expected increase in durable-goods orders.

Facts about the federal government's response to Hurricane Katrina
WOAI - Sep 27 12:00 PM
-- More than 72,000 unified federal personnel have been deployed. -- More than 49,800 lives have been saved and rescued. -- 89,400 people are currently housed in shelters throughout all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

First Marblehead Chief Quits After Gift
Newsday - Sep 28 8:20 AM
BOSTON -- Shares of First Marblehead Corp. plunged 18 percent after the chief executive of the student loan-services provider resigned following his admission that he had given gifts valued at $32,000 to a former employee of a major client, the company said.

Pitt sticks with ACS outsourcing
BizJournals - Sep 26 6:54 AM
Affiliated Computer Services, which in May bought Mellon Financial Corp.'s outsourcing unit, said Monday it has a three-year extension to handle student loan servicing and other functions for the University of Pittsburgh.

PNC Student Loan Trust I, Series 1997-2 Upgraded by Fitch Ratings
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Sep 28 9:47 AM
Fitch Ratings upgrades the outstanding class B and affirms the outstanding class A-7 and A-9 notes of PNC 1997-2 as follows: