Market News:

Arbitron Fades

Audience-measuring firm's shares tank after clients defect to rival Nielsen.

Sanderson Soars

Investors grab shares of chicken processor as outlook brightens.

Investors Lowball Ace

Worries about variable annuity exposure sends shares tumbling.

Ackman's Target Is A Little REIT

Activist investor updates his plan to separate retailer's stores from the land under them.

General Mills Sticks To Outlook

Cereal maker affirms its below-consensus guidance.

Korea Seen Throwing Vale A Line

Brazilian miner arranges $1B of credit to finance domestic operations and exports.

Nobody's Home

U.S. homebuilding's at a 50-year low, with little hopes for a near-term recovery.

Default Is Thornburg's

Mortgage lender misses $12M payment, says it can come up with the cash before 30-day grace period ends.

IMF Wants A Financial Hand

The fund desires an additional $100B to help countries impacted by the global credit crisis.

Street Dulls LDK Solar's Shine

Investors dismissed the China-based company's positive outlook, sending its shares down.