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United States Market and Economy

July 31st, 2007

links for 2007-08-01

Hedge fund Sowood suffers 50 pct loss, to wind down
Hedge fund Sowood Capital told investors on Monday that it would shut down after losing half of its assets on soured bond market bets, becoming the first-high profile fund forced out of business by recent market turmoil.
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How Credit-Market Tremors Have Affected Junk Bonds, LBOs […]

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July 31st, 2007

Driving Force: The Minivan Killers

Three new crossovers from GM are luring families away from minivans and SUVs.

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July 31st, 2007

Top Defensive Plays, Low-Beta Beauties

With equity markets wobbling, S&P thinks investors should move toward stocks with low volatility and high dividend yields

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July 31st, 2007

Beijing Moves To Cut Lending To ‘Dirty 30′

Environmental authority sends blacklist of heavily polluting companies to financial regulators.

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July 31st, 2007

Top Supplier Of Recycled Auto Parts Gives New Life To Old Junkers

It traffics in broken down Toyotas, Hondas and Fords. But LKQ has life under its hood.

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July 31st, 2007

Shares Of J&J Rise On News Employees To Depart

Investors applaud the company’s decision to reduce head count by up to 4%.

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July 31st, 2007

Investors Flip The Channel On CBS

CBS turns in results reflecting weak trends at TV and radio divisions.

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July 31st, 2007

Traders Don’t Trash Waste Management

The company beats the Street with its latest results and boosts its outlook.

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July 31st, 2007

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July 31st, 2007

Market Recap for 7/31/2007

A positive earnings report from Dow component General Motors (GM) got today’s session off to a positive start, but the market failed to hold onto the gains as the afternoon approached…(Read More)

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