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July 27th, 2007

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7-27-07 Wallstrip Chat: John Mahoney
This Friday, Lindsay sits down with John Mahoney, Founder and CTO of InfoNGEN, to discuss information 2.0.
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Best Global Brands
How five names in this year’s rankings staged their turnarounds
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A 300-Point Drop? It’s Just the Start by Bill Fleckenstein
With the credit markets a disaster, buyouts can’t continue […]

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July 27th, 2007

Barry Bonds one homer away from tying all-time record

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Barry Bonds belted a solo home run Friday night, the 754th of his career, leaving the controversial slugger one homer away from reaching the all-time record held by Hank Aaron. Bonds hit his first-inning shot off Rick Vanden Hurk of the visiting Florida Marlins.

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July 27th, 2007

Nasdaq Closes With 1.4% Loss After Late Skid

The NASDAQ composite took a turn for the worse in the last half hour of trading, closing down 1.4% Friday. Volume was lighter than Thursday’s…

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July 27th, 2007

NYSE Indexes Fall Again, But Volume Eases Some

After a topsy-turvy day, the major NYSE indexes finished Friday with a loss. The S&P 500 gave up 1.6%, while the Dow industrials shed 1.5%.

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July 27th, 2007

Stocks Plunge Again To End Worst Week For Market In Years

Stocks tumbled for a second straight session Friday, deepening the market’s new correction.

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July 27th, 2007

A Nice Updraft Lifts Profit For Maker Of Aircraft And Helicopters

The sky, as the adage goes, is the limit. And that bodes very well for Textron.

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July 27th, 2007

Dollar Up Vs. Euro, Pound (AP)

The dollar strengthened against the euro and British pound on Friday after new data showed the U.S. economy grew at a solid clip during the second quarter, its best performance in more than a year.

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July 27th, 2007

Dow suffers worst week in over 4 years

A rough and tumble trading session sent the Dow industrials plummeting for the second straight session Friday, with the 30-stock index falling more than 200 points, marking its worst week in over 4 years.

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July 27th, 2007

Ex-Qwest CEO Nacchio Gets 6 Years (AP)

Joe Nacchio, the former Qwest Communications chief who was forced to resign during a multibillion-dollar accounting scandal, was sentenced to six years in prison Friday for illegally selling $52 million in stock while not telling investors that his telecommunications company faced serious financial risks.

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July 27th, 2007

VCA Antech Throws Investors A Bone

The animal health care company announces increased profits and revenues in its laboratory, animal hospital and medical technology segments.

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