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United States Market and Economy

August 21st, 2007

links for 2007-08-22

Beware Bailouts by James Surowiecki
The Fed and the market meltdown.
(tags: finance stocks)

CROCS Inc. (CROX) | Wallstrip
Lindsay sets her Crocs free.but to which of our viewers will they fly? CROCS Inc. (CROX) That’s right, it’s our second Wallstrip Contest! Submit your guesses for where the (CROX) stock price will be on September 21st.
(tags: stocks)

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August 21st, 2007

Mortgages: Smaller Banks Smell Blood

Plain-vanilla banks known for careful lending could benefit from the problems of larger, more aggressive rivals like Countrywide

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August 21st, 2007

Board-Sport Retailer Catches A Wave While Competitors Wipe Out

It’s no secret that retailers are going through a soft patch.

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August 21st, 2007

Nasdaq Moves Up, Volume Flat As Techs Rally

NASDAQ stocks climbed 0.5% Tuesday, while volume slipped half a hair.

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August 21st, 2007

NYSE, S&P 500 Each Rises 0.1% As Trade Eases

NYSE stocks engaged in seesaw trading in a fairly narrow range Tuesday. The NYSE composite and S&P 500 edged 0.1% higher, while the Dow Jones…

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August 21st, 2007

Big-Cap Techs Boost Nasdaq As Policymakers Meet

Big-cap techs set the pace Tuesday, as stocks finished mixed for the second straight day in lighter volume.

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August 21st, 2007

EMC May Be Best Play On VMware

With the newly public company’s shares rocketing, its parent company could be the better way to access it.

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August 21st, 2007

Most Asian stocks tiptoe higher

Most Asian stocks tiptoed higher early on hopes the U.S. might cut interest rates to calm markets, but Japan’s Nikkei slipped 0.3% as a stronger yen damped exporters

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August 21st, 2007

Five funds that juice returns without unsettling nerves

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Do volatile times in the stock market call for extreme measures from fund managers? Not necessarily.

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August 21st, 2007

Asian markets mixed in early trading

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Asian indexes were mixed early Wednesday, with financials such as Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Mizuho Financial Group leading losses in Japan on continuing global credit concerns, while South Korean shares rose on news that HSBC Holdings PLC is in talks to buy Korea Exchange Bank.

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