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September 12th, 2007

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How Market Turmoil Waylaid the ‘Quants’ - WSJ.com
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September 12th, 2007

NYSE Ends Flat After Stocks Give Back Gains

The NYSE composite and the S&P 500 closed flat after a choppy session on Wednesday. Volume was lower.

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September 12th, 2007

Nasdaq Falls On Rising Oil, Weaker Chips

Surging oil prices and falling chip stocks sent NASDAQ stocks modestly lower Wednesday.

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September 12th, 2007

New Management Gets Security Software Company Back On Track

Viruses, zombie attacks, phishing, identity theft: The Internet continues to be a dangerous place, rife with underworld cybercriminals who keep…

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September 12th, 2007

A New Risk to the Credit Markets

Forget about subprime. With billions in asset-backed commercial paper about to expire, the U.S. debt market is facing yet another challenge

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September 12th, 2007

Syntax-Brillian CFO leaves for tech startup

The chief financial officer of high-definition television maker Syntax-Brillian will leave the company at the end of the month, officials said Wednesday.

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September 12th, 2007

No relief in sight for battered dollar

With the dollar slipping to an all-time low against the euro, currency strategists say the greenback is not likely to rebound anytime soon.

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September 12th, 2007

Stock Screen: Some Stocks to Benefit From Aging of America

The 65-and-older population is about to boom. These companies are poised to profit.

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September 12th, 2007

Barron’s Online: Can’t Hold the Line

A spate of insider selling at IDT suggests worse is yet to come for the telecom outfit.

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September 12th, 2007

The mystery behind surging oil prices

What’s driving the run-up in oil prices to Wednesday’s record $80 a barrel?

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