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September 19th, 2007

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Fed Throws a Hail Mary Pass…and Everybody Loses
While stocks went up (which most people would interpret as a good thing, though stock traders are not exactly the sharpest kids on the block when it comes to economic matters), gold and bond yields rose and the dollar fell (which many would not view so ki
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September 19th, 2007

The Debt Market: Signs of Life

The jump in stocks may have grabbed the headlines, but a budding recovery in the credit market is the real good news

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September 19th, 2007

Dear Mr. Bernanke: Fix the Housing Mess

The Fed chairman heads to Congress to address mortgage-related issues—but will his efforts be enough?

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September 19th, 2007

Even A Communist Government Can’t Put The Brakes On Shanda

Government crackdowns, more competition and hard times for a much-hyped product did not slow down Chinese online gaming giant Shanda Interactive…

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September 19th, 2007

Commerzbank Trails Rivals In Ukraine

The German bank is taking a 60% stake in Kiev-based Forum Bank. But it may be too little, too late. follows its competitors to Kiev.

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September 19th, 2007

Don’t Sleep On Apparel, Tech

In a week when the financial sector is in the spotlight, stocks in other industries are soaring.

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September 19th, 2007

Delta Flies Above The Competition

Airline stocks, led by Delta, make gains.

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September 19th, 2007

Mimeo.com secures $25 million in financing

Mimeo.com Inc. has secured $25 million in funding from four of its major investors.

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September 19th, 2007

Former Sovereign CEO starts private-equity fund

Former Sovereign Bancorp Inc. Chairman and CEO Jay Sidhu said he has launched a new private-equity fund focused exclusively on investments in the financial services sector.

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September 19th, 2007

Canada calling, but experts warn Toronto Exchange benefits mixed

Hoping to capitalize on the headaches of being a publicly traded company in the United States, a group of Canadian entrepreneurs is aggressively recruiting local companies to list on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

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