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United States Market and Economy

March 6th, 2008

Florida CFO considering investment fund lawsuit

Alex Sink, chief financial officer for the state of Florida, has unveiled 10 proposals to increase safeguards over investments handled by the State Board of Administration. (BAC)

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March 6th, 2008

Koch brothers tied for 37th on Forbes list

Charles and David Koch, of Wichita's Koch Industries Inc., are tied for 37th on Forbes magazine's annual World's Billionaire list. Charles Koch, 72, and David Koch, 67, each have an estimated $17 billion net worth.

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March 6th, 2008

Vanderbilt grad makes young billionaire list

Vanderbilt University graduate John Arnold was named one of the world's youngest billionaires by Forbes magazine.

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March 6th, 2008

Tessera Shoots Up, Despite Patent Office News

The chip technology company said that investors misunderstood a recent patent rejection ruling, again.

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March 6th, 2008

Banks Backing Ambac, Sort Of

Stock slide persists amid questions of capital-raising plan.

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March 6th, 2008

Financials Lead Low-Volume Slump

Indexes remained near their early lows as a series of blows pulled financial sectors lower.The NYSE composite had slipped 1% at 10:56 a.m. EST….

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