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United States Market and Economy

March 12th, 2008

Best Bets for Fixed-Income Investments

Never mind treasuries. There are other opportunities in the fixed-income market for investors looking for healthy yields

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March 12th, 2008

Jamba Joins The Breakfast Club

Juice chain launches morning menu targeted at health nuts, seeking to stand out from sandwich-slinging competitors.

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March 12th, 2008

Moody’s, S&P confirm Ambac’s AAA ratings; Fitch at AA

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Moody’s Investors Service and Standard & Poor’s stuck with their AAA ratings on Ambac Financial’s bond insurance units late Wednesday after the company successfully raised $1.5 billion selling new stock and equity units.

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March 12th, 2008

Financials retreat as Asian markets reverse gains

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Asian markets mostly declined Thursday, giving up a large part of their gains from the previous session, with financials such as Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group in Tokyo and National Australia Bank in Sydney leading the retreat.

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March 12th, 2008

Forex Radio - Dollar Fades As Fed Liquidity Shot Not Seen Helping Dollar, Has Aussie Strength Been Overestimated? (Daily FX)

Listen to our Evening DailyFX Forex Radio PodCast: http://media.dailyfx.com/podcasts/FXRadioPM031208.mp3

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March 12th, 2008

Fund Sees Volatility As An Opportunity

Plying the stock market’s sea of red ink, Fairholme Fund’s managers see "golden opportunities" to buy good companies on the cheap.

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