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United States Market and Economy

March 22nd, 2008

Warren Buffett to play himself on daytime drama: report

Warren Buffett will reportedly be lured into a fictional insider-trading scandal during an upcoming television appearance.

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March 22nd, 2008

Central banks mull buying mortgages: report

The U.S. Federal Reserve and some of its European counterparts are reportedly talking about the practicality of using public money to buy large quantities of mortgage-backed assets.

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March 22nd, 2008

Analyst Bove tips $6.5 billion write-down at BofA: report

Punk Ziegel analyst Richard Bove reportedly forecasts Bank of America could tally a $6.5 billion loan loss provision in the first quarter.

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March 22nd, 2008

Morgan Stanley urges keeping Mack as chairman

Morgan Stanley’s board of directors urges shareholders not to vote out Chief Executive John Mack from his role as chairman.

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March 22nd, 2008

The week’s 10 best Personal Finance stories: March 17-21

In case you missed them, here are the top 10 Personal Finance stories from MarketWatch for the week of March 17-21:

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March 22nd, 2008

S&P sees more pain for brokers; Goldman, Lehman outlooks negative

BOSTON (MarketWatch) — Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services revises its outlook on goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. to negative from stable, saying net revenue could decline between 20% and 30% this year after write-downs.

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