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The House lawmakers who sank the financial rescue package Monday said their phones and e-mails burned with protests that Main Street has to bail out Wall Street. But it's not helpful, or even accurate, to view this crisis as scrappy alley cats vs ...

(Linda Stern is a freelance writer. Any opinions in the column are solely those of Ms. Stern. You can e-mail her at lindastern(at)aol.com.) By Linda Stern WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Amid all of the financial and economic uncertainty in the world ...

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Latin American stocks plunged Monday as U.S. lawmakers rejected a US$700 billion bailout package meant to reboot the global economy and shares of key Brazilian companies plummeted more than on any day in nearly 10 years. Sao Paulo's Ibovespa stock ...

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Debating whether the $700 billion bailout bill is the right plan, with Jared Bernstein, Economic Policy Institute; Jack ... Credit Markets & the Bailou... Discussing the probable impact of the bailout bill on credit markets, with Andy Brenner, of MF ...

Americas political dysfunction and its economic crisis intersected catastrophically today in the House of Representatives which failed to pass a bailout for Wall Streets mess. At issue is President Bush lack of credibility. As commander in ...

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President Bush meets with presidential candidates and congressional leaders in the Cabinet Room of the White House on Thursday to discuss the proposed bailout of the financial industry. [Left to right: McCain, Minority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio ...

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Sept. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Clarium Capital Management LLC, the $7 billion hedge-fund firm run by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel , profited from turmoil in financial markets as he almost doubled his U.S. stock holdings and wagered commodity prices would ...

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The FTSE Small Cap index falls 1.8 percent, faring better than both blue chips and mid caps, down 2.4 percent and 2.9 percent, respectively. The FTSE Developed European Small Caps index loses 2.7 percent, underperforming the FTSEurofirst 300, off 2.4 ...

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A DAMAGING rift has emerged between the corporate regulators over the current stock shorting ban, after ASX chief Robert Elstone revealed the temporary ban could be lifted before the 30-day deadline. The board of the stock exchange distanced itself ...

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Volatility swept the financial markets again Monday as investors grew nervous about a government plan to buy $700 billion in mortgage debt held by banks. Stocks fell sharply, taking the Dow Jones Industrial Average down more than 370 points, while ...

NEW YORK Volatility again swept the financial markets Monday as investors grew nervous about an amorphous government plan to buy $700 billion in banks mortgage debt. Stocks fell sharply, taking the Dow Jones industrials down more than 370 ...

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Asia stocks tumbled further Thursday, tracking declines Wall Street as investors feared more companies could succumb to the financial crisis that forced the U.S. government to bail out insurer American International Group Inc. But many of the region ...

HONG KONG - Asian stocks tumbled Thursday, tracking declines on Wall Street as investors feared more companies could succumb to the global financial crisis that forced the U.S. to bail out troubled insurer American International Group Inc. Every ...

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The options market is signaling that the stock market is in for more volatility ahead, according to an options expert. Jim Cramer warns that AIG must be saved. But in his Monday "Stop Trading" segment, the Mad Money man tells which stocks may gain on ...

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Sept. 11 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks fell for a third day as concern deepened the economic slowdown will hurt earnings for retailers and financial firms, overshadowing a rebound in mining and oil shares. U.S. index futures and Asian shares also ...

HONG KONG : The U.S. dollar rose to a one-year high against the euro on Thursday, pushed up by overnight losses in crude oil and as heightened market volatility convinced U.S. investors to bring overseas money back home. Asian stocks fell broadly ...

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HONG KONG : Hong Kong stocks dropped Wednesday, dragged down by worries about U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and softening commodity prices. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index lost 491.33, or 2.4 percent, to 19,999.78. The declines ...

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Dealing in mutual funds is about to get faster and easier. An electronic platform is being developed for trading in mutual fund units and this is slated to change the way in which investors have been looking at mutual funds for their investments. The ...

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Assessing whether Apple's new product will help the tech sector, with Ben Reitzes, Lehman Apple analyst and the Fast Mon... Lessons From Bear Stearns While Lehman Brothers is still searching for a deal partner to help strengthen its capital position ...

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Morgan Stanley , the financial advisors asked by the government to help solve the problem of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac , looked at a number of solutions that ranged from a simple equity injection to putting the mortgage financing companies into ...

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CHICAGO (Reuters) - The shares of U.S. meat producer Tyson Foods Inc (TSN.N: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) fell 8.5 percent to a 2-1/2 month low on Thursday after the company said it will sell stock and issue debt, a move analysts said ...

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Who's making the most money? The list varies from doctors to airplane pilots, but those looking for high pay may want to look in the medical field, which dominates the list. U.S. companies that have slammed the brakes on spending, expansion plans and ...

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Sept. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Pacific Investment Management Co., the world's biggest bond-fund manager, said Mohamed El-Erian will take over as sole chief executive officer after his counterpart Bill Thompson retires at the end of the year. El-Erian, 50 ...

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Fitch Ratings-London/Paris-03 September 2008: Fitch Ratings has today upgraded Royal Ahold N.V.'s (Ahold) Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) and senior unsecured ratings to 'BBB-' (BBB minus) from 'BB+'. The Outlook on the Long-Term IDR is Stable.

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NEW YORK - Treasury prices moved higher Tuesday as stocks and commodities prices fell and investors turned to government debt. Oil prices slid to finish below $110 a barrel after Hurricane Gustav struck the Gulf Coast at weaker speeds than expected ...

Treasury prices moved higher Tuesday as stocks and commodities prices fell and investors turned to government debt. Oil prices slid to finish below $110 a barrel after Hurricane Gustav struck the Gulf Coast at weaker speeds than expected; the drop in crude alleviated some of the inflation worries in the market.

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LONDON, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Britain's leading share index ended 0.6 percent lower on Monday, lacking any lead from Wall Street which is closed for the Labor Day holiday, with energy stocks tracking weaker crude after Hurricane Gustav was downgraded ...

The market slumped deep into the red yesterday as hefty losses for commodity stocks, retail woes and poor US housing data knocked trading. Lower metal prices and the cheapest crude oil for nearly two months set back mining and petrochemical stocks ...

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With low-cost online stock trading and a wealth of research material available for free or for a nominal cost, there are several reasons why mutual funds are still so popular. Diversification is one explanation: If you have a small sum to invest, a ...