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Frank Proposes TARP Bailout Rules Crackdown

Posted by Verna 1234 days ago (http://www.newsmax.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: bailout budget economy finance
A senior Democrat proposed legislation Friday to tighten the rules of the government's $700-billion financial bailout program and channel a large po[...] read more »
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Managing Through a Crisis: The New Rules

Posted by Verna 1235 days ago (http://www.businessweek.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: bailout crisis economy
In times of turmoil, opportunities abound. All managers must do is keep their companies afloat, their eyes peeled for openings, and their bearings—as[...] read more »
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Wal-Mart's Not Smiling

Posted by Verna 1235 days ago (http://www.forbes.com)
Category: Entrepreneurship | Tags: business market sales wal-mart
The mighty Wal-Mart Stores showed its mortality Thurday as the retailer's December sales fell short of expectations, forcing it to cut its outlook. read more »
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Donald Trump To The Rescue? May Take His Own Gaming Company Private

Posted by Verna 1256 days ago (http://www.ft.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: economy finance
Donald Trump, the real estate mogul and television personality, is considering whether to rescue his ailing gaming group by taking it private, accord[...] read more »
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Retail Sales, Wholesale Prices Fell Again In November

Posted by Verna 1260 days ago (http://www.huffingtonpost.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: economy finance
WASHINGTON — Signs that the recession will be long and severe mounted Friday with a fresh round of bad economic news, including plunging sales from m[...] read more »
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Business bankruptcies keep rising; no relief in sight

Posted by Verna 1260 days ago (http://www.mcclatchydc.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: economy finance
WASHINGTON — As the curtain falls on one of the most devastating financial years on record, business bankruptcies — both large and small — continue t[...] read more »
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US Recession May Be Worst Since World War II

Posted by Verna 1267 days ago, popular 1267 days ago (http://www.huffingtonpost.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: blogs climate environment environmentalist green
Bloomberg News reports that the massive job losses in the U.S. last month signal the nation may be headed towards its worst recession since World War[...] read more »
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Hyperinflation forces Zimbabwe to print $200 million notes

Posted by Verna 1267 days ago, popular 1266 days ago (http://www.cnn.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: international news investment money
Cash-strapped Zimbabwe revealed plans Saturday to circulate $200 million notes, just days after introducing a $100 million bill, Finance Minister Sam[...] read more »
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10 CEOs To Go In 2009 (BSX, C, DDS, EK, GM, NT, RAD, SNDK, SIRI, JAVA)

Posted by Verna 1269 days ago (http://www.247wallst.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: international news investment money
It is that time of year where companies should have been evaluating their plans for the year ahead. Each year we come out with a list of companies w[...] read more »
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$15 Million Price Tag Placed on Palin's Emails

Posted by Verna 1270 days ago (http://www.huffingtonpost.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: international news investment money
When she ran for Governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin campaigned on a promise of "open and transparent government." read more »
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The Pro-Lie Movement Targets Hillary

Posted by Verna 1273 days ago (http://www.huffingtonpost.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: politics world
One woman is a victim of daily defamation from the right: Susan B. Anthony. The name and image of the iconic suffragist have been used to promote the[...] read more »
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Poor... It's The New Rich

Posted by Verna 1276 days ago (http://www.huffingtonpost.com)
Category: Business | Tags: business finance money world
With Thanksgiving around the corner, I thought it would be a good time to take stock of the stockless. To check in with the realities of a crippled e[...] read more »
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Lousy Marketing -- Not Lousy Cars -- Killed Detroit

Posted by Verna 1276 days ago (http://www.huffingtonpost.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: business finance money world
Long before the CEOs of the Big Three hopped aboard their private jets, they presided over the biggest marketing failure in American history.
Many m[...] read more »
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Money To Be a Mussolini

Posted by Verna 1277 days ago (http://www.thesun.co.uk)
Category: Economy | Tags: business finance money world
The reward also applies to parents who name their girl tots Rachele – after the wife of the fascist dictator.
The MSI-Fiamma Tricolore party, the [...] read more »
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FDIC's List Of Troubled Banks Rapidly Swelling

Posted by Verna 1279 days ago (http://www.huffingtonpost.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: business finance money world
NEW YORK — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Tuesday the list of banks it considers to be in trouble shot up nearly 50 percent to 171 during t[...] read more »
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