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Democrats, White House Said to Reach Accord on Automaker Aid

Posted by thekritz 1269 days ago (http://www.bloomberg.com)
Category: Business | Tags: auto industry bailout
Democrats in Congress reached an agreement in principle with the Bush administration on providing funds to prevent a collapse of General Motors Corp [...] read more »
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Record 10% of U.S. homeowners in arrears or foreclosure

Posted by thekritz 1269 days ago (http://www.latimes.com)
Category: Real Estate | Tags: foreclosures housing crisis
California, with 19% of new foreclosures in the third quarter, is a big contributor to the worsening picture. read more »
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Harvard Hit by Loss as Crisis Spreads to Colleges

Posted by thekritz 1270 days ago (http://online.wsj.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: credit crisis endowment harvard
Harvard University's endowment suffered investment losses of at least 22% in the first four months of the school's fiscal year, the latest evidence[...] read more »
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When will the Dollar Rally End?

Posted by thekritz 1270 days ago (http://www.forexblog.org)
Category: Currencies | Tags: dollar
Shouldn't the Dollar rally eventually come to an end? Based on economic fundamentals, the answer is a resounding 'yes.' read more »
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The price of oil: Down it goes

Posted by thekritz 1272 days ago (http://www.economist.com)
Category: Commodities | Tags: oil
The price of oil has fallen below $50 a barrel. Why that may not be entirely welcome news read more »
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Big Three Seek $34 Billion Aid

Posted by thekritz 1272 days ago (http://online.wsj.com)
Category: Business | Tags: automobile industry bailout ford gm
Detroit's Big Three auto makers presented turnaround plans to Congress on Tuesday that indicate both General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC could col[...] read more »
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Ahead of the Bell: Goldman Sachs faces $2B loss

Posted by thekritz 1273 days ago (http://www.businessweek.com)
Category: Business | Tags: goldman sachs
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. could face losses totaling $2 billion when it reports its fiscal fourth-quarter results because of continued market turmoil [...] read more »
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Long Bond Returns Most Since 1995 Amid‘Bubble’Talk

Posted by thekritz 1273 days ago (http://www.bloomberg.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: treausury bonds
Thirty-year Treasury bonds are returning the most since 1995 as investors bet the Federal Reserve will buy the securities to help bring down long-ter[...] read more »
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Dow Plunges 680 Points as Recession Is Declared

Posted by thekritz 1273 days ago (http://www.nytimes.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: dow jones recession stock market
In six and a half hours on Monday, the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index declined nearly 9 percent — the type of collapse that, historically, has tak[...] read more »
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Yuan Falls Most Since End of Currency Link Before Paulson Visit

Posted by thekritz 1273 days ago (http://www.bloomberg.com)
Category: Currencies | Tags: chinese yuan
China’s yuan fell the most since the government ended a fixed exchange rate in 2005, supporting the nation’s exporters three days before U.S. Treasur[...] read more »
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November ETF Performance Report

Posted by thekritz 1275 days ago (http://seekingalpha.com)
Category: Funds and ETFs | Tags: etf
As we enter the final month of the quarter and of a tumultuous year, ETFs leave November on a better note that has been seen in awhile. The Dow Jones[...] read more »
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Can cleantech China teach the West how to be green?

Posted by thekritz 1277 days ago (http://www.cnn.com)
Category: Green | Tags: china green tech
While China is the world's leader in greenhouse gas emissions, it may ironically also become the leader in pioneering green solutions. read more »
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Rescue Plan Strained by Lack of Staff

Posted by thekritz 1277 days ago (http://online.wsj.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: bailout credit crisis paulson
Apparently, in addition to being incompetent, the US Treasury department is also short-staffed! read more »
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Obama Gets Depression Scholar in Romer

Posted by thekritz 1279 days ago (http://online.wsj.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: depression obama
The appointment of Christina Romer to head the Council of Economic Advisers places a scholar of the Great Depression close to President-elect Barack [...] read more »
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Dollar Stores May Have Happy Holidays

Posted by thekritz 1279 days ago (http://online.barrons.com)
Category: Business | Tags: dollar stores
THE 2008 HOLIDAY SEASON is shaping up to be weaker than 2002, which was the lowest holiday sales increase in the past decade, when sales grew just 1.[...] read more »
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