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JPMorgan: Expect Fed to Cut to 0% in January

JPMorgan economists are predicting that the Fed will reduce rates by 50 basis points at each of the next two meetings. That would bring the target to[...] read more »
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Why the Case Against Cuban Smells Fishy

When you start to look like the bad guy, call out a bigger bad guy. And it seems to be the strategy that the Securities and Exchange Commission — bes[...] read more »
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Tip’d Goes Public

Tip’d is now out of beta, and is officially launching today, read more »
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Evil Ben Bernanke Halloween Masks Sell Out!

More Americans are showing an entrepreneurial spirit in the face of crisis! BenandHank.com are selling "Evil Ben" and "Evil Hank" masks for Hallo[...] read more »
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LAMPERT'S A HUGE LOSER: $30M/HOUR

Even for a billionaire hedge-fund titan, losing $30 million an hour has got to be a bummer read more »
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Good for our pockets, bad for Halliburton…

Halliburton (HAL) was also pretty bummed about falling prices for oil and natural gas because of its negative impact on their business. Actually, the[...] read more »
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Wal-Mart sees shifts in shoppers' buying habits

Financial insecurity is forcing Wal-Mart (WMT) shoppers to change buying habits, cut credit card use and live more paycheck-to-paycheck, the CEO of t[...] read more »
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U.S. Is Said to Be Urging New Mergers in Banking

In a step that could accelerate a shakeout of the nation’s banks, the Treasury Department hopes to spur a new round of mergers by steering some of t[...] read more »
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OPEC sees huge oil oversupply if no action taken

The world faces a huge oversupply of oil next year if leading producers fail to reduce output, OPEC Secretary General Abdullah al-Badri said on Tuesd[...] read more »
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So long, suckers. Millionaire hedge fund boss thanks 'idiot' traders and retires at 37

The boss of a successful US hedge fund has quit the industry with an extraordinary farewell letter dismissing his rivals as over-privileged "idiots[...] read more »
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Paulson's Plan B Makes Progress, But Banks, Economy Still Face Big Risks

Less than a week after the U.S. government's historic decision to inject capital into the nation's biggest banks, regulators around the world conti[...] read more »
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Americans Oppose Income Redistribution to Fix Economy

Americans overwhelmingly -- by 84% to 13% -- prefer that the government focus on improving overall economic conditions and the jobs situation in the [...] read more »
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WebMD Deal Succumbs to Market Turmoil

HLTH Corp. and its 84%-owned subsidiary, WebMD Health Corp. have called off their merger agreement amid the recent financial market turmoil. read more »
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Let's Be Serious: Online Display Ads Will Fall Sharply In 2009

For a year, we've listened to analysts passionately explain how online ad spending will power through any broader economic and advertising weakness.[...] read more »
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U.S. 30-year mortgage rates shoot up in latest week

U.S. 30-year mortgage rates jumped in the latest week, according to a survey released on Thursday by home funding company Freddie Mac. read more »
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