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Freddie, Fannie: Debt-Ridden, But Their Bonds Are Worth Holding (at Seeking Alpha)

yahoo.com     5 hrs ago          

by: The Society posted on: September 05, 2008 | about stocks: By Eric Roseman Central banks are notorious for their ill-timed investments. The latest such trade was conducted by several Chinese banks in August as they...                    

Life after foreclosure (Bankrate.com)

yahoo.com     7 hrs ago          

Thursday September 4, 6:00 am ET Marilyn Kennedy Melia These days, record-breaking foreclosure statistics are coming out with numbing frequency. Still, that won't happen anytime soon, especially since mortgage rule maker...                    

Jefferson Bancshares, Inc. Announces Agreement to Acquire State of Franklin Bancshares, Inc.

euroinvestor.co.uk     13 hrs ago   2 related          

Jefferson Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: JFBI) announced today that it has signed a definitive merger agreement with State of Franklin Bancshares, Inc., Johnson City, Tennessee, under which State of Franklin Bancshares will...                    

US stocks plummet after retail, unemployment data

iht.com     15 hrs ago   122 related          

Wall Street plunged Thursday, sending the Dow Jones industrials down more than 340 points as U.S. retailers and the Labor Department added to the mountain of dismal economic news that has all but dashed investors' hopes...                    

Banks borrow more from Fed; Wall Street takes pass

iht.com     15 hrs ago   8 related          

Banks borrowed more over the past week from the Federal Reserve's emergency lending program, while Wall Street firms took a pass for the fifth week in a row. A Fed report released Thursday said commercial banks averaged...                    

Dow drops more than 340 on retail reports, jobless data

baltimoresun.com     16 hrs ago   5 related          

Wall Street plunged today, sending the Dow Jones industrials down more than 340 points as retailers and the Labor Department added to the mountain of dismal economic news that has all but dashed investors' hopes for a...                    

Stocks Sink as Growth Fears Simmer

wsj.com     16 hrs ago   1 related          

Word Count: 900 | Companies Featured in This Article: Bank of America, American International Group, Citigroup, Boeing, Caterpillar, the financial category, basic-materials category, technology, Toll Brothers, Freddie...                    

What Happens When the Market Runs Out of Lifeguards?

istockanalyst.com     23 hrs ago   1 related          

By: Graham Summers Thursday, September 04, 2008 10:00 AM We’re treading water. Wherever I go these days, as soon as people find out I work in investing they want to know what I think of the market. My answer is the line...                    

Brutal selloff on Wall Street

cnn.com     15 hrs ago   2 related          

Dow loses 345 points as mixed retail sales reports, weak job market news and an oil price slide magnify fears about a global slowdown. Stocks plummeted Thursday, with the Dow plunging around 345 points as mixed retail...                    

‘Avoid anti-inflationary overkill’

thehindubusinessline.com     16 hrs ago          

At a time when the focus of the world economy is on high inflation, elevated prices of food and fuel and how to ensure growth in a non-inflationary milieu, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)...