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U.S. auto CEOs seek $50 bln in federal aid: sources

November 7, 2008

Chief executives of distressed U.S. auto companies sought a $50 billion federal bailout on Thursday to survive a financial crisis blamed on a worsening […]

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Harper’s not wrong on bargains

October 12, 2008

Buy on the sound of cannons.
– Rothschild family investing maxim

Some of us might be tempted by the bargains emerging in the incredible shrinking stock market. […]

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Bailout debated; investment bank model abandoned

September 23, 2008

Wall Street braced for a week of political wrangling over a proposed $700 billion bailout for troubled banks, while Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley […]

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Where the buck stops with Fannie, Freddie

September 12, 2008

During the Vietnam War, James Lockhart served as a naval officer aboard a nuclear submarine, the USS George Washington Carver. His job these days […]

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U.S. Economy: Spending Rose More Than Anticipated

June 28, 2008

U.S. consumer spending rose more than forecast in May as tax rebates drove the biggest gain in incomes in almost three years, enabling households […]

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Canadians still pay more despite loonie: BMO

June 12, 2008

A year after Canada’s dollar started its meteoric rise to parity with the U.S. dollar, prices for goods in Canadians stores are still considerably higher […]

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Wishful thinking about Freddie Mac

May 17, 2008

Freddie Mac is the latest beneficiary of wishful thinking about the housing market.
Shares of the government-sponsored mortgage investor surged 9% Wednesday, in a […]

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Nasdaq CEO says no more deals until 2009

January 25, 2008

Bob Greifeld, the chief executive of Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. said Thursday that it won’t pursue any major acquisitions until the middle of 2009.
Speaking […]

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