Obama Says He Is True Change Candidate
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Sunday called Republican rival John McCain "a good man" with a "compelling biography," but argued that
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REPORTS
Economic Crisis Becoming Increasingly Broad-Based
Trader sentiment over economic conditions vacillated between hope and despair, as economic reports continued to relay mixed messages. Last week's reports were bordering on negative, with the bulk of the negativity stemming from...
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Oil Adds To Multi-Month Low
Oil prices plunged again on Friday and added to a multi-month low. Light sweet crude for December moved to $106.23, down $1.66 on the session. Prices hit as low as $105.13 as more disappointing jobs data in the U.S. increased...
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Gold Adds To Recent Slide, Loses More Than $30 On Week
The price of gold turned slightly lower on Friday, posting its sixth consecutive losing session. Gold for December delivery closed at $802.80, down 40 cents on the session. Prices reached as high as $823.10 earlier in the day....
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Government Expected To Announce Bailout For Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac
The government is expected to announce a plan to take control of mortgage giants Freddie Mac (FRE) and Fannie Mae (FNM). The plan could be announced as early as this weekend. Various media reports indicated Saturday that the U.S. Treasury Department is negotiating a plan to take control of the companies.
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M&A – A Weekly Recap
During the holiday-shortened week that saw moderate merger and acquisition activities, companies from various sectors, including pharma, healthcare, energy and technology, revealed...
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BREAKING NEWS
FDIC takes over Silver State Bank in Nevada
9/6/2008 7:18:10 AM
State and federal bank regulators on Friday announced the closure of the Henderson-based Silver State Bank, making it the 11th bank to collapse this year amid a surge in repulsive real-estate loans stemming
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QUICK FACTS
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GeoEye Launches Earth Imaging Satellite - Quick Facts
9/6/2008 5:14:32 PM
Saturday, GeoEye Inc. (GEOY) announced the successful launch and deployment of the General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems designed/built GeoEye-1, a high-resolution commercial Earth-imaging satellite.
GeoEye's...
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Traders May Shy Away as Labor Market Conditions Worsen
The major U.S. index futures are pointing to a lower on Friday, with the futures dipping sharply after the release of the Labor Department’s non-farm payroll employment report that showed a spike in the jobless rate to a level that matched the rate of September 2003. The frailty of the labor market...
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CANADA
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Canadian stocks charge back toward unchanged line before rally fizzles
9/5/2008 3:09:34 PM
Bargain hunting for stocks in some of this week's more beaten-down sectors helped Toronto's main index pare most of its steep early losses Friday afternoon.
Still, Canadian stocks are poised to close lower for a fourth straight session and, barring a move to the upside in the next hour, will close...
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