Archive for December 28, 2007
December 28, 2007 @ 6:00 pm
· Filed under Investing/Dispatch/, news
A strong open disappears when a government report shows new-home sales at levels last seen in 1995. Warren Buffett snaps up a unit of ING; big banks are said to be ready to sell off units. Companies are boosting dividends.
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December 28, 2007 @ 1:42 pm
· Filed under Investing/Extra/, news
Retailers are banking on deep discounts to take some of the sting out of the bleakest holiday sales season in five years. But analysts say it's wishful thinking to assume all can be recovered postseason.
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December 28, 2007 @ 12:45 pm
· Filed under Banking/CreditCardSmarts/, news
Yes, you may be eligible for an award related to a lawsuit over credit cards. Here are ways to file a claim and protect yourself from crooks.
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December 28, 2007 @ 12:01 am
· Filed under Investing/Extra/, news
An emphasis on the fast-growing global market for cell phones costing around $40 has catapulted the South Korean company into the No. 2 spot in handset sales.
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December 28, 2007 @ 12:01 am
· Filed under Investing/Extra/, news
A chase for enormous profits is succeeding where aid often hasn't -- in poor villages in sub-Saharan Africa where malaria is common and jobs are not.
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