Archive for July 13, 2008

Will stocks rebound on Monday?

The government hopes that moves made Sunday to support Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will rebuild confidence in markets. Crude closes above $145 on Iran tensions and may top $150 this week. A big week of earnings and economic reports is ahead.

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Credit fallout is just beginning

A shrewd observer of the US credit mess says the problems are 'considerably worse' than reported. He's betting on financial-system upheaval, failing companies and an even-slower economy.

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Why Wall Street fears Obama

The Democrat'sĀ rhetoric on taxes and health care is frightening people in the investing classes over what critics call 'wealth redistribution.'

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Illegal immigrants: What readers say

A hypothetical question prompted a flood of responses, with passionate differences in opinion about the millions of illegal immigrants in the US -- and what to do now.

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7 surefire ways to stay poor

If you should slide into the financial abyss -- and the lousy economy makes it easier to do -- these bad habits could make it even tougher to climb out.

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A game-changer for ‘Guitar Hero’?

Executives with Activision Blizzard say the pieces are in place for a digital entertainment store that could compete with iTunes.

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A Taste of European Trends

Thinking about starting a food-related business? Take a page from Europe's cookbook with these 5 gourmet concepts.

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How to pay off $4 million of debt

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