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{ Posted on Feb 26 2009 by BloggingStocks }
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Vulture investors enter the mortgage market

{ Posted on Feb 26 2009 by Zac Bissonnette }
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Portfolio reports on the hedge funds and other money managers that are looking to make a killing buying up those badly beaten down, highly illiquid mortgage assets that have been the ruin of so many of the world's largest financial ...Read More »

Hewlett-Packard’s recent EDS acquisition strategy becomes more visible

{ Posted on Feb 26 2009 by Brian White }
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When Hewlett-Packard Corp. (NYSE: HPQ) paid billions for computer services giant EDS in 2008, the reasoning was clear: HP wants to be in the "IBM" business. You know, the one that serves up and retains lucrative computer services contracts that ...Read More »

Wall Street Insider to Volker: Blame bad people, not bad math, for economic ruin

{ Posted on Feb 26 2009 by Deborah Barrow }
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Filed under: Banks, Fraud, Recession, InvestingAs the former U.S. Federal Reserve chairman and a key member of President Obama's economic advisory team, what Paul Volker says about Wall Street matters. So how did so many financial giants lose so much ...Read More »

Good news, bad news: True Religion earnings

{ Posted on Feb 26 2009 by Beth Gaston Moon }
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My boss at WeSeed.com has a favorite stock - True Religion Apparel Inc. (NASDAQ: TRLG), designer of jeans in the $200 - $300 range. On one hand, who has three hundred clams to spend on denim these days? On the ...Read More »

Boutique hotel stretches income by renting by the hour during the day

{ Posted on Feb 26 2009 by Jason Cochran }
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Filed under: TravelOne London hotel has come up with a new way to make an extra buck during the day, in between check-out time and check-in. Between the hours of 10am and 4pm, it's offering its rooms for £19. For ...Read More »

Will the U.S. economy need a second fiscal stimulus package?

{ Posted on Feb 26 2009 by Joseph Lazzaro }
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In the landmark, blockbuster film "Jaws" (1975), reluctant sailor, Police Chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider), while chumming bait, gets his first look at the great white shark that's been terrorizing Amity's shoreline community. Captain Quint (Robert Shaw) and Marine Biologist ...Read More »

Rocky Mountain News closing just shy of 150-year anniversary

{ Posted on Feb 26 2009 by Sarah Gilbert }
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The reports of newspapers' demise have not been greatly exaggerated. The Rocky Mountain News, Colorado's oldest newspaper and one of two daily papers in Denver, announced it will publish its final edition, Friday, February 27th. The date is two months ...Read More »

Ford Motor Co. has ‘no substantial doubt’ about its viability

{ Posted on Feb 26 2009 by Elizabeth Harrow }
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While rival automaker General Motors Corporation (NYSE: GM) was monopolizing headlines this morning with its quarterly earnings report, Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) quietly slashed its forecast for 2009 auto sales. However, unlike GM, Ford says it has "no substantial ...Read More »

“Ruff” day at the office? Workplaces that allow pets have calmer, less stressed employees

{ Posted on Feb 26 2009 by Marlene Alexander }
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Filed under: Career, RelationshipsAn article on USATODAY.com by Sharon L. Peters, states that more employers are letting their employees bring their pets to work with them. Peters says that the America Pet Products Association Manufacturers found that 20% of the ...Read More »
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