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AIG Shares Slide Further as Survival Fears Grow

Sep 16, 2008, 8:35 PM

AIG shares dropped nearly 40% on Tuesday as the international credit rating agency Fitch joined Moody’s Investor Services and Standard & Poor’s in downgrading... Read »

An Ocean of Opportunity in Water

Sep 16, 2008, 12:50 PM 1

The Dow is bouncing up and down like a yo-yo. Every chart looks like a ski slope. A few investors are profiting from these wild market mood swings, while others... Read »

What to do During a Market Adjustment

Sep 15, 2008, 6:17 PM

“I know Americans are concerned about the adjustments that are taking place in our financial markets.” – President Bush Adjustment? What on earth is... Read »

Chinese Social Networks Block Baidu Search Spiders

Sep 15, 2008, 3:47 PM

Baidu.com (BIDU), the top Chinese search engine, has been blocked by major social networking services [SNS] websites in China, inlcuding Blog.sohu.com, 51.com,... Read »

AIG to Access $20 Bln of Assets From Insurance Subsidiaries

Sep 15, 2008, 1:24 PM

New York’s governor David Paterson has asked state insurance regulators to allow American International Group Inc. (AIG) to provide a bridge loan to itself.... Read »

In Other News: 9/14/2008 – The Fed, AP, WSJ

Sep 15, 2008, 1:15 AM

The Federal Reserve: The Central Bank conditioned by the ongoing credit crisis which sealed today the fate of the beleaguered investment bank Lehman Brothers (LEH),... Read »

BofA in Advanced Talks to Acquire Merrill Lynch

Sep 14, 2008, 8:06 PM

The WSJ is reporting Bank of America (BAC) and Merrill Lynch (MER) are in advanced merger talks. The terms under discussion aren’t clear yet at this point,... Read »

Lehman’s 7-11: What Gets Protected, What Liquidates

Sep 14, 2008, 6:35 PM

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (LEH), is edging closer to a complete market meltdown. According to Bloomberg, Wall Street is preparing for a potential Lehman bankruptcy. On... Read »

Housing: Are We Near Bottom or More Pain Coming?

Sep 13, 2008, 10:40 PM 4

Karl E. Case, one of the economists that developed the 20 MSA methodology, a widely used subset by Standard & Poors in the S&P/Case Shiller Home Price... Read »

Expiring Patents Ignite Biotech Boom

Sep 12, 2008, 6:28 PM

It’s tough to find anything positive to talk about in this market. The U.S. Government stepped in and assigned Fannie Mae (NYSE:FNM) and Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE)... Read »

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