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7 Stocks That Pay Dad BackBy Selena Maranjian June 13, 2008 Comments (0)1 RecommendationForget the golf clubs! We have some great investment ideas Foolishly wrapped up in this special series for Father’s Day.Dad, remember way back when you and mom paid me an allowance? I loved watching my money grow ... and occasionally spending it on a $3.99 LP at Korvette's or a magazine. Now I think it's time

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Lampert Puts Money On Housing ReboundStakes Being Taken In Battered Builders, Lenders and RetailerBy GARY MCWILLIAMSJune 12, 2008Billionaire hedge-fund manager Edward S. Lampert is placing new bets on a U.S. housing recovery, buying stakes in beaten-up home builders, mortgage lenders and a home-improvement retailer.Mr. Lampert's ESL Investments Inc., which owns half of department-store giant

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一個13歲的毛孩子，把爺爺當年經營雜貨店的精髓，一點一滴，運用在公司的經營上面，不但延續了家族企業的經營火種，更創造驚人績效，締造出舉世聞名的波克夏王國，這位有神奇魔力的小男孩，就是當今股神與全球首富——巴菲特。這是一位七十七歲的智慧老人，照著十三歲時腦中的圖像，一點一滴，完成爺爺當初未竟夢想的故事。「……十三歲時，我在祖父的雜貨店中住了四個月，就睡在堆滿《讀者文摘》的小房間中……他當時計畫出一本《如何經營雜貨店》的小書，就要我這個廉價勞工，把他所有的想法，用舊的計帳本背後空白的部分，全部記下……」這是巴菲特（Warren Buffett）今年為他表弟比爾．巴菲特（Bill Buffett）的新書《食物饗宴》（Foods You Will Enjoy）中，寫的一段話，記錄當年在祖父奧尼斯（Ernest Buffett）雜貨鋪中學到的種種。雖然爺爺的出書計畫最後失敗，但這四個月的朝夕相處，

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China Earthquake Exposes A Widening Wealth GapBy LORETTA CHAO and JASON LEOW in Pengzhou, China, JAMES T. AREDDY in Shanghai and GORDON FAIRCLOUGH in ShifangMay 14, 2008; Page A1With the death toll from China's earthquake mounting, the disaster is throwing a harsh spotlight on the widening gap between the nation's rich and poor.Soldiers and paramilitary police rushed to dig victims out from

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JPMorgan Chase CEO: Recession is just beginningMonday May 12, 4:41 pm ETJPMorgan CEO James Dimon says recession is just starting, even if market crisis is mostly overNEW YORK (AP) -- JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s chief executive said Monday that while the crisis in the credit markets appears to be three-quarters over, he believes a U.S. recession is just beginning."Even if the capital markets crisis

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Behind AIG's Nasty SurpriseThe insurance giant's far larger-than-expected first-quarter loss rouses investor ire and renews fears the credit crisis may still have a way to goby David BogoslawAmerican International Group's (AIG) financial results took a sharp turn for the worse in the first quarter and sent a shock wave through the equity markets, renewing concerns that there's likely to be more

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AIG's Tough Road BackBy Andrew BaryWord Count: 552 Companies Featured in This Article: American International GroupWALL STREET IS LOSING PATIENCE with insurance giant American International Group and its CEO, Martin Sullivan.AIG's surprisingly large first-quarter loss, reported Thursday, jolted its stock (ticker: AIG), which fell $3.87, to $40.28 a share, in heavy trading Friday, renewing

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AIG Posts Record Loss, As Crisis Continues Taking TollBy LIAM PLEVENMay 9, 2008; Page A1In a sign that crisis continues to reverberate through the financial sector, American International Group Inc. reported multibillion-dollar losses Thursday. The giant insurer also announced that it would raise $12.5 billion in capital to replenish its balance sheet.AIG's results show that while the credit

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Citigroup Looks to Slim Down, Shed Over $400 Billion in AssetsBy KEVIN KINGSBURYMay 9, 2008 11:47 a.m.Citigroup Inc. plans to wind down more than $400 billion in assets over the next two to three years as the financial-services giant moves to slim down under new Chief Executive Vikram Pandit.The disclosure is part of the company's presentation at its annual investor & analyst day.Citi has

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Shoeshine Boys In La Paz Need A Good LawyerLegal Project in Bolivia Empowers Outcast Kids; Mr. Cooper Gets CreativeBy MATT MOFFETTMay 8, 2008; Page A1LA PAZ, Bolivia -- Shoeshine boys have such lowly status in this Andean metropolis that they hide their faces in shame behind ski masks. The children, known as lustrabotas, dart around like phantoms, dodging shop owners who shake them down and

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Moody's Investors President Steps DownClarkson's Exit Marks Highest-Profile Casualty to Date Over Role of Credit-Rating Firms in Subprime RoutBy AARON LUCCHETTIMay 8, 2008; Page C1Brian Clarkson, the driving force behind Moody's Investors Service's push into lucrative but riskier businesses, is stepping down as president and chief operating officer of the oldest bond-rating firm, the company

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Consumer borrowing unexpectedly surges in MarchWednesday May 7, 5:09 pm ET By Martin Crutsinger, AP Economics WriterConsumers increase their borrowing in March at the fastest pace in 4 monthsWASHINGTON (AP) -- Consumer borrowing rose in March at the fastest pace in four months, more than double the increase of the previous month, in what was seen as a sign of rising economic stress.The Federal

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Paulson Sees Credit Crisis WaningTreasury Secretary Calls Fed's Moves 'Inflection Point'By MICHAEL M. PHILLIPS and DAMIAN PALETTAMay 7, 2008; Page A2WASHINGTON -- Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said U.S. financial markets are emerging from the credit crunch and that "the worst is likely to be behind us," marking possibly the most optimistic comments yet from the Bush administration on the

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Oil Futures Rally Above $120Latest Nymex High Puts Price Up 27% For the Year to DateBy GREGORY MEYER May 7, 2008; Page C10Crude-oil futures closed above $120 a barrel for the first time Tuesday as the market showed conviction that record prices won't necessarily trip up global demand.Light, sweet crude for June delivery settled up $1.87, or 1.6%, at $121.84 a barrel on the New York Mercantile

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Cyclone Death Toll Rises Above 22,000Food Worries Emerge As Rice-Growing Area In Myanmar Was HitBy JAMES HOOKWAYMay 6, 2008 4:57 p.m.BANGKOK, Thailand -- The death toll from the cyclone that hit Myanmar climbed to more than 22,000 and could go far higher.Myanmar's military government, which has often tried to isolate the country, has welcomed international help -- and many nations have pledged it

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UBS To Slash 5,500 Jobs; Records $11 Billion LossBy KATHARINA BARTMay 6, 2008 1:41 a.m.ZURICH -- UBS AG said Tuesday it plans to cut 5,500 jobs by the middle of next year, an effort meant to restructure the Swiss giant's troubled investment bank.The Zurich-based bank will axe 2,600 investment banking jobs mainly in London and New York after massive write-downs on dud mortgage securities, totaling

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Sears Braces for Spending SlumpBy GARY MCWILLIAMSMay 5, 2008 5:44 p.m.HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- Sears Holdings Corp. Chairman Edward S. Lampert said the retailer is taking a conservative stance to weak consumer spending, cutting its work force and paring budgets in response to an uncertain outlook.Sears, with $53 billion in 2007 revenue, is expected to report weaker sales and a sharp decline in

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Taiwan Real Estate Heats UpNationalists to Open Market to Mainland InvestorsBy JONATHAN CHENGMay 5, 2008; Page C6Anticipation that a wave of cash from mainland China will eventually reach Taiwan is helping to turn its real estate into a hot property.Markets in Taiwan, one of Asia's worst laggards as an investment destination in recent years, were livened up by the Nationalist Party's victory in

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Economy May Face Prolonged Pain, History SuggestsBy GREG IPMay 5, 2008; Page A2The worst of the financial pain may have passed, but the economic pain could be just starting.The nation's financial markets have rallied since early March, with stocks up and yields on risky corporate and mortgage-backed bonds falling relative to safe U.S. Treasurys. Optimists got an added boost Friday from a

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Buffett and Munger reassure shareholders about successionSunday May 4, 3:21 am ET By Josh Funk, AP Business WriterBerkshire shareholders get reassurances as they worry about company future after Buffett goesOMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- Warren Buffett tried to reassure his shareholders Saturday that Berkshire Hathaway will be fine once he is gone, but the 77-year-old billionaire offered few new details of

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Buffett to Fans: Opportunity Exists But Berkshire May Not Be Best BetBy KAREN RICHARDSONMay 5, 2008; Page C1Investors, take heart: Warren Buffett sees investment opportunities in the U.S. stock and bond markets, and believes widespread financial turmoil from the credit crunch is behind us.All eyes were on Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting at the Qwest Center in Omaha,

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有錢人絕不會犯的五大購屋錯誤1056人推薦此文章住展 (2008-03-05)文章提供／住展雜誌在Ｍ型社會中，為什麼有些人會有錢？通常是因為他們過去所做決定，對的次數較多；相對地，為什麼大多數人賺不到錢？因為他們常依照自己的直覺做決策，所以常被套牢！「率性而為」如果能賺到錢，則大多數人都會賺到錢， 但事實往往不是如此。有錢人購屋以地段、大屋為優先考量投資標的。（圖為北市信義計劃區）本文將有錢人在投資購屋時，絕對不會犯的五種購屋錯誤觀念加以整理，希望能幫助大多數人打破以「直覺」投資的迷思，而能順利躋身於有錢人之列。house_myhousing_20080305_1204707137_0.jpgright -->購屋錯誤一有錢人不會先買小屋，後買大屋一般人依直覺思考購屋，總是會依自己的能力，先買小屋再買大屋，由小而大，循序漸進。但這種作法只會造成終其一生頂多有個棲身之所，

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三大因素 全球經濟不樂觀更新日期:2008/05/05 07:40 Andreas Hoefert美國經濟會否步入衰退，備受矚目，但要評估和展望全球總體經濟的狀況，需要考慮的反而是三個更加重要的問題：（1）美國經濟成長大幅低於長期趨勢的現象會持續多久？（2）其他經濟體不受美國影響的「脫勾」現象會否繼續存在？（3）通貨膨脹會不會重新燃起？關於第一個問題，按目前的發展情況，美國經濟應該不會出現強勁的V形反彈，預期之後將有一個持續較長時間的恢復過程，不至於出現類似瑞士和日本在1990年代L型的走勢 。根據歷史經驗，全球各地房地產市場泡沫破滅後復原過程各不相同。我們預計，美國的房價今年年底，甚至到明年上半年都不會見底，而美國2008年的GDP增幅將僅為1.3%，2009年增幅為2.0%，而且還可能更低。美國經濟放緩至今尚未對亞洲經濟產生重大的連鎖效應。日本去年第四季的經濟成長率出人意表地強勁。

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Where the Dollar RulesU.S. Currency Can Still Buy A Great Vacation -- In South AfricaBy STAN SESSERMay 3, 2008In the center of South Africa's wine country, about an hour's drive from Cape Town, travelers can stop at the elegant Wijnhuis restaurant in Stellenbosch and order a flight of six local wines. The cost: about $4.A vineyard in Stellenbosch, South Africa.Americans venturing through this

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Bulls Continue to Run in Latin AmericaCommodities Boom, Domestic Growth Spur Market GainsBy ANTONIO REGALADO and JOANNA SLATERMay 2, 2008Mexico was supposed to bear the brunt of a U.S. recession. Someone forgot to tell investors there. Its stock market is up 2.5% this year.RELATIVE STRENGTH• Performance of some major indexes.Across Latin America stocks are defying forces that have led to big

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FASB Signals Stricter Rules For Banks' Loan VehiclesBy DAVID REILLYMay 2, 2008Possible accounting rule changes spurred by the subprime-mortgage crisis would make it harder and costlier for banks to package and sell off loans. That could make borrowing more expensive for consumers and companies but prevent the abuses that led to billions in losses over the past year.The changes come at a time of

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Dow Industrials Roar Back Over 13000 As Stock Investors Regain an AppetiteBy PETER A. MCKAYMay 2, 2008; Page C1Stocks are clawing their way back toward even ground.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 189.87 points, or 1.5%, to 13010.00, cutting its year-to-date loss to 1.9%.Investors rushed back to stocks and away from commodities. The result was the Dow's first close above 13000 since Jan. 3 -

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Bush Pushes Shift In U.S. Food AidPresident Proposes $770 Million Boost; New Tack in AfricaBy ROGER THUROW and JOHN D. MCKINNONMay 2, 2008The Bush administration called for an emergency increase in U.S. aid to alleviate the global food-price spike, as the administration and its allies seek to use the crisis to push for major changes in the way the world community manages the fight against

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Sun Micro Records $34 Million LossBy CHRISTOPHER LAWTONMay 2, 2008Sun Microsystems Inc., citing impacts of the softening U.S. economy, posted a net loss on a slight decline in revenue for its third quarter and announced plans to cut up to 2,500 jobs.The results departed sharply from the company's expectations and Wall Street's projections. Earlier this year, Chief Financial Officer Michael Lehman

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過去三年，台灣銀行業賣出1兆2000億元連動債、5000億元投資型保單……至少2兆元以上的金融商品，從銀行理專手中賣出最近爆發連動債投資人鉅額虧損，受害人愈滾愈多投資人對銀行的信任，正迅速崩解中如今，一場由小蝦米發起的風暴，已經隱隱吹起……在全民理財時代，你隨時可能誤踩理財陷阱連動債、投資型保單、外幣定存、房地產等理財工具潛藏著所不知道的風險與陷阱……周六下午的立法院，按理說應該人煙稀少，但四月二十六日這一天，卻很不一樣。金管會連動債爭議大調查中信銀居首台北市中山南路上的立法院大門，盡是扶老攜幼的平民百姓陸續走進來，與平常西裝筆挺的立委諸公們大不相同，其中有八十歲的退休老伯伯，也有兒子媳婦一起攙扶年邁的爸媽一起踏進來的。他們多數都是第一次走進國會殿堂，因為這一天，立法院的紅樓三○二室，正在舉辦連動債自救會的第三次協調會。曹李綢女士，六十二歲，小學二年級學歷，識字不多，她說，

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ReutersWarren Buffett to draw biggest crowd everThursday May 1, 12:07 pm ET By Jonathan StempelOMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - Few 77-year-olds could hold thousands of people in rapt attention for five hours. Sean Connery, maybe; Clint Eastwood, perhaps. Warren Buffett? Definitely.Buffett will be the center of attention on Saturday at the annual shareholder meeting for Berkshire Hathaway Inc (NYSE:

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GDP Expands Slightly Amid Gloomy SignsBy KELLY EVANSMay 1, 2008The economy expanded slightly in the first quarter, but its faint pulse didn't allay concerns the U.S. is in or headed toward recession.The gross domestic product -- the nation's total output of goods and services -- increased at a 0.6% annual rate, the same as in the fourth quarter of 2007. But underlying data -- on consumer spending

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Bank Stocks Remain Scary to SomeRally Offers No Comfort to Morgan Stanley Analyst, Expecting Long Drag on Lenders From Housing BustBy DAVID GAFFENApril 29, 2008; Page C6Bank stocks are no longer inducing night sweats among investors, but Morgan Stanley analyst Betsy Graseck doesn't feel comfortable with the sector's recent surge.Shares of financial-services companies have rebounded since the

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Buffett Makes His SelectionFinancier Invited To Join Candy Deal By Goldman SachsBy HEIDI N. MOOREApril 29, 2008Mars Inc.'s planned acquisition of Wm. Wrigley Jr. & Co. carries a familiar script for Warren Buffett, who during a previous market rout said he felt like a kid in a candy store. This time, Mr. Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has seized on opportunities in insurance, manufacturing and

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Inside Citi, a Hedge-Fund Push Blows UpBrokers' Pitch to Investors Was One of Low Risk; Now, a Suit and a Move to Compensate for Big LossesBy DAVID ENRICHApril 29, 2008; Page C1When Citigroup Inc. was launching a pair of hedge funds last year, it didn't have to look far for investors. Brokers at the firm's Smith Barney unit drummed up hundreds of millions of dollars from retail clients, including

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A Credit-Card CrackdownFederal Regulators Seek Strict Policies For Financial FirmsBy DAMIAN PALETTAApril 29, 2008; Page A3WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve and two other regulators plan to propose strict policies on credit-card issuers after criticism that card companies charge too many hidden fees and unfairly raise interest rates on borrowers.Banking officials are bracing for the proposal and

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Mars's Takeover of Wrigley Creates Global PowerhouseClosely Held Firm To Pay $23 Billion; Kitchen-Table TalksBy JANET ADAMY, MATTHEW KARNITSCHNIG and JULIE JARGONApril 29, 2008; Page A1Discussions between Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. and Mars Inc. to blend two of the best-known names in sweets into the world's largest candy maker began, like any important family gathering, around the kitchen table.On

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http://www.cnbc.com/id/24352706/site/14081545/

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ReutersBuffett says recession may be worse than fearedMonday April 28, 11:09 am ET By Jonathan StempelNEW YORK (Reuters) - Warren Buffett, the world's richest person, said on Monday the U.S.economy is in a recession that will be more severe than most people expect.Buffett made his comments on CNBC television after his Berkshire Hathaway Inc (NYSE:BRK-A - News; NYSE:BRK-B - News) agreed to invest

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Mars, Buffett Team Up in Wrigley Bid$22 Billion Deal Would Reshape Candy IndustryBy MATTHEW KARNITSCHNIG and DENNIS K. BERMANApril 28, 2008; Page A1Mars Inc. and Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. were close to a pact to acquire Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. for more than $22 billion, according to people familiar with the matter, in a deal that would remake the global confectionery landscape.A deal

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Cash Before Chemo: Hospitals Get ToughBad Debts Prompt Change in Billing; $45,000 to Come InBy BARBARA MARTINEZApril 28, 2008; Page A1LAKE JACKSON, Texas -- When Lisa Kelly learned she had leukemia in late 2006, her doctor advised her to seek urgent care at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. But the nonprofit hospital refused to accept Mrs. Kelly's limited insurance. It asked for $105,000 in

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台幣 在30～30.5元遊走更新日期:2008/04/28 07:40 記者黃琮淵台北報導台北股市上周好不容易收復的9,000點大關，一下子又失守，新台幣也是「進一步、退兩步」，由前周收盤時的30.284元，上周五微貶至30.34元。匯銀人士表示，近期能炒作的題材有限，盤面上多是實質買賣需求，新台幣大漲、大跌都不容易，本周新台幣仍將介於30元至30.5元間來回震盪。匯銀人士表示，外資最近雖然有進有出，但幅度都較選後來得小，雖陸客來台、兩岸直航等議題火紅，但具體成效得等新政府上台後才能見真章。匯市平穩的情況下，外資套利空間有限，預估本周匯市將延續過去三周的格局，區間狹幅波動。資深匯銀主管表示，要想新台幣升值，好歹台股也要表現一下，不過就目前情況看來，台股難見到大行情，自然就無法奢望匯價有太大的波動，短期內難脫膠著走勢。匯價不動如山，匯銀人士也提醒出口商，520前都是拋匯的「好時機」。他說，

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羅傑斯：陸股觸底了 趕快買進更新日期:2008/04/28 07:40 編譯陳家齊彭博資訊二十七日電儘管大陸股市是今年來表現最糟的市場之一，投資大師羅傑斯卻認為陸股已觸底而開始買進，尤其聚焦在農業、旅遊、航空與教育類股。與索羅斯共同創立量子避險基金、並正確預測到1999年商品大多頭的羅傑斯，26日在北京一場研討會說：「我的新投資全都在商品與中國。」羅傑斯說：「整個驚慌狀態看來就像是底部。過去四到五周我已經進場。」今年賣出陸股將是大錯特錯，他說：「我從未賣掉任何一張中國股票。」並表示也已買進新加坡、台灣與香港的股票。羅傑斯說，他買進旅遊與教育類股，因為這兩個產業「在中國將繼續占主要地位」，其他投資標的包括航空、水與農產品業者。他說：「中國農業的問題很大。政府正竭盡所能復興農業。」羅傑斯也強力看好人民幣，他認為人民幣對美元最終會漲到2比1的價位。「不要賣掉你的人民幣，未來20

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Mars, Buffett Team Up in Wrigley Bid$22 Billion Deal Would Reshape Candy IndustryBy MATTHEW KARNITSCHNIG and DENNIS K. BERMANApril 28, 2008;Page A1Mars Inc. and Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. were close to a pact to acquire Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. for more than $22 billion, according to people familiar with the matter, in a deal that would remake the global confectionery landscape.A deal

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Economy, Credit Woes Foil Cities' Big ProjectsBy JENNIFER S. FORSYTH April 25, 2008A proposed $7 billion downtown Seattle project has become the latest major urban development to be scotched or delayed because of the credit crisis and a faltering economy.Seattle's Clise family is pulling a 13-acre property for sale for at least $600 million off the market, at least temporarily. The property was

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Warren Buffett Going Global: Becky's Video Diaryhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/22026138

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Is This a Good Time to Invest in Gold?By ELEANOR LAISEApril 23, 2008; Page D2Q: Is this a good time to invest in gold or will I be buying at the peak? Can you name two gold mutual funds with good long-term performance and reasonable fees/expenses?--Vikas Mehta, Fairfax, Va.A: Gold has jumped about 35% over the past year, to $922 an ounce, and if U.S. dollar weakness and geopolitical tensions

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If You Doubt Google, Make Leap of Faith; Stock Is Good ValueBy JAMES B. STEWARTApril 23, 2008; Page D3From the day in 2004 they issued their "Owners Manual," Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have been perfectly clear: "Google is not a conventional company. We do not intend to become one."They pledged to make no efforts to placate Wall Street and its analysts by "smoothing" quarterly

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Street Seeks Credit-Default Safety NetBanks, Exchanges Speed Effort to Launch Clearinghouse to Back Derivatives SwapsBy SERENA NG and AARON LUCCHETTIApril 24, 2008Wall Street is trying to tame the Wild West credit-default-swaps market.More than a dozen firms including investment banks, brokerage firms and futures exchanges are accelerating efforts to create a clearing entity that would function

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Inflation Stalks Emerging MarketsRising Prices Seen As Greater Threat Than U.S. RipplesBy JOANNA SLATERApril 24, 2008; Page A7Thanks to years of strong economic growth, emerging markets have conquered many of their old demons. Now one former foe has returned to stalk these countries: inflation.Rising prices represent a bigger economic and political challenge in these countries than the knock-on

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Sam's Club, Costco Ration Rice Amid Hoarding WorriesBy GARY MCWILLIAMS and LAUREN ETTERApril 24, 2008; Page B1Two large U.S. retailers slapped restrictions on purchases of bulk rice, bringing home shortfalls across the globe.Costco Wholesale Corp., of Issaquah, Wash., and Sam's Club, a unit of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., of Bentonville, Ark., limited consumer purchases of rice at their U.S. stores this

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Foreclosure-Relief Plan GainsBy MICHAEL R. CRITTENDENApril 24, 2008; Page A4WASHINGTON -- A House panel Wednesday approved $15 billion in loans and grants for local governments to purchase the growing number of foreclosed homes throughout the country.The House Financial Services Committee voted 38-26 in favor of the bill, part of a broader package of housing legislation being pushed this week by

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CEO Says Microsoft Could Forgo YahooBallmer's Work Force Grows Wary of Offer As Process Drags OnBy ROBERT A. GUTH and KEVIN J. DELANEYApril 24, 2008Steve Ballmer says Microsoft Corp. is willing to go it alone rather than buy Yahoo Inc. And he has a reason besides opposition from the Internet company: skepticism among his own employees.Since Microsoft made its bid in late January, Microsoft's

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McDonald's Profit Rises 23% On Strong Overseas ResultsBy RICHARD GIBSONApril 22, 2008 11:56 a.m.McDonald's Corp., powered by a robust performance overseas, posted a surprisingly strong 24% jump in first-quarter earnings.But the quarter was marked by the first decline in monthly U.S. comparable sales in five years -- down 0.8% in March -- an indication that even the fast-food giant isn't immune to

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RBS Takes Further Write-Downs, Plans $23.78 Billion Rights IssueStretched by Acquisition, Bank Seeks to Boost Capital Through DisposalsBy RAGNHILD KJETLANDApril 22, 2008 6:21 a.m.LONDON -- Royal Bank of Scotland PLC Tuesday said it took a further £5.9 billion in pretax write-downs and will take steps to shore up its balance sheet, asking shareholders to approve a £12 billion ($23.78 billion)

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New Threat: Loan LossesBy PETER EAVISApril 22, 2008; Page C3The next earnings nightmare for banks has begun.Until now, losses at many banks have come from multibillion dollar write-downs on toxic debt. But analysts believe the costs of building bad-loan reserves could cause just as much pain -- and for a lot more banks.Banks establish bad-loan reserves as a cushion against expected losses on

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India Prepares for Slowdown In Economic GrowthAs Inflation Soars, New Delhi Weighs Curbs on ExportsBy JACKIE RANGEApril 22, 2008NEW DELHI -- India's finance minister signaled the nation's growth rate could slow this fiscal year and that the government is prepared to ban exports in more industries in a bid to stanch rising inflation."Anything between 8% and 9%" growth in gross domestic product in

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UBS Raps Banker for WoesReport Says Jenkins Mishandled Response As Hedge Fund ClosedBy KATHARINA BARTApril 21, 2008 2:56 p.m.ZURICH -- UBS AG published details of the internal workings responsible for $37 billion in write-downs on mortgage securities, laying much of the blame at the feet of its former investment-banking head, Huw Jenkins.In an excerpt of a report to Switzerland's banking

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Yahoo Hopes a Solid Profit Report Bolsters Its LeverageStrong Earnings Could Increase Pressure On Microsoft to Sweeten Its Takeover BidBy KEVIN J. DELANEYApril 21, 2008; Page B1Yahoo Inc. will get more attention than usual when it announces earnings Tuesday, and not just from investors wondering how its revenue stacks up against Google Inc.'s strong quarter. This week's report will be an

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Trapped in the MiddleThe incomes of most Americans have stalled. Tackling voter angst in Pennsylvania.By JUSTIN LAHART and KELLY EVANSApril 19, 2008; Page A1LANCASTER, Pa. -- Are you better off than you were eight years ago? For a growing number of middle-class Americans, the answer is "No."Here and elsewhere, middle-class earnings aren't keeping up with the cost of living. Rising gasoline and

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買房全台房市大調查 跟著公共建設走更新日期:2008-04-15 記者:衷柏宣淡水、新莊、南港的發展潛力接下來台北房價受到了捷運影響，舉凡捷運經過的房市，都陸續出現走揚，內湖、土城房價，都是在捷運通車之後，行情開始翻揚。未來，在台北縣長周錫瑋強力推動的淡水新市鎮的開發計畫，將會有不一樣的面貌呈現，對房市必然有幫助。而周錫瑋計畫爭取淡水、八里的博弈特區，以及淡海新市鎮的開發案，對於未來都市新藍圖的發展都有幫助。而新莊副都心的推動，包括頭前重劃區的規畫，會讓新莊這些重劃區成為下一個發燙的「新板特區」，房市行情當然有機會更上層樓。南港地區的1快(環東快速道路)、3高(一高、二高、北宜高)及3鐵(台鐵、高鐵及捷運)的交通機能，已經讓現階段房價快速上揚，一般住宅當然有機會跟著水漲船高。跨出了北部地區，看看台中、高雄的房地產，除了高鐵通車後，縮短南北距離，形成「全台一日生活圈」，

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大建商造鎮 淡海新市面臨洗牌http://tamsuidaily.wordpress.com/2007/10/29/%e8%81%af%e5%90%88%e6%96%b0%e8%81%9e%e7%b6%b2-%e8%82%a1%e5%b8%82%e7%90%86%e8%b2%a1-%e6%88%bf%e5%b8%82%e6%83%85%e5%a0%b1-%e5%a4%a7%e5%bb%ba%e5%95%86%e9%80%a0%e9%8e%ae-%e6%b7%a1%e6%b5%b7%e6%96%b0/內政部營建署 淡海新市鎮http://www.cpami.gov.tw/web/index.php?searchword=%E6%B7%A1%E6%B5%B7%E6%96%B0%E5%B8%82%E9%8E%AE&option=com_search&Itemid=101規劃路線-淡海線http

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Citigroup cuts value of investments by $14B in 1QFriday April 18, 4:30 pm ET By Madlen Read, AP Business WriterCitigroup reports loss, job cuts, $14B in write-downs; like rivals, Citi gets conservativeNEW YORK (AP) -- Citigroup's 9,000 job cuts and $14 billion in write-downs suggest that even if the worst of the credit market volatility is over, the industry is now in a conservative, cost-cutting

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Google shares soar 20 percent to record 1-day gainFriday April 18, 5:40 pm ET By Michael Liedtke, AP Business WriterGoogle's stock soars 20 percent to post record 1-day gain after stellar earnings reportSAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Google Inc.'s stock soared 20 percent Friday, restoring $28 billion in shareholder wealth as Wall Street renewed its love affair with the Internet search leader after weeks

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Buffett, Soros: Betting on Biotech, 'End of the World' Playshttp://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/article/12050/Buffett-Soros-Betting-on-Biotech-'End-of-the-World'-Plays?tickers=GSK,SNY,MAPP,SVNT,JNJ,GENZ,BRK-BPosted Apr 17, 2008 11:46am EDT by Aaron Task in Biotech and Clean Tech, Newsmakers, BankingRelated: GSK, SNY, MAPP, SVNT, JNJ, GENZ, BRK-BWarren Buffett is the world's richest man and

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Yahoo faces crucial test with earnings reportAnything less than meeting expectations could spur Microsoft takeoverBy John Letzing, MarketWatchLast update: 7:33 p.m. EDT April 18, 2008SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Jerry Yang's moment of truth is at hand.The chief executive and his trusted lieutenants at Yahoo Inc. (YHOO:Yahoo! IncYHOO 28.43, +0.40, +1.4%) face a critical juncture Tuesday, when

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COMMODITIESCrude Oil Touches $117, While Gold Pulls BackBy GREGORY MEYERApril 19, 2008; Page B4Crude-oil futures touched $117 a barrel and ended at their fourth record in five sessions Friday after a flurry of buying instigated by supply worries.Light, sweet crude for May delivery gained $1.83, or 1.6%, to settle at $116.69 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange and rose as high as $117 a

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Weekend InvestorOld Pro Weighs In on Earnings QualityBy HERB GREENBERGApril 19, 2008Thornton Oglove always has gone against the crowd.So it isn't a surprise in this era of email that when I hear from him it often is in the form of a letter -- written on computer by his secretary -- sent through the post office. Inside, there almost always is a clip from a newspaper about the stock market, the

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CREDIT MARKETSBond Buyers Tug Muni Yields Back to EarthBy TOM LAURICELLAApril 19, 2008Municipal-bond yields, which soared this winter as hedge funds dumped the bonds, have finally begun coming down.Still, yield-hungry investors shouldn't fret. Muni yields are likely to remain elevated compared with taxable debt such as Treasurys -- just not at the sky-high levels reached earlier in the year.What

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DJIA Surges As Bellwethers Report SolidlyMood Swings to Cheery After Google, Caterpillar Help Ease Profit JittersBy SCOTT PATTERSONApril 19, 2008; Page B1If stocks keep acting like this, investors may start asking: What recession?After stumbling into first-quarter earnings season amid worries about the effects of an economic slowdown on profits, stocks took off with a vengeance Friday after

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Citigroup Posts $5.1 Billion LossAiling Hedge Funds Infect the Wealth Unit; Shares Still Gain 4.5%By DAVID ENRICH April 19, 2008When one Citigroup Inc. unit sneezes, another seems to catch a cold.The phenomenon was on display Friday, as Citigroup reported that first-quarter profit in its wealth-management division, long considered a crown jewel of the financial empire, fell 33%, dragged down by

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Financial CEOs See Recession on the WayBy CONOR DOUGHERTYApril 19, 2008Chief executive officers in the financial-services industry think the economy is in or will soon be in a recession, but they believe the Federal Reserve is handling the credit turmoil fairly well.The Financial Services Forum, a group of 20 CEOs of financial-services companies doing business in the U.S., Friday released a

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Venture Capitalists Invest in Internet, Energy in Slow YearBy TOMIO GERONApril 19, 2008Facing an uncertain economic environment, venture capitalists showed restraint with their wallets in the first quarter.These investors sank $6.8 billion into U.S. companies across 603 deals in the period, according to data from Ernst & Young and VentureSource, a division of Dow Jones & Co., publisher of The

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AT&T to Cut Jobs in Landline RevampBy VISHESH KUMARApril 19, 2008AT&T Inc. plans to lay off 4,600 mostly white-collar employees, or about 1.5% of its work force, as part of a reorganization of its shrinking landline phone business.But AT&T intends to hire back about the same number of people in jobs related to its expanding wireless, television and broadband services in coming months. As a result

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China Stocks, Once Frothy, Fall by Half In Six MonthsBy JAMES T. AREDDY in Shanghai and CRAIG KARMIN in New YorkApril 19, 2008The sharp decline in Chinese stocks is approaching a milestone: With a 4% drop Friday, the market has fallen by nearly half since its peak last fall. The decline has wiped out nearly $2.5 trillion of wealth and is testing the government's apparent resolve to let the market

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Google Spurs Straddle Trades Ahead of Earnings ReportBy TENNILLE TRACYApril 18, 2008; Page C5There was little room for error in the options market Thursday as traders counted the hours until April options expire and a handful of big companies, including Google, released quarterly earnings.While the days leading up to monthly expiration dates are always hectic -- with traders adjusting their

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The Future Of Banking: Big, CautiousApril 18, 2008; Page C1Your neighborhood bank is getting bigger.One consequence of the credit debacle is that loan "securitization," the business of grinding home, business, auto and other loans into credit sausages and dishing them off to investors, has become a tougher sell. Commercial banks will increasingly have to keep the loans they make, for richer or

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Bank of America to Direct Student Loans to Federal ProgramBy ROBERT TOMSHO AND COREY BOLESApril 18, 2008; Page C2Bank of America Corp., one of the nation's largest student lenders, said it will stop making private student loans and will prepare to do more lending under a federally guaranteed program. The announcement came as the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would

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THE GRAIN BOOM'S BROAD REACH• Rice Futures Grow to New High 4/18/2008• Inflation, Spanning Globe, Is Set to Reach Decade High 4/10/08• Food Inflation, Riots Spark Worries for World Leaders 4/14/08• Higher Food Prices May Be Here to Stay 4/14/08• In Japan, Consumers' Changing Tastes Lead to Import Dependence 4/09/08• Grocers Tout 'Sales' Even as Prices Climb 4/01/08• Rice Hoarding in Asia

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Asia Clamps Down on Rice ProfiteersAs Prices Soar, Philippines Redeploys Law-Enforcement Agents To Break Up Hoarding RingsBy JAMES HOOKWAY in Manila, Philippines, and LAUREN ETTER in ChicagoApril 18, 2008; Page A7Widespread hoarding by farmers and rice dealers is pushing sky-high rice prices even higher, prompting clampdowns by authorities who are worried about getting subsidized rice to the

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UAW Strikes GM Lansing Plant Stoppage May Hurt Hot-Selling Models In Latest Labor Woe By JOHN D. STOLL April 18, 2008; Page B4 Union workers at a key General Motors Corp. plant in Michigan walked off the job Thursday, in the latest sign the Big Three auto makers could have trouble reaping the benefits of concessions they won in labor contracts last fall. About 3,300 workers, represented by the

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Google Profit Rose 30%, Quelling Investor FearsBy KEVIN J. DELANEYApril 18, 2008Google Inc.'s go-go era apparently isn't over.The Internet giant topped Wall Street estimates for first-quarter revenue and profit, and it said that the weak economy hadn't hurt its business, as some investors had feared. Google's solid performance came despite slowing growth in the number of times consumers clicked

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Merrill Lynch Swings to a Loss, Plans to Cut Another 4,000 JobsBy KEVIN KINGSBURYApril 17, 2008 11:17 a.m.NEW YORK -- Merrill Lynch & Co. posted its third consecutive quarterly loss Thursday and said it is cutting 4,000 jobs, as damage from a plunge into risky credit-market activities under its previous chief executive continued to hurt the third biggest U.S. investment bank.The first-quarter

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LIBOR FOGBankers Cast Doubt On Key Rate Amid CrisisBy CARRICK MOLLENKAMPApril 16, 2008; Page A1LONDON -- One of the most important barometers of the world's financial health could be sending false signals.In a development that has implications for borrowers everywhere, from Russian oil producers to homeowners in Detroit, bankers and traders are expressing concerns that the London inter-bank

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COMMODITIESCrude Pierces the $115 MarkRice Futures Rally To a Record High; Strike Lifts CopperBy BRIAN BASKINApril 17, 2008; Page C12Crude-oil futures breached $115 on oil product supply fears sparked by a U.S. report showing large decrease in gasoline inventories.Associated PressA truck drove past a gas station along Interstate 70 near Maple Hill, Kan. Wednesday.Light, sweet crude for May

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Low Liquidity Plagues More FirmsBy JEFFREY MCCRACKENApril 17, 2008; Page C2More companies than ever are in the weakest of liquidity positions and struggling to cover their bills, according to a Moody's Investors Service Inc. report on public debt.There are now 47 companies with public debt that Moody's rates as having the weakest of liquidity levels, a number that has more than doubled since June

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Where Stocks Go, Credit Market Doesn't FollowApril 17, 2008; Page C1Stock and credit markets are once again singing from a different hymnal.The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 256.80 points Wednesday, cheered by less-than-awful earnings reports from J.P. Morgan Chase, Intel and others. But credit alarm bells keep ringing.One closely watched measure of credit-risk worries, the gap between

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Hedge Funds Cut Risk, Wait for OpportunitiesBy CASSELL BRYAN-LOWApril 17, 2008; Page C1LONDON -- In the risk-driven world of hedge funds, managers are moving into the safe haven of cash.Hedge funds typically aim to put almost all of their clients' money to work in stocks, bonds and other investments, often adding borrowed funds to magnify their gains. Lately, though, as markets have gyrated in

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Banks Thanked For News Short Of DisastrousJ.P. Morgan, Wells Fargo Post Declines in Profits -- And Trigger a RallyBy ROBIN SIDELApril 17, 2008; Page C1Investors sometimes get excited by bad news just because it isn't as bad as it could have been.Wednesday's profit slide at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and Wells Fargo & Co. triggered a rally by beleaguered bank stocks. Earnings reports and comments by

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Glaxo Becomes Master of Reinventing DrugsBy JEANNE WHALENApril 17, 2008; Page B1London -- GlaxoSmithKline PLC's vast research labs haven't been able to deliver many major innovations to the market in recent years, but they have become experts at another science: reinventing old drugs.The approach has helped buttress the world's second-largest drug company during one of the industry's most

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Embattled GE CEO Defends StrategyImmelt Scolded By Welch on TV; Appliance Sale?By KATHRYN KRANHOLD and CAROL HYMOWITZApril 17, 2008; Page A1Five days after General Electric Co. disappointed investors with a surprise first-quarter earnings slump, Chief Executive Jeffrey R. Immelt defended his strategy and dismissed cries to split up and remake the conglomerate.But even as he moves to address

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Tech Firms Cradle CashReserves Enable Pursuit of Buyouts, But Wall Street Withholds RewardBy PUI-WING TAMApril 17, 2008; Page C1Technology companies from eBay Inc. to EMC Corp. are embracing cash more than ever amid fears of an economic downturn. If only Wall Street would reward them for it.While companies have boosted their cash hoards, some of the most aggressive movers into cash in the past

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Report Links Plastics Chemical BPA To Health, Development ProblemsBy ALICIA MUNDYApril 15, 2008 6:00 p.m.WASHINGTON -- A draft report from the National Toxicology Program has concluded that the plastics chemical Bisphenol A, known as BPA, may be linked to a number of health and developmental problems, including breast cancer and early puberty.Bottles containing Bisphenol A that were pulled from a

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Merrill Upped Ante as Boom In Mortgage Bonds FizzledFresh $6 Billion Hit Is Expected as Toll Of CDO Push RisesBy SUSAN PULLIAM, SERENA NG and RANDALL SMITHApril 16, 2008; Page A1Some 10 months after the mortgage hurricane made landfall, Merrill Lynch & Co. is still trying to dig out.On Thursday Merrill will report $6 billion to $8 billion in new write-downs, according to a person familiar with

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WaMu Reports $1.14 Billion Loss, Resignation of Criticized Director By RICK BROOKS and ANDREW EDWARDS April 15, 2008 6:19 p.m. Washington Mutual Inc., which has been rocked by the meltdown in the housing market, reported Tuesday a first-quarter loss of $1.14 billion amid increased provisions for credit losses and the resignation of a controversial board director. Mary E. Pugh, who has been

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April 11, 2008霸榮觀點: 投機買盤伺機出場, 原物料崩盤在即Commodities: Who's Behind the Boom?By GENE EPSTEINCHINA,Data Resource: BARRON'S WEEKLY (2008/3/31)AS EVERYONE KNOWS, IS A BIG FORCE IN THE extraordinary boom in commodities. Its voracious appetite for everything from corn and wheat to copper and oil has helped push up U.S. commodities prices by some 50% over the past 12 months.extraordinary boom in commodities

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人民幣兌美元 明年升到七：一本篇文章摘自：商業周刊第 1047 期, 2007, 12-17整理者：單小懿滙豐集團香港中國區執行董事在中、港金融圈歷練長達二十七年，王冬勝看好，人民幣十年內將可自由兌換，成為另一強勢國際貨幣，而中國的發展，也開始從高增長地區轉往二線城市。中環是香港金融重鎮，彈丸之地上矗立著全球金融集團的超高總部，中國銀行、渣打銀行、美國國際集團、花旗銀行……，也有香港最大集團長江實業。其中最醒目的，要屬香港滙豐銀行，大樓外觀鋼體結構外顯，晚上會有紅白兩色的燈光秀，以「HSBC」的企業顏色輝映著維多利亞港。 根據《亞洲銀行家》的調查，滙豐銀行今年名列亞洲銀行三百強之首，也是中國最大的外資銀行，站在中港資金浪頭上的總指揮官，是香港銀行公會前主席、滙豐集團香港中國執行董事王冬勝。 中國「錢潮衝浪高手」　歷經金融界潮起潮落、眼光神準 現年五十六歲的王冬勝，因為外表溫文儒雅，有「

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女股神：美股下半年　上看一萬四千七百點本篇文章摘自：商業周刊第 1053 期, January 7, 2008作者：Lauren R. Rublin女股神艾比‧柯恩：現在，股價在一九九九年底的水準，標準普爾指數目前的本益比跌至不到十五倍，美國股市要比大多數的股市都便宜。投資天王、天后難得齊聚，債券天王比爾．葛羅斯看好哪些標的？紐約著名資產管理公司O.S.S.的掌舵者奧斯卡．雪弗，又推薦哪五檔全球飆股？索命死神比爾．葛羅斯（Bill Gross）和末日博士麥嘉華（Marc Faber），果真神準！二○○八開年，第一波全球股災果真來了！距離他們的預言不過十五天。 一月七日，在紐約曼哈頓下城區舉行的二○○八霸榮（Barron）圓桌會議（編按：霸榮每半年會舉辦一次圓桌會議，討論當時的經濟概況），國際十大投資天王、天后齊聚，空頭總司令們的預言一語成讖。《商業周刊》獨家取得全美最權威投資媒體──《

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（ 本文譯自 《霸榮週刊》三月二十四日封面故事〈 Hitting Bottom? Several Banks and Brokerages Are Ready to Pop Up for Air）最壞的情況已發生　美股一年內可望回春本篇文章摘自：商業周刊第 1063 期, April 1, 2008譯文者：鄭煥昇主要大型投資銀行第一季的虧損低於預估，股價回穩。金價下跌，美元緩步升值。陡峭的殖利率曲線有助金融機構獲利。依歷史經驗，類似貝爾斯登等大規模投資銀行出現危機時，就是大盤落底的訊號。終於，我們或許已經抵達終點。經過幾個月的震盪，最後再補上一家華爾街老牌券商的擠兌事件，銀行與券商的窘況或許已經觸底。你可以感謝主管單位在貝爾斯登（Bear Stearns）瀕臨瓦解時的處置，官方的介入讓許多深陷危機的金融機構免於股價續跌的窘境，隨著市場對此樂觀解讀，美國金融類股甚至可能就此反彈。 不要懷疑

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