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  • Munis A Safe Haven While Bear Rampages - CNNMoney.com

    Munis A Safe Haven While Bear RampagesCNNMoney.com - 26 minutes agoInterest rates are still trending downward, he says, with the possibility the Fed will cut further. Colby notes the default rate for munis is historically ...
    2008-02-01 05:34:01
  • Smith & Nephew knocked off its stride - Telegraph.co.uk

    Smith & Nephew knocked off its strideTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 21 minutes agoAnother property company, Minerva improved 3¼ to 142¾p on renewed speculation of bid interest from a Middle Eastern investor. Minerva has been regularly ...
    2008-02-01 05:39:00
  • IPO investors brace for a bumpy ride ahead - Economic Times

    IPO investors brace for a bumpy ride aheadEconomic Times, India - 20 minutes agoThis rate is even higher if the issue is expected to do well, and there is more demand for funds. Future Capital Holdings issue received applications for ...
    2008-02-01 05:39:40
  • the Olympian challenge facing school sports - Guardian Unlimited

    the Olympian challenge facing school sportsGuardian Unlimited, UK - 20 minutes agoCoe will watch with interest. "I am pleased that sport is higher in the political agenda than it has ever been," he said. "People are recognising that it is ...
    2008-02-01 05:39:40
  • Gold scales new peak on Fed cut - Economic Times

    Gold scales new peak on Fed cutEconomic Times, India - 20 minutes agoThe US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke has reduced the interest rates to shore up a slowing economy. This was the second time in 10 days the Fed went ...
    2008-02-01 05:39:43
  • Wall Street donates millions to top presidential candidates - MiamiHerald.com

    Wall Street donates millions to top presidential candidatesMiamiHerald.com, FL - 19 minutes agoIn Thursday night's debate with Clinton, Obama said he opposed an interest rate freeze, ''not because we need to protect the banks,'' but because it would ...
    2008-02-01 05:40:24
  • Glastonbury registration site opens - Bolton News

    Glastonbury registration site opensBolton News, UK - 9 minutes agoThese sites - commonly called 'social bookmark' or 'social news' sites - have large communities of web users who share and rate interesting, useful and fun ...
    2008-02-01 05:50:39
  • US economy unexpectedly sheds jobs for first time in four years - Sun-Sentinel.com

    US economy unexpectedly sheds jobs for first time in four yearsSun-Sentinel.com, FL - 7 minutes agoAdministration officials noted that the unemployment rate remained essentially constant for the last month, ticking slightly downward to 4.9 percent from ...
    2008-02-01 05:52:18
  • visionGATEWAY Sales of Its INTERScepter(TM) Solution Exceed ... - MacReport (press release)

    visionGATEWAY Sales of Its INTERScepter(TM) Solution Exceed ...MacReport (press release), NY - 6 minutes agoAt the current rate of growth the company expects the existing organization to be cashflow positive by the end of March. The Company earlier this month ...
    2008-02-01 05:53:28
  • Russia Creates a $32 Billion Sovereign Wealth Fund (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)

    Russia has split its oil proceeds into two funds and has cleared the way for one to invest in foreign stocks and bonds, officials said. Actual investments are not expected to begin until next fall. .
    2008-02-01 05:39:59
  • A Green Energy Industry Takes Root in California (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)

    Solar power is booming in California, the product of billions of dollars in investment and great enthusiasm.
    2008-02-01 05:40:01
  • Stocks Cap Strong Week With Gains (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)

    Wall Street set aside anxiety over news that the economy lost jobs last month and focused on Microsoft’s bid for Yahoo and a possible rescue plan for the bond insurance sector.
    2008-02-01 05:40:01
  • Utility Stocks No Longer Such a Haven (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)

    If your grandmother played the market, she probably invested in utilities for safety and income, not capital gains. She would need to adjust her strategy today.
    2008-02-01 05:40:04
  • Time to pay the price (The Herald)

    The happy delusions of the live-now-pay-later culture lie shattered in the latest insolvency figures. The 14.5% increase in the number of Scots being declared bankrupt between 2006 and 2007, however, is likely to be a harbinger of worse to come.
    2008-02-01 05:43:38
  • Hit List: Give us something, coaches (Fox Sports)

    Trying to break these guys' defense? Not worth the effort, Kevin Hench says. Fun with the media isn't their idea of a pre-game ritual.
    2008-02-01 05:50:27