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Washington Post

Stocks End Week With a Rally BusinessWeek - 1 hour ago Bernanke's dovish tone on inflation signaled that the Fed won't be hiking rates. Speculation swirled about a possible buyout of Lehman Brothers Major US stock indexes finished solidly higher Friday, with Lehman Brothers Holdings (LEH) and other … Bernanke Says US Inflation Should Slow Into 2009 (Update4) Bloomberg Might the Fed prick asset bubbles in future? MarketWatch New York Times - Reuters - Forbes - Wall Street Journal all 1,036 news articles

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Bristol Herald Courier

Drug stocks higher, Alpharma soars on King bid MarketWatch - 29 minutes ago By Val Brickates Kennedy, MarketWatch BOSTON (MarketWatch) — Drug stocks edged higher Friday while shares of Alpharma Inc. soared on news that King Pharmaceuticals has offered $1.4 billion in cash for the specialty drugmaker. Alpharma Rejects King's Advances Forbes Alpharma Surges After Rejecting King's Takeover Bid (Update1) Bloomberg Wall Street Journal - guardian.co.uk - Financial Times - The Associated Press all 254 news articles

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Twin Cities Finance and Commerce

Banks Spread Deposits, and Risks Wall Street Journal - 7 hours ago By SHELLY BANJO Edna Turner isn't concerned about getting high returns on her savings accounts and certificates of deposit. The 89-year-old Ms. Interest rates on bank CDs rising Los Angeles Times FDIC's IndyMac Borrower Aid Is `Dangerous' for Bonds (Update2) Bloomberg Reuters - guardian.co.uk - AZ Central.com - CNNMoney.com all 323 news articles

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Wall Street Journal

Lehman’s Shares Gain on Signs of Raising Capital New York Times - Aug 22, 2008 By JENNY ANDERSON and LANDON THOMAS JR Shares in Lehman Brothers rose substantially Friday as investors renewed hopes that the troubled investment bank was moving closer to raising capital to buffer it against a deteriorating economic environment. Worst Time to Sell Funds Since '02 Hurts Lehman Plans (Update2) Bloomberg Analysts See Change At Lehman In The Next Few Months CNNMoney.com MarketWatch - Barron’s - BusinessWeek - Reuters all 197 news articles

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CBS News

Automakers to Seek More Money for Retooling Vehicle Plants New York Times - 15 hours ago By NICK BUNKLEY and BILL VLASIC DETROIT - The steep decline in vehicle sales and rapid shift in the market to smaller cars has prompted General Motors, Ford Motor and Chrysler to seek a significant increase in the $25 billion government loan program … UPDATE: McCain Backs Government Plan To Help US Auto Makers CNNMoney.com Big Three Auto Makers Seek Wall Street Journal Detroit Free Press - Los Angeles Times - International Herald Tribune - DetNews.com all 167 news articles

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Boston Globe

Uncertainty Over Fannie and Freddie New York Times - 5 hours ago By CHARLES DUHIGG and VIKAS BAJAJ Anxiously awaiting a move by the Treasury Department and spurned by large investment firms, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae find themselves unable to raise capital and with little ability to maneuver. Treasury's Vigil On Fannie, Freddie Washington Post Fannie, Freddie Preferred Stock Downgraded By Moody's (Update4) Bloomberg CNNMoney.com - Reuters - guardian.co.uk - MarketWatch all 2,466 news articles

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WROC-TV

Governor Names 2 to State’s Troubled Economic Development Agency New York Times - 11 hours ago By JEREMY W. PETERS Gov. David A. Paterson on Friday nominated a former Citi executive and a Rochester-area businessman to fill two positions in the state’s economic development agency, a move intended to bring stability to the troubled organization. New leaders picked for Empire State Development Buffalo News New state economic development czar named EmpireStateNews.net Reuters - Bizjournals.com - New York Daily News - WXXI all 56 news articles

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