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Federal insurance program protects most bank deposits
South Florida Sun-SentinelA bank failure in California. The federal government's planned bailout of the nation's largest mortgage holders, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The strong possibility that more banks could collapse. Is your cash safe in the bank? Banking experts say: Don'...Tags: Loans, Ben Bernanke, Business Institutions, Bank of America Corp., Finance
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THE WEEK IN STOCKS: Wall Street again shows some life
You may be able to check your stock portfolio this weekend without shuddering. After six straight weeks of bone-crunching losses, stocks put together a robust rally on rising optimism about the troubled financial sector. Earnings reports from...Tags: Financial Markets, Citigroup Incorporated, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Stock Activities
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With blue chips down, investors turn to U.S. Treasuries
It has not been a good month for conservative investors. Blue-chip stocks such as General Motors (GM), General Electric (GE) and Citigroup (C) fell to generational lows last week. Shareholders in mortgage giants Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE),...Tags: Casino and Gambling, International Game Technology Incorporated, General Motors Corp., General Electric Company, Stock Activities
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FOOL'S SCHOOL
A company's "dividend yield" expresses the relationship of two numbers: a stock's price and the amount of its annual dividend. It's a number investors need to understand. Consider General Electric. It was recently trading about $30 a share, paying out...Tags: AT&T Corp., General Motors Corp., General Electric Company, Prices, Microsoft Corp.
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Major market indexes close week with big gains
From wire reportsWall Street closed out an impressive week with a mixed performance yesterday after disappointing high-tech earnings punctured some investors' enthusiasm over better-than-expected bank earnings reports. But the major indexes still ended the week with big...Tags: United Therapeutics Corporation, Earnings Forecasts, Stock Activities, Financial Markets, Merrill Lynch & Company Inc.
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Impressive week ends on slightly sour note
Wall Street closed out an impressive week with a mixed performance Friday after disappointing high-tech earnings punctured some of investors' enthusiasm over better-than-expected bank earnings reports. But the major indexes still ended the week with big...Tags: Financial Markets, Wachovia Corp., Bank of America Corp., Wells Fargo & Co., Citigroup Incorporated
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Have banks bottomed out?
Chicago Tribune reporterDon't break out the bubbly just yet.That's the thinking of several bank watchers who, despite seeing financial services stocks end the week on a high note, say the worst probably isn't over as the credit crisis approaches its one-year anniversary. As the...Tags: Earnings Forecasts, Amcore Financial Incorporated, Chicago Mortgages, Bank of America Corp., Northern Trust Corporation
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Weekly winner: Bulls re-emerge on Wall St.
The Associated PressWall Street closed out an impressive week with a mixed performance Friday after disappointing high-tech earnings punctured some of investors' enthusiasm over better-than-expected bank earnings. But the major indexes still ended the week with big gains,...Tags: Financial Markets, Stock Activities
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Republic trashes rival's takeover bid
Associated PressHARTFORD, Conn.—The trash talking has begun. In a stinging letter Friday, garbage hauler Republic Services Inc. rejected an unsolicited $6.19 billion cash offer from larger rival Waste Management Inc., saying the proposal "seriously undervalues"...Tags: Allied Waste Industries Incorporated, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Prices, Republic Services Incorporated, Oak Brook
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Stocks lock in sizable gains for the week
From Chicago Tribune news servicesWall Street closed out a strong week with a mixed performance Friday after disappointing technology earnings punctured some of investors' enthusiasm over better-than-expected reports from big banks. Major indexes ended with sizable gains for the week....Tags: Financial Markets, Wells Fargo & Co., Microsoft Corp., Citigroup Incorporated, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
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