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Heroic comeback on financials despite unemployment scare (SmallCapInvestor.com)

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Friday September 5, 4:31 pm ET Small-cap stocks closed higher Friday, finishing off a volatile week on a “good news/bad news” tilt as concerns about global growth and slumping labor markets in the United States took a...                    

U.S. Mortgage Foreclosures, Delinquencies Reach Highs

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Foreclosures accelerated to the fastest pace in almost three decades during the second quarter as interest rates increased and home values fell, prompting more Americans to walk away from homes they couldn't refinance...                    

Student loan companies in settlement talks (AP)

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The attorney general of New York is negotiating settlements with eight student loan companies to reform deceptive practices in the industry. A particular focus is the marketing of products so they appear to be federal...                    

What Is That Shimmering Square?

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The blog BeehiveHairdresser was mystified by what appeared to be a blazing white square in the Manhattan skyline, as viewed from across the East River in Long Island City, Queens. Yet there it is — undeniably — a blazing...                    

Back-to-School: Useful travel gear and other assorted bits of wisdom

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Tired of your boring home town? Want to “see the world” like you’re the star of a Disney Channel movie? Do what I and countless others have done—go abroad for a few months, experience a new culture, then come home all...                    

Accounting-Rule Change Spurs Lawsuit

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A shareholder is suing five banks for not warning her about an accounting proposal that she says precipitated a massive stock price drop. A shareholder is suing five banks, claiming that they did not warn her or other...                    

Pantheon hires three in Asia

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Private equity fund of funds investor Pantheon Ventures has hired three professionals for its primary investment team in Hong Kong. Alex Wilmerding has been appointed as a principal, Minjun Chung as an associate and Leah...                    

UK mid-market private equity firm Rutland adds two to investment team

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UK mid-market private equity firm Rutland Partners has hired David Wardrop and Tristan Craddock to join the firm's investment team. Wardrop joins as an investment manager from Close Brothers Corporate Finance, where he...                    

Citigroup may sell Texas retail banks

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Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Sep. 5--Citigroup Inc. may be exploring a sale of its Texas retail banks, banking industry analysts said Friday. "I'm hearing that they are actively soliciting bids for their Texas franchise,"...                    

Sunpower's Profit Margin Likely to Plunge in 2009 (at Seeking Alpha)

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by: Jon Jacksonn posted on: September 05, 2008 | about stocks: We have seen a few warnings lately about the price drop of solar panel in 2009. The latest one is from Sunpower Corp. . CEO Thomas Werner warned of a price...