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Credit is finally available, but no one wants it
Nin-Hai Tseng 2010-09-02 01:21Finally, nearly two years after they were bailed out by Congress, big banks are beginning to ease lending standards for individuals and small business...
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Information wants to be free … and expensive
财富中文网 2009-07-22 05:32Futurist Stewart Brand was the first to say “Information wants to be free.” He also said it “wants to be expensive.”By Richard SiklosRarely a day goes...
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Is this finally the economic collapse?
Keith R. McCullough 2010-08-17 01:37The Great Depression. Wall Street in 1987. Japan in 1997. Points of economic collapse are generally crystal clear in the rear-view mirror. Professiona...
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Three reasons Google wants Groupon
JP Mangalindan 2010-12-07 01:55Is $5.3 billion an astronomical amount to get the popular deal-a-day web site? Not really. Here's why.If Google's $5.3 billion offer goes through late...
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Google finally opens its eBookstore in the Cloud
Seth Weintraub 2010-12-09 09:51Expected since early summer, Google is now in the eBooks business.Google (GOOG) opened its eBook store today. While it isn't called "Editions," as was...
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Treasury finally getting tough on banks
财富中文网 2009-07-31 05:32A $340 million warrant repurchase from credit card giant AmEx shows the Treasury, under pressure from Congress, is holding big banks' feet to the fire...
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What Bloomberg brings to the credit ratings game
Katie Benner 2010-05-28 01:08As the credit crisis blame game continues, most everyone agrees that credit ratings were as essential to the collapse as fraudulent mortgages -- speci...
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Lost resorts: The Credit Suisse loan debacle
财富中文网 2009-06-01 05:24Eight luxury resorts backed by the bank are either in foreclosure, bankruptcy or liquidation.By William D. CohanCredit Suisse, the large Swiss financi...
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Bang for the buck. Finally.
Colin Barr 2010-02-05 06:31By Colin BarrNo matter what dollar doomsayers might say, the greenback's not done yet.The U.S. currency rose last week to its highest level in six mon...
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One more worry for banks: Wal-Mart
Kit R. Roane 2010-06-25 01:18America's biggest banks are in retreat, tightening lending, increasing fees, and closing branches. But one company still wants to become your neighbor...
