2nd UPDATE: Over 97.5% Of European ABS Retained In 2008
(Adds background, additional comment.) LONDON -(Dow Jones)- European banks created over EUR600 billion of structured finance securities in 2008, but probably sold less than 2.5% of them to investors via public deals, according to estimates from Merrill Lynch.
Read more News Source - Nasdaq
Publish date - 17:22:38 01/05/09

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Looking back at 2008 in the news
Most of us will be glad to see the books close on 2008. It was a year of controversy, contentiousness and concern, from the courtroom to politics to our national and personal well-being.
Read more News Source - Lincoln Journal Star
Publish date - 06:37:01 01/06/09

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Shelly Anderson's Penguins chat transcript
Shelly takes your questions on the slumping Penguins.
Read more News Source - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Publish date - 20:28:22 01/05/09

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Hopes of New Beginning May Give Way to Pessimism Over Recovery - RTTNews Daily Market Analysis
(RTTNews) - The major U.S. index futures are pointing to a lower opening on Monday. Stocks have run up significantly in recent sessions amid hopes of a turnaround in economic conditions.
Read more News Source - Nasdaq
Publish date - 14:23:14 01/05/09

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Top News
There was a big ole party Wednesday in Las Vegas. Official estimates say 291,000 people showed up for New Year's Eve festivities, halfway between last year's number and the year before. A record 30,000 were at downtown's Fremont Street Experience.
Read more News Source - Las Vegas Review-Journal
Publish date - 10:31:55 01/04/09

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IBD's Top 10 - Friday
Factory Index Worst Since 1980. ISM's U.S. manufacturing gauge fell 3.8 points to 32.4, its lowest since June '80 and far below the neutral 50....
Read more News Source - Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! Finance
Publish date - 02:03:18 01/03/09

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Trading on Wall Street gets off to a slow start
Wall Street is seeing a quiet start to the new year with stocks advancing modestly ahead of a report on the manufacturing sector.
Read more News Source - New York Daily News
Publish date - 15:44:00 01/02/09

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Wells Fargo closes multibillion-dollar deal to buy troubled Wachovia
Wells Fargo & Co. made it official this week as the San Francisco-based banking giant closed its multibillion-dollar deal to buy troubled Wachovia Corp.
Read more News Source - Orlando Sentinel
Publish date - 14:22:12 01/02/09

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Daily TWiP - "Someday We'll Laugh About This" Week
Welcome to the Daily TWiP, your daily dose of all the holidays, historical observances, etc., we couldn't cram into The Week in Preview. ...
Read more News Source - The Nashua Telegraph
Publish date - 16:30:27 01/02/09

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2ND UPDATE:BEFORE THE BELL:US Futures Mixed In Last 08 Session
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Stock market futures were mixed ahead of the final trading session of a tumultuous 2008 Wednesday after asharper-than-expected decline in U.S. jobless claims numbers.
Read more News Source - INO News
Publish date - 15:00:23 12/31/08

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