Monthly Archives: March 2008

Identifying the best — and the worst — banks

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (MarketWatch) — How to find the best bank for personal
business? The worst? Much depends on what you seek. Companies that rate bank
satisfaction often limit rankings to one or more types of services. Plus,
institutions included in surveys may be limited.
To find the worst FDIC-insured institutions, we first sought federal complaint
information. But complaints [...]

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2nd UPDATE: Lehman To Raise Up To $3.45B In Fresh Capital

NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (LEH), facing persistent if
vague rumors of financial trouble, is turning to the markets to raise up to $3.45
billion in fresh capital.
Lehman said Monday it will try to sell up to 3.45 million shares of convertible
preferred stock as early as Tuesday. Officials at the bank say their liquidity is
sound, [...]

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Five 3Com Insiders Buy Company Shares >COMS

Five 3Com Insiders Buy Company Shares >COMS
Last Update: 3/31/2008 6:58:46 PM
(MORE TO FOLLOW) Dow Jones Newswires
March 31, 2008 18:58 ET (22:58 GMT)

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“Agricultural Products Cartel” Could Work
Market manipulations come from Goldman, Citi, BoA, JP Morgan investment divisions
Sounds like a lot of stuff that happens at too many American companies…, please read this.
GS will be [...]

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On China’s Web, Microsoft Is On The Outside -2-

On China’s Web, Microsoft Is On The Outside -2-
Last Update: 3/31/2008 7:44:54 PM
By John Letzing
While China is considered to be one of the world’s most promising Internet
markets, Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) has struggled to establish a strong position in
the region as it deals with both internal and external pressures.
The software giant has [...]

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Proposal for federal insurance regulation comes round again

Federal insurance regulation proposed again
Move may help biggest insurers, but isn’t urgent, analyst says
By Alistair Barr, MarketWatch
Last Update: 8:13 PM ET Mar 31, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - The idea of regulating the insurance industry on a
federal rather than state level has emerged again, this time as part of the U.S.
Treasury’s response to the financial crisis.
However, [...]

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