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WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–As the House Financial Services Committee conducted its
first hearing Monday into the failures of the Securities and Exchange Commission
to uncover Bernard Madoff’s alleged Ponzi scheme, the U.S. Senate Banking
Committee began its own probe into the matter.
In a three-page letter sent to the SEC chairman, Senate Banking Committee
Chairman Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., and Ranking Member [...]

By the tickerspy.com Staff
2008’s bewildering market has even been tough for at least one high-profile bear.
Considering the bleak outlook for many developed economies, it’s no surprise that Canadian money manager Sprott Asset Management, wielding a negative view of the global economy, saw this year as the right time to make its Toronto stock market debut. [...]

Investor Confidence Index Declines from 84.0 to 77.2 in August
BOSTON, Aug 19, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — State Street Global Markets, the
investment research and trading arm of State Street Corporation (STT), today
released the results of the State Street Investor Confidence Index(R) for August
2008.
Global Investor Confidence decreased by 6.8 points to 77.2 from a revised July
level of [...]