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The Motley Fool November 20, 2006 Emil Lee	First Bank of Wal-Mart? The retail behemoth wants to move into banking. Is it a good idea?
The Motley Fool November 20, 2006 Tom Taulli	Nymex Hits a Gusher Nymex has done a lot of things right. And on its IPO, investors certainly took notice.
The Motley Fool November 20, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Discount Brokers Gone Wild Schwab is selling. Ameritrade is buying. Let's take a quick look at both deals to see how they aren't all that different.
Fast Company December 1, 2006 Jennifer Vilaga	Prime Partners: The Housing Partnership Network The Network makes acquisition loans at below-market rates -- and is the first in a string of initiatives that brought creativity and speed to the layered work of affordable housing.
Fast Company December 1, 2006 Alyssa Danigelis	Prime Partners: EcoLogic Finance That $4.25 you laid out this morning for a venti latte? The farmers who harvested the beans won't see much of it. That was true when coffee prices collapsed in 2001 -- which is when EcoLogic Finance stepped in.
BusinessWeek November 27, 2006 Jay Greene	Taking Tiny Loans To The Next Level An idea, not a person, was the most powerful force in philanthropy in 2006.
BusinessWeek November 27, 2006	A Big Stage For Small Loans Muhammad Yunus hopes to use his new-found status to get world governments behind microfinance.
The Motley Fool November 17, 2006 S.J. Caplan	A Brave New World for Bean Counters? Accounting firms advocate a radical overhaul of the financial reporting system. Will it be an investor's utopian dream or are they seeking to insulate themselves from the fury of shareholders burned by fraud?
InternetNews November 15, 2006 Nicholas Carlson	Call Me On My Cell; Bill Me There, Too Cingular Wireless and a small company called Firethorn Holdings think it's time to bring banking to the cellular world. The two announced a deal today to bring online banking to mobile devices.
The Motley Fool November 14, 2006 Stephen Ellis	A Savage War for Investment Returns The fiercely ambitious business development company Ares Capital battles on investors' behalf.
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