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Reason Aug/Sep 2007 Kerry Howley	Insecurity Complex The lack of a noticeable rupture in the economy does not mean that all workers experience the same amount of instability. Younger workers and women face more volatility than men. Still, the overall picture of individual income volatility since 1980 is one of surprising consistency.
BusinessWeek September 17, 2007 James C. Cooper	Bernanke May Need To Dig Deeper Into His Toolbox It could take a broad rate cut to stabilize the markets and the economy.
BusinessWeek September 17, 2007 Kerry Capell	Britain's Coming Credit Crisis Steep housing prices and a dependence on financial services make Britain's economy vulnerable.
BusinessWeek September 17, 2007 James Mehring	The Earnings Engine Is Sputtering Troubles in the financial markets and a softer economy are about to pull profits back down to earth.
BusinessWeek September 17, 2007 Peter Coy	A Friend Of Ben With A Bold Idea Frederic Mishkin thinks the Fed should cut rates quickly if home prices tumble.
The Motley Fool September 6, 2007 David Lee Smith	The Mortgage Lenders' Dual Masters Whatever steps some lenders and loan service agents are willing to take to help troubled mortgage holders, the crush of delinquencies and foreclosures, along with radically tightened credit standards in the mortgage industry, will make for a slow recovery for the U.S. housing market.
The Motley Fool September 6, 2007 Seth Jayson	Quick Take: Bad Loans Get Worse Major problems in states like Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana prove that the housing mania's inevitable backlash is hurting Americans all over. Will Countrywide join defunct lender Novastar in Wall Street's dustbin, too?
The Motley Fool September 6, 2007 Todd Wenning	The World's Best Dividend Stocks Restricting yourself to just American blue chips going forward would be like entering a prize fight with one hand tied behind your back. To capitalize on the benefits of this century's best dividend-paying stocks, you need to look outside our borders.
The Motley Fool September 6, 2007 Selena Maranjian	Foreclosure Rates Plunge? Statistics often lie. Investors, whether you're looking at economic data or a company's prospects, don't get tricked by a quick one-liner. A deeper look is what you need to get the whole story.
The Motley Fool September 6, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Kiss Those Big Fat Yields Goodbye 5% on a money market account? It was fun while it lasted. What would happen if the Fed did decide to cut rates?
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