Market & Economy

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The Motley Fool September 20, 2007 Bill Mann	Why'd Foreign Stocks Go Up So Much? This may be the right time for you to invest in foreign companies. With the decline of the dollar against other currencies, your gains could be substantial.
The Motley Fool September 20, 2007 Seth Jayson	Quick Take: Bernanke's Turbo Cut Everyone wanted a rate cut, but a drop in unemployment claims shows that it might not have been necessary.
The Motley Fool September 19, 2007 Seth Jayson	Housing's Direction Not Hazy Building permits drop 24% since last year. This may finally create a more healthy supply/demand equilibrium, but how long that will take is anyone's guess.
The Motley Fool September 18, 2007 Tim Hanson	The Best Thing to Happen to Stocks This Year The Fed decides to cut the federal funds rate 50 basis points, all the way down to 4.75%. The entire market jumped on the news. Investors, what does the cut really mean for your stocks?
The Motley Fool September 18, 2007 Toby Shute	Ethanol Is Not the Answer If you're looking beyond petroleum, you're overlooking some of today's smartest energy investments.
The Motley Fool September 18, 2007 Seth Jayson	Harvest Time for Homebuilders Hovnanian Enterprises drops house prices $100,000. Expect other home-builders to follow.
The Motley Fool September 18, 2007 Rich Smith	On Goldman and Black Gold Goldman Sachs kicked off the trading week with a bang, laying the groundwork for a surge in oil stocks as it trumpeted a prediction of $85-per-barrel oil by year-end, rising to $95 a barrel in 2008. To which investors reply: bunk.
The Motley Fool September 17, 2007 David Lee Smith	Are Consumers Freaking Out? If retailers and restaurants begin to run out of steam, as consumers rein in their spending, it'll be tough for the economy to keep on chugging.
The Motley Fool September 17, 2007 Rich Duprey	You Take a Siesta, You Lose Mexico's robust market is full of opportunities, such as wireless telecom America Movil, convenience store operator FEMSA, and Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico. Investors, have a look.
The Motley Fool September 14, 2007 Seth Jayson	Run for the Hills on Retail News? These retail sales statistics are only the latest woeful example of meaningless data being worse than no data at all.
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