Market & Economy

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BusinessWeek October 15, 2007 James C. Cooper	Don't Count Out The Consumer Just Yet If the job markets don't falter, households may keep up their spending.
BusinessWeek October 15, 2007 James Mehring	Housing Speculators Are Ready To Bail The current explosion in inventory of existing homes appears to be linked to a high degree of speculative activity.
The Motley Fool October 5, 2007 Seth Jayson	Quick Take: Hair-Trigger Ben and the Pointless Rate Cut Ben Bernanke and the Fed cut rates by half a point last month when the jobs report showed a loss of 4,000 jobs for August. However, the Labor Department's latest figures add up to an 89,000-job gain for that time.
The Motley Fool October 4, 2007 Brendan Mathews	The Wide World of Wolverine Multi-brand shoemaker Wolverine World Wide posts another solid quarter, despite the downturn in the economy.
The Motley Fool October 3, 2007 Tim Hanson	The Buying Opportunity You Won't Want to Miss China's Security Regulatory Commission announces that it is set to launch stock index futures contracts. Investors will now be able to short the Chinese market.
The Motley Fool October 3, 2007 David Lee Smith	Take a Hiatus From Housing With the housing market a mess, perhaps this is a good time to take a hiatus from it, and research sectors of the market that are more promising.
Financial Planning October 2, 2007 David Adler	High Net Worth: Prime Suspect Will high-end real estate be the next victim of the credit crunch?
Financial Planning October 2, 2007 Donald Jay Korn	Tiger Cubs Increased investment in China and India is raising the fortunes of many Asian neighbors. Should clients invest in other potential tigers?
Financial Planning October 2, 2007 Bruce Eidelson	Think Globally Although the domestic REIT market may have peaked, its counterparts outside of the U.S. appear poised for growth.
Financial Planning October 2, 2007 Gene Fama	Glitter Me This Gold has been a hot commodity lately, but that doesn't make it a good investment. Decisions should be based not on historical returns but on what we know about portfolio theory and economic logic.
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