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The Motley Fool October 22, 2008 Bill Mann	How Not to Solve the Credit Crisis One idea that some are pressing the Securities and Exchange Commission to adopt is for it to suspend mark-to-market accounting. This is not just a bad idea; it is a bad idea that sets a bad precedent.
The Motley Fool October 22, 2008 Morgan Housel	Another Stimulus Package? Say It Ain't So. Just months after millions of checks made their way into mailboxes, there's talk of yet another stimulus package.
InternetNews October 21, 2008 Kenneth Corbin	Google CEO Hits the Campaign Trail With Obama Following his endorsement of the Democrat, Google CEO Eric Schmidt talks about the economy, energy and a rebirth of the manufacturing industry in key swing state.
Wired Mathew Honan	Billion-Dollar Blunders: How False Online Reports Sink Stocks When it comes to your portfolio, don't believe everything you read on the Internet.
The Motley Fool October 20, 2008 Chuck Saletta	Paulson's Offer No Bank Could Refuse Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson sat the leaders of several of the biggest and most powerful banks in America together in a room and literally made them an offer they couldn't refuse. When life imitates "The Godfather," we'd all better watch out.
The Motley Fool October 20, 2008 Scott Reynolds Nelson	1873: America's Mortgage and Banking Meltdown The Panic of 1873 was a bank depression that spilled everywhere else. It was much like our current difficulties.
The Motley Fool October 20, 2008 Morgan Housel	Why the Bailout Makes Sense No one said that the bailout would solve anything. They did say it would prevent the financial crisis from imploding beyond recovery. From that standpoint, it's been a raging success.
The Motley Fool October 20, 2008 John Reeves	How to Fix Our Economy Here are three policy prescriptions that have been put forward by Paul Krugman, Nouriel Roubini, and other economists.
Chemistry World October 17, 2008 Sean Milmo	Chemical industry braces for downturn Producers of chemicals are having to grapple with the double whammy of a slump in demand combined with a lack of access to credit.
The Motley Fool October 17, 2008 Alyce Lomax	Dirty Little Secrets of the Financial Crisis If, or when, the American consumer realizes how unsustainable their debt-fueled lifestyle has been, the economy will contract, and hard.
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