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Wired Felix Salmon	Recipe for Disaster: The Formula That Killed Wall Street How could one formula pack such a devastating punch? The answer lies in the bond market, the multitrillion-dollar system that allows pension funds, insurance companies, and hedge funds to lend trillions of dollars.
The Motley Fool February 23, 2009 Morgan Housel	The Long, Slow, Death of Citigroup What the latest attempt to save the beleaguered bank means for the company, the market, and you.
Entrepreneur March 2009 Carol Tice	The New Economic Indicators Want to know When the economy will improve? You can rely on the usual economic forecasts or look to other more offbeat indicators, such as sales figures at key retailers or new public-opinion polls.
The Motley Fool February 20, 2009 Alyce Lomax	We Just Got Mugged Again. And Again. We're all getting mugged by the TARP program, again and again -- and it all gets a little scarier with every passing day. Get the ice packs ready for your aching head and your bleeding wallet -- and those of your descendants.
The Motley Fool February 20, 2009 Mike Pienciak	Housing Plan: Minimally Offensive, Minimally Effective More than a plan to stave systemic financial risk, President Obama's policies amount to a weak gesture apparently designed to draw minimal fire from all groups.
The Motley Fool February 20, 2009 Todd Wenning	Are Taxpayer Dollars Really Funding the Bailouts? Our frustrations as taxpayers regarding the bailouts shouldn't be based on our formal income taxes; our concerns should be with the massive government borrowing and its negative effects on the long-term value of the dollar.
BusinessWeek February 19, 2009	The Tough Go Shopping Cash-rich companies and private equity firms, helped by a pickup in the credit markets, could pounce on a raft of targets.
Registered Rep. February 19, 2009 Halah Touryalai	Where the Sellers At? RIAs are Holding Out for Better Deals Schwab executives predicted a decline mergers & acquisitions between RIAs in 2009, as potential sellers hold out for a stronger market and a better deal.
The Motley Fool February 19, 2009 Alex Dumortier	Should We Bail Out Main Street or Wall Street? Really, it's all related, whether bailing out from the bottom up or the top down.
The Motley Fool February 19, 2009 Rich Duprey	Detroit's Bailout Tab Keeps on Growing With the auto industry's bailout plans based on unreasonable assumptions and rosy predictions, it seems fated for sure-fire failure. But if any of these proposals pass muster, it is the taxpayer who will be doomed.
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