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Daily Archives: August 20, 2009

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“Clunkers” Shows How The Entire Stimulus Package Goes Wrong

Posted: August 20, 2009 at 5:07 am

The "cash for clunkers" program was close to being a perfect part of the $787 billion stimulus package. It helped people who may not have been able to afford a ...
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Media Digest 8/20/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: August 20, 2009 at 3:55 am

Reuters:   UBS (UBS) shares may fall when the Swiss government sells out. Reuters:   The US deficit estimate was trimmed to $1.59 trillion. Reuters:   A homeowner sued Wells Fargo (WFC) over ...
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Asia Markets And Europe Open 8/20/2009

Posted: August 20, 2009 at 3:22 am

Markets in Asia rose. The Nikkei was up 1.8% to 10,383. The Hang Seng was up 2.3% to 20,407. PetroChina (PTR) was up sharply. The Shanghai Composite rocketed up 4.5% ...
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