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Ex-AIG chief Greenberg takes the Fifth(CNN)
Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, the legendary former chief executive of AIG, declined to answer questions Saturday from the New York Attorney General's office about his role in a controversial transaction between AIG and another insurer. Instead, Greenberg invoked his Fifth Amendment rights, his defense lawyer confirmed.
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5 stocks that dodged a bullet(CNN)
Recession rumors rocked Wall Street Wednesday, driving the S&P 500 index down 9%, its second-worst percentage drop since Oct. 19, 1987. But after the dust settled, five companies managed gains.
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Feds launch probe of WaMu's failure(CNN)
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Obama's October surprise(CNN)
Mike Young, the impressively sideburned quartermaster of the New Hampshire Veterans' Association, stood on the front porch of his organization's 19th century headquarters in Weirs Beach, watching as workers set up a grandstand. Governor Palin was due here Wednesday for her second stop on a three-city tour of New Hampshire, hoping to shore up the McCain ticket's sagging support in this key battleground state as McCain and Obama prepared for their final debate.
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Mortgage rates headed to 7%(CNN)
Low mortgage rates have been the one bright spot in an otherwise devastated housing market, but now they're on the rise.
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Candidates: Crisis planning(CNN)
The world has changed a lot in the past two weeks, and the presidential candidates are scrambling to adapt.
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Drill-baby-drill, meet $75 oil(CNN)
"Drill-baby-drill!"
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Cuomo to AIG: No more parties(CNN)
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Fed: Economy sinks deeper into rut(CNN)
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Exec comp rules won't pay off big(CNN)
Congressman and Wall Street critic Barney Frank calls the new rules governing executive pay for banks that take direct government investment "historic," adding "[t]his is the first time in American history that the federal government has applied restrictions on the compensation that goes to top executives."
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Cap gains: Obama, McCain diverge(CNN)
The gap between presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain is widening ... the capital gains tax gap, that is.
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Chrysler shops for options(CNN)
As speculation flies about a possible link-up or sale of Chrysler, analysts are wondering which makes more sense: an all-American marriage or a foreign suitor.
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Oil ends at 13-month low(CNN)
Oil prices sank Wednesday as investors saw further signs of economic weakness and worried that a U.S. recession could kill demand for fuel.
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American Airlines to buy 42 jets(CNN)
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Earnings stink, but...(CNN)
A handful of top companies actually reported decent third-quarter results Wednesday...but you wouldn't have guessed that from the way stocks sold off.
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Bernanke: No quick recovery(CNN)
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned in a speech Wednesday that the U.S. economy will take some time to recover - even if the credit markets return to normal soon.
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hi5 guns for Facebook(CNN)
If you aren't a Spanish-speaking teenager, you probably haven't heard of the third-largest social networking site in the world: hi5.com. Founders Ramu Yalamanchi and Akash Garg don't much care. Because more than a year after Facebook and MySpace announced plans to dominate the international markets, the San Francisco-based site still has a lock on audiences in countries from Portugal to Mexico - and it's growing.
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