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Obama touts aid plan's impact on average Americans The Associated Press "We let families, entrepreneurs, small businesses, and the self-employed keep more of what they earn to encourage investment and create millions of new ... See all stories on this topic

Obama Plans Fast Action to Tighten Financial Rules New York Times - United States Officials said they want rules to eliminate conflicts of interest at credit rating agencies that gave topinvestment grades to the exotic and ultimately ... See all stories on this topic

Despite scandals, munis are strong long-term pick Palm Beach Daily News - Palm Beach,FL,USA As with any higher-yielding investment, though, it's important not to put all your eggs in one basket. If you own a municipal bond and its issuer is ... See all stories on this topic

CharlotteObserver.com Bissell's latest reads about Buffett, Turner CharlotteObserver.com - Charlotte,NC,USA Recent personal choices were Alice Schroeder's “The Snowball,” about investmentstar Warren Buffett, and media mogul Ted Turner's “Call Me Ted. ... See all stories on this topic

Richmond Times Dispatch The final moments of Circuit City Richmond Times Dispatch - Richmond,VA,USA By Thanksgiving, investment bank Rothschild Inc. was circulating a 50-page PowerPoint-like presentation to potential buyers -- what finance executives call ... See all stories on this topic

OneSeason: 'Like baseball cards without the piece of cardboard' San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA "They're giving people this opportunity to translate an emotional investment into a financialinvestment. It sort of splits the difference between investing ... See all stories on this topic

Alabama’s 12 most influential people Tuscaloosa News (subscription) - Tuscaloosa,AL,USA Bronner, 64, determines investment policies for the Retirement Systems of Alabama, which controls the financial future of thousands of state and local ... See all stories on this topic

Reps paid to stay as BofA regroups InvestmentNews - New York,NY,USA ... as president of global banking, and global wealth and investment management. Mr. Thain is thelatest senior Merrill executive to leave Bank of America. ... See all stories on this topic

Ultrawealthy use business acumen to buy into indie B-Ds InvestmentNews - New York,NY,USA By Bruce Kelly That's the thinking of investor John Sykes, who put his personal financial adviser, Gordon Loetz, in charge of his latest investment, ... See all stories on this topic

Obama proposes way out of ‘unprecedented crisis’ RT - Moscow,Russia US President Obama has unveiled a recovery and re-investment pledge in his first weekly address since taking the office on Tuesday. It was the latest appeal ... See all stories on this topic