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A Costly Cleanup for Merrill's Mess

Posted: Tuesday 10/30/07 05:56 PM EDT

Merrill Lynch (MER) CEO Stanley O'Neal becomes the biggest corporate casualty of the lingering subprime mortgage crisis. As the investment bank works on resetting its strategic course, it must also address its problems with risk management. Experts say that may be easier said than done.
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Posted: Wednesday 10/24/07 04:53 PM EDT

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Stocks End Lower Ahead of Fed Decision

10/30/07 16:20 EDT
Wall Street traded mixed Tuesday amid light volume as investors, uneasy after a drop in consumer confidence, refrained from making any big bets ahead of the Federal Reserve's rate decision. ... More

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Google Phone Could Come by Mid-2008

Posted: Tuesday 10/30/07 06:15 PM EDT

Filed Under: gPhone, Tech News

Within the next two weeks, Web search leader Google is expected to announce advanced software and services enabling handset makers to bring Google-powered phones to market. Quote: GOOG | From BloggingStocks: Will It Sell?
Wall Street Journal Update: Google Negotiating with Verizon?

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Engadget has been digging into the rumors for months and provides pictures at its gPhone page. Google is expected to announce its plans within the next two weeks.

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Watchdog Names Worst Products of Year

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Filed Under: Business News

These are the kinds of awards you don't want to win. Consumers International presents its prizes for the most half-baked ideas of 2007. A BloggingStocks analyst reports on where these companies went so very, very wrong.

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Whatever happened to naptime? Watchdog group Consumers International awarded its top bad product of the year award to the makers of Rozerem for its "back-to-school" promotion of its sleeping pills.

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Fake FTC E-Mail Carries Dangerous Virus

Posted: Tuesday 10/30/07 04:33 PM EDT

An e-mail carrying a password-stealing virus purports to come from one of the very agencies that fights Internet fraud. "It's a treasure trove for identity theft," the Federal Trade Commission's David Torok says. "We're concerned."

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Tuition's Up, Especially at These Schools

Posted: Tuesday 10/30/07 04:36 PM EDT

Filed Under: Money Specials

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Claire Duggan, The George Washington University

With college prices going up, the average tuition cost is now $23,712, not including room and board. Still, that may seem like a bargain compared to these schools, ranked as the nation's priciest for the 2007-08 school year.

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Consumer Confidence Hits 2-Year Low

Posted: Tuesday 10/30/07 10:40 AM EDT

The index from the Conference Board falls for the third straight month to the lowest level in two years, which might spell doom for retailers hoping for a big holiday shopping season.
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