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50% off? Shoppers say that's too little - Modesto Bee
NEW YORK — Shoppers are getting used to those 75 percent off signs, and that's bad news for merchants who worry they also will have to slash prices on spring goods to attract customers. Anxieties about how rampant discounts have affected shoppers ...
Posted: Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:21:00 GMT

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Please register to gain free access to WSJ tools. An account already exists for the email address entered. No one can accuse Google of being fainthearted when it comes to making acquisitions — or call into question the wisdom of Hellman & Friedman ...
Posted: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:22:00 GMT

Versatile authentication: The next logical step for the financial ... - Securecomputing.net.au
It may already be a cliché, but the credit crunch is forcing all types of businesses to review their costs and look at how they can reduce overheads. For financial institutions with millions of customers, one of the most obvious solutions is to ...
Posted: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:36:00 GMT

Telly vision: Gordon Finlayson, Showtime Arabia - Lawyer Online
There are several examples of lawyers dabbling in journalism, but you rarely hear of it happening the other way around. Showtime Arabia legal director Gordon Finlayson, then, is one of a rare breed – a journalist turned lawyer. Finlayson ...
Posted: Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:56:00 GMT

Mobiles give Africa's farmers the chance to set out their stall - Guardian Unlimited
Every week without fail, sellers come to trade their meat, vegetables or animals in the dusty marketplace of Katine in north-east Uganda . Yet a closer look reveals something unusual: a series of stalls with pulped wood awnings supported by crooked ...
Posted: Sat, 03 Jan 2009 23:57:00 GMT

Our banks 'have to lend more' - bbc
Those of you of a puritan nature may have come close to fainting this morning when the Prime Minister told Andrew Marr that our biggest banks may have to lend more than they did in the boom years rather than less. "Is he totally bonkers?" you may ...
Posted: Sun, 04 Jan 2009 21:04:00 GMT

Year-end Facts - Safe Haven
For the holiday week, the S&P500 jumped 6.8% ('08 decline 38.5%) and the Dow gained 6.1% (down 33.8%). The broader market also rallied sharply into year-end. The small cap Russell 2000 jumped 6.1% (down 34.8%) and the S&P400 Mid-Caps rose 7.1% (down ...
Posted: Thu, 01 Jan 2009 23:59:00 GMT

How the Middle East crisis affects oil prices - Globe and Mail
As the global financial crisis deepens, Report on Business writers examine and explain the turmoil in credit and stock markets. Here, we answer your questions daily, with the most recent at the top. Is the recent jump in oil prices directly related ...
Posted: Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:12:00 GMT