Bottomless: Home Prices to Fall Another 10-15 Percent, Says Schwab’s Sonders

Last week brought more grim news on the housing front, from the widening loss at KB Homes to the cautious comments from Lennar CEO Stuart Miller.Yet the

Yahoo Fights for Its Board, Defends Handling of Microsoft Deal, and Says Google Is Better Partner

From paidContent.org, June 30, 2008:As Yahoo
prepares for its Aug. 1 board election, the company is once again
repeating an argument: It handled the Microsoft negotiations as
best it could, and the new deal with Google is better than any partial one wi

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Emerging Markets No Safe Haven: Schwab’s Sonders Debunks ‘Decoupling’

As the U.S. economy began to slow last year, the bulls declared “decoupling” would save the emerging markets. But globalization cuts both ways and international economies have proven quite vulnerable to the same forces weighing on America, nota

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‘Wake-Up Call’: The Benefits of Surging Oil, Recession, and Housing Bust

With oil surging, the economy slowing, and housing in a tailspin, there’s obviously a lot of pain for investors and citizens alike these days. But there’s a long-term silver lining to all these negatives, says Liz Ann Sonders, chief investment strategist

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10 Reasons Why Oil Bubble Set to Burst

After hitting $143.67 per barrel earlier today, crude prices have since retreated but the oil juggernaut shows little signs of slowing down.On the contrary, says Liz Ann Sonders, chief investment strategist at Charles Schwab,

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Sirius-XM: $400M Post-Merger Savings in 2009

From Silicon Alley Insider, June 30, 2008:Betting that its acquisition of XM Satellite Radio (XMSR) is basically a done deal at the FCC, Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI)

Bear Realities: Fed Rate Hike Could Aid Ailing Market, says Schwab’s Sonders

As with the debate over whether the economy is technically in recession, the discussion over whether it’s a bear market or not is academic.With the list of new 52-week highs shrinking and the

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Paineful Prospects

If you are a giant Swiss bank, the one business you are supposed to do better than just about anyone is private banking. So news that UBS is considering selling Paine Webber, the heart of its U.S. wealth management business, which it bought for $10 billion nearly eight years ago, hasn’t gone down well at […]

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