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July 18, 2006 |

History shows Fed pause won't help stocks

INVESTORS OFTEN LIKE to dream of the perfect world, and their current vision has the Federal Reserve soon ending its two-year interest-rate tightening run and the stock market soaring afterward.But history argues otherwise. What the past has shown is that stocks tend to follow a more nightmarish path after the Fed pauses a rate-raising cycle.
4 minute read
April 08, 2008 |

Written Pacts to Pay Real-Estate Brokerage Commissions

Clarence S. Barasch, a member of the Law Firm of Clarence S. Barasch & Lionel A. Barasch, writes that the rejection by the New York Legislature of a mini-statute of frauds requirement for an agreement to compensate a licensed real-estate broker is justified by the historical background of the statute from colonial New York times, its virtual repeal in England, and its out-of-focus expansion in the minority of the American states.
7 minute read
February 15, 2006 |

Bernanke says economy back on track after year-end lull, leaves door open to rate increase

By JEANNINE AVERSA AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON AP - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, delivering his first economic report to Congress, declared Wednesday that the economy has snapped smartly out of an end-of-year lull, although inflation and other risks remain. He left the door open to higher interest rates in the future.
4 minute read
September 19, 2008 |

Gov't rushing to finish huge financial rescue plan

WASHINGTON AP-The Bush administration sketched out a multi-faceted effort on Friday to confront the worst U.S. financial crisis in decades, outlining a program that could cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars to buy up bad mortgages and other toxic debt. Relief washed over Wall Street with a surge of buying.
6 minute read
March 13, 2006 |

Are low-priced Merlots worth your time

By Dorothy J. Gaiter, The Wall Street Journalvia AP -We conduct our tastings blind - with the wines in bags - for many reasons, but high among them is this: It's fun. We enjoy being surprised. And when the surprise involves a bargain, it's even better. Which brings us to the story of our latest tasting of inexpensive American Merlot.
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March 06, 2006 |

The return of Riesling

By Dorothy J. Gaiter, The Wall Street Journalvia AP - U.S. wine imports from which of these countries increased almost 30 percent by volume last yeara. France,b. Germany,c. Australia, ord. Italy.Surprise: The answer is Germany. France rose a bit, after two years of declines, according to figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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August 17, 2001 |

New Breed of Stock Products Debuts Amid Uncertainty

Facing congressional pressure, regulators slid in under the wire last week with a bare-bones plan for governing a new breed of financial products set to debut Tuesday. In December, the prohibition on single-stock futures and narrow-based stock index futures -- high-risk investment vehicles similar to stock options -- was lifted. Now lawmakers wonder whether there is a sufficient road map for regulating the new financial hybrids.
5 minute read
August 18, 2011 |

Car dealers fear economy could scare off buyers

Gyrations in stocks and talk of a weakening economy are rattling potential car buyers' confidence as they fear taking on another payment.
4 minute read
November 24, 2003 |

Court May Hear Challenge to 9th Circuit's Assault Weapon Ruling

For more than six decades, the Supreme Court has ducked the opportunity to examine the real meaning of the Second Amendment's promise of the right to "keep and bear arms." Now, some advocates of gun rights are hoping the Supreme Court will finally bite the bullet and grant review in Silveira v. Lockyer, a challenge to California's strict 1999 assault weapon ban. The case is one of dozens the justices are set to discuss at their private conference Wednesday.
8 minute read
March 20, 2007 |

Healthy job outlook should see market spotlight, too

THE EMPLOYMENT outlook isn't generating nearly as many headlines as the subprime mortgage mess, but maybe it should. That's because the job market is in pretty good shape, offering support to the economy when other factors are surely weighing on growth.It's easy to see why the implosion in mortgages to people with weak credit has panicked stock investors.
4 minute read

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