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Intro to Business News is South-Western's service to provide summaries of the latest Business news stories. Review the brief summaries and, for stories of interest, select the full summary. |
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Investors cheered in April 2007, as the Dow Jones industrial average topped 13,000. The blue-chip gauge's recent streak is the longest since 1927. Can the market rally continue? (Updated May 2007) |
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Providing microloans to pre-bankable individuals in newly developing nations may seem like a marginal contribution to economic growth, but it can widen a nation's economic base and promote the kind of growth that leads to real increases in living standards. It's working in Bangladesh, but can it succeed in Africa? (Updated May 2007) |
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As concern builds over subprime lending in the home-mortgage sector, some groups say that the federal government should take steps to protect low-income homeowners at risk of foreclosing. (Updated April 2007) |
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Leaked comments from a December meeting on interest rates hint that the Federal Reserve may be easing off the brakes with regard to the economy. Policymakers attending the meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee appear to have discussed ending the Fed's two-year campaign of raising short-term interest rates. (Updated February 2006) |
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The price of gold recently hit 17-year highs of over $460 an ounce, prompting some market analysts to speculate that $500 prices could be just around the corner. When precious metals spike to new highs, it's usually a red flag that the economy is on shaky ground. What is the current market trying to tell us about the U.S. economy? (Updated November 2005) |
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Filmmaker George Lucas has finished the last of his six "Star Wars" movies, but what will become of Lucasfilm Ltd., his billion-dollar entertainment company? "Star Wars" fans would do anything to own stock in the billion-dollar firm, but will the intensely private Lucas ever take his Empire public? (Updated August 2005) |
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This article is adapted from the third edition of "Start Your Own Business: The Only Start-Up Book You'll Ever Need" (Entrepreneur Press), by Rieva Lesonsky and the editors of Entrepreneur Magazine. It recounts what one entrepreneur, Duffy, had to do to obtain financing for his new business. (Updated June 2004) |
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On what should you base your decision to invest in a company's stock: Technical analysis, relying on the historical price movement and trading volume data, or fundamental analysis, researching a company's financial statement and focusing on sales, earnings, cash flow, dividends and debt? Is either a sure path to investment success? (Updated April 2004) |
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Should you invest in companies that share your values or in companies that bring you the highest return? This article suggests that you might be able to do both. (Updated April 2004) |
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The article discusses the history and impact of 401(k) plan and the role Corporate America has had in its past success and current failures. (Updated November 2003) |
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