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When Jane Bryant Quinn Says 'Go Bankrupt' You Know We're in Trouble

America’s good girl of financial journalism goes subversive in this week’s Newsweek
By Deborah Barrow, Editor-in-Chief
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Post | 12/23/2008 3:55 pm

Madoff Investor Found Dead in His Manhattan Office of Possible Suicide

Rene-Thierry Magon de La Villehuchet, the founder of a hedge fund that invested more than a billion dollars with alleged ‘Ponzi’ schemer, was found dead in his Manhattan office this morning
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
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Post | 12/09/2008 9:35 am

Egg Donations Spike as Economy Shrinks

As the economy contracts, more and more women are selling off their fresh eggs for cold cash
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
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Post | 11/23/2008 12:18 pm

Pelosi on 'Face the Nation': 'Several Hundred Billion Dollars' Needed to Stimulate the Economy

The Speaker of the House also said on Sunday morning that Congress would consider bailing out the fallen auto industry …
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
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Post | 11/03/2008 1:15 pm

Saddam Hussein's Yacht Is For Sale (Photos)

Interested in owning a boat that was built for a former dictator? The Iraqi government is reportedly selling Hussein’s 269-ft long yacht, with all the bells and whistles
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
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Post | 10/17/2008 9:01 am

The Good News: Social Security Checks to Rise in 2009

Average retiree to receive an additional $63 a month, and signs say they’re going to need it …
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
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Post | 10/10/2008 11:45 am

'SNL' on Uncle Sam's Sanity Level for Giving Billions to AIG: 'Oh My God, Are You Serious, Federal Government!?' (Videos)

‘Saturday Night Live’ aired Thursday night as part of a series of limited specials. No ‘Sarah Palin.’ No Tina Fey. But the Weekend Update with Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers — discussing Uncle Sam’s sanity level for handing AIG more billions — stole the show
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
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Post | 10/08/2008 12:10 pm

3 Video Highlights From the Most Boring Presidential Debate (Videos)

In case you fell asleep or missed it, Barack Obama and John McCain faced off Tuesday night at the second presidential debate. wOw has gathered several poll results and interesting video clips from the debate to bring you the ultimate debate wrap-up
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
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Post | 10/07/2008 11:00 am

Desperate Jobless Man Slays Family, Self in Upscale Home

A jobless man with an MBA and no record of instability fatally shot his wife, three children and mother-in-law before taking his own life in his home
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
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Post | 10/06/2008 2:30 pm

3 of the Men Paulson's Eyeing to Advise the $700 Billion Bailout

Who will U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson pick to oversee the biggest U.S. financial bailout in history? Neel Kashkari, Larry Fink and Bill Gross named as three possible candidates
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
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Post | 09/29/2008 10:30 am

What Will the $700B Bailout Money Pay For?

The Washington Post gives section-by-section highlights of the bill
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
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Post | 09/19/2008 12:00 pm

Will the Government's Cure for the Credit Crisis Save Us, or Cost Us? by Liz Peek

Update: President and Treasury Secretary announce details to plan; Paulson answers question on how much the rescue will end up costing U.S. taxpayers

By Liz Peek
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Post | 09/18/2008 5:48 pm

The US Government Rescue Plan and the Financial Crisis, by Liz Peek

These are truly uncertain times, calling for bold measures. Let’s hope we get some
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Post | 09/15/2008 1:15 pm

As AIG Begs for Cash, Will the Insurance Giants Follow in Lehman Brothers' Footsteps?

Perhaps Lehman Brothers hoped the government would save them like they did just last weekend for mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac when the government-regulated Federal Housing Finance Agency seized control. Today it’s being reported that another great financial institute, American International Group, might follow in Lehman’s footsteps
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
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Wall Street Weekly | 08/16/2008 12:33 pm

Why You Should Worry About Falling Gas Prices, by Liz Peek

It seems like yesterday that everyone was forecasting $200 oil, and gold at $1,000 an ounce. Today, oil appears headed towards $100 or lower, gold is at $785. For most of us, the reversal in commodities is great news, in the short run. On the other hand ….

Bears, Bulls, Chickens and Pigs: wOw’s Wall Street Weekly with Liz Peek (Week of 8/11)

By Liz Peek
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